Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup

Another week of girls basketball on the Hi-Line down, and with it, teams are one step closer to the stretch run. February marks the beginning of the end to the basketball season, and teams will begin to peak.

Some teams are trying to peak now, and this past week saw plenty of that, as well as some unexpected upsets.

Last Tuesday night saw Rocky Boy and Harlem renew its Class B rivalry in Harlem. But it was the visiting Morning Stars who came away with a thrilling 59-57 win. The Morning Stars stormed out to a 32-14 lead, but Harlem rallied late, and had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds. It wasn’t to be however, and the Morning Stars escaped.

Jude The Boy scored 16 points for Rocky Boy, while Jaylynn Day Child added 13. Jaycee Werk poured in a game-high 20 for Harlem, and Tescha Ereaux added 15.

A big District 9C weekend actually started last Thursday night when the North Star Knights ran away from the Big Sandy Pioneers 46-30 in Rudyard. North Star led 23-16 at half and slowly pulled away from there.

Bettie Carlon scored 16 points and Sheridan O'Neil added 11 for the Knights. Big Sandy got 11 points each from Brooke Leader and Molly Herron in the tough loss.

In more 9C action Friday night, the unbeaten Chinook Sugarbeeters had to fight to get by the young Box Elder Bears, 67-59. The game was tight most of the way but the Bears couldn’t quite catch the Beeters in the second half.

Mahkayla Farmer totaled 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Beeters, while Katelyn Neibauer added 16 and Emily Dennis chipped in with 11. Box Elder was paced by 17 points from Krista Chief Stick and 12 by Alicia Wolf Chief.

Other 9C teams didn’t fare as well Friday night.

In Hays, the winless Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were drubbed by Moore-Judith Gap, 81-40. It was HLP’s best offensive output of the season, but it wasn’t enough. Treaunna Stiffarm did score 15 points for the T-Birds.

Turner also suffered a big loss Friday night, falling 86-46 at Dodson. The Tornadoes got 17 points from Ella Billmayer and 13 from Kristina Conlan in the loss.

In Class B action, the Morning Stars couldn’t quite make it two straight, as they were thumped in Cut Bank, 61-30. The Wolves led 33-19 at half, and from there Rocky Boy really struggled, scoring just 11 points in the final 16 minutes. Kylee Raining Bird paced Rocky Boy with seven points.

After Chinook handed them their first loss of the season on Jan. 17, the Chester/J-I Hawks bounced back in a big way. On Friday night, the Hawks blasted rival Sunburst 73-26 in Chester. A 26-6 run in the second quarter was all that the Hawks needed to cruise to an easy win. Haley Harmon scored a game-high 16 points for C/J-I, while Denerey Haaland added 14.

The Hawks then made it two straight at home, as they fought past arch rival Simms Saturday night. The game was a dogfight in the first half, and was knotted at 19-19 at intermission. But C/J-I outscored the Tigers 27-18 the rest of the way.

Allix Goldhahn scored 11 points as did Erin Wolfe in the win for C/J-I.

The North Star Knights also made it two straight as they crushed Turner 63-34 Saturday night in Turner. The Knights out-scored the Tornadoes 14-2 at the start and never looked back.

Bettie Carlon again led the way for North Star, scoring 15 points. But she got plenty of help as McKenzie Hansen added 13 and Tylynn Rettig scored 10. Rennay Watkins led Turner with 14 points.

Big Sandy bounced back Saturday night, winning a wild 56-55 game with 9C rival Box Elder in Big Sandy. Leading by just one point at halftime, Big Sandy went on a 15-5 run in the third quarter and appeared to have the game locked up. But Box Elder roared back, scoring 20 points in the final stanza, and nearly pulling off a dramatic comeback.

Brooke Leader poured in 19 points and Molly Herron added 11 for Big Sandy. The Bears got 10 points each from Krista Chief Stick and Alicia Wolf Chief in the heartbreaking loss.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters also felt heartache for the first time in 2014. The seventh-ranked Beeters suffered a 37-31 set back Saturday night at home against 7C power Roy-Winifred. Chinook trailed the entire night, and never got going offensively. Makahyla Farmer was the only Beeter to reach double figures, scoring 12 points.

Things were much worse for HLP Saturday night. The struggling T-Birds were blasted by Winnett-Grass Range, 83-7 in Winnett. The 7C Rams showed no mercy and HLP failed to score a single point in the second half. Cory Carrywater notched three points in the contest.

However, Harlem did have a great Saturday night. In a rivalry game, the Wildcats beat Poplar 77-35 in Poplar. Ticia Cliff scored 19 points for Harlem while teammates Jaycee Werk and Brooke Lavaldo added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Finally, Monday night saw the Box Elder Bears host the Heart Butte Warriors in a makeup game. And it was no contest as the Bears drubbed the Warriors 70-42. Alicia Wolf Chief led the way with 18 points, while Stephanie Sutherland added 14 for the Bears.

