Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

With a lot of teams reaching the midway point in the season, wins are growing more and more crucial, and for some Hi-Line boys’ teams, they are still hard to come by, especially in district play.

Last Thursday the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds defeated the Turner Tornadoes 82-48 in Turner. The 9C matchup was lopsided and led by HLP’s Tyson Shambo’s 19 pionts. But Nate Doney and Sterling White Cow also scored 16 points each for the Thunderbirds, while Turner got 17 from Bret Van Valkenburg and 10 from Lucas Reed.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters and North Star Knights also met in a 9C clash in Chinook Friday.

North star was shut out in the first quarter as the Beeters jumped out to a 16-0 lead. From there it was all Chinook as Lane Seymour finished with 15 points and Jake Diemert finished with 12. Zach Molyneaux also finished with 11 for the Beeters. Jaxon Simonson paced the Knights with eight points and Quinn Spinler and Payton Peterson combined for another eight.

In District 1B play, the Rocky Boy Stars were able to grab a league win when they defeated the Conrad Cowboys in Conrad. The return of Junior Day Child certainly gave the Stars a boost.

Day Child helped the Stars with 22 points. It was Day Child’s first outing of the season. But the Stars were led by Cecil Lafromboise who finished with 25 points, while Desmond Parker and Bubby Gopher each scored eight points.

In Heart Butte, the Chester/J-I Hawks also took down Heart Butte 51-30 Friday. The Hawks have hovered near the top of the 10C this season, while Heart Butte has struggled to find wins this season.

The Hawks earned the 21-point win after jumping all over the opposition 26-10 in the first half. Steven May led the Hawks with 11 points but got plenty of help from Dell Harmon’s nine, Justin May’s nine, and a combined 10 from Cody Ramberg and Klayton Lohr.

Harlem lost a heartbreaker in overtime Friday.

Wolf Point hosted the 2B Wildcats and the game was settled in overtime. The Wolves defeated the Wildcats 51-50, outdoing Stanley Irvine’s and Isaiah Lawrence’s 14 points each. Harlem led 13-5 after the first frame and even posted 17 in the second quarter. But it was the third quarter that did the Wildcats in as the Wolves outscored the Wildcats 14-6 to close the gap.

Big Sandy fell in nonleague play Friday, hosting Roy-Winifred. It was a 70-44 loss that saw the Pioneers fighting to the very end with 30 points in the second half. But the defense wasn’t able to limit the opposition, as they were outscored by three in the final two quarters. T.J. Shipp led the Pioneers with 18 points, followed by Jerry Hanson’s 12.

The top-ranked Box Elder Bears wrapped up play Friday with a blowout win over Sunburst in nonleague play on the road. The Bears earned another impressive win, this time 80-51, including a 29 point third quarter.

Randall Gardipee led all scorers with 33 points, including two 3-pointers. Jacob Jones followed with 10 points, while Brandon The Boy and Thomas Parisian scored eight points each. The Boy also had two treys.

But as impressive as the Bears were on Friday, they outdid themselves on Saturday in a 9C matchup with the Turner Tornadoes in Box Elder.

The Bears defeated the Tornadoes 104-37. Turner scored 11 points in three of the fourth quarters, but the Bears poorest quarter was their 21 points in the final frame. Prior, the Bears posted 28, 28, and 27 through the first three frames.

Reed scored 14 for the Tornadoes, but the Bears had three individuals finish with double digits. The Boy finished with 16, Gardipee finished with 18, and Chris LaMere finished with 15.

The Thunderbirds also helped their cause to fight for the second-place spot behind the league leading Bears with a 9C win Saturday. The Thunderbirds defeated the struggling Pioneers 55-30 at home.

After leading 27-13 after a half, the Thunderbirds put the game away with a 20-point third quarter. Jerry Hanson led the Pinoeers with 15 but got little help. White Cow led the Thunderbirds with 17, followed by Frank Runs Above’s 11.

North Star dropped another game Saturday, this time a 54-31 loss to Stanford-Geyser-Denton in Rudyard. Two points in the first quarter put the Knights in a deep hole and never recovered. Jaxon Simonson led the Knights again, this time seven. Spinler and Sam Ulmen both scored six.

Harlem was able to grab a win before the weekend ended, edging Plentywood by nine at home. The Wildcats won 56-47.

The Wildcats overcame an early deficit, but used a 20 point second quarter to help earn the win. Lawrence also played a major role with his 19 points, while Irvine followed with another 18.

A new week began for the Turner Tornadoes as they traveled to take on the Havre High freshman team Monday night at the HHS gymnasium. However, it was some Blue Pony magic that ended what looked like a sure Turner win.

Havre stormed back from a nine-point deficit in the final two minutes, forcing overtime on a 3-pointer as regulation came to an end. Turner again looked like it had the game won in the extra frame. Leading by one point with just seconds left, Havre raced down the floor and though the Ponies missed their first attempt at the game-winning shot, Ryan Bakke was there for a putback at the horn, as the Ponies won 74-73.

