Hi-Line Girls: Fort Benton girls win a pair of key District 9C openers

The Holiday Break is already here, even though the high school girls basketball season seemingly just got started. Still, before teams broke for the holidays last week was a busy and exciting one.

Last Friday night saw the beginning of a full slate of District 9C games, including Fort Benton taking down Turner 72-43 in a key matchup. McKenzie Clark led three Longhorns in double figures with 19 points, while Brooke Reed scored 14 for the Tornadoes.

North Star got its week started with a key win as well. The Knights went on the road and beat Hays-Lodge Pole 62-42 behind 21 points from Laynie Sattoriva. Tahtianna Morgan scored 15 for the Thunderbirds.

Chinook was a winner Friday night, handling Big Sandy 47-34 in Chinook. Allison Powell and Jayden Miller combined for 28 points for the Sugarbeeters, while Lainey Gregory scored 13 for the Pioneers. Box Elder also remained undefeated with a 64-33 win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness, while Rocky Boy began District 1B play with a 54-30 victory over Great Falls Central. Kirsten LaMere led all scorers in the game with 13 points.

District action continued on Saturday with Turner bouncing back in a big way. The Tornadoes were at home, and they took care of CJI 70-34. Shyann Krass and Sarah Billmayer each poured in 22 points for the Tornadoes, while Lily Wickum and Tatum Hull combined for 21 points for the Hawks.

While Turner got a big win, the big 9C game Saturday night was in Rudyard, but Fort Benton proved too much for the Knights with a 63-41 win. McKenzie Clark and Aspen Giese combined for 33 points for Fort Benton, while Shayla Borlaug scored 12 and Jade Wendland added 11 for the Knights.

HLP got its first 9C win Saturday night as the T-Birds crushed Big Sandy 62-14, while Box Elder took care of Chinook 62-33. Rocky Boy suffered a tough loss Saturday night, falling at Shelby 55-47.

FRIDAY

Chinook 47, Big Sandy 34

Big Sandy 10 7 10 7 - 34

Chinook 8 10 10 19 - 47

Big Sandy - K. Sternberg 7, B. Gasvoda 2, L. Gregory 13, E. Taylor 2, A. Cline 5, S. Demontiney 3, M. Terry 2.

Chinook - Jade Cecerle 6, Bree Swanson 2, Lexi Pitkanen 2, Jayden Miller 13, Lily Surber 9, Allison Powell 15.

Fort Benton 72, Turner 43

Turner 12 6 16 9 - 43

Fort Benton 17 14 23 18 - 72

FB - McKenna Hanford 6, Emerson Giese 4, Megan Clark 12, Maci Molinario 2, Ashlee Wang 4, Aspen Giese 12, McKenzie Clark 19, Cassie Nack 5, Abby Clark 6.

Turner - Brooke Reed 14, Laci Maloney 5, Brandy Calvert 4, Shyan Krass 7, Sarah Billmayer 10, Dakota Krass 2, Emma Timmons 1.

North Star 62, Hays-Lodge Pole 42

North Star 14 17 13 18 - 62

HLP 12 8 11 11 - 42

North Star - L. Sattoriva 21, J. Wendland 6, K. Wolery 2, S. Borlaug 15, K. Domire 16, R. Watson 2.

HLP - N. Shambo 7, E. Messerly 7, S. Chandler 2, T. Morgan 15, J. Chandler 2, M. Stiffarm 9.

Rocky Boy 54, GFCC 30

Rocky Boy - Kirsten LaMere 13, Sasha Coffee 6, Jaynah Gopher 6, Jeralyn Parker 9, Angela Gopher 12, Meiyah Sutherland 6, Ella Moore 2.

GFCC - N/A.

SATURDAY

Turner 70, CJI 34

CJI 6 8 14 6 - 34

Turner 23 19 17 11 - 70

Turner - Brooke Reed 14, Laci Maloney 6, Dakota Krass 3, Shyan Krass 22, Brandy Calvert 2, Emma Billmayer 1, Sarah Billmayer 22.

CJI - Tatum Hull 10, Averie Mattson 1, Molly Nelsoin 2, Haddie Woods 8, Lily Wickum 11, Aaliyah Standiford 2.

Fort Benton 63, North Star 41

Fort Benton 15 18 16 14 - 63

North Star 19 5 11 6 - 41

North Star - K. Domire 7, S. Borlaug 12, K. Wolery 6, J. Wendland 11, L. Sattoriva 5.

Fort Benton - Cassie Nack 2, McKenna Hanford 6, Emerson Giese 2, Megan Clark 7, Maci Molinario 7, Abby Clark 6, Aspen Giese 14, McKenzie Clark 19.

Hays-Lodge Pole 62, Big Sandy 14

HLP 15 21 15 11 - 62

Big Sandy 2 5 4 3

HLP - N/A

Big Sandy - NA

Shelby 55, Rocky Boy 47

Shelby 12 12 7 16 - 55

Rocky Boy 10 13 14 18 - 47

Shelby - Brooky Luly 13, Brogan McCallister 6, Kendall Anderson 5, Maddison Underal 17, Brielle Akelstad 8, Bailey Johnson 6.

Rocky Boy - N/A.