TUESDAY

Rocky Boy 59, Harlem 57

Harlem 6 8 20 23 – 57

Rocky Boy 14 18 12 15 – 59

Harlem – M. Ereaux 1, Allen 4, T. Ereaux 15, Moore 3, Cliff 5, Doney 8, LaMere 1, Werk 20. Totals: 18 12-21.

Rocky Boy – Jaylynn Day Child 13, Lauren Four Colors 9, Jude The Boy 16, Jessie Standing Rock 2, Jurnee LaForge 6, Chanel Standing Rock 7, Kylie Raining Bird 6. Totals: 21 14-29.

3-pointers: T. Ereaux 3, Moore, Werk 3, Day Child, The Boys 2. Total fouls: Rocky Boy 16, Harlem 22. Fouled out: Werk, Doney.

THURSDAY

North Star 46, Big Sandy 30

Big Sandy 7 9 8 6 – 30

North Star 13 10 9 14 – 46

Big Sandy – Brooke Leader 11, Molly Herron 11, Kiah Nilson 1, Shanya Gilead 2, Kylie Cline 5. Totals: 12 5-14.

North Star – McKenzie Hansen 7, Delaney Spicher 7, TyLynn Rettig 3, Bettie Carlon 16, Alyssa Borlaug 2, O'Neil 11. Totals: 18 10-29.

FRIDAY

Dodson 86, Turner 46

Turner7 18 11 10 -- 46

Dodson 25 18 23 20 -- 86

Turner – Ella Billmayer 17, Jaye Anderson 3, Rennay Watkins 4, Charley Anderson 2, Kristina Conlan 13, Kyndsay Hutton 7. Totals: 17 8-14.

Dodson – Chandler Wozek 4, Janessa Talks Different 14, Janessa Henry 14, Donna Dale 2, Raven Bear 18, Jessica Parker 34. Totals: 36 12-15.

Total fouls – Turn 11, Dod 13. 3-pointers – Billmayer, Conlan, Talks Different, Bear.

Cut Bank 61, Rocky Boy 30

Rocky Boy 11 8 7 4 -- 30

Cut Bank 19 14 16 12 -- 61

Rocky Boy – The Boy 2, Day Child 4, Four Colors 1, Peace 4, The Boy 2, Laforge 6, Standing Rock 4, Raining Bird 7. Totals: 14 2-13.

Cut Bank – Larson 24, Gobert 5, Dosch 9, Leary 13, Vaile 6, Fauque 2, Thompson 2. Totals: 22 15-27.

Total fouls – RB 19, CB 17. Fouled out – The Boy. 3-pointers – Larson, Gobert.

Chinook 67, Box Elder 59

Chinook 15 16 21 15 -- 67

Box Elder 13 12 17 17 -- 59

Chinook – Brooke Nicholkson 2, Emily Dennis 11, Hannah Weber 4, Talya Johnson 5, Makhayla Farmer 23, Katelyn Neibauer 16, Tavin Schneider 6. Totals: 26 15-22.

Box Elder – Kiana Gardipee 9, Leilani Gardipee 2, Alicia Wolf Chief 12, Krista Chief Stick 17, Stephanie Sutherland 1, Tia Russell 12, Tyra Gopher 6. Totals: 20 14-24.

Total fouls – CHI 16, BE 18. Fouled out – K. Neibauer, L. Gardipee. Technical fouls – BE delay of game. 3-pointers – Wolf Chief 2, Chief Stick 3.

Moore-Judith Gap 81, Hays-Lodge Pole 40

MJG 21 25 22 13 -- 81

HLP 11 11 9 9 -- 40

Moore-Judtih Gap – S. Brewington 13, K. Weinheimer 12, J. Horan 2, M. Weinheimer 17, D. Lee 11, R. Denjel 4, J. Lee 7, S. Bacon 4, S. Hertel 5, N. Phridprakin 7.

HLP – Cory Carrywater 4, Shania Doney 5, Darrellyn Black Wolf 5, Treaunna Stiffarm 15, Tia Zander 6, Kaira Shambo 3, Miguela Perez 2.

Total fouls – MJG 19, HLP 14. Fouled out – J. Lee, Carrywater. 3-pointers – M. Weimheimer 3, D. Lee, Phridpakin, Black Wolf, Stiffarm 4.

Chester/J-I 73, Sunburst 26

C/J-I 14 26 20 13 -- 73

Sunburst 4 6 10 6 -- 26

C/J-I – Kylee Vinson 7, Haley Harmon 16, Peyton Cole 4, Denerey Haaland 14, Madeline Woods 13, Allix Goldhahn 13, Erin Wolfe 6. Totals: 30 8-13

Sunburst – Courtney Lindeskog 8, Krista Hauschulz 7, Hannah Hauschulz 8, Katara Ryan 3. Totals: 10 5-10.

Total fouls – CJI 9, Sunburst 12. 3-pointers – Vinson, Harmon 2, Haaland 2, Ryan.

