Rocky Boy girls moving on

The Rocky Boy Morning Stars are headed back to the Northern B Divisional Tournament. After falling in the semifinals of the District 1B last Friday, Rocky Boy won back-to-back games to place an outstanding third in the toughest district in Class B basketball.

Rocky Boy got to the semifinals by trouncing Conrad 63-35 Thursday night in Cut Bank. Rocky Boy jumped out with an 11-2 lead and never looked back as Jaylynn Mitchell scored 16 points and Adrienne Gopher added 14 in the win.

The victory meant Rocky Boy would have to face top-seeded Fairfield in the semifinals Friday, and the Eagles were just too much for the Morning Stars in the second half. The game was tied at 20-20 after the first quarter, and Fairfield led by just four points at halftime. But the Eagles outscored the Morning Stars 40-19 the rest of the way, including a 17-4 run in the final eight minutes, Sean Henry led Rocky Boy with 18 points, while Natalie Klinker and MSU-Northern commit Allix Goldhahn combined for 45 points for Fairfield.

Then came Rocky Boy’s biggest game of the season, a loser-out battle with host Cut Bank Saturday morning. But, the game was never close as Rocky Boy rolled to an 89-65 win. The Morning Stars exploded for 28 first-quarter points and overwhelmed the Wolves from start to finish. Adrienne Gopher scored 24 points for Rocky Boy, while Jaylynn Mitchell added 20 and Rosie Parker scored 10.

But Rocky Boy wasn’t done either. In Saturday’s consolation game, the Morning Stars knocked off Shelby for good measure, 63-53. Mitchell and Parker scored 17 each, while Gopher added 12 as Rocky Boy made it back to the Northern B. Fairfield beat Choteau in the championship game.

Meanwhile, Harlem’s season ended at the District 2B tourney this weekend in Malta. The Wildcats lost to Glasgow 51-40 in the play-in game Thursday night. Malta beat Poplar in the championship game Saturday, while Glasgow beat Wolf Point for third. Those four teams, along with the top four from the 1B, will meet at the Northern B Divisional, which runs Thursday-Saturday in Glasgow. The top two teams from the Northern B will advance to the Class B state tourney, March 9-11 in Billings.

Thursday

Rocky Boy 63, Conrad 35

Conrad 2 7 15 11 - 35

Rocky Boy 11 14 17 21 - 63

Conrad: Brooke Mycke 12, Kate Murack 8, Delayne Van Dyke 8, Ivy Kinamon 7. Totals: 9 6-16.

Rocky Boy: Shania Patacsil 4, Sean Henry 11, Adrienne Gopher 14, Rosie Parker 4, Jaylynn Mitchell 16, Jaynah Gopher 2, Sasha Coffee 5, Kristi Parker 3, Rochelle Pease 4. Totals: 25 9-16.

3-pointers: Murack, Henry 3, A. Gopher.

Glasgow 51, Harlem 40, lo

Harlem 9 12 6 13 – 40

Glasgow 12 10 14 15 – 51

Harlem: Kailee Henry 12, Skylee Dierden 4, L'Tia Lawrence 13, Autumn Eagleman 6, Taeshon Scheaffer 3, Aria Owens 2. Totals: 13 7-12.

Glasgow: Khloe Krumwiede 7, Lexi Nixdorf 1, Demi Aune 2, Ziggy Chamberlain 2, Jorday Kulczyk 19, Leinie Hughes 15, Tyra Johnson 5. Totals: 18 15-26.

3-pointers: Henry 2, Lawrence 2, Eagleman 2, Scheaffer.

Friday

Fairfield 80, Rocky Boy 55, sf

Fairfield 20 20 23 17 - 80

Rocky Boy 20 16 15 4 - 55

Fairfield: Allix Goldhahn 21, Natalie Klinker 24, Aria Johnson 7, Logan Kolste 2, Kaitlyn Jones 22, Chesney Rogers 1, Kenna Pitcher 2, Hanna Peterman 1.

Rocky Boy: Shania Patacsil 2, Sean Henry 18, Adrienne Gopher 6, Rosie Parker 12, Jaylynn Mitchell 9, Sasha Coffee 7, Rochelle Pease 1.

Saturday

Rocky Boy 89, Cut Bank 65, lo

Cut Bank 11 12 20 22 – 65

Rocky Boy 28 21 22 18 – 89

Cut Bank – Marissa VandenBos 25, Jazmine Spotted Bear 8, Sarah Thies 6, Madi Siefert 4, Jaycee Frydenlund 8, Brynne Finstad 9, Macee Barry 3, Emma Pyette 2. Totals: 25 13-26.

Rocky Boy – Shania Patacsil 2, Sean Henty 3, Adrienne Gopher 24, Rosie Parker 10, Jaylynn Mitchell 20, Doah Standing Rock 3, Jaynah Gopher 8, Sasha Coffee 2, Kristi Parker 1, Rochelle Pease 16. Totals: 37 8-14.

3-pointers –Spotted Bear, Barry, Henry, A. Gopher 4, Standing Rock, J. Gopher.

Rocky Boy 63, Shelby 53, 3rd

Shelby 9 18 14 12 -- 53

Rocky Boy 22 13 14 14 -- 63

Shelby – Ashton Daniels 12, Skyler Martin 18, Brittany Brusven 2, Kendall Anderson 3, Bailey Johnson 4, Brogan McAllister 10, Maddy Hellinger 4. Totals: 20 10-17.

Rocky Boy – Shania Patacsil 1, Sean Henry 8, Adrienne Gopher 12, Rosie Parker 17, Jaylynn Mitchell 17, Sasha Coffee 5, Rochelle Pease 3. Totals: 21 18-24.

Three point goals – Martin 1, Anderson 1, Johnson 1, Gopher 2, Coffee 1.