By Ryan Divish/Havre Daily News Sports Editor/rdivish@havredailynews.com
There was no shortage of scoring this past weekend in boys high school basketball, particularly at the Havre High gymnasium where the Box Elder Bears and Rocky Boy Stars lit up the Native American Classic.
The Bears rolled up 96 points in a win over Two Eagle River on Friday to start the tournament. Tyler Henry scored a game-high 35 points, including six three-pointers. Cousin Aaron Henry added 25 points and Steve Acra chipped in with 16 in the 96-66 win.
Also on Friday, Rocky Boy took advantage of a pair of technical fouls called during warmups and four three throws to start the game to notch a 69-53 win over Kainai, Alberta.
Charles Walking Child scored 28 points, and A.J. The Boy added 13 in the Stars' first win of the season.
Things didn't slow down on Saturday at the Classic as Box Elder scored an impressive 67-52 win over District 10C power Heart Butte.
The Bears jumped out to a 15-6 first-quarter lead and held the Warriors off the remainder of the game.
Acra led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points. Aaron Henry scored 15 points, Tyler Henry added 14 and Dustin Bacon added 11 in the win. Heart Butte was led Joseph Wagner's 13 points.
Rocky Boy also finished the weekend 2-0 with a 70-51 win over Two Eagle River. Walking Child led a group of four players in double figures with 20 points. A.J. The Boy and Nate Rock had 14 points each and Upton Whitford chipped in with 13 in the win.
District 9C preseason favorite Hays-Lodge Pole had two wins at the Southern Native American Classic in Billings. On Friday, the T-Birds held off a pesky Roberts squad 67-57.
Delaine Ariwite's 17 points and Robyn Doney's 16 points led a balanced Hays' attack. Steven Shambo had 14 points and Lance Brockie added 10 in the win.
Saturday's game wasn't quite as close for the T-Birds as they crushed Lame Deer 90-62.
Ariwite scored a game-high 21 points and Dwight Flansburg added 19, while Doney and Brockie had 13 and 11 points, respectively for Hays-Lodge Pole.
Elsewhere in 9C action, the KG KouGars grabbed a 47-33 win over Sunburst on Saturday in Sunburst.
Branden Melby scored 10 points and Drew Kapperud added 14 points, including four three-pointers, in the win.
Also on Saturday, the Blue Sky/J-I picked up a 61-38 conference win over Turner in Rudyard.
Craig Miller scored a game-high 20 points and Alex Frey added 17 in the win for the Eagles. Turner was paced by Emory Hedegaard's 14 points.
The weekend wasn't quite as kind to the Big Sandy Pioneers, who dropped a pair of games.
Winifred knocked off the Pioneers 68-58 on Friday night in Winifred.
The Pioneers got 14 points from Kyle Danreuther, 12 from Justin Willis and 10 each from Chris LaBuda and Devin Genereux in the loss.
Big Sandy suffered its second loss of the weekend on Saturday night, falling 80-52 to Denton.
Danreuther scored 14 points and LaBuda added 11 in the loss.
In District 10C action, the Chester Coyotes split their weekend games. Chester opened the season with a 61-44 win over Stanford on Friday.
Brice Fenger scored 18 points, Zach Ramberg added 12 points and Patrick Wicks chipped in with 10 for the Coyotes.
On Saturday, Chester lost a tough 75-69 decision to District 8C power Belt.
Sam Sweeney scored 22 points to lead Belt. Fenger scored 21 points and Ramberg added 16 for the Coyotes.
In Class B action, the Chinook Sugarbeeters lost a tough 70-62 game to Malta on Saturday in Chinook. After falling behind 15-5 in the first quarter, the Beeters rallied in the second quarter but couldn't seal the win.
Marty Birky scored 20 points and Adam Hayes added 15 in the loss.
In District 1B action, the Harlem Wildcats picked up a big 66-64 overtime win over Shelby in Shelby.
Wilson Blackelk scored 18 points and Walter Crantz added 10 in the win.
On Saturday, the Wildcats suffered an 84-35 shellacking to Class B powerhouse Cut Bank.
Crantz was the only Wildcat in double figures with 10 points.
Friday
Native American Classic
Box Elder 96, Two Eagle River 66
Two Eagle River 18 10 17 21 - 66
Box Elder 26 27 23 20 - 96
Two Eagle River - Antoine Tenas 6, Nick Olson 35, Marquis Harlow 13, Mike Parker 5, Mess Tanner 9. Totals" 24 11-16 66
Box Elder - Tyler Henry 35, Dustin Bacon 9, Aaron Henry 25, Steve Acra 16, Chad Taylor 5. Donny Top Sky 2, Steven Morsette 4. Totals: 39 7-15 96.
Total Fouls - Two Eagle 17, Box Elder 15. Fouled out: none. Three pointers - Olson, Parker, Tanner, T. Henry 6, A. Henry 3, Taylor.
Rocky Boy 69, Kainai, Alberta 53
Kainai 10 20 11 12 - 53
Rocky Boy 24 10 16 19 - 69
Kainai - Sonny MC. 10, Collin B. 21, Jason T. 5, Johnny B. 2, Melvin MH. 15. Totals: 19 7-11 53.
