Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

Many area basketball teams have just two weeks of competition left in the regular season, and some of those Hi-Line programs were able to continue on the winning path, while others still found themselves sticking close to the loss column.

On Thursday, the District 2B Harlem Wildcats dropped another close league game at home. The Glasgow Scotties defeated the Wildcats 47-43 as Harlem was unable to overcome a two-point third quarter. The Wildcats did post 16 points in the fourth, but ran out of time while attempting to dig their way back into contention.

Cory Stiffarm led the Wildcats with 11 points, while Stanley Irvine finished with eight. Tristin Gone also had six to help lead the Harlem that had nine total individuals score.

Also Thursday in Chinook, the Chinook Sugarbeeters and Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds met in a 9C matchup. The Thunderbirds got out to a 21-13 first quarter lead, but the Beeter offense found a way to battle back with 17 in the second, 16 in the third, and 15 in the fourth quarter, overtaking the Thunderbirds who scored just five points in the second quarter as Chinook win 61-53.

Nate Doney led the Thunderbirds with 14 points, while Sterling Whitecow finished with nine, and Keenan Stiffarm finished with eight. Zach Molyneaux led the Beeters with a game-high 27 points, while Jake Diemert and Lane Seymour scored 11 each.

Chinook also grabbed a 9C win Friday when the Beeters dominated the last-place Big Sandy Pioneers 65-15 in Big Sandy. Seymour led the Beeters with 16 points and Molyneaux finished with 14. TJ Shipp led the Pioneers with five points.

The No. 1-ranked Class C team in the state also won Friday as the Box Elder Bears took down the 9C Thunderbirds in conference play. Playing in Box Elder, the Bears defeated the Thunderbirds 91-65. Hays Lodge-Pole did find consistent offense, but couldn’t keep up with the Bears. Randall Gardipee went off for 26 points to lead a Bears’ offense that scored 29 in the first quarter, followed by at least 20 points in the following three frames. Clayton Morsette Jr. also scored 15, while Jerrod Four Colors scored 11, and Brandon The Boy scored 10. Whitecow led the Thunderbirds with 23 points followed by Tyson Shambo’s 19.

In 10C action the Chester/J-I Hawks lost a narrow contest to Power, losing 75-69 at home Friday. The Hawks held the lead throughout the game, thanks in part to a 20-point first quarter, but struggled late. Holding a 56-51 lead after three quarters, Power outscored the Hawks 24-13 in the fourth and final frame. Justin May led the Hawks with a solid 22 points, and got help from Steven May with 11 and Tim Stokes with 12.

Back in 9C action the North Star Knights and Turner Tornadoes both suffered losses on Friday.

Sunburst defeated the Knights 54-44 in Rudyard, while Roy-Winifred defeated the Tornadoes 70-44 on the road. Both the Knights’ and Tornadoes’ offenses struggled to keep pace with opposition, giving up too many points and getting just one double-digit scorer each. Gavin Spinler led the Knights with 16 points, and Dylan Welsh led the Tornadoes with 11.

District 1B Rocky Boy continues to look better as the season progresses and capped off Friday’s contests with a 75-70 win over the 2B Malta Mustangs in Malta. The Stars gave up at least 19 points in each of the first three quarters, but escaped the Mustangs with a 23-12 fourth quarter. Junior Day Child led the Stars with his 17 points, but Cecil Lafromboise and Bubby Gopher both pitched in 14.

After a loss Thursday, the 9C Thunderbirds were able to get out of the weekend with a win Saturday. In nonleague play the Thunderbirds took down Roy-Winifred 50-40 at home. HLP led by just five after the third frame, but was able to clinch the win with a 15-10 run through the fourth. Shambo had another nice outing with 17 points, but was the lone double-digit scorer for the Thunderbirds.

Chester/J-I also bounced back from a loss earlier in the weekend. This time the Hawks defeated the North Star Knights 75-36 in nonleague play in Rudyard. Lohr led the Hawks with 13 points. Ramberg and Tim Stokes both scored 12, while Steven may scored 11. North Star received 14 points from Spinler and eight from Sam Ulmen and eight from Matthew Helmbrecht.

