Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

Box Elder's Skylar Parisian (right) shoots over a North Star defender during a 9C boys game between the Bears and Knights last Tuesday night in Box Elder.

It was an exciting week

North Star's Cooper Spicher laucnhes a shot during a District 9C boys basketball game last Tuesday night in Box Elder.

of boys basketball on the Hi-Line as teams closed out the 2011 portion of their schedule and headed for the Holiday Break.

The action started last Monday with the Big Sandy Pioneers thumping District 9C rival Turner in Big Sandy, 69-39. A 25-9 first-quarter run was all the Pioneers needed to pull away from the Tornadoes.

Trevor Lackner scored 23 points and Justin Stevens added 13 for Big Sandy. Kaden Beck also chipped in with 10 points and Zack Leader had nine. Turner was paced by Lucas Reed's 16 points.

It was also a good Monday night for the Chester/J-I Hawks, who won a District 10C game at home over Valier, 56-41. The Hawks broke open a close game in the second stanza by going on a 17-8 run to lead 28-17 at halftime.

Lane Harmon led four Hawks in double figures with 18 points. Dell Harmon scored 12, Jeff Wanken added 11 and Jordan Oraw chipped in with 10 for C/J-I.

Tuesday night saw the Box Elder Bears jump into the win column with a 52-46 win over North Star in Box Elder. The Bears led 22-19 at half and had to hold off the Knights in the fourth quarter.

The North Star loss overshadowed a huge night from senior Jordy Donoven, who poured in a career-high 31 points. Donoven hit six 3-pointers. Box Elder was balanced on offense, and got 12 points by Skylar Parisian, as well as 10 each from Dakota Standing Rock and Randall Gardipee.

Tuesday night also saw the Chinook Sugarbeeters earn a big 9C win over Hays-Lodge Pole in Chinook. The Beeters beat the Thunderbirds 60-51 and got 17 points from Scott Schmitt. Grant Tilleman added 15 points for the Beeters, while the T-Birds were led by Trenton Kirkaldie's 12 points. Colt Walker chipped in with 10 for HLP. The Box Elder boys also beat Denton 65-55 Thursday night.

Things didn't go as well for Big Sandy, Turner or Harlem Tuesday night.

The Pioneers were beaten at home, 63-50 by Roy-Winifred. Justin Stevens scored 18 points, Trevor Lackner scored 11 and Jessey Bailey added 10 points in the losing effort.

Hinsdale also handed Turner its second loss in two days Tuesday. The Tornadoes fell at home 54-33. Dylan Welsh scored 10 points and Lucas Reed chipped in with nine for the Tornadoes.

Meanwhile, Malta blasted rival Harlem 91-56 in a District 2B showdown in Malta. The Mustangs raced out to a 27-10 lead in the first quarter on their way to scoring 54 first-half points. Bud Buck tried to keep Harlem in the game with a team-high 19 points.

Back in the 9C on Thursday night, HLP took care of the North Star Knights 53-43 in Rudyard. The Knights trailed 22-17 at intermission, and a 19-11 run by the T-Birds put North Star way for good in the fourth quarter.

Floyd Macanell scored 11 for the T-Birds, while Trenton Kirkaldie added 10 as did Marvin Cole. Jordy Donoven remained hit for North Star with a game-high 20 points. Shelby Sizemore added nine points for the Knights.

Rocky Boy closed out 2011 with a huge 65-63 District 1B win Thursday night in Shelby. After leading early on, the Stars found themselves down 41-38 in the fourth quarter. But a 7-0 run late lifted Rocky Boy to the win over the rival Coyotes.

The Stars saw 11 different players score, while Dusty Standing Rock led with 13 points. Desmond Parker added 11 points and Ricky Stump scored 10.

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Monday

Big Sandy 69, Turner 39

Turner 9 9 8 13 — 39

Big Sandy 25 16 18 10 — 69

Turner — Dylan Welsh 2, Alton Matthews 4, Levi H umphreys 6, Aaron Van Valkenburg 4, Lucas Reed 16, Dusty Mortar 7. Totals: 12 13-21.

Big Sandy — Jerry Hanson 4, Corey Berlinger 1, Justin Stevens 13, Treyor Lackner 23, Kaden Beck 10, Zack Leadrer 9, Jessey Bailey 9. Totals: 9 10-19.

Total fouls — turner 18, Big Snady 19. Fouled out — none. 3-pt goals: Bailey 1, Matthews 1, Reed 1.

Chester/J-I 56, Valier 41

C/J-I 11 17 15 13 — 56

Valier 7 8 9 17 — 41

C/J-I — Jordan Oran 10, Dell Harmon 12, Dustin Romain 5, Lane Harmon 18, Jeff Wanken 11. Totals: 22 9-24.

Valier — Tim Stokes 7, AJ Hirst 8, Rye O'Neal 4, Justin Sullivan 9, Clint Christians 1, Jared Tatsey 12. Totals: 16 7-12.

Total fouls: C/J-I 11, Valier 21. Fouled out: Christiaens, Hirst. 3-point goals: D. Harmon 2, Wanken 1, Hirst 1, O'Neal 1.

