Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup

The Chester/J-I girls basketball team is going back to the divisional tournament. The Harlem wildcats are headed there too.

It was successful weekend for two Hi-Line teams as postseason got underway this past weekend. In Conrad, the Chester/J-I Hawks successfully defended their District 10C championship and will play in the Northern C Divisional later this week.

The Hawks (16-4) beat Valier 46-34 Saturday night for the 10C championship, and they did through balance and defense. C/J-I had a slim 25-21 lead at halftime, but a 5-4 third quarter by Valier tightened things up. The Hawks responded however, and went on a 17-8 run to wrap up the district title.

C/J-I got 13 points from Stine Haaland and 10 from Jenni Ghekiere in the win.

The Hawks got to the championship game with 37-20 semifinal win over Simms on Friday night. Chester/J-I's defense again played a key role as the Hawks held the Tigers to no more than six points in any quarter.

Ghekiere led the way for the Hawks with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Haaland chipped in with 10 points. C/J-I opens Northern C play at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in Great Falls.

Harlem's road to the Northern B was a little more difficult, but the Wildcats made it out of the District 2B tournament regardless.

The Wildcats opened 2B play Thursday in Malta with a 56-44 win over Plentywood, a team which had beaten Harlem just four days earlier. Against Plentywood, Harlem got a game-high 16 points from Maurvella Fuller, as well as 13 by Hyapatia Getten and 12 from Jacinda Fuller to adavance to Friday night's semifinals.

In the semis, Harlem ran into the top team in the district, the powerful Malta M-Ettes. And on the M-Ette's home floor, the Wildcats fell 57-32 dropping them into Saturday's consolation game.

And the moment of truth for Harlem came Saturday afternoon against rival Poplar. Harlem beat the Indians 55-50 and will play at the divisional tournament in two weeks. Harlem's third-place finish came with a second-half comeback against the Indians. Poplar led 32-23 at halftime, but the Wildcats went on a 21-7 run in the third quarter, and stormed back for the win and their best finish at the district tournament in some time.

Jacinda Fuller led the way with 19 points, while Maurvella fuller poured in 14 and Kianna Dumas chipped in with 11. Harlem (11-10) will now return to Malta this weekend for the Northern B Divisional.

The weekend wasn't as good for the Rocky Boy Morning Stars, who went 0-2 at the District 1B tournament in Cut Bank.

On Wednesday, the Morning Stars opened tournament play with a 47-38 loss to Shelby. Rocky Boy's offense never got going as the Coyotes held the Morning Stars to just 13 first-half points.

Falene Russette led the Morning Stars with 11 points and Chanel Standing Rock scored 10 as Rocky Boy dropped into loser-out play.

And in the final game of the season, Rocky Boy lost to Conrad 57-45. The Morning Stars got a huge effort from Tennae Singer, who scored 19 points, but it wasn't enough to get past the Cowgirls. Rocky Boy finished the year with an 11-9 record.

Wednesday

District 1B/Cut Bank

Shelby 47, Rocky Boy 38

Rocky Boy 8 5 8 17 — 38

Shelby 13 9 13 12 — 47

Rocky Boy — Sabrina Laforge 0-2 0-0 0, Star Broncho 3-11 0-0 9, Tennae Singer 1-10 0-0 2, Falene Russette 2-19 7-11 11, Chanal Standing Rock 4-8 0-0 10, Leigha Onco 2-4 0-0 4, Caitlyn Gamble 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 13-56 7-11.

Shelby — Lauren LeSueur 4-5 0-1 12, Katie Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Cheyenne Stirling 2-4 1-1 5, Kendra Nickol 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Mahr 3-10 2-5 8, Claire Hooper 0-3 0-0 0, Schae Dumas 2-3 0-0 6, Sarah Cross 5-10 6-7 16. Totals: 16-37 9-14.

3-pointers — RB 5-25 (Broncho 3, Standing Rock 2), Shelby 6-7 (LeSueur 4, Dumas 2). Total fouls — RB 15, Shelby 11. Rebounds — RB 35 (Standing Rock 11), Shelby 30 (Cross 8).

