George Ferguson
Havre Daily News sports editor
gferguson@havredailynews.com
The 2005-06 girls basketball season is just getting started, but already the action has been outstanding across the Hi-Line.
Let's take a look back at the weekend that was in local high school basketball.
In Class B action on Friday night, the young Harlem Wildcats were no match for District 2B powerhouse Glasgow. The Scotties routed the Wildcats by 40 points, 66-26.
Harlem kept the game close in the first quarter, trailing 13-8. But the Wildcats only managed to score two points in the second period and that allowed the Scotties to build an insurmountable lead.
Star Carrywater and Gemma Rides At The Door led the Wildcats with five points each. Lola Mountain Chief chipped in with four points in the losing effort.
In District 9C action Friday night, heavily favored Big Sandy made short work of Box Elder, thrashing the Bears 84-52. The Pioneers outscored Box Elder 28-9 in the first quarter and then went on to lead the Bears 49-24 at intermission en route to the easy victory.
Big Sandy was led by Shalayna Pearson's game-high 25 points. Kacy Herron also chipped in with 17 points. Box Elder got 18 points from Sharlene Yellow Tail and 10 from Rokki Parker.
Friday night also saw the Rocky Boy Morning Stars lose for the first time this season, falling to Highwood, 58-46. Meanwhile, the North Star Knights pulled out an impressive win over Chinook, 46-44, in overtime and Turner crushed Dodson, 65-50.
On Saturday night, Harlem rebounded from its loss to Glasgow by defeating Poplar, 53-49. The Wildcats and Indians played a tight game for three quarters before Harlem was able to separate in the fourth quarter.
Star Carrywater and Amy Stiffarm paced the Wildcats with seven and five points, respectively.
Saturday night also saw Big Sandy continue its winning ways in the early 9C season by defeating North Star High School, 61-49. The Pioneers and Knights battled for three quarters, with neither team leading by more than two points. But Big Sandy broke open a 40-39 fourth -quarter lead by reeling off a 22-9 run in the final seven minutes of the game.
Naomi Williams led four Pioneers in double figures with 15 points. Shalayna Pearson added 13 points, while Kacy Herron and Jessica Amsbaugh pitched in with 13 and 11, respectively. North Star got 16 points from Megan Warren and 11 from Tasha Dyrland in the loss.
The Chinook Sugarbeeters also picked up the all-important first win of the season, and the first as a member of the 9C when they downed Box Elder, 42-37, on Saturday night.
Chinook pulled away from Box Elder in the game's final two minutes after being tied 39-39 heading into the final stanza.
The Beeters were paced by Dawn Kellam with 12 points and Cheyenne Hamilton with 10. The Bears got a game-high 16 points from Rokki Parker.
Like Chinook, Rocky Boy also managed to rebound from a Friday night loss with a win on Saturday. The Morning Stars outlasted 9C rival Hays-Lodge Pole, 57-50.
The game was a seesaw affair, with the Thunderbirds racing out to an 18-8 first-quarter lead before the Morning Stars stormed back in the second period via a 25-11 run to lead 33-39 at the half. The teams played a tight game down the stretch but the Morning Stars had just enough offense to hold on at the end.
Rocky Boy got a huge night from both Shaneen Rainingbird and Loni Belcourt. Rainingbird poured in 21 points and Belcourt added 20 in the win. Sheena Shambo paced the T-Birds with 16 points.
In District 10C action, the Chester/J-I Hawks gave a rude welcoming to district newcomer Augusta by thumping the Elks 81-44. The Hawks used runs of 27-10 and 29-8 to bury Augusta in the Elks' first game as a 10C member.
Brianne Wolfe paced the Hawks with 22 points and Keyla Briese added 20 points. Mary DeVries chipped in with 15 points.
Friday
Glasgow 66, Harlem 26
Harlem 8 2 9 7 - 26
Glasgow 13 16 20 17 - 66
Harlem - Lola Mountain Chief 4, Dani Dirden 2, Star Carrywater 5, Amy Stiffarm 2, Gemma Rides At The Door 5, LaShay Shawl 1, Leandra Thomas 4, Kylee Stiffarm 3. Totals: 11 1-7.