Bakke paced the Ponies with 17 points, while Bobby Persenett scored 14 and Jacob Labrie added 11. Turner was led by Lucas Reed’s game-high 27 points. Brett VanValkenburg added 20 in the difficult loss.

THURSDAY

Hays-Lodge Pole 82, Turner 48

HLP 15 15 32 20 - 82

Turner 13 11 15 9 - 48

Hays-Lodge Pole – Darnell Parisian 11, Tyson Shambo 19, Nate Doney 16, Thomas Molina 4, Sterling White Cow 16, Frank Runs Above 6, Bruce Denny Jr. 4. Tough Snow 2, Keenan Stiffarm 4. Totals: 36 3-10.

Turner – Eddie Harmon 2, Tyler Humphreys 10, Tristan Billmayer 8, Damian Schumacher 1, Bret VanValkenburg 17, Lucas Reed 10. Totals: 16 13-25.

Total fouls – HLP 18, Turner 9. Fouled out – Damon Castillo (HLP). 3-pointers – Shambo 5, WhiteCow 2, Humphreys 2, Billmayer.

FRIDAY

Chinook 62, North Star 21

North Star 0 5 14 2 - 21

Chinook 16 20 14 12 - 62

North Star – Quinn Spinler 4, Payton Peterson 4, Matt Helmbrecht 2, Thatcher Smith 2, Jaxson Simonson 8. Totals: 6 9-22.

Chinook – Ty Simenson 2, Lane Seymour 15, Kyler Johnson 2, Ian McIntosh 4, Zach Molyneaux 11, Cody McCracken 8, Zack Schellin 2, Jake Diemert 12, Wade Schneider 2. Totals: 26 7=10.

Total fouls – North Star 15, Chinook 20. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Molyneaux 1, Diemert 2.

Rocky Boy 73, Conrad 67

Rocky Boy – Bubby Gopher 8, Iisiah Murie 4, Jr. Day Child 22, Shadow LaForge 2, Desmond Parker 8, Cecil LaFromboise 25. Totals: 28 15-20.

Conrad – Tyler Padilla 4, Blake Underdahl 10, Jack Grubb 2, Brett Peters 3, Shane Larson 14, Tristen Diedrich 1, Clark Judisch 8, Matt Missik 12, Kyle Murack 10. Totals: 26 10-21.

Total fouls -- RB19, CON 17. Fouled out – LaFromboise. 3-pointers – Day Child, Parker, Larson 3, Murack 2.

Chester/J-I 51, Heart Butte 30

C/J-I 16 10 9 16 - 51

Heart Butte 1 9 11 9 - 30

C/J-I – Dell Harmon 9, Tim Stokes 3, Steven May 11, Cody Ramberg 5, Sion Norick 2, Troy Harmon 3, Casey Kinyon 4, Klayton Lohr 5, Justin May 9. Totals: 21 3-13.

Heart Butte – Tyler Stillsmoking 9, Malique Aimsback 3, Chasen Kipp 2, Eric Denney 8, Wil Horn 8. Totals: 11 4-12.

Total fouls – CJI 12, Heart Butte 14. Fouled out – Stillsmoking, Horn. Three pointers – D. Harmon 1, Stokes 1, T. Harmon 1, Ramberg 1, Lanr 1, J. May 1, Aimsback 1, Denney 1, Horn 2.

Wolf Point 51, Harlem 50 (OT)

Harlem 13 17 6 8 6 – 50

Wolf Point 5 17 14 8 7 – 51

Harlem – Dutch Helgeson 4, Stanley Irvine 14, Jordan Snow 2, Isaiah Lawrence 14, Anthony Gray 9, Tyler Doney 4, Clay Doney 2, Cory Stiffarm 1.

Wolf Point – Markell Blount 10, Hayden Hanks 9, Seth Borger 2, Nathan Hamilton 2, Tyson Bridges 14, Tukker Toavs 12.

Roy-Winifred 70, Big Sandy 44

R-W 15 22 16 17 - 70

BS 8 6 15 15 - 44

Roy-Winifred – Tucker Matovich 24, Cle Sluggett 4, Clay Sluggett 4, Logan Dehaven 7, Buster Styer 6, Jordan Harrell 5, Clay Boyce 1, Brett Wichman 1, Neymond Levick 1, Lee Thompson 17. Totals: 26 10-19.

Big Sandy – Jerry Hanson 12, Zachary Works 5, TJ Shipp 18, Laurence Allderdice 5, Levi Edwards 4. Totals: 14 7-22.

Total fouls – RW 14, BS 20. Fouled out – Shipp, Alderdice, Edwards. 3-pointers – Styer 2, Harrell, Thompson 5, Hanson 2, Works, Shipp 4, Alderdice, Edwards.

Box Elder 80, Sunburst 51

Box Elder 18 14 29 19 – 80

Sunburst 9 18 10 14 – 51

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 8, Clayton Morsette Jr. 6, Randall Gardipee 33, Jacob Jones 10, Ryan Gardipee 3, Jerrod Four Colors 4, Thomas Parisian 8. Totals: 32 8-10.