Rocky Boy - Joe Small 9, Charles Walking Child 28, A.J. the Boy 13, Upton Whitford 9, Nathan Rock 4, Ivan Whitford 3, Marty Watson 3. Totals 27 9-12 69.
Total Fouls - Kainai 19, Rocky Boy 14. Fouled out - Melvin MH. Technical fouls - Jesse BR, Kainai (2 ejected) Three-point goals - Sonny MC. 3, Collin B. 4, Jason T. 1, Small, The Boy 2, U. Whitford, I. Whitford, Watson)
Harlem 66, Shelby 64 OT
Harlem 11 14 9 18 14 - 66
Shelby 7 19 8 18 12 - 64
Harlem - Craig Adams 5, Niko Bigby 4, Vance Bigby 2, Will Bigby 5, Wilson Blackelk 18, Walter Crantz 10, Lance Ironchild 5, Eddie Moore 6, Monty Snow 11. Totals: 27 8-22 66.
Shelby - Nathan Mayernik 6, Zach Mayernik 11, Jordan Weishaar 7, Shane Clark 16, John Rausch 2, Trey Wanty 22 16-25 64.
Totals Fouls - Harlem 26, Shelby 20. Fouled out - Moore, Crantz. Three-pointers - Adams , Blackelk, Ironchild, N. Mayernik, Z. Mayernik 2, Clark.
Winifred 68, Big Sandy 58
Big Sandy 13 17 18 10 - 58
Winifred 16 21 19 12 - 68
Big Sandy - Jon Sheehy 2, Kyle Danreuther 14, Chris LaBuda 10, Devin Genereux 10, Lawrence Jappe 3, Justin Willis 12, Karl Osterman 4, Kyle Lillee 2. Totals 16 17-24 58
Winifred - Brian Foran 4, Steve Foran 23, Jared Foran 2, Nick Econom 7, TJ Foran 4, Andy Heller 6, Logan Heggem 10, Garrett Carr 12. Totals: 29 7-12 68.
Total Fouls - Big Sandy 18, Winifred 14. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Danreuther 2, LaBuda 3, Genereux, Jappe, Willis, Osterman, S. Foran, Econom, Heller.
Chester 61, Stanford 44
Stanford 7 4 9 24 - 44
Chester 22 16 12 11 - 61
Stanford - Seth Wildung 16, Zach Smith 2, Tanner Kelly 8, Caleb Gee 11, Wacy Deegan 7.
Chester - Isaac VanDyke 8, Casey Buffington 3, Kevin May 2, Zach Ramberg 12, Patrick Wicks 10, Brice Fenger 18, Stetson Brown 8.
Total Fouls - Stanford 18, Chester 15. Fouled out - Deegan. Three-point goals - Wildung 3, Gee, Ramberg.
Hays-Lodge Pole 67, Roberts 57
Roberts 9 12 13 24 - 57
Hays-Lodge Pole 16 12 15 24 - 67
Roberts - Tyge DeVries 18, Kyle Preiut 14, Lat Wittlinger 9, Ty Baldwin 8, Kyle Croft 4, Matt Cook 2, Travis Stovall 2.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Delaine Ariwite 17, Robyn Doney 16, Steven Shambo 14, Lance Brockie 10, Dwight Flansburg 5, Michael Werk 3, William Granados 2.
Saturday
Native American Classic
Box Elder 67, Heart Butte 52
Box Elder 15 19 18 15 - 67
Heart Butte 6 15 13 18 - 52
Box Elder - Tyler Henry 14, Aaron Henry 15, Dustin Bacon 11, Chadd Taylor 8, Steve Acra 17, Donny Top Sky 2. Totals: 25 13-22 67.
Heart Butte - Mike Running Crane 5, Lyle Aimsback 8, Wacy Mountain Chief 2, Kyle Spotted Eagle 5, Lymon Tailfeathers 11, Joseph Wagner 13, Patrick Whitcomb 4, Raymond Purnell 4. Totals 18 12-21 52.
Totals Fouls - Box Elder 19, Heart Butte 19. Fouled out - Acra. Three-point goals - A. Henry 2, Taylor, Aimsback, Tailfeathers, Wagner 2.
Rocky Boy 70, Two Eagle River 51
Two Eagle River 4 11 22 14 - 51
Rocky Boy 13 20 8 29 - 70
Two Eagle River - Nick Olson 28, Magnus Harlow 13, Harley Big Day 8. Totals: 18 12-18 51
Rocky Boy - Joe Small 4, Charles Walking Child 20, A.J. The Boy 14, Upton Whitford 13, Nathan Rock 14, Mike Guardipee 4, Kyle Standing Rock 2. Totals: 33 5-14 70.
Totals Fouls - Two Eagle 16, Rocky Boy 17. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Olson.
