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Fort Benton's Leah Gannon races up the floor during a District 9C girls game in Big Sandy last Friday night. The Longhorns beat the Pioneers and went 2-0 on the weekend.
Big Sandy's Lainey Gregory looks to pass during last Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Big Sandy's Jaylyn Cline shoots over the Fort Benton defense during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Big Sandy's Jenna Leader looks to pass during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Big Sandy's Sophie Reichelt handles the ball during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Fort Benton's Aspen Geise makes a move during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Maddie Thompson drives by the Big Sandy defense during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
Fort Benton's McKenzie Clark dribbles during Friday's 9C game in Big Sandy.
The high school basketball season is starting to hit the stretch run and that makes every game more intense. Of course, with so many good teams on the Hi-Line, every girls basketball game this season already seems intense.
Last week's action started with an intense game in Chinook, as the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds upset the Chinook Sugarbeeters in a District 9C battle Thursday night. The T-Birds erased a four-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Beeters 37-36.
Mulleah Stiffarm was amazing for the T-Birds, scoring 28 points in the win, while Hailey McMaster scored eight for Chinook.
Of course, two teams who have been playing well all season are the Harlem Wildcats and Rocky Boy Morning Stars, and both scored big wins Friday night.
Harlem went on the road to Malta, and beat the M-Ettes for the second time this winter. The Wildcats led Malta 34-21 at the end of three quarters, then held off the M-Ettes for a 38-32 victory. Autumn Eagleman scored 12 points for the Wildcats, while L'Tia Lawrence chipped in with 11.
Rocky Boy got a big district win Friday night, too, as the Morning Stars took care of Shelby 74-58. Rocky Boy scored 20 points in the first quarter and 25 in the second and never looked back from there. Adrienne Gopher pumped in a game-high 24 points for the Morning Stars, while Jaynah Gopher scored 17 and Sasha Coffee added 15.
Box Elder showed no signs of slowing down Friday either. At home, the Bears crushed Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 88-43. Box Elder stayed unbeaten behind 26 points from Ceceila Vielle and another 22 from Lilly Gopher. Kristina Dahinden scored 14 points for the Hawks in the loss.
In a key game in the 9C Friday night, North Star went to Turner and held the third-place Tornadoes to just 34 points in a 44-34 victory. The Knights trailed 24-11 at halftime but came roaring back for the win.
Kate Hansen scored 14 points, while Lily Pedersen and Peytan King added 10 apiece for the Knights. Sarah Billmayer and Raegan Conlan combined for 16 points for the Tornadoes.
It was yet another big weekend for the Fort Benton Longhorns as well. On Friday night, Fort Benton rolled up to Big Sandy and came away with a 65-12 victory over the Pioneers. And Saturday night, the Longhorns handed Turner its second straight loss. At home, the Longhorns cruised to a 66-41 win over the Tornadoes. McKenzie Clark and Aspen Giese each scored 14 points for the Longhorns, while Leah Gannon added 13. Shyan Krass scored 13 for Turner.
Box Elder continued to dominate as well. Saturday, the Bears were home to take on North Star and the Knights were no match, as Box Elder ran away with a 75-24 win. A 26-3 run in the second quarter was more than enough for the Bears to pull away.
Ceceila Vielle had her second straight big game with 21 points, while Lilly Gopher scored 14, Maddie Wolf Chief had 11 and Eve The Boy and Joelnell Momberg each scored 10. Paij Peterson and Katelin Harvey scored six each for the Knights.
CJI got back in the 9C win column Saturday night with a dominating performance against Hays-Lodge Pole, winning 67-42.
Chinook also got back to its winning ways Saturday night, with a 41-20 road win in Big Sandy.
And yet again, Saturday night was a big night for area Class B teams, especially Rocky Boy. Earlier this season, the Morning Stars lost to defending state champion Fairfield by one point, but Saturday night in Fairfield, Rocky Boy crushed the Eagles 71-48. The Morning Stars led wire-to-wire in what was perhaps their biggest win in a long time. It also gave them sole possession of first place in the 1B standings. Jaylynn Mitchell scored 17 points, and Sean Henry added 14 for Rocky Boy. Rochelle Pease, Sasha Coffee and Adrienne Gopher each scored 12 as well.
Harlem kept its 2B winning streak alive with another thriller Saturday night. Trailing rival Wolf Point 38-32 in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats finished the game on an 11-2 run to win 41-40. L'Tia Lawrence and Dayton Healy led Harlem with 11 points each.
