So close: Ponies fall just short against GFH

Slow starts are difficult to overcome, and the Havre High boys basketball team experienced that first hand.

Monday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Central A Blue Ponies played host to the Class AA Great Falls Bison. But in a very tight matchup, the Bison defeated the Ponies 53-52.

"I felt bad for the kids," Havre High head coach Andy Smith said. "They played their hearts out and everybody that we put on the floor was competing. I know we lost, but there are a lot of good things we can take out of this game. The kids just stayed in there and competed hard to the very end and they really...