Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup

The second weekend of girls high school basketball also marked the start of conference play. And that meant, there were some exciting early-season games in the area.

The District 9C action started Friday night when the North Star Knights beat the Turner Tornadoes in Gildford. The North Star defense held Turner to just eight points in the first half in the 52-37 win.

Peytan King caught fire for the Knights, scoring a game-high 20 points, while Sheridan O’Neill added eight. Ella Billmayer paced Turner with 13 points in the loss.

Also in the 9C Friday night, the defending champion Fort Benton Longhorns stayed unbeaten with a 62-22 thrashing of Big Sandy in Fort Benton. The Longhorns outscored the Pioneers 38-11 in the first half and never looked back.

Kaitlyn Bird scored a game-high 18 points for Fort Benton, which also got 12 from Bailey Wilson. Jaelynn Cline poured in 12 points in the loss for the Pioneers.

Box Elder and Chinook also got the weekend started off on the right foot Friday night.

In Chester, the visistng Bears ran away from the Chester/J-I Hawks, while Chinook bounced Hays-Lodge Pole, 54-25 in Hays. Brooke Elliot and Brooke Nicholson scored 11 points each for the Sugarbeeters, while the Thunderbirds got 11 points from Mulleah Stiffarm.

Chinook continued its winning ways Saturday, while the struggles of the young Big Sandy squad continued. In Chinook Saturday night, the Beeters beat the Pioneers 57-0.

Also Saturday night, Chester/J-I bounced back with a 45-39 home win over HLP. A 13-7 C/J-I run to start the second half helped the Hawks pull away for good. Korrine Harmon scored 12 points in the win for the Hawks, while Mulleah Stiffarm scored 26 points for the T-Birds.

In Box Elder Saturday night, the Box Elder Bears stayed perfect on the season, as they defeated North Star 50-36 in a pivitol early 9C showdown. Box Elder used a 13-3 run to start the second haldf to put the Knights away.

Jude The Boy and Tyrah Gopher each scored 10 for the balanced Bears, while Sheridan O’Neill scored 17 for the Knights.

In Class B action over the weekend, the Rocky Boy Morning Stars suffered a District 1B loss at the hands of Conrad, while Harlem was thumped by Malta 67-14 Friday night. Autumn Little Plume scored seven points in the loss for the Wildcats.

There was also plenty of hoops action Monday night on the Hi-Line.

North Star took it to Hays-Lodge Pole, as the Knights rolled to a 65-39 win. Sheridan O'Neill scored a game-high 25 points for the Knights, Mulleah Stiffarm scored 13 for HLP.

Monday night also saw Big Sandy fall to DGS, 78-25 with Jaelynn Cline scoring 11 points.

Fort Benton continued its winning ways by beating Class B Conrad 41-29 Monday night behind 15 points from Bailey Wilson.

And in another 9C showdown, Chester/J-I earned a narrow win at Turner, as the Hawks won 38-36.

Korrin Harmon scored 13 points for the Hawks, while Ella Billmayer scored 11 for the Tornadoes.

Friday

Malta 67, Harlem 14

Harlem 0 7 2 5 - 14

Malta 23 25 9 10 - 67

Harlem: Mari Ereaux 2, Skylee Dirden 5, Autumn Little Plume 7.

Malta: (4-0): Marley Manoukian 14, Sophia Stiles 11, Hailey Nicholson 18, Jada Nicholson 13, Eva Harms 2, DeeDee Johannesen 2, Adrianna Bibeau 3, Shay Garfield 4.

North Star 52, Turner 37

Turner 4 4 10 19 - 37

North Star 14 12 20 6 - 52

Turner: Raegan Conlan 7 Ella Billmeyer 13, Rylee Conlan 6, Melanie Watkins 3, Jaye Anderson 2, Rennay Watkins 6.

North Star: tKatelyn Hansen 5, Graysen Spicher 5, Paij Peterson 7, Lilly Pedersen 2, Samantha Pester 3 Sheridan O'Neill 8, Sheridan Spicher 2, Peytan King 20.

Fort Benton 62, Big Sandy 22

Big Sandy 7 4 4 7 – 22

Fort Benton 20 18 12 12 – 62

Big Sandy – J. Leader 4, A. Rutledge 1, J. Roth 2, J. Cline 12, M. Reichelt 3.

Fort Benton – Kaitlyn Bird 18, Emma Arnst 4, Lilly Green 2, Hannah Pimperton 4, Jaelyn Villeux 3, Alia Evans 5, Saraha Scott 2, Leah Gannon 4, Maddy Thompson 8, Bailey Wilson 12.

3-pointers – Bird 2, Evans 1, Wilson 2. Fouls – Big Sandy 8, Fort Benton 14. Fouled out – None.

Chinook 54, Hays-Lodge Pole 25

Chinook 19 11 13 11 – 54

HLP 0 12 8 5 – 25

Chinook – C. Hofer 5, A. Ellison 5, B. Nicholson 21, S. Swank 2, K. Mathon 4, T. Neibauer 4, B. Elliot 11, N. McCracken 2.

HLP – H. Sears 1, M. PLainfeather 3. J. His Bad Horse 1, L. Kirkaldie 8, M. Stiffarm 11.