Harlem wasn’t as lucky after its Thursday loss. Saturday, Shelby defeated the Wildcats 39-32 in Shelby, giving the Wildcats an 0-2 finish to the weekend. The Wildcats had a strong start and finish to the contest, but let Shelby sneak in front through the second and third quarters. In the span Shelby outscored the Wildcats 20-10. Anthony Gray led Harlem with 12 points.

Chinook had a rare three-game weekend, and finished off the weekend with a big win over Turner in 9C action. The Beeters defeated the Tornadoes 74-49 at home, utilizing a 27-12 lead and never looking back.

Molyneaux had a big night with 23 points, followed by Seymour’s 15, and Zack Schellin’s 11. Jacob MacLean finished with 10 for Chinook. Turner got 15 points from Lucas Reed.

Box Elder remained undefeated on the season, and held steady as the top ranked Class C program in the state. Saturday the Bears defeated Heart Butte with relative ease, taking the win 75-59.

Gardipee had another big game with 26 points to lead the Bears, while Plain Bull Jr. added another 16.

THURSDAY

Glasgow 47, Harlem 43

Glasgow 13 8 12 14 - 47

Harlem 16 9 2 16 - 43

Glasgow – Jason Thibault 8, Lane Herbert 8, Jake Page 3, Chase Fossum 9, Kiel Krumwiede 13, Jake Kolstad 6. Totals: 18 11-19.

Harlem – Stanley Irvine 8, Jordan Snow 3, Isaiah Laurence 5, Anthony Gray 2, Tristin Gone 6, Keahna Little 2, Tyler Doney 2, Clay Doney 4, Cory Stiffarm 11. Totals: 17 5-8.

Total fouls – Glasgow 17, Harlem 17. Fouled out – Gone. Three pointers – Irvine 1, Snow 1, Laurence 1, Stiffarm 1.

Chinook 61, Hays Lodge-Pole 53

HLP 21 5 12 15 - 53

Chinook 13 17 16 15 - 61

HLP – Darrell Longfox Jr. 7, Tyson Shambo 4, Nate Doney 14, Sterling Whitecow 9, Frank Runsabove 7, Bryce Denny Jr. 4, Keenan Stiffarm 8. Totals: 20 8-14.

Chinook – Lane Seymour 11, Ian McIntosh 4, Zach Molyneaux 27, Jacob MacLean 8, Jake Diemert 11. Totals: 19 19-24.

Total fouls – HLP 20, Chinook 13. Fouled out – Whitecow. Three pointers – Longfox Jr. 1, Whitecow 3, Denny Jr. 1, Molyneaux 3, MacLean 1.

FRIDAY

Chinook 65, Big Sandy 15

Chinook 18 18 18 18 - 65

Big Sandy 4 8 2 1 - 15

Chinook – Lane Seymour 16, Kyler Johnson 3, Ian McIntosh 4, Zach Molyneaux 14, J. MacLean 2, Cody McCracken 2, Z. Schellin 3, Jake Diemert 2, Travis Hamilton 13, Wade Schneider 6. Totals: 30 2-5.

Big Sandy – Zachary Works 4, Cody Bailey 4, TJ Shipp 5, Levi Edwards 2. Totals: 7 1-3.

Total fouls – CHI 5, BS 8. 3-pointers – Johnson, Molyneaux 2

Box Elder 91, Hays-Lodge Pole 65

HLP 15 19 14 17 - 65

Box Elder 29 20 21 21 - 91

Hays Lodge-Pole – Andrew Cole 1, Darrin Long Fox 6, Tyson Shambo 19, Damon Castillo 2, Nathan Doney 2, Sterling Whitecow 23, Frank Runsabove Jr. 2, Bruce Denny Jr. 5, Codie Kirkaldie 3, Kiernan Stiffarm 2. Totals: 24 11-25

Box Elder – Brandon The Boy 10, Clayton Morsette Jr. 15, Tristan Bernard 5, Randall Gardipee 26, Ryan Gardipee 3, Jerrod Four Colors 11, Thomas Parisian 7, Lonnie Plain Bull Jr. 8, Chris LaMere 4, Slayte Duran 2. Totals: 33 15-20.

