Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

As expected, it the final week of the boys basketball regular season was an exciting one on the Hi-Line. But now area teams will turn their attention to upcoming district tournaments and state championship dreams.

This past week was a coronation for the Box Elder Bears as they tried to cap a perfect regular season. They started their run with an 86-59 win over Tri-Cities Thursday night in Box Elder. Randall Gardipee scored 20 points, Lonnie Plain Bull added 17 and Jerrod Four Colors added 15 in the Bears win.

Friday night, the top-ranked Bears were home for another non-conference game, and the result was no different as they dismantled 10C rival Sunburst 80-39. Gardipee poured in 18 points to lead the way, while Chris Lamere added 12.

In a key District 9C game Friday night, the Chinook Sugarbeeters held on to second place with a 62-21 win at North Star. Lane Seymour scored 15 points for the Beeters, while Jake Diemert added 12 and Zach Molyneaux chipped in with 11. Jaxon Simonson scored eight for the Knights.

Hays-Lodge Pole kept pace with the Beeters in the 9C race with a 97-28 win over Turner Friday night. HLP got off to a 26-8 start and never looked back. Tyson Shambo was unstoppable for the Thunderbirds, scoring a game-high 32 points, while Lucas Reed and Brett VanValkenburg scored 19 and 18, respectively, for Turner.

In Class B action Friday night, the Rocky Boy Stars got a big weekend off to a great start. While Rocky Boy would go on to blow out Havre Saturday night, the Stars first took care of Conrad 90-77 in Rocky Boy. The huge 1B win saw five Stars in double figures, including 19 points from Junior Day Child and 15 by Bubby Gopher.

Harlem notched a big 2B win Friday as well. The Wildcats upended rival Wolf Point 49-44 in overtime. Playing on senior night, the Wildcats had to come back from a small deficit in the fourth quarter to force the extra period. But they out-scored the Wolves 7-2 in the extra frame. Stanley Irvine scored 10 points to lead Harlem.

Friday night also saw Chester/J-I blast Heart Butte 73-41 in Chester. The Hawks held on to second place in the 10C standings in the win. Steven May scored a game-high 16 points to lead C/J-I while Sion Norick added 11.

In their final game of the season, the Hawks finished the regular season with a big rivalry win over the Chinook Sugarbeeters in Chinook. In thrilling fashion, the Hawks edged the Beeters 54-53. The game was tied at 28-28 at halftime, and C/J-I was up heading into the fourth quarter. But the Beeters fought back and both teams had chances to put the game away down the stretch, but it was C/J-I who did it at the end.

Justin May scored 14 points and Dell Harmon added 12 for the Hawks (10-2, 15-3). Ian McIntosh scored a game-high 17 points for Chinook (7-3, 11-7), while Zach Molyneaux added 15.

Saturday night also saw Box Elder complete its perfect season with ease. At home, the Bears dismantled Turner 67-33. Jerrod Four Colors scored 15 points to lead the Bears (10-0, 18-0), while Lucas Reed scored a game-high 17 for the Tornadoes (2-8, 5-13).

North Star finished its season with a loss to powerful Denton-Stanford-Geyser Saturday night. The Trojans beat the visiting Knights 83-41. Sam Ulmen scored 10 points and Matt Helmbrecht added eight for the Knights (4-6, 5-13).

In another 9C showdown, the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds took care of the Big Sandy Pioneers in Big Sandy. The T-Birds finished the season 13-5 overall and 7-3 in the 9C, while Big sandy went 0-18 and 0-10.

Harlem also ended the regular season with a 2B loss at Plentywood, 58-38. The Wildcats (4-6, 6-12) got 13 points from Anthony Gray in the loss.

District tournaments will be held this week. The 9C tourney begins Wednesday in Havre, the 10C will be held in Conrad, the 1B takes place in Cut Bank and the 2B will be played in Malta.

THURSDAY

Box Elder 86, Tri-Cities 59

Tri Cities 10 19 14 16 -- 59

Box Elder 19 26 24 17 -- 86

Tri Cities – Haden Wichman 17, Chance McAlister 3, SJ Stevenson 10, Mark Deupree 5, Jace Aune 4, Max Hertel 15, Wayne Stevenson 2. Totals: 22 10-19.