Glasgow - Kara Wesen 7, Christen Etchart 12, Emilee Morehouse 9, Hanna Sukut 10, Britta Alsberg 5, Denise Enebo 6, Kelsie Arehambeault 17. Totals: 20 23-46.
Fouls - Harlem 32, Glasgow 14. Fouled out - Brooke Filesteel. 3-pointers - Etchart, Morehouse, Archambeault, Carrywater, Rides At The Door, K.Stiffarm.
Big Sandy 84, Box Elder 52
Box Elder 9 15 20 8 - 52
Big Sandy 28 21 14 21 - 84
Box Elder - Rokki Parker 10, Latasha Wolfchild 2, Sharlene Yellow Tail 18, Jamie Montes 9, Ariel Warfield 4, Tasha Parisian 9. Totals: 21 6-17.
Big Sandy - N. Williams 12, S. Pearson 25, K. Herron 17, S. Yirsa 6, S. Cline 7, M. Darlington 4, S. Cline 2, K. Vosen 5, C. Keller 4, J. Amsbaugh 2. Totals: 36 10-23.
Fouls - Box Elder 17, Big Sandy 16. Fouled out - none. 3-pointers - Yellowtail 4, Herron, S. Cline.
Saturday
Harlem 53, Poplar 45
Harlem 6 10 15 22 - 53
Poplar 4 16 11 14 - 45
Harlem - Dani Dirden 1, Star Carrywater 7, Amy Stiffarm 5, Brooke Filesteel 2, Gemma Rides At The Door 2, LaShay Shawl 2, Leandra Thomas 4.
Poplar - Jennifer Longhair 9, Darci Bushman 3, Jessica Alden 11, Alexx Swanson 6, Hillary Gourneau 11, Amy Strauser 5.
Big Sandy 61, North Star 49
Big Sandy 14 11 14 22 - 61
North Star 16 11 13 9 - 49
Big Sandy - N. Williams 15, S. Pearson 13, K. Herron 13, S. Yirsa 4, M. Darlington 3, L. Keller 2, J. Amsbaugh 11. Totals: 22 15-26.
North Star - Maia Aageson 7, Natasha Dyrland 11, Megan Warren 16, Jodi Norman 9, Courtney Wendland 6. Totals: 19 8-12.
Total fouls: Big Sandy 15, North Star 21. Fouled out: Williams, Dyrland. Three-point goals: Amsbaugh 2, Aageson, Warren 2.
Chester/J-I 81, Augusta 44
Chester/J-I 13 27 12 29 - 81
Augusta 10 16 10 8 - 44
Chester/J-I - Amanda Violett 6, Molly Brown 2, Hannah Pimley 6, Mary DeVries 15, Brianna Wolfe 22, Keyla Briese 20, Jackie Alisch 10. Totals: 33 13-21.
Augusta - Halie Tew 14, Tess Cicon 2, Kazia Ford 24, Morgan Howecobb 2, Nicole Gonzalez 2. Totals: 17 10-16.
Fouls - Chester/J-I17, Augusta 18. Fouled out - none. 3-pointers - Briese 2.
Chinook 42, Box Elder 37
Chinook 13 8 8 13 - 42
Box Elder 6 10 13 8 - 37
Chinook - Dawn Kellam 12, Cheyenne Hamilton 10, Crystal Roseberry 6, Morgan Obie 4, Kassie Dugan 8, Gerorgia Barber 2. Totals: 19 4-12.
Box Elder - Rokki Parker 16, Latasha Wolf Child 5, Charleen Yellow Tail 4, Jamie Montes 3, Tasha Parisian 7. Totals: 15 4-6.
Fouls - Chinook 9, Box Elder 15. Fouled out - Parker. 3-pointers - Wolf Child, Montes, Parisian.
Rocky Boy 57, Hays-Lodge Pole 50
Rocky Boy 8 25 8 16 - 57
Hays-Lodge Pole 18 11 10 11 - 50
Rocky Boy - S. Rainingbird 21, L. Belcourt 20, T. Belcourt 2, F. Eagleman, E. Broncho 2, D. Whitford 2. Totals: 16 22-32.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Kelsey Stiffarm 4, Fanci Bouchie 3, Suzi Kirkaldie 15, Marika Werk 2, Sheena Shambo 16, Twai Werk 5, DeeAnne Brockie 2, Kara Obey 3. Totals: 20 6-12.