SATURDAY

Chester/J-I 45, Simms-Augusta 37

S-A 12 7 10 8 -- 37

C/J-I 8 11 16 11 -- 45

Simms-Augusta – Katelin Smith 15, Brittny Hoover 3, Hollee Meek 15, Karen Leonardson 2, Kendall Patch 2. Totals: 13 8-17

C/J-I – Haley Harmon 8, Peyton Cole 4, Denerey Haaland 7, Madeline Woods 5, Allix Goldhahn 11, Erin Wolfe 11. Totals: 12 20-30.

Total fouls – SA 20, CJI 13. Fouled out – Hoover, Patch. 3-pointers – Meek 3, Harmon, Haaland.

North Star 63, Turner 34

North Star 14 24 22 3 – 63

Turner 2 11 8 13 – 34

North Star – Mackenzie Hansen 13, Megan Kurtz 1, Delainey Spicher 4, Graysen Spicher 4, Tylynn Rettig 10, Bettie Carlon 15, Alissa Borlaug 8, Samantha Pester 2, Whitney Wendland 2, Sheridan O'Neil 1, Sheridan Spicher 1, Kristyn Lavery 2. Totals: 27 6-19.

Turner – Ella Billmayer 5, Rennay Watkins 14, Kristina Conlon 9, Lyndsay Hutton 6. Totals: 15 1-6.

Total Fouls – North Star 10, Turner 18. Fouled out – none. 3-pointers – Hansen 3, Conlon 3.

Big Sandy 56, Box Elder 55

Box Elder 15 15 5 20 -- 55

Big Sandy 19 12 15 10 -- 56

Box Elder – Kiana Gardipee 2, Leilani Gardipee 9, Alicia Wolf Chief 10, Krista Chief Stick 10, Stephanie Sutherland 9, Misty Balor 2, Dominique Nault 2, Alyssa LaMere 2, Tia Russell 2, Tyra Gopher 7. Totals: 17 15-27.

Big Sandy – Brooke Leader 19, Molly Herron 11, Shayna Gilead 5, Abby Gregory 4, Maddy Reichelt 5, Kylie Cline 6, Michelle Maxwell 6. Totals: 2 12-23.

Total fouls – BE 19, BS 19. Fouled out – Wolf Chief. Technical fouls – Cline. 3-pointers – Chief Stick 2.

Winnett-Grass Range 83, Hays-Lodge

Pole 7

HLP 3 4 0 0 -- 7

WGR 34 11 26 12 -- 83

HLP – Shania Doney 2, Darrellyn Blackwolf 2, Cory Carrywater 3. Totals: 3 0-2.

WGR – Holly Matovich 4, Shelby Browning 5, Carissa Workman 12, Angie Murnion 2, Brittany Murnion 14, Heather Matovich 2, Jamie Stahl 13, Tory Browning 2, Tylee Browning 17, Merissa Vraspin 2, Katelyn Hess 2, Pari Iverson 8. Totals: 36 7-16.

Total fouls – HLP 16, WGR 12. 3-pointers – Carrywater, B. Murnion 4.

Roy-Winifred 37, Chinook 31

Roy-Winifred 12 11 10 4 - 37

Chinook 7 8 7 9 - 31

Roy-Winifred - Denae McClure 9, Mandi Wichman 6, LoriAnne Stulc 9, Hope Berg 3, Emily Bergum 10.

Chinook - Emily Dennis 8, Talya Johnson 3, Makhayla Farmer 12, Katelyn Neibauer 6, Tavin Schneider 2.

Harlem 77, Poplar 35

Harlem 19 16 21 12 -77

Poplar 5 13 7 10 - 35

Harlem - Mari Ereaux 4, Jaylynn Ellen 8, Teche Ereaux 5, Coco Moore 8, Ticia Cliff 19, Sami Werk 2, Monique Doney 5, Brooke Lavaldo 10, Erin Lamere 3, Jaycee Werk 13.

Poplar - Jen'Ette Standing 2, Emily Hagadone 2, Tomee Escarcega 2, Janaya Sutherland 4, Shawna Hagadone 13, Amanda Gourneau 4, Tylee Stump 3, Samantha Youngman 5.

MONDAY

Box Elder 70, Heart Butte 42

Box Elder 14 15 23 18 - 70

Heart Butte 13 6 6 17 - 42

Box Elder - K. Gardipee 4, L. Gardipee 7, A. Wolfchief 18, S. Sutherland 14, M. Baker 2, D. Nault 3, A. Lamere 11, T. Russell 2, T. Gopher 7, J. Parisian 2. Totals: 28 12-26.

Heart Butte - Kyleigh Tailfeathers 5, Jaylynn Spotted Eagle 2, Courtney Rutherford 8, Tylynn Calf Boss Ribs 10, Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 12, Krystee Tailfeathers 5. Totals: 26 9-23.

Total fouls: Box Elder 15, Heart Butte 22. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: T. CalfBossRibs, L. Gardipee, Sutherland.