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Chinook's Brooke Nicholson handles the ball during a District 9C girls game Saturday night in Box Elder.
Box Elder's Tia Russell, left, drives to the basket during Saturday night's 9C game in Box Elder.
Box Elder's Lelani Gardipee dribbles through traffic during Saturday night's game against Chinook in Box Elder.
Box Elder's Jaynee Parisian, right, handles the ball during a 9C girls game against Chinook Saturday night.
Chinook's Katelyn Neibauer, left, tries to keep the ball away from the Box Elder defense during a 9C girls game Saturday night in Box Elder.
After a short break, girls high school basketball returned to the Hi-Line this past weekend, along with the return of winter. Despite some nasty new year’s weather, all the games in our area went on as scheduled.
The first games of 2015 took place Friday night, and though the Rocky Boy Morning Stars lost, they put a major scare into the dynasty that is the Fairfield Eagles. In Fairfield Friday night, Rocky Boy nearly brought an end to the Eagles’ massive 109-game winning streak. But in the end, the Eagles escaped with a 54-49 District 1B win.
The Morning Stars, who suffered their first loss of the season, led 26-21 at halftime, and were in front 39-33 with eight minutes left. But down the stretch, the Eagles fought back, outscoring the Morning Stars 21-10 in the fourth quarter. Jai-Lynne Day Child scored 18 points and Jude The Boy added nine in the narrow loss for the Morning Stars.
Meanwhile, Friday night was a big night for the Turner girls. The Tornadoes were home where they blew out Dodson, 61-48 for their second win of the season. Turner scored 23 points in the first quarter and never looked back. Ella Billmayer poured in a game-high 19 points, while Raegan Conlan added 16.
Box Elder was in the same boat as Rocky Boy, nearly pulling off a huge road upset. But like the Morning Stars, the Bears came up short. Friday night in Highwood, the Bears fell 60-57. The Bears fell behind early, but outscored the Mountaineers 32-24 in the second and third quarters combined. However, Highwood, a Northern C powerhouse, had just enough to hold on for the win.
Leilani Gardipee scored 18 points for the Bears, while Tia Russell added 10 in the tough loss.
Big Sandy remained winless on the early season after losing 40-17 at Denton-Stanford-Geyser Friday night. D-G-S went on an 18-6 run to start the game and the young Pioneers could never catch up. Maddy Reichelt scored a team-high seven points for the Pioneers.
Saturday night, the focus turned back to District 9C action, and in a key showdown, the Chinook Sugarbeeters went into Box Elder and pulled off a 34-30 win. The game was a defensive struggle throughout, and while the Bears fought hard in the fourth quarter, they couldn’t erase Chinook’s slim lead.
Only three players scored for the Beeters, led by Hannah Weber’s 14 points. Sisters Katelyn Neibauer and Taylor Neibauer each scored 10. Tyra Gopher paced the Bears with eight points.
North Star picked up an important 9C road win Saturday night as well. The Knights went to Hays and beat the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 48-30. The Knights used an 18-7 run in the first quarter to keep their distance from the improving T-Birds.
Mackenzie Hansen scored a game-high 15 points for the Knights, while Sheridan O’Neil chipped in with 10. Rayleigh Kirkaldie scored eight points for HLP.
The strong start to the season continued for the Fort Benton-Geraldine Longhorns, and at home Saturday night, they took care of Class B Conrad 41-30. The Longhorns broke open a close game with a 19-10 run in the third quarter. Maddie Hampton led the way for the Longhorns with nine points as they remained perfect this season.
And in a Class B game Saturday night, Harlem suffered a home loss at the hands of the 1B Cut Bank Wolves, 63-51. The Wildcats led 12-9 after the first quarter, but Cut Bank was too strong the rest of the way. Tesche Ereaux and Ticia Cliff each scored 13 points for the Wildcats in the loss.
Friday
Fairfield 54, Rocky Boy 49
Rocky Boy 11 15 13 10 – 49
Fairfield 7 14 12 21 – 54
Rocky Boy – Minnie The Boy 1 0-0 2, Jai-lynne Day Child 6 4-6 18, Lauren Four Colors 3 1-6 8, Sean Henry 0 0-0 0, Jude The Boy 3 0-0 9, Kiona Cantrell 1 0-1 2, Jurnee Laforge 2 4-5 8, Rosie Parker 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 11-20 49.
Fairfield – Claire Ruckman 0 0-0 0, Lizzy Klinker 9 13-24 31, Taleigh Isakson 1 0-4 2, Brooke Poor 2 2-6 6, Logan Kolste 0 0-0 0, Allie Steinbach 4 3-4 11, Austin Rogers 0 0-0 0, Natalie Klinker 1 0-0 2, Aspen Kolwyck 1 0-0 2, Mariah Maddox 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 18-38 54.
3-point goals-Rocky Boy 6 (Day Child 2, Four Colors, J. The Boy 3). Totals fouls-Rocky Boy 25, Fairfield 22. Technical fouls-none.
