Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

There will be short break in Hi-Line basketball action with the holiday break, but hopefully local fans got their fill until play resumes.

Thursday, the Harlem Wildcats hosted the Rocky Boy Stars in Class B action, and the Stars continued their solid start to the season with a 60-49 win on the road.

Harlem led the contest 14-11 early, but the Stars ran away with the win with a 17 point second quarter and 18 point fourth quarter. Isaiah Laurence carried the Wildcats with 14 points, but it wasn’t quite enough. Anthony Gray and Tristin Gone kicked in 11 points each. Rocky Boy was led by Desmond Parker’s 22 points, while Isiah Murie followed with 12 and Cecil Lafromboise finished with 13 down low.

The 10C Chester/J-I Hawks were also in action Thursday, and grabbed a one-point victory on the road.

Playing in Simms, the Hawks narrowly escaped the Tigers 48-47. Justin May’s 16 points played a major role in the Hawks’ victory, as did Dell Harmon’s 14. But after trailing through the first half, it took the Hawks outscoring the Tigers 28-24 to return home with the win. Klayton Lohr finished with six points in the win.

Turner also got into the win column Thursday, as the Tornadoes took down the Havre Freshmen 67-59 in Turner.

The Tornadoes have shown a lot of improvement in recent seasons, and are looking for another step up this year. They showed some promise as four players managed to score in double digits. Lucas Reed finished with 24, Dylan Welsh finished with 14, Bret Van Valkenburg finished with 11, and Tyler Humphreys finished with 10.

Nate Korb, Jacob LaBrie, and Isaac Warp led the Pony freshman with 11 points each. Warp had three 3-pointers. Ryan Bakke had eight points for the Ponies.

In 9C action, the North Star Knights and Big Sandy Pioneers faced off in Big Sandy Thursday. The Knights exposed the Pioneers’ youth with a dominating 67-40 win.

Geno Menard and Cody Bailey combined for 21 points, but the Pioneers just couldn’t keep pace as the Knights posted 23 points in the first quarter alone. The Knights added 16-, 18- and 10-point quarters to run away with the win.

Cooper Spicher led all scorers with 23, and Sam Ulmen finished with 12. Quinn Spinler and Gavin Spinler finished with a well-rounded eight points each, as well.

When play across the Hi-Line continued Friday, the Box Elder Bears and Chinook Sugarbeeters met in 9C action.

Playing in Chinook, the Beeters put up some decent numbers, but couldn’t limit the scoring of the 9C-favored Bears. The Bears defeated the Beeters 80-63 to remain undefeated on the season.

The game remained close through the first half, but it was only a matter of time before the Bears got rolling. They led 34-23 at the break, and posted 28 points in the third quarter to put the game away. Box Elder was led by Randall Gardipee with 14, while Clayton Morsette Jr., Jacob Jones, and Brandon The Boy finished with 13 points each. The Boy had two treys and Morsette Jr. had three.

Zach Molyneaux scored a game-high 19 for the Beeters, but it wasn’t enough to keep pace. Lane Seymour finished with 17 points, while Ian McIntosh finished with 12 and Jacob MacLean finished with nine. Molyneaux had three treys for Chinook.

Turner got another win Friday over the Shelby junior varsity squad. The Tornadoes defeated Shelby 69-40.

The Tornadoes got another solid outing by Reed and his 20 points. Van Valkenburg finished with 19, while Welsh finished with 13 and Humphreys finished with 11 as the Tornadoes turned a 20 point first quarter into a lopsided win.

Chester/J-I also grabbed another win Friday, this time erupting for an 83-46 win over Sunburst.

Sunburst stayed within reach with a 14 point first quarter, but the Hawks defense allowed just nine in the second quarter, and 23 points in the second half. The offense scored at least 20 points in all four quarters.

Lohr scored 16 points and Stokes scored 14 for the Hawks. But Cody Ramberg pitched in 13 and Sion Norick added 10 as everybody got in on the action.

Wrapping up Friday’s action, the Class C Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds lost a tight matchup to Tri City 66-60. The Thunderbirds made a push for the win with a 17-10 fourth quarter, but simply couldn’t overcome the 56-43 deficit heading into the fourth quarter.

Sterling White Cow scored 12 for the Thunderbirds and Tyson Shambo scored 11. Nate Doney also finished with nine, while Keenan Stiffarm finished with eight and Frank Runs Above finished with seven in the losing effort.

Saturday, the Harlem Wildcats rebounded from Thursday’s loss with a 78-48 romping of the Poplar Indians in Harlem.

Gray led the Wildcats with 30 points, but eight individuals scored for the Wildcats offense that racked up a 27-7 lead in the first quarter and polished that off with a 29-12 fourth quarter. Tyler Doney finished with 13 and Stan Irvine finished with 10.

Chinook also rebounded after a tough loss earlier in the weekend to get into the win column on Saturday. The Beeters defeated Roy-Winifred 59-38 on the road.