Cut Bank 84, HARLEM 35
Harlem 6 10 6 13 - 35
Cut Bank 23 20 25 16 - 84
Harlem - Vance Bigby 2, Niko Bigby 2, Monty Snow 2, Craig Adams 5, Eddy Moore 7, Lance Ironchild 4, Will Bigby 3, Walter Crantz 10.
Cut Bank - Kade Altenburg 3, Cash Coleman 7, Jeff Larson 15, Matt Stuart 17, Kyle Lewis 10, Craig Smith 14, Matt Welchel 8, Brian McDivitt 7, Andrew Brown 4.
Totals Fouls - Harlem 15, Cut Bank 10. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Ironchild, Moore, Adams, Stewart 5, Larson 3, Coleman, McDivitt.
KG 47, Sunburst 33
Sunburst 7 9 9 8 - 33
KG 12 8 12 15 - 47
Sunburst - Nate Aschim 9, Chris McFadden 2, Mitch Diegel 2, Todd Fleisher 1, Matt Tomscheck 1, Shane Sommerville 2, Jake Roark 4. Shelton Schulze 12. Totals: 12 7-`0 33.
KG - Zach Rambo 2, Branden Melby 19, Drew Kapperud 14, Shane Rice 4, Cody Donoven 8. Totals: 15 13-19 47.
Totals Fouls - Sunburst 20, KG 12. Fouled out - Aschim. Three-point goals - Aschim 2, Kapperud 4.
Blue Sky/J-I 61, Turner 61
Turner 6 8 12 12 - 38
Blue Sky/J-I 16 12 17 16 - 61
Turner - Dalton Cornell 9, Colin Jones 4, Emory Hedegaard 14, Logan Fouts 3, Chad Jones 4, Garrett Maloney 4. Totals: 17 6-8 38.
Blue Sky/J-I - Dane Kantorowitz 2, Craig Miller 20, Darius Wendland 7, Conrad Wendland 6, Alex Frey 17, Alex Chvilicek 6, Mat Sudan 3. Totals: 26 2-3 61.
Totals Fouls - Turner 11, Blue Sky/J-I 12. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - D. Wendland, Chvilicek 2.
Malta 70, Chinook 62
Malta 15 23 14 18 - 70
Chinook 5 31 14 12 - 62
Malta - Jay Galt 1, Tyler Sjostrom 7, John Galt 20, Bo Stiles 13, Kevin Hanson 4, Lyndon Matthews 6, Jeremy Azure 6, Scott Lindgren 10, Jordan Hould 3.
Chinook - Chad Beck 2, Marty Birky 20, Adam Hayes 15, Taylor Tollefson 6, Tad Darrah 3, Dallas Miller 6, Luke Whitney 4, Jordan Lybeck 6.
Totals Fouls - Malta 26, Chinook 26. Fouled out - Stiles, Lindgren, Beck Miller. Three-point goals - Stiles 2, Hould, Darrah.
Hays-Lodge Pole 90, Lame Deer 62
Lame Deer 12 23 10 16 - 62
Hays-Lodge Pole 18 24 29 19 - 90
Lame Deer - Hunter James 6, Chris Little Coyote 2, Donovan Limber Hand 10, Preston Gray 13, Raymond Holmes 9, Gabe Mexican Cheyenne 3, Laurence Spang 8, Mike Hart 10.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Robyn Doney 13, Delaine Ariwite 21, Dwight Flansburg 19, Steven Shambo 6, Lance Brockie 11, Kelly Healy 4, Ronnie Williamson 2, William Granados 4, Garrett Morin 3, Cody McCave 6, Lenny Gray 1.
Denton 80, Big Sandy 52
Denton 18 19 31 12 - 80
Big Sandy 11 13 15 13 - 52
Denton - Lance Nemec 6, Degan Barber 19, Cole Derks 10, Martin Buckentin 17, David Heble 4, Brenton Melton 12, Clavin Bronec 12. Totals: 30 18-34 80.
Big Sandy - Devin Genereux 3, Justin Willis 9, Kyle Danreuther 14, Kyle Little 5, Chris LaBuda 11, Lawrence Jappe 6, Karl Osterman. Totals: 18 9-18 52.
Totals Fouls - Denton 19, Big Sandy 24. Fouled out - Genereux, Willis Osterman. Technical fouls - Big Sandy bench Three-point goals - Buckentin 2, Danreuther 3, LaBuda 2, Jappe 2, Osterman.
BELT 75, CHESTER 69
Chester 12 20 12 16 9 - 69
Belt 14 8 11 28 14 - 75
Chester - Isaac VanDyke 8, Casey Buffington 5, Kevin May 6, Zach Ramberg 16, Patrick Wicks 4, Brice Fenger 21, Stetson Brown 9.
Belt - Sam Sweeney 22, Bobby Tilleman 11, Frank Urick 5, Trevore Daer 13, John Larson 15, Shane Wooten 4, John Masonovich 2, Matt Hoyer 3.
Total Fouls - Chester 24, Belt 28. Fouled out - Daer, VanDyke, May. Technical fouls - Three-point goals - Brown, Tilleman 3, Urick, Larson, Hoyer. Technical Fouls - Ramberg.
