Early morning games at the District 9C are never easy. But they're also big games, and they were Thursday morning for the Box Elder Bears and Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks.
Box Elder stayed alive with a 82-64 win over the Turner Tornadoes in the Havre High gymnasium to advance on in the tournament. The Bears, who lost a heartbreaker to North Star Wednesday afternoon, jumped out to a 19-9 lead over the Tornadoes, and while Turner rallied in the second quarter, Box Elder still led 49-29 at halftime en route to the win.
Gabe Saddler scored 21 points for Box Elder (9-11), Chris Burns had 16, while Kadyn Duran, Tyrus LaMere and Malique Rosette each added 11. Turner, which was eliminated with the loss, got a tournament-high 35 points from Shane Kimmel, and Austin Welsh added 19.
The Bears looked to stay alive against Big Sandy in loser-out action this morning.
CJI (9-11) had a tougher time moving Thursday morning, but the Hawks edged Hays-Lodge Pole 51-43. The win kept the Hawks in the tournament, while HLP, which went all the way to the Class C state tourney a year ago, was eliminated.
Kealy Haaland scored 16 points and Caden Woods hauled in 15 rebounds for the Hawks, who broke open a 22-22 halftime tie in the third quarter. The T-Birds were led by Tyshawn Shambo's 15-point, 15-rebound double-double.
The Hawks hoped to keep their season going with a win over North Star this morning.
Box Elder 82, Turner 64, LO
Turner 9 20 18 17 - 64
Box Elder 19 30 13 20 - 82
Turner - Austin Welsh 19, Jack Harmon 3, Shane Kimmel 35, Charlie Calvert 3, Ryan Doyle 2, Trever Kimmel 2.
Box Elder - Jayden Jilot 4, Gabe Saddler 21, Zander Parisian 5, Kadyn Duran 11, Tyrus LaMere 11, Malique Rosette 11, Tayce St. Pierre 1, Christopher Burns 16, Cameron Eagleman 2.
3-pointers: (Kimmel 2, Saddler 1, Duran 1, LaMere 1, Burn 1), Fouls: Turner 19, Box Elder 27; Fouled out: Welsh.
CJI 51, HLP 43, LO
Chester-Joplin-Inverness 14 8 14 15 - 51
Hays-Lodge Pole 12 10 9 12 - 43
CJI - Andrew Woods 3, Kyle Harmon 12, Spencer Richter 11, Bryce Kammerzell 3, Kealy Haaland 16, Caden Woods 6.
HLP - Tyshawn Shambo 15, Estevan Granados 1, Siris Grandchamp 7, Lance Kirkaldie 6, Deshawn Shambo 5, Wyman Bringinggood 9.
3-pointers: (Woods 1, Richter 1, Tyshawn Shambo 2, Bringingood 3). Fouls: CJI 15, HLP 14. Fouled out: None.
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