After struggling to slow down the Bears, the Beeters limited Roy-Winifred to 21 points in the first half and just 17 in the second half. The Beeters’ 43 points scored over the span of the second and third quarters helped put the game away as Molyneaux had another huge outing. Molyneaux finished with 19 points. Seymour added another 12 and Maclean added another 11, while Cody McCracken also finished with six points.

A couple of 9C matchups wrapped up the weekend

Box Elder defeated Big Sandy 70-27, and North Star defeated Turner 63-44, as teams got very familiar with each other with league play this weekend.

Playing in Box Elder, the Bears’ 30 points in the first quarter quickly put the game out of reach. Gardipee led the Bears with 10 points and Nathan Parker finished with nine. LaMere also finished with eight, while Morsette Jr. finished with seven, The Boy finished with six, and Jerrod Four Colors finished with six.

Jerry Hanson had 14 for the Pioneers, but didn’t get much help. Bailey finished with five.

The Knights also grabbed a win with another big game by Spicher who finished with 24 points. North Star led the Tornadoes by just three after the first quarter, but steadily gained ground by outscoring the Tornadoes in every frame. Payton Peterson added 17 points for the Knights, while Ulmen followed with seven.

Turner was led by Van Valkenbrug’s 18-points, while Tristan Billmayer added seven.

THURSDAY

Rocky Boy 60, Harlem 49

Rocky Boy 11 17 14 18 – 60

Harlem 14 10 15 10 – 49

Rocky Boy – Cecil Lafromboise 13, Bubby Gopher 5, Isiah Murie 12, Desmond Parker 22, Shadow Laforge 5, Martin Zarco 3. Totals: 24 10-19.

Harlem – Dutch Helgeson 2, Stan Irvine 6, Isaiah Laurence 14, Anthony Gray 11, Tristin Gone 11, Clay Doney 5. Totals: 20 5-9.

Chester/J-I 48, Simms 47

Simms 14 9 12 12 – 47

C/J-I 11 9 14 14 – 48

Simms – Codee Crumley 7, Logan Rushto 7, CJ Brown 7, Erik Pshernig 1, Zeb Bloom 17, Jake Bloom 8. Totals: 15 5-13.

C/J-I – Del Harmon 14, Tim Stokes 2, Steven May 2, Troy Harmon 2, Klayton Lohr 6, Brandon Richter 2, Justin May 16. Totals: 13 13-18.

Total fouls – Simms 16, C/J-I 11. Fouled out – none. 3-pointers – Rushto 1, Brown 1, Bloom 2, Del Harmon 1, Klayton Lohr 2.

Turner 67, Havre Freshmen 59

Havre 16 16 12 15 – 59

Turner 21 19 13 14 – 67

Havre – Michael Loftus 4, Isaac Warp 11, Jacob LaBrie 11, Bobby Personett 4, Ryan Bakke 8, Jake Sedahl 7, Nate Korb 11, Zjahn Skones 3. Totals: 22 10-17.

Turner – Dylan Welsh 14, Tyler Humphreys 10, Tristan Billmayer 6, Bret Van Valkenburg 11, Lucas Reed 24, Reece Horton 2. Totals: 24 18-32.

Total fouls – Havre 24, Turner 17. Fouled out – LaBrie, Personett, Van Valkenburg. 3-pointers – Warp 3, LaBrie, Sedahl, Humphreys.

North Star 67, Big Sandy 40

North Star 23 16 18 10 – 67

Big Sandy 9 11 7 13 – 40

NS – Cooper Spicher 23, Quinn Spinler 8, Gavin Spinler 8, Payton Peterson 4, Sam Ulmen 12, Thatcher Smith 6, Rian Gulick 6. Totals: 29 8-20.

BS – Jerry Hanson 2, Zachary Works 5, Cody Bailey 10, Eric Schwarzbach 2, Geno Menard 11, TJ Shipp 5, Laurence Allderdice 5. Totals: 15 9-19.

Total fouls – NS 20, BS 18. Fouled out: Hanson. 3-pointers: Alderdice, Spicher.

FRIDAY

Box Elder 80, Chinook 63

Box Elder 15 19 28 18 - 80

Chinook 11 12 15 25 - 63

Box Elder-Brandon The Boy 13, Clayton Morsette Jr., 13, Will Ketchum 2, Randall Gardipee 14, Jacob Jones 13, Jerrod Four Colors 3, Quinn Baker 4, Nathan Parker 5, Thomas Parisian 8, Chris LaMere 1, Randall Gardipee 4. Totals: 28 17-26.