Sunburst – Simmes 6, Tharp 15, Dichtel 4, Nagy 7, Ryan 8, Ehlers 11: Totals: 16 18-25.

3-pointers: The Boy 2, Randall Gardipee 2, Jones, Ryan Gardipee, Ehlers. Total fouls: BE 18, Sunburst 11. Fouled out: none.

SATURDAY

Box Elder 104, Turner 37

Turner 11 11 4 11 - 37

Box Elder 28 28 27 21 -104

Turner – Dylan Welsh 4, Eddie Harmon 2, Tyler Humphreys 4, Tristen Billmayer 3, Bret VanValkenburg 8, Lucas Reed 14, Reece Hutton 2. Totals: 13 9-16.

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 16, Clayton Morsette Jr. 9, Will Ketchum 9, Tristan Bernard 3, Randall Gardipee 18, Jacob Jones 6, Ryan Gardipee 5, Jerrod Four Colors 4, Tristan Parisian 8, Chris LaMere 15, Pernell Morsette 2, Slayte Duran 9. Totals: 42 7-13.

Totals fouls – Turner 9, Box Elder 15. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Humphreys 1, Billmayer 1, The boy 2, Morsette Jr., 1, Ketchum 1, Bernard 1, Jones 2, Ryan Gardipee 1, LaMere 2, Duran 1.

Hays-Lodge Pole 55, Big Sandy 30

BGS 3 10 6 11 - 30

HLP 14 13 20 8 - 55

Big Sandy – Jerry Hanson 15, Cody Bailey 4, TJ Shipp 7, Laurence Alderdice 3, Levi Edwards 1.

Hays-Lodge Pole – Darnell Parisian 9, Tyson Shambo 6, Damon Castillo 4, Nate Doney 4, Sterling WhiteCow 17, Frank Runs Above 11, Keenan Stiffarm 4.

Total fouls – BGS 10, HLP 10. 3-pointers – Hanson, Shipp, Alderdice, Parisian, WhiteCow, Runs Above.

Chester/J-I 36, Chinook 35

Chinook 2 17 10 6 -- 35

Chester/J-I 9 13 2 12 -- 36

Chinook – Ty Simeson 3, Lane Seymour 6, Ian McIntosh 12, Zach Moluyneaux 13, Jake Diemert 1. TotalsL 10 13-24.

Chester/J-I – Dell harmon 1, Tim Stokes 5, Steven May 6, Cody Ramberg 2, Troy Harmon 2, Casey Linyon 6, Klayton Lohr 2, Brandon Richter 3, Joustin May 9. Totals: 14 6-15.

Total fouls – Chinook 19, CJI 20. Fouled out – Molyneaux, Harmon. 3-pointers – Simeson, Molyneaux, Stokes, J. May.

Stanford-Geyser-Dutton 54, North Star 31

SGD 12 17 15 13 – 54

North Star 2 9 8 12 – 31

Stanford-Geyser-Denton – Bart Vaskey 1, Connor Bokma 4, Chase Hill 2, Kade Woodhall 4, Ty Martin 8, Austin Morris 2, Tyler Lee 3, Jake Holzer 2, Jessy Annela 5, Adam Metcalfe 8, Kendall Carpenter 14, K. Perry 4. Totals: 22 12-20.

North Star – Quinn Spinler 2, Gavin Spinler 6, Payton Peterson 5, Sam UImen 6, Kevan Borlang 2, Matt Helmbrecht 3. Jaxson Simonson 7. Totals: 8 14-23.

Total fouls – SGD – 21, North Star 19. Fouled out – none. 3-pointers-Lee 1, Helmbrecht 1.

Harlem 56, Plentywood 47

Plentywood 17 7 7 16 - 47

Harlem 11 20 12 13 - 56

Plentywood - Connor Domonoski 3, Nathan Woodman 17, Chase Peterson 4, Trey Howard 11, Kayden Anderson 10, Devin Schwanz 2. Totals: 18 8-12.

Harlem - Butch Helgeson 4, Stan Irvine 18, Isaiah Lawrence 19, Isaiah Doney 2, Anthony Gray 7, Tyler Doney 2, Clay Doney 4. Totals: 24 2-10.

Total fouls: Plentywood 12, Harlem 14. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: Howard, Anderson 2, Irvine, Lawrence, Gray.

MONDAY

Havre FROSH, 74, Turner 73 (OT)

Turner 12 12 15 26 7 - 73

Havre 9 22 13 22 8 - 74

Turner - D. Welsh 10, T. Humphreys 8, T. Billmayer 6, B. Van Valkenburg 20, L. Reed 27, R. Hutton4. Totals: 26 20-30.

Havre - Michael Loftus 4, Isaac Warp7, Aden Passan 4, Jacob Labrie 11, Bobby Persenett 14, Ryan Bakke 17, Jake Sedahl 5, Ziahn Skones 7, Chris Gabrielsen 3, Kane Gabrielsen 2. Totals: 24 16-29.

3-pointers: Humphreys, Passan, Labrie 2, Persenett, Bakke 2. Total fouls: Turner 18, Havre 25. Fouled out: VAn VAlkenburg, Reed, Loftus.