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JoJo Standing Rock and the Rocky Boy Stars are headed to the Northern B Divisional after finishing third at the District 1B tournament last week in Cut Bank.
With berths in the Northern B on the line, there was a lot at stake in Class B boys basketball this past weekend.
The District 1B tournament was held in Cut Bank, with the Rocky Boy Stars reaching for a title and a good spot in the Northern B Divisionals, while the 2B tournament took place in Malta, where the top-seeded Harlem Wildcats looked to pick up a 2B title.
In the 2B, the Harlem Wildcats put forth a solid pair of games, placing second in the 2B.
First off, the Wildcats opened the tournament with a first-round bye but met the Glasgow Scotties in the semifinals Friday. Harlem beat the Scotties 75-60 to advance to the 2B championship. R.J. Ramone led the Wildcats with 24 points, followed by Brad Cichosz' 16.
But the Wildcats fell in the 2B championship against Wolf Point Saturday 68-58. Harlem would take second in the 2B. Cichosz led the Wildcats with 17 points, followed by Ramone with 16.
Harlem head coach Geno LeValdo was proud of the effort his team put in throughout the tournament.
"The first game against Glasgow, we came out firing," LeValdo said. "We slowed a bit at one point but maintained our lead. We played pretty good. Against Wolf Point, we came out pretty slow. We were playing the catch-up game. They pretty much hounded Brad Cichosz all night and stuck by him hip to hip to slow him up."
In the 1B, Rocky Boy head coach Adam Demontiney and his team had a good weekend, as the Stars finished third. The boys beat Cut Bank 66-60 Saturday to take third place in the tourney. Blake Cantrell led the Stars with 22 points, followed by Benji Crebs with 17.
But, before the consolation game, the boys played the Wolves in round one Thursday, beating Cut Bank 55-45 to move on to the semifinals. This time, Joe Demontiney put up 17 points to lead the Stars, while Cantrell followed right behind with 16.
In the semifinals against Fairfield Friday, the boys were sent to the loser's bracket in a 74-65 loss. In this game, Crebs dropped 31 points for a huge game. The Stars then beat Great Falls Central in a loser-out bout 69-42, with Cantrell at the helm with an 18-point game.
The Rocky Boy Stars (13-9) will meet the Harlem Wildcats (17-3) in round one of the Northern B Divisionals Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Malta.
District 1B Boys Tournament
Rocky Boy 55, Cut Bank 45 (R1)
Cut Bank 9 7 8 21 – 45
Rocky Boy 13 6 12 24 – 55
CUT BANK: Hayden Harrell 16; Devin Gobert 12; Coalter Littrell 5; Dayne Barbie 5; Dawson Vasboe 2; Cody Racki 2; Justin Crowe 2; Chevy Burdeau 1.
ROCKY BOY: Joe Demontiney 17; Blake Cantrell 16; JoJo Standing Rock 9; Sean Gibson 6; Benji Crebs 5; Sage Bradley 2.
Fairfield 74, Rocky Boy 65 (SF)
Rocky Boy 17 20 12 16 – 65
Fairfield 13 19 19 23 – 74
ROCKY BOY: Benji Crebs 31; Blake Cantrell 12; JoJo Standing Rock 6; Sean Gibson 6; Joe Demontiney 5; Sage Bradley 3; Cedric Belcourt 2.
FAIRFIELD: Keeley Bake 32; Daniel Faith 15; Kaelob Flores 13; Gavin Mills 9; Guidry Giles 3; Conner Murray 2.
Rocky Boy 69, Great Falls Central 42 (LO)
Great Falls Central 6 7 4 25 – 42
Rocky Boy 14 13 14 28 – 69
ROCKY BOY: Blake Cantrell 18; Sean Gibson 16; Benji Crebs 15; Sage Bradley 5; Cedric Belcourt 5; Joe Demontiney 3.
Rocky Boy 66, Cut Bank 60 (3rd)
Rocky Boy 19 9 17 21 – 66
Cut Bank 16 12 22 10 – 60
ROCKY BOY: Blake Cantrell 22; Benji Crebs 17; Sean Gibson 13; Joe Demontiney 9; Sage Bradley 3; Cedric Belcourt 2.
CUT BANK: Devin Gobert 25; Hayden Harrell 17; Dayne Barbie 11; Coalter Littrell 7.
District 2B Boys Tournament
Harlem 75, Glasgow 60 (SF)
Glasgow 10 16 18 16 – 60
Harlem 24 17 16 18 – 75
GLASGOW: Keigan Skolrud 25; Tim Wageman 12; Kobe Sibley 9; Alex Boland 9; Trevor Klind 5.
HARLEM: RJ Ramone 24; Brad Cichosz 16; Daniel Lawrence 15; Tyler Cichosz 12; Trent Main 7; J Longfox 1.
Wolf Point 68, Harlem 58 (1st)
Wolf Point 19 15 16 18 – 68
Harlem 13 9 24 12 – 58
WOLF POINT: Lance St. Germaine 20; Tade Wallette 16; Antone Manning 12; James Lien 7; Nick Page 7; Treyton Lilley 6.
HARLEM: Brad Cichosz 17; RJ Ramone 16; Daniel Lawrence 11; Tyler Cichosz 7; Truth Brockie 5; Trent Main 2.
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