Chinook-Lane Seymour 17, Ian McIntosh 12, Zach Molyneaux 19, Jacob MacLean 9, Cody McCracken 2, Jake Diemert 4, Travis Hamilton 4, Austin Chovhomvolin 2. Totals: 19 21-36

Turner 69, Shelby JV 40

Shelby 8 11 10 11 – 40

Turner 20 13 17 20 – 69

Shelby – Stevan Ereavy 2, Jesse Stevens 11, Trevor Banya 2, David Jaynes 6, Nick Bear 17, Jasper Doney 2. Totals: 15 4-11.

Turner – Dylan Welsh 13, Tyler Humphreys 11, Tristan Billmayer 2, Bret Van Valkenburg 19, Lucas Reed 20, Reece Hutton 4. Totals: 29 8-12.

Total fouls – Shelby 15, Turner 14. Fouled out: Bear, Stevens. 3-pointers: Welsh, Humphreys, Van Valkenburg, Stevns 2, Jaynes 2, Bear 2.

Chester/J-I 83, Sunburst 46

Sunburst 14 9 14 9 – 46

C/J-I 20 22 20 21

Sunburst - Simmes 14, Tharp 14, Dichtel 5, Nagy 3, Ehlers 10.

C/J-I - Dell Harmon 6, Tim Stokes 15, Steven May 7, Cody Ramberg 13, Sion Norick 10, Brandon Theel 3, Klayton Lohr 16, Brandon Richter 4, Justin May 9.

TriCity 66, Hays-Lodge Pole 60

HLP 18 15 10 17 - 60

TC 22 18 16 10 - 66

Hays-Lodge Pole - Dane Snow 4, Darnell Parisian 5, Tyson Shambo 11, Damon Castillo 1, Nate Doney 9, Thomas Molina 3, Sterling White Cow 12, Frank Runs

Above 7, Keenan Stiffarm 8. Totals: 23 7-12

Tri-City - H. Wichman 19, M. Hertel 21, J. Aune 15, L. Westbrook 4, W. Stevenson 2, K. Bingham 5. Totals: 22 16-28.

Total fouls-H-LP 24, TC 12. Fouled out-Bruce Denny, Jr. (H-LP). 3-pointers-Parisian, T. Shambo 3, White Cow 2, Runs Above, Wichman, Aune 3.

SATURDAY

Harlem 70, Poplar 48

Poplar 7 12 17 12 – 48

Harlem 27 8 6 29 - 70

Poplar – Devin Sadler 7, Myltin Bighorn 10, Brock Day 5, Alex Lonebear 11, Justin Grayhawke 12, Waylon Youpee 3. Totals: 21 2-10.

Harlem – Dutch Helgenson 4, Stanley Irvine 10, Isaiah Laurence 5, Anthony Gray 30, Tyler Doney 13, Clay Doney 4, James Chandler 2. Totals: 28 5-8.

Total fouls – Poplar 7, Harlem 17. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Sadler 1, Lonebear 3, Irvine 1, Laurence 1, Gray 7.

Chinook 59, Roy-Winifred 38

Chinook 9 20 23 7 - 59

Roy-Winifred 10 11 13 4 - 38

Chinook - Lane Seymour 12, Ian McIntosh 3, Zach Molyneaux 19, Jacob Maclean 11, Cody McCracken 6, Zack Schellin 4, Jake Diemert 4.

Roy-Winifred-Tucker Matovich 13, Cole Sluggett 2, Clay Sluggett 6, Logan DeHaven 7, Jordan Harrell 7, Lee Thompson 3.

Box Elder 70, Big Sandy 27

Big Sandy 10 2 9 6 – 27

Box Elder 30 18 10 12 – 70

Big Sandy – Jerry Hanson 14, Zachary Works 1, Cody Bailey 5, TJ Ship 4, Lawrence Alderdice 3. Totals: 9 7-13.

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 6, Clayton Morsette Jr. 7, Will Ketchum 3, Tristan Bernard 4, Randall Gardipee 10, Jacob Jones 2, Ryan Gardipee 5, Jerrod Four Colors 6, Quinn Baker 2, Nathan Parker 9, Thomas Parisian 2, Chris LaMere 8, Pernell Morsette 2, Slayte Duran 2. Totals; 29 2-4.

Total fouls: Big Sandy 6, Box Elder 9. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: Hanson 2, The Boy 2, C. Morsette, Ketchum, Ryan Gardipee, Parker 3.

North Star 63, Turner 44

Turner 11 8 10 15 - 44

North Star 15 14 16 18 - 63

Turner-Dylan Walsh 5, Tyler Humphreys 3, Tristan Billmayer 7, Bret Van Valkenburg 18. Lucas Reed 11. Totals: 17 8-18.

North Star-Cooper Spicher 24, Quinn Spinler 2, Gavin Spinler 5, Payton Peterson 17, Sam Ulmen 7, Keevan Borland 2, Matthew Helmbrecht 4, Thatcher Smith 2. Totals: 27 8-19.

Total fouls-Turner 17, North Star 22. Fouled out-Reed, Q. Spinler. 3-pointers-Humphreys, Billmayer, G. Spinler.