Saturday

Fort Benton 57, Turner 21

Fort Benton 8 8 17 24 – 57

Turner 4 5 7 5 – 21

Fort Benton – Kaitlyn Bird 5, Lilly Green 2, Hannah Pimperton 1, Jaelyn Vielleux 2, Alia Evans 8, Sahara Scott 2, Leah Gannon 6, Madison Thompson 16, Bailey Willson 15. Totals: 18 15-24.

Turner – Raegan Conlan 7, Ella Billmayer 4, Rylee Conlan 4, Melanie Watkins 5, Charley Anderson 1. Totals: 5 11-26.

3-Point goals – Bird 1, Evans 1, Gannon 2, Willson 2. Total fouls – Fort Benton 21, Turner 21. Fouled out – Gannon, Billmayer.

Chester/J-I 45, Hays-Lodge Pole 39

HLP4 15 7 13 – 39

C/J-I 17 9 13 6 – 45

HLP – Latasha Kirkaldie 4, Raleigh Kirkaldie 7, Mariah Stiffarm 26, Miquela Perez 2. Totals: 16 5-13.

C/J-I – Kendahl Knapton 4, Jeveca Tempel 3, Korrin Harmon 12, Madeline Woods 12, Khloe Kammerzell 2, Kristina Dahinden 8, Peyton Hawks 2, Adrianna Jamison 2. Totals: 16 11-27.

Box Elder 50, North Star 36

North Star 13 5 3 15 – 36

Box Elder 16 14 13 7 – 50

North Star – Katelyn Hansen 4, Graysen Spicher 2, Paij Peterson 3, Sheridan O'Neil 17, Sheridan Spicher 4, Peyton King 6. Totals: 13 7-10.

Box Elder – Jaynee Parisian 6, Eve The Boy 2, Minnie The Boy 7, Jude The Boy 10, Lilly Gopher 3, Alyssa LaMere 7, Tia Russell 3, Tai Russell 2, Tyrah Gopher 10. Totals: 20 6-10.

3-Point goals – J. The Boy 2, L. Gopher 1, Tia Russell 1. Total fouls – North Star 10, Box Elder 13. Fouled out – T. Gopher.

Monday

North Star 65, Hays-Lodge Pole 39

HLP 6 12 7 14 -- 39

NS 16 13 15 22 -- 65

HLP - Heaven Sears 2, Maxine Plainfeather 6, Latasha Kirkaldie 8, Rayleigh Kirkaldie 5, Kenessa Shambo 5, Mulleah Stiffarm 13. Totals 15 5-14 39.

NS - Katelyn Hansen 4, Hali Kapperud 2, Grayson Spicher 8, Pay Peterson 6, Lily Pederson 5, Sheridan O'Neil 25, Sheridan Spicher 6, Peyton King 6, Chelsea Donaldson 3. Totals 26 9-27 65.

3-point goals - Sears 1, Plainfeather 2, L. Kirkaldie 3, R. Kirkaldie 1, Shambo 2, Stiffarm 6. Total fouls - HL 23, 14. Fouled out - none.

Chester/J-I 38, Turner 36

C/J-I 13 4 11 10 -- 38

Turner 0 8 11 7 -- 36

C/J-I - Jereca Tempel 2, Peyton Cove 8, Korrin Harmon 13, Madeline Woods 7, Khloe Kammerzell 2, Kristina Dahinden 6. Totals 16 4-8 38.

Turner - Raegan Conlan 8, Ella Billmayer 11, Sarah Billmayer 2, Rylee Conlan 7, Melanie Watkins 5, Rennay Watkins 3. Totals 12 11-21 36.

3-point goals - Harmon 2, E. Billmayer 1. Total fouls - CJI 18, Turner 12. Fouled out - Woods.

Fort Benton 41, Conrad 29

Ft. Benton 8 13 11 9 -- 41

Conrad 5 5 11 7 -- 29

Ft. Benton - Kaitlyn Bird 7, Hannah Pimperton 4, Alia Evans 8, Leah Gannon 5, Madison Thompson 2, Bailey Willson 15. Totals 14 9-20 41.

Conrad - Augusta Van Dyke 6, Andrea Russell 10, Payton Nelson 1, Delayne Van Dyke 8, Megan Vandenacre 2, Jenae Johns 2. Totals 11 4-9 29.

3-point goals - Evans 1, Gannon 1, Thompson 2, A. Van Dyke 1, D. Van Dyke 2. Total fouls - Ft. Benton 16, Conrad 16. Fouled out - Nelson, Johns.

DGS 51, Big Sandy 30

DGS 8 13 21 9 – 51

Big Sandy 4 13 5 8 – 30

DGS – Rachel Burns 4, Kyra Randel 23, Cassidy Randel 7, Natalie Sloan 6, Julia Grubb 6, Keely Vejtasa 3. Totals 18 13-31 51.

Big Sandy – J. Leader 6, A. Rutledge 4, J. Roth 2, C. Demontiney 4, J. Cline 11, D. Terry 1, C. Belcourt 2. Totals 8 11-24 30.

3-point goals – K. Randel 2, Demontiney 1, Belcourt 1.