Havre basketball splits home stand

After several postponements, the Havre High boys and girls basketball teams finally got to play when they hosted Sidney for a doubleheader at Havre High Gymnasium this past Friday. The HHS girls basketball team defended its home court with a 54-32 win over Sidney, but the HHS boys team lost, 65-55, to the visiting Eagles.

The HHS and Sidney boys teams got the night started with their contest. The Eagles took control early as they led, 17-13, to end the first quarter. The Blue Ponies kept with it, but they still trailed, 35-29, at halftime.

The Ponies began to climb their way back as they cut the deficit to 48-45 heading into the fourth quarter. But the Eagles retook momentum in the final frame to pull away for the win. Jackson Headdress led the Ponies with 13 points while his teammate Carter Spangler finished the night with 12 points. With the loss, the Ponies fell to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the Northeast A.

After the boys wrapped up, the HHS and Sidney girls teams faced off. The Ponies got off to a strong start as they took a 15-11 lead over the Eagles. The Ponies then really got rolling as they stretched their lead to 40-16 heading into halftime.

With the big lead, the Ponies coasted in the second half to an easy win. The Ponies improved their record to 8-1 overall this season and 2-0 in the Northeast A.

The HHS girls basketball team will next play Miles City at HHS Gymnasium this Friday at 6 p.m. The HHS boys basketball team will then play Miles City right after at 7:30 p.m. 

Sidney 65, Havre boys 55

SID — 17 18 13 17 — 65

HAV — 13 16 16 10 — 55

HAV — Jackson Headdress 13, Carter Spangler 12, Shane Patacsil 11, Ryker O’Leary 8, Dax Ostwalt 3, Reid Kato 3, Matt Huse 2. 

Havre girls 54, Sidney 32

SID — 11 5 6 10 — 32

HAV — 15 25 5 9 — 54