Denton-Geyser-Stanford 40, Big Sandy 17
Big Sandy 6 2 2 7 -- 17
DGS 18 8 9 5 -- 40
Big Sandy: Abby Gregory - 4, Cheyenne Johnson - 4, Maddy Reichelt - 7, Jenna Leader - 2. 8 0-4.
DGS: Landra Lucas - 15, Chelsea Kilgore - 6, Megan Dempster - 1, Kyra Randel - 11, Molly Ward - 4, Julia Grubb - 2, Natalie Sloan - 1. 17 5-13.
Total Fouls: Big Sandy - 9 DGS – 10. 3 PT FG: Lucas, Reichelt
Turner 61, Dodson 48
Dodson 8 7 15 18 – 48
Turner 23 12 13 13 – 61
Dodson – Janessa Henig 16, Shawnee Kill Eagle 1, Shantelle Talks Different 15, Jenessa Talks Different 12, Jacina Doney 4. Totals: 16 14-19.
Turner – Ella Billmayer 19, Melanie Watkins 1, Jaye Anderson 2, Rennay Walkins 6, Charley Anderson 2, Raegan Conlan 16, Kristina Conlan 11, Rylee Conlan 4. Totals: 18 20-33
Total fouls – Dodson 20, Turner 18. Fouled out – Henig. 3-pointers – S. Talks Different, J. Talks Different, Billmayer 2, K. Conlan 3.
Highwood 60, Box Elder 57
Box Elder 11 20 12 14 -- 57
Highwood 20 15 9 16 -- 60
Box Elder – Jaynee Parisian 5, Lelani Gardipee 18, Tia Russell 10, Alicia Wolf Chief 7, Dominique Nault 4, Misty Baker 3, Sayra Long Fox 2, Tyrah Gopher 8. Totals: 20 13-21.
Highwood – Jaclyn Bates 9, Rosie O'Leary 11, Denise LaFontaine 19, Katy Long 1, Adrian Malek 7, Markaela Francis 13. Totals: 21 14-23.
Three pointers – Parisian 1, Gardipee 1, Russell 1, Wolf Chief 1, Bates 2, LaFontaine 1, Francis 1. Total fouls – Box Elder 18, Highwood 18. Fouled out – None.
Saturday
North Star 48, Hays-Lodge Pole 30
North Star 18 9 15 6 -- 48
Hays-Lodge Pole 7 11 5 7 -- 30
North Star – Mac Hansen 15, Tylynn Rettig 6, Alisa Borlaug 6, Sheridan O'Neil 10, Sheridan Spicher 2, Chelsea Denaldson 2, Payton King 3, Sheridan Pena 4. Totals: Unavailable.
HLP – Kiara Shambo 2, Shania Doney 6, Keressa Shambo 6, Rayleigh Kirkaldie 8, Tia Zonder 2, Miquela Perez 6. Totals: Unavailable.
Three pointers – Hansen 2, Keressa Shambo 1, Kirkaldie 1. Total fouls – North Star 13, Hays-Lodge Pole 15. Fouled out – None.
Cut Bank 63, Harlem 51
Cut Bank 9 16 16 22 – 63
Harlem 12 7 15 17 – 51
Cut Bank – M. VandenBos 11, D. Gobert 8, A. Kraft 12, D. Dosch 31, K. Racki 2, R. Thompson 1. Totals: 25 9-27.
Harlem – M. Ereaux 7, T. Ereaux 13, T. Cliff 13, S. Werk 5, B. LaValdo 8, J. Benson 2, E. LaMere 3. Totals: 20 8-16.
3-pointers – VandenBos, Kraft 2, Dosch, m. Ereaux, T. Ereaux 2. Total fouls – CB 17, Harlem 20. Fouled out – Werk.
Chinook 34, Box Elder 30
Chinook 7 8 11 8 – 34
Box Elder 4 12 7 7 – 30
Chinook – H. Weber 14, T. Neibauer 10, K. Neibauer 10. Totals: 9 10-21.
Box Elder – Leilani Gardipee 5, Alicia Wolf Chief 8, Misty Baker 6, Tia Russell 3, Tyra Gopher 8. Totals: 13 2-10.
3-pointers – Weber 4, T. Neibauer, K. Neibauer, Wolf Chief, Russell. Total fouls – Chinook 15, Box Elder 20. Fouled out – B. Nicholson (CHI), Gardipee.
Fort Benton-Geraldine 41, Conrad 30
Conrad 4 8 8 10 -- 30
Fort Benton-Geraldine 5 7 19 10 -- 41
Conrad – Maddie Hampton 9, Michaela DeBoo 8, Emily Harwood 8, Delayne VanDyke 1, Jenae Johns 4. Totals: 9 12-19.
Fort Benton-Geraldine – Kaitlyn Bird 2, Katie Witt 7, Hannah Pimperton 7, Coyo Nack 7, Malac Nack 9, Cassidy McCarthy 9. Totals: 15 8-21.
Three pointers – Witt 2, Pimperton 1. Total fouls – Conrad 17, Fort Benton-Geraldine 17. Fouled out – Gabby Drishinski.
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