Hi-Line Girls BB: Hi-Line girls teams enter the home stretch

High school girls basketball returned to the Hi-Line this past week with a whole new slate of exciting games. The week got started last Tuesday with the Harlem Wildcats winning, 45-43, on the road against Rocky Boy.

The week did not get easier for Rocky Boy as it suffered a 77-28 loss to Malta at home Thursday night. The M-Ettes jumped out to a 21-4 lead before taking a 43-20 lead into halftime. Malta then cruised to victory in the second half. Jayci Demontiney led Rocky Boy with 11 points.

On Friday, the Fort Benton Longhorns picked up a 48-40 win on the road against Conrad. The Cowgirls started strong taking a 13-11 lead. But the Longhorns responded to take a 25-22 lead into halftime.

The Longhorns continued to play well in the third as they stretched their lead to 37-28. Conrad tried to come back in the fourth, but the Longhorns held on to win. Emerson Giese led Fort Benton with 22 points while Casha Corder recorded 13 points.

In a District 9C game Friday, the North Star Knights defended home court with a 50-38 win over the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks. After trailing, 8-5, the Knights went on a run in the second to take a 25-20 lead into halftime.

The Hawks responded in the third to cut their deficit to 35-32, but the Knights took back momentum in the fourth to win the game. Kaytlyn Domire led North Star with 18 points while Laynie Sattoriva scored 16. Brynn Kammerzell scored 13 points for CJI.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters started their week with a 54-32 win at home against the Harlem Wildcats. Chinook got off to a strong start taking a 20-8 lead in the first quarter. By halftime, the Sugarbeeters had a 28-11 lead.

In the second half, the Sugarbeeters continued to play well to cruise to a win. Hallie Neibauer led Chinook with 19 points while Alexus Seymour recorded 16 points for the Sugarbeeters.

There were several other Hi-Line games Friday night. The Big Sandy Pioneers survived on the road to win, 61-59, against the Box Elder Bears. Eva Yeadon led the Pioneers with 22 points. Over in Hays, the Turner Tornadoes won, 56-55, in overtime against the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds.

On Saturday, the Fort Benton Longhorns won, 58-38, at home against the Box Elder Bears. After trailing, 10-5, the Longhorns went on a run to take a 20-16 lead into halftime. In the second half, the Longhorns pulled away to win the game. Giese led the Longhorns with 23 points while Meiyah Oats led Box Elder with 11 points.

On Saturday, the Chinook Sugarbeeters went on the road and picked up a 63-26 win over the Turner Tornadoes. They started strong by taking an 18-4 lead before building their lead to 32-10 by halftime. The Sugarbeeters then pulled away in the second half to win. Seymour led Chinook with 26 points while Neibauer contributed 14 points in the win.

The CJI Hawks wrapped up the week with a 67-45 win at home against the HLP T-Birds. The Hawks took a 13-7 lead to start the game and then went on a run to take a 38-11 lead at halftime. The T-Birds played better in the second half but were unable to make any headway on the scoreboard. Kammerzell led CJI with 21 points and Jayla Ramberg scored 11 for the Hawks. Alliya Pretty Paint led HLP with 15 points.

The Harlem Wildcats ended the week with a 56-25 loss at home to Wolf Point. The Wolves jumped out to a 16-4 lead before pushing their lead to 30-10 by halftime. The Wolves then pulled away in the second half to win the game. The North Star Knights ended their week with a 61-54 win on the road against the Big Sandy Pioneers.

At the end of the week, Chinook remained undefeated with a 16-0 record. North Star comes in second in the 9C standings with a 13-3 record and Fort Benton takes third with a 10-6 record. Big Sandy stands at fourth with a 10-6 record. The rest of the standings are Box Elder in fifth, CJI in sixth, Turner in seventh and HLP in eighth.

Hi-Line high school girls basketball returns this Thursday when Harlem plays at Box Elder and North Star plays at Chinook.

Tuesday

Harlem 45, Rocky Boy 43

Thursday

Malta 77, Rocky Boy 28

MAL - 21 22 14 20 - 77

RB - 4 16 7 1 - 28

MAL - Allison Kunze 19, Addy Anderson 13, Madison Williamson 11, Denvyr Tuss 8, Kendall Clausen 8, Brylee French 5, Kelbie Nelson 5, Neva Jacobson 4, Addison Ulrich 2, Gracie Honey 2,

RB - Jayci Demontiney 11, Kalelee Henderson 7, Amiya Four Souls 6, Tanille Standing Rock 4.

Friday

Fort Benton 48, Conrad 40

FB - 11 14 12 11 - 48

CON - 13 9 6 12 - 40

FB - Emerson Giese 22, Casha Corder 13, Hailee Wang 6, Kylynn Nack 3, Sarah Clark 2, Kaydyn LeFurgey 2.

CON - Cierra Kulpas 11, Tala Eneboe 11, M. Bender 6, Z. Progreba 5, Tabi Vermulm 4, Taylor Evans 3.

North Star 50, CJI 38

CJI - 8 12 12 6 - 38

NS - 5 20 10 15 - 50

CJI - Brynn Kammerzell 13, Jayla Ramberg 9, Sydney Hawks 4, MaRae Small 4, Ally Leach 3, Aaliyah Standiford 3, Wrien Wolery 2.

NS - Kaytlyn Domire 18, Laynie Sattoriva 16, Rainee Watson 8, Kira King 4, Mackenzie Sargent 2, Madison Bjornstad 2.

Chinook 54, Harlem 32

HAR - 8 3 13 8 - 32

CHI - 20 8 15 11 - 54

CHI - Hallie Neibauer 19, Alexus Seymour 16, Anna Terry 6, Jenna Liddle 5, Hannah Schoen 6, Mya Berreth 2.

Big Sandy 61, Box Elder 59

BS - Eva Yeadon 22, Eva Wagoner 15, Jaihaven Baumann 12, Keira Galbavy 6.

Turner 56, HLP 55, OT

Saturday

Fort Benton 58, Box Elder 38

BE - 10 6 10 12 - 38

FB - 5 15 20 18 - 58

BE - Meiyah Oats 11, Tayleigh Sunchild 6, Wapan Blackbird 6, Ariel Gopher 4, Dalelyn Henderson 4, A. Henry 3, Talyna Bacon 2, Rosette 2,

FB - Emerson Giese 23, Hailee Wang 13, Angelina Riener 8, Kaydyn LeFurgey 6, Casha Corder 5, Kylynn Nack 3.

Chinook 63, Turner 26

CHI - 18 14 15 16 - 63

TUR - 4 6 4 12 - 26

CHI - Alexus Seymour 26, Hallie Neibauer 14, Jenna Liddle 7, Mya Berreth 4, Hannah Schoen 4, Brooke Fetter 4, Torin Cecrle 2.

TUR - Natalie Richman 7, Cassidy Grabofsky 7, Dakota Krass 6, Abby Grabofsky 2, Hannah Richman 2, Meridian Snider 2, Ali Doyle 2.

CJI 67, HLP 45

HLP - 7 4 17 17 - 45

CJI - 13 25 16 13 - 67

HLP - Alliya Pretty Paint 15, Hailey Walker-Matte 10, Mount 7, Hadley Not Afraid 6, Blount 4, Shambo 3.

CJI - Brynn Kammerzell 21, Jayla Ramberg 11, MaRae Small 10, Aaliyah Standiford 10, Brie Mattson 6, Ally Leach 3, Mariah Ramberg 3, Jackson 2, Sydney Hawks 1.

Wolf Point 56, Harlem 25

WP - 16 14 12 14 - 56

HAR - 4 6 2 13 - 25

Harlem - N/A.