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 3, Clayton Morsette Jr. 9, Tristan Bernard 2, Randall Gardipee 20, Ryan Gardipee 3, Jerrod Four Colors 15, Thomas Parisian 3, Lonnie Plain Bull Jr. 17, Chris LaMere 5, Slayte Duran 5. Totals: 33 10-14.

Total fouls – TC 15, BE 19. 3-pointers – Wichman 2, McAlister, Aune 2, Morsette Jr. 3, Ra. Gardipee 2, Ry. Gardipee, Four Colors, Plain Bull Jr., LaMere.

Friday

Rocky Boy 90, Conrad 77

Conrad 18 19 19 22 -- 77

R. Boy 17 22 24 27 -- 90

Conrad – Underdahl 14, Peters 4, Larson 19, Diedrich 9, Judisch 20, Missik 8, Murack 4.

Rocky Boy – B. Gopher 15, I. Murie 8, D. Parker 12, C. LaFromboise 4, J. DayChild 19, S. LaForge 2, S. Parisian 13, S. Young Bear 2, L. Olson 4, L. Parker 11.

Total fouls – CON 14, RB 27. Fouled out – LaFromboise. Technical foul – LaFromboise. 3-pointers – Larson 3, Gopher 3, D. Parker.

Chester/J-I 73, Heart Butte 41

HB 8 10 12 11 -- 41

C/J-I 12 21 19 21 -- 73

Heart Butte – T. Still Smoking 14, M. Aimsback 2, C. Kipp 10, E. Denney 4, W. Horn 6, TJ Little Plume 3, A. Running Crane 2. Totals: 18 4-6.

C/J-I – Dell Harmon 9, Tim Stokes 9, Steven May 16, Cody Ramberg 3, Sion Norick 11, Troy harmon 1, Casey Kinyon 2, Klayton Lohr 9, Brandon Richter 1, Justin May 12. Totals: 29 13-20.

Total fouls – HB 14, CJI 10. Fouled out – M. Aimsback. 3-pointers – Little Plume, Lohr, J. May.

Box Elder 80, Sunburst 39

Sunburst 5 3 17 14 -- 39

Box Elder 29 22 18 11 -- 80

Sunburst – Logan Simmes 26, Tyler Tharp 2, Zach Dichtel 5, Andy Ryan 3, Paul Ehlers 2, Chance Morgan 1. Totals: 15 6-11.

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 8, Clayton Morsette Jr. 5, William Ketchum 8, Randall Gardipee 18, Ryan Gardipee 3, Jerrod Four Colors 7, Quinn Baker 2, Thomas Parisian 6, Lonnie Plain Bull Jr. 9, Chris LaMere 12, Slayte Druan 2. Totals: 33 5-10.

Total fouls – Sunburst 12, Box Elder 15. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Simmes 2, Dichtel 1, The Boy 1, Morsette Jr. 1, Ketchum 2, Randall Gardipee 4, Ryan Gardipee 1.

Harlem 49, Wolf Point 44 (OT)

Wolf Point 11 8 12 11 2 -- 44

Harlem 12 11 7 12 7 -- 49

Wolf Point – Markell Blount 3, Dalton Hafner 2, Hayden Hanks 3, Trevor Hamilton 2, Nathan Hamilton 4, Tyson Bridges 2, Tukker Toaves 28. Totals: 18 7-13.

Harlem – Stanley Irvine 10, Jordan Snow 7, Isaiah Laurence 5, Isaiah Doney 3, Anthony Gray 2, Tristin Gone 7, Tyler Doney 2, Clay Doney 8, Cory Stiffarm 5. Totals: 18 8-14.

Total fouls – Wolf Point 13, Harlem 18. Fouled out – C. Doney. Three pointers – Blount 1, Irvine 1, Laurence 1, I. Doney 1, Gone 1, Stiffarm 1.

Chinook 62, North Star 21

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

North Star – Quinn Spinler 4, Payton Peterson 4, Keevan Borlaug 1, Matthew Helmbrecht 2, Thatcher Smith 2, Jaxon Simonson 8. Totals: 6 9-22.

Total fouls – Chi 21, NS 16. 3-pointers – Molyneaux, Diemert.