Thursday

Harlem 56, Plentywood 44

Plentywood 10 10 9 15 — 44

Harlem 23 15 11 7 — 56

Plentywood — Abby Cybulski 3 0-0 7, Brit Harris 1 2-6 4, Ashley Olson 1 0-0 2, Emilee Martin 1 2-2 4, Caitlan Stadstad 4 1-1 9, Cara Stadstad 6 2-2 14, Katyn Bennet 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 7-11.

Harlem — Jacinda Fuller 5 0-1 12, Kianna Dumas 3 0-0 8, Rikki Horn 1 0-0 2, Maurvella Fuller 6 1-5 16, Hyapatia Getten 6 0-2 13, Jaimie Snow 0 1-2 1, RaeLynn Rider 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 2-10.

3-pointers — Cybulski, J. Fuller 2, Dumas 2, M. Fuller 3, Getten. Total fouls — PW 11, Harlem 16. Technical foul — Cara Stadstad.

Friday

District 2B/Malta

Malta 57, Harlem 32 (sf)

Harlem 5 7 11 9 — 32

Malta 14 15 8 20 — 57

Harlem — Jacinda Fuller 1-23 1-1 3, KiAnna Dumas 0-9 2-4 2, Rikki Horn 1-3 3-4 5, Maurvella Fuller 4-19 2-4 9, Hyapatia Getten 5-14 0-0 9, Jaimie Snow 1-1 0-0 2, Raelynn Rider 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 13-71 8-13.

Malta — Courtney Henry 1-10 4-4 6, Jessica Cole 6-14 1-2 10, Devin Simser 1-1 0-0 2, Jayla Graham 1-3 0-0 2, Kori Kindle 2-4 2-2 6, Katie Czereda 6-12 3-4 15, Tayor Pankratz 1-1 0-0 2, Brenna King 1-1 0-0 2, Krischelle Zwiers 4-16 4-10 12. Totals: 23-62 14-22.

Fouls: Harlem 19, Malta 16. Fouled out: Fuller (H), Kindle (M). 3-pointers: Fuller 1, Getten 1, Cole 3.

District 10C/Conrad

Chester/J-I 37, Simms 20 (sf)

CJI 11 7 6 13 — 37

Simms 6 4 6 4 — 20

Chester-Joplin-Inverness — Stine Haaland 2 6-10 10, Kylie Richter 1 0-2 2, Macky Sangwin 1 0-0 2, Nikole Wolfe 0 3-4 3, Kate Graff 1 0-0 3, Jenni Ghekierie 4 3-9 11, Larisa Lybeck 1 1-2 3, Jocelyn Woods 1 0-1 3. Totals: 11 13-28.

Simms — Cheyenne Lapke 0 2-2 2, Tamara Hoover 3 0-0 8, Sarah Kersch 1 1-2 3, Balie Lapke 2 1-1 5, Karen Leonardson 1 0-2 2. Totals: 7 4-7.

Fouls: Chester-Joplin-Inverness 10, Simms 17. Fouled out: B. Lapke (S). 3-pointers: Graff 1, Woods 1, Hoover 2.

Saturday

District 1B/Cut Bank

Conrad 57, Rocky Boy 45 (lo)

Rocky Boy 8 15 7 15 – 45

Conrad 13 13 13 18 – 57

Rocky Boy – Sabrina Laforge 11, Star Broncho 3, Tennae Singer 19, Chanel Standg Rock 5, Leigha Onco 5, Autumn Top Sky 2. Totals: 16-69 9-20.

District 2B/Malta

Harlem 55, Poplar 50 (3^rd)

Harlem 9 14 21 11 – 55

Poplar 14 18 7 11 – 55

Harlem – Jevie Doney 1, Jacinda Fuller 19, Kianna Dumas 11, Rikki Horn 5, Maurvella Fuller 14, Hyapatia Getten 5. Totals: 17 19-36.

District 10C/Conrad

Chester/J-I 46, Valier 34

C/J-I 11 14 4 17 – 46

Valier 8 13 5 8 – 34

C/J-I – Stine Haaland 13, Kylie Richter 4, Macky Sangwin 4, Kate Graff 5, Jenni Ghekiere 10, Larisa Lybeck 4, Jocelyn Woods 6. Totals: 17 10-15.

Valier – Erin Swanson 6, Abbie Bowmans 2, Shounell Davis 13, Turq Eaglespeaker 6, Stephaine Bullchild 5, Marissa Habel 2. Totals: 13 5-11.