Thursday
Hays-Lodge Pole 37, Chinook 36
Hays-Lodge Pole 7 4 16 10 - 37
Chinook 5 12 10 7 - 36
Hays-Lodge Pole: N. Andrew 2, S. Boushie 2, E. Messerly 2, Mulleeah Stiffarm 28, T. Werk 3.
Chinook: Sierra Swank 4, Megan Molyneaux 4, Carrie Hofer 6, Kourtney Hanson 7, Hailey McMaster 8, Ashley Maclead 1, Erin Pula 4, Rachel Gunderson 2.
Friday
Rocky Boy 74, Shelby 58
Shelby 13 16 14 15 - 58
Rocky Boy 20 25 13 16 - 74
Shelby: A. Aklestad 14, B. Johnson 1, S. Martin 17, K. Anderson 3, B. Aklestad 2, M. Underdal 11, B. McAllister 6, M. Hellinger 4.
Rocky Boy: J. Gopher 17, S. Henry 6, S. Coffee 15, Adrienne Gopher 24, K. Parker 2, J. Mitchell 4, R. Pease 6.
Harlem 38, Malta 32
Harlem 15 13 16 4 - 38
Malta 3 5 13 11 - 32
Harlem: Kairre Henry 5, Payton Healy 5, Mystic Striker 6, Skylee Dirden 9, L'Tia Lawerence 11, Autumn Eagleman 12.
Malta: Taylor Gilgikerson 8, Kelbee Denham 8, Kloie Marks 3, Erica Smith 3, Taylor Eggebrecht 3, Janessa Mamend 4, Ella Schye 3.
North Star 44, Turner 34
North Star 6 5 12 21 - 44
Turner 11 13 4 6 - 34
North Star: Katelyn Hansen 14, Kenidee Wolery 2, Paij Peterson 6, Lily Pederson 10, Saige O'Neil 2, Peytan King 10.
Turner: Raegan Conlan 7, Sarah Billmayer 9, Rylee Conlan 6, Melanie Watkins 2, Brandy Calvert 2, Brooke Reed 3, Shyan Krass 5.
Box Elder 88, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 43
Chester-Joplin-Inverness: Diemert 6, Woods 6, Bender 7, Richter 7, Dahinden 14, Wanken 9.
Box Elder: Parisian 8, Andersen 4, The Boy 6, Henderson 2, Wolf Chief 7, Lilly Gopher 22, Momberg 11, Oats 2, Cecilla Vielle 26.
Saturday
Rocky Boy 71, Fairfield 48
Rocky Boy 17 20 18 16 - 71
Fairfield 10 10 18 10 - 48
Rocky Boy: Jaynah Gopher 4, Sean Henry 14, Sasha Coffee 12, Adrienne Gopher 12, Jaylynn Mitchel 17, Rochelle Pease 12.
Fairfield: Alexis McWilliams 3, Naemi Wipf 14, Emily Clotfeller 9, Kenna Pitcher 10, Maddi Rosenbaum 4, Kaitlyn Jones 8.
Harlem 41, Wolf Point 40
Harlem 13 8 10 10 - 41
Wolf Point 11 12 11 6 - 40
Harlem: Dayton Healy 11, Mystic Striker 10, L'Tia Lawrence 11, Autumn Eagleman 2, Taeshon Schieffer 7.
Wolf Point: Brenna Kurokawa 2, Sermarah Wells 14, Alyssa Archdale 2, Aubrey Zilkoski 7, mary Bighorn 10, Abby Juve 5.
Fort Benton 66, Turner 41
Turner 10 12 9 10 - 41
Fort Benton 14 16 24 12 - 66
Turner: Raegan Conlan 6, Sarah Billmayer 4, Rylee Conlan 6, Melanie Watkins 6, Brandy Calvert 6, Shyan Krass 13
Fort Benton: Cassie Nack 2, McKenzie Clark 14, Madsion Thompson 7, Aspen Giese 14, Maci Molinario 4, Jaelyn Vielleux 1, Megan Clark 4, Leah Gannon 13, Mckenna Hanford 7.
Box Elder 75, North Star 24
North Star 7 3 10 4 – 24
Box Elder 19 26 20 10 – 75
North Star:– Kate Hansen 2, Paij Peterson 6, Tanisha Hudson 1, Katelin Harvey 6, Shayla Borlaug 2, Chelsea Donaldson 3, Petyan King 4.
Box Elder: – Sarah Parisian 2, Nikayla Anderson 5, Eve The Boy 10, Maddie Wolf Chief 11, Lilly Gopher 14, Joelnell Momberg 10, Brittany Lafromboise 2, Cecelia Vielle 21.
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