Tuesday

Malta 91, Harlem 56

Harlem 10 10 18 18 — 56

Malta 27 25 16 23 — 91

Harlem — Skylar Speakthunder 8, Stanley Irvine 6, Bud Buck 19, Isaiah Lawrence 4, Brandon Hammond 5, Walace Birdtail 7, Kendall Matt 5, Riley Green 2. Totals: 20 12-21.

Malta — Kendall Denham 13, Jake Bushman 4, Kaden Bedwell 10, Dalton Brookie 3, Landon Costin 6, Spencer VanWichen 4, Brett Amestoy 7, Zach Handley 7, Zach Czereda 9, Tate Carney 8, Tucker Schye 17, Troy Manoukian 3. Totals: 31 25-32.

Total fouls: Harlem 22, Malta 20. Fouled out: Speakthunder. Technical fouls: Hammond. Three point goals: Speakthunder 1, Buck 1, Lawrence 1, Matt 1, Denham 1, Bedwell 1, Costin 1, Carney 1.

Hinsdale 54, Turner 33

Hinsdale 19 15 9 11 — 54

Turner 5 13 8 8 — 33

Hinsdale — Kylan Mosserly 3, Anthony Sones 4, Dallas Capdeville 8, Wyatt Pattison 2, Peter Weissensee 13, Luke Johnson 2, Justin Leatherberry 6, Brady Johnson 16. Totals: 23 6-13.

Turner — D. Welsh 10, Bret VanValkenburg 2, Levi Humphreys 2, Aaron VanValkenburg 2, Lucus Reed 9, Dusty Mohar 8. Totals: 8 15-23.

Total fouls: Hinsdale 18, Turner 13. Fouled out: Mohar. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Mosserly 1, Weissenee 1, Welsh 1, Reed 1.

Box Elder 52, North Star 46

North Star 9 10 17 10 — 46

Box Elder 16 6 16 14 — 52

North Star — Cooper Spicher 2, Jordy Donovan 31, Karston Donovan 5, Shelby Sizemore 8. Totals: 14 11-15.

Box Elder — Jesse Ramos 6, Randall Gardipee 10, Clayton Morsette Jr. 8, Skylar Parisian 12, Dakota Standing Rock 10, Lonnie Plain Bull 4, Jacob Burns 2. Totals: 19 11-19.

Total fouls: North Star 20, Box Elder 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: J. Donovan 6, K. Donovan 1, Ramos 1, Standing Rock 2.

Roy-Winifred 63, Big Sandy 50

Roy-Winifred 14 18 10 21 — 63

Big Sandy 11 4 15 20 — 50

Roy-Winifred — Tucker Matovich 13, Chad Kananen 13, Daris Wichman 19, Like Stule 15, Lee Thompson 3. Totals: 28 5-9.

Big Sandy — Cory Berlinger 2, Justin Stevens 18, Trevor Lackner 11, Zac Leader 9, Jessie Bailey 10. Totals: 18 9-19.

Total fouls: Roy-Winifred 20, Big Sandy 12. Fouled out: Matovich. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Matovich 1, Thompson 1, Leader 3, Bailey 2.

Chinook 60, Hays-Lodge Pole 51

HLP 8 16 15 12 — 51

Chinook 15 20 10 15 — 60

HLP — Cyrus Cole 10, Colt Walker 11, J Sorrell 6, N. Werk 10, F. McConnell 2, T. Kirkaldie 12. Totals: 21 6-15.

Chinook — Lane Seymour 6, Scott Schmitt 17, Zach Molyneaux 6. Chris Weber 4, Brandon Riphenburg 12, Grant Tilleman 15. Totals: 19 19-26.

Total fouls — HLP 19, Chinook 14. fouled out — Marvin Cole (HLP), Tilleman. Technical foul — B. Denny (HLP). 3-pointers — C. Cole 2, Werk, Schmitt 4.

Thursday

Hays-Lodge Pole 53, North Star 43

HLP 14 8 14 19 — 53

North Star 11 6 15 11 — 43

HLP — Cyrus Cole 8, Colt Walekr 9, Jeff Sorrell 4, Marvin Cole 10, Gage Essert 2, Bruce Denny 7, Nolan Werk 4, Floyd Mcamell 1, Trent Kirkaldie 10. Totals: 16 6-17.

North Star — Cooper Spicher 5, Jordy Donoven 20, Quinn Spinler 7, Shelby Sizmore 9, Donoven Ulmen 2. totals: 12 15-27

Total fouls — HLP 23, NS19. fouled out — Werk. 3-pointers — C. Cole 2, M. Cole, Spicher, Donoven, Spinler.

Rocky Boy 65, Shelby 63

Rocky Boy 10 17 11 27 — 65

Shelby 15 9 17 22 — 63

Rocky Boy — Bubby Gopher 6, Scotty Bradley 7, Jarod Coffee 2, JR Daychild 9, Justin Raining Bird 2, Ricky Stump 10, Mtich Lamere 2, Chantay Standing Rock 3, Desmond Parker 11, Dusty Standing Rock 13. Totals: 21 14-19.

Shelby — Josh Matteson 20, Thane McCracken 1, Jared Eckhardt 4, Robby Miller 23, Ryan Clark 9, Doug Fyall 6. Totals: 20 19-30.

Total fouls — RB 22, Shelby 15. Fouled out — Lamere. 3-pointers — Gopher 2, Bradley, Daychild, Stump 2, D. Standing Rock 3, Matteson, Eckhardt, Miller 2.