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Box Elder's Christopher Burns, left, shoots during a District 9C boys loser-out game Thursday morning at the HHS gymnasium. The Bears eliminated Chester-Joplin-Inverness, while Turner also knocked out Big Sandy. The 9C boys tourney concludes today.
CJI's Andrew Woods drives during a 9C loser-out game Thursday morning in Havre.
Early morning games at the District 9C tournament are tough. But Turner and Big Sandy put on an entertaining show in the first 9C boys loser-out game of the tournament Thursday morning inside the HHS gymnasium.
Turner advanced with a 65-63 win over the Pioneers, but not before having to hold off the Pioneers in a thrilling finish. Turner led 18-6 after the first quarter, and held a halftime edge as well. But the Pioneers roared back with 39 points in the final 16 minutes, and had several chances to tie or take the lead down the stretch. But Turner (9-10) held strong at the end and moved into loser-out action this morning.
Eddie Harmon had a huge game for the Tornadoes with 26 points and two 3-pointers, while Cody Welsh added 18 points. Big Sandy, which saw its season come to an end with a 3-16 record, got 19 points from Kade Strutz, and 15 each from Ryan Roth and Clint Darlington.
In the second game of the morning, Box Elder also advanced. After a tough loss to Hays-Lodge Pole Wednesday night, the Bears bounced back with a 52-35 win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness.
The Bears led from start to finish, in moving on to today's loser-out game against Fort Benton. The Bears got 10 points and four rebounds from Malique Rosette, while Peyton Gardipee scored seven points and dished out seven assists. In what was CJI's final game of the season, the Hawks were led by Spencer Richter, who had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tyler Wanken added 15 points for the Hawks.
Box Elder (8-12) will face Fort Benton today at 11, while Turner plays again at 12:30 p.m. The winners of those two games will meet in tonight's consolation game at 7, with a spot in next week's Northern C on the line.
Turner 65, Big Sandy 63, LO
Big Sandy 6 18 14 25 – 63
Turner 18 16 10 21 – 65
Big Sandy – Ryan Roth 15, Parker Proulx 6, Brock Proulx 8, Kade Strutz 19, Clint Darlington 15. Totals: 26-70 6-16 63.
Turner – Austin Welsch 2, Jack Harmon 3, Kurt Calvert 2, Cody Welsh 18, Shane Kimmel 7, Eddie Harmon 26, Tracer Helig 7. Totals: 21-52 18-23 65.
3-pointers: Roth 3, B. Proulx 1, Strutz 1, J. Harmon 1, C. Welsh 1, Kimmel 1, Harmon 2. Fouls: Big Sandy 21, Turner 15. Fouled out: none.
Box Elder 52, CJI 35, LO
Box Elder 11 16 9 16 – 52
CJI 14 5 7 9 – 35
Box Elder – Nacona Limberhand 7, Kadyn Duran 10, Chris Burns 7, Jerel Anderson 5, Peyton Gardipee 7, Malique Rosette 10, Seth Duran 6. Totals: 20-48 8-17 52.
CJI – Jackson Diemert 3, Andrew Woods 2, Noah Bender 2, Spencer Richter 11, Evan Dahinden 2, Tyler Wanken 15. Totals: 14-45 4-13 35.
3-pointers: K. Duran 2, Anderson 1, Rosette 1, Diemert 1, Richter 1, Wanken 1. Fouls: Box Elder 13, CJI 15. Fouled out: none.
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