Hays-Lodge Pole 97, Turner 58

Turner 8 16 20 14 -- 58

HLP 26 20 25 26 -- 97

Turner – Dylan Walsh 8, Eddie Harmon 2, Tyler Humphreys 3, Tristan Billmayer 8, Bret VanValkenburg 18, Lucas Reed 19. Totals: 19 19-27.

HLP – Andrew Cole 5, Codie Kirkaldie 5, Tough Snow 6, Tyson Shambo 32, Nate Doney 17, Thomas Molina 3, Sterling White Cow 10, Frank Runs Above 13, Bruce Denny Jr. 3, Joe Stiffarm 1, Keenan Stiffarm 4. Totals: 33 10-17.

Total fouls – Turner 16, HLP 20. Fouled out – Billmayer, VanValkenburg, Reed, White Cow. Technical fouls – Molina, HLP coach Ereaux. 3-pointers – Van Valkenburg, Shambo 6, White Cow 2, Runs Above.

SATURDAY

Plentywood 58, Harlem 38

Harlem 8 16 5 9 -- 38

PW 16 12 19 11 -- 58

Harlem – Dutch Helgeson 3, Stanley Irvine 6, Isaiah Laurence 4, Anthony Gray 13, Tristin Gone 8, Tyler Doney 2, Clay Doney 2. Totals: 13 6-9.

Plentywood – Connor Domonoski 12, Marshall Simonson 2, Nathan Woodman 5, Chase Peterson 17, Trey Howard 6, Payden Anderson 16. Totals: 24 8-14.

Total fouls – HAR 11, PW 11. 3-pointers – Helgeson, Irvine 2, Gray 2, Gone, Anderson 4.

D-G-S 83, North Star 41

NS 12 14 9 6 -- 41

DGS 12 34 20 17 -- 83

NS - Cooper Spicher - 2, Quinn Spinler - 1, Willy Gilead - 1, Gavin Spinler - 6, Jimmy Snow - 5, Payton Peterson - 1, Sam Ulmen - 10, Matt Helmbrecht - 8, Jaxon Simonson - 7. 9 22-30.

DGS - Bart Vaskey - 6, Conner Bokma - 5, Chase Hill - 2, Kade Woodhall - 7, Ty Martin - 13, Austin Morris - 4, Tyler Lee - 7, Jack Holzer - 7, Jessy Annala - 2, Adam Metcalfe - 9, Kendall Carpenter - 9, Kash Perry - 12. 31 16-22.

Total Fouls: NS - 19 DGS – 27. 3 PT FG: Snow, Bokma, Woodhall, Lee, Metcalfe, Carpenter

Chester/J-I 54, Chinook 53

C/J-I 14 14 16 10 -- 54

Chinook 11 17 11 14 -- 53

C/J-I– Dell Harmon 12, Tim Stokes 7, Steven May 6, Sion Norick 9, Troy Harmon 2, Casey Kinyon 1, Klayton Lohr 3, Justin May 14. Totals: 19 12-19.

Chinook – Lane Seymour 6, Ian McIntosh 17, Zach Molyneaux 15, Jacob MacLean 5, Cody McCracken 6, Zack Schellin 2, Jake Diemert 2. Totals: 19 9-13.

Total fouls – CJI 16, Chin 17. 3-pointers – D. Harmon, Stokes, Lohr, J. May, McIntosh 2, Molyneaux 3, MacLean.

Box Elder 67, Turner 33

Turner 6 11 6 10 -- 33

Box Elder 23 25 15 4 -- 67

Turner – D. Welsh 5, T. Billmayer 5, B. VanValkenburg 2, L. Reed 17, R. Hutton 4. Totals: 11 10-13.

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 6, Clayton Morsette Jr. 6, William Ketchum 2, Randall Gardipee 13, Ryan Gardipee 5, Jerrod Four Colors 15, Talon Morsette 2, Quinn Baker 3, Thomas Parisian 6, Lonnie Plain Bull Jr. 9. Totals: 27 8-15.

Total fouls – Turner 13, Box Elder 12. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Billmayer 1, The Boy 1, Randall Gardipee 1, Ryan Gardipee 1, Four Colors 1, Plain Bull Jr. 1.