Total fouls – HLP 19, BE 21. Fouled out – Morsette Jr. 3-pointers – Shambo 3, White Cow, Denny Jr., The Boy, Morsette Jr., Bernard, Rnd. Gardipee 2, Ry. Gardipee, Four Colors.

Power 75, Chester/J-I 69

Power 18 13 20 24 - 75

C/J-I 20 18 18 13 - 69

Power – D. Carlsson 3, T. Lee 23, K. Schmidt 21, I. Dunk 5, R. Gunderson 5, Smoot 1, Kitchin 17. Totals: 24 19-37.

C/J-I – Dell Harmon 2, Tim Stokes 12, Steven May 11, Cody Ramberg 9, Sion Norick 1, Troy Harmon 1, Casey Kinyon 2, Klayton Lohr 9, Justin May 22. Totals: 23 16-30.

Total fouls – Power 18, CJI 19. Fouled out – Dunk, Harmon, Stokes. Three pointers – Schmidt 4, Dunk 1, Kitchin 3, S. May 1, Ramberg 1, Lohr 3, J. May 2.

Sunburst 54, North Star 44

Sunburst 15 12 11 16 - 54

North Star 11 14 12 7 - 44

Sunburst – Logan Simmes 12, Tyler Tharp 12, Zach Dohtel 4, Jackson Naay 7, Mason Kearns 4, Andy Ryan 4, Paul Ehlers 11. Totals: 20 11-24.

North Star – Cooper Spicher 8, Quinn Spinler 3, Gavin Spinler 16, Payton Peterson 4, Sam Ulmen 6, Matt Helmbrecht 2, Jaxson Simonson 5. Totals: 15 9-21.

Total fouls – Sunburst 22, North Star 17. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Tharp 1, Naay 1, Ehlers 1, Spicher 1, Q. Spinler 1, G. Spinler 3.

Roy-Winifred 70, Turner 44

Turner 2 17 17 8 – 44

Roy-Winifred 16 21 17 16 – 70

Turner - Dylan Welsh 11, Eddie Harmon 4, Tyler Humphreys 8, Tristan Billmayer 4, Bret VanValkenburg 3, Lucas Reed 14.

Roy-Winifred - Tucker Matovich 18, Clay Sluggett 9, Logan DeHaven 6, Buster Styer 2, Lee Thompson 10, Cole Sluggett 5, Jordan Harrell 13, Clay Boyce 4, Austin Wilson 3.

Rocky Boy 75, Malta 70

Rocky Boy 20 18 14 23 - 75

Malta 19 20 19 12 - 70

Rocky Boy – Lance Parker 7, Desmond Parker 8, Junior Day Child 17, Joe Demontiney 2, Martin Zarco 2, Cecil Lafromboise 14, Bubby Gopher 14, Isiah Murie 2, Skylar The Boy 9. Totals: 31 6-12.

Malta – Nate Costin 11, Jase Galt 6, Tyson Carney 2, Allen Williamson 14, Zach Handley 18, Clayton Dupree 4, Troy Mahoukian 16. Totals: 23 21-37.

Total fouls – Rocky Boy 28, Malta 22. Fouled out – D. Parker, Lafromboise, The Boy. Three pointers – Day Child 3, Gopher 3, The Boy 1, Costin 1, Handley 2. Technical fouls – The Boy.

SATURDAY

Hays-Lodge Pole 50, Roy-Winifred 40

Roy-Winifred 6 13 11 10 – 40

HLP 12 9 14 15 – 50

Roy-Winifred - Tucker Matovich 6, Clay Sluggett 4, Logan DeHaven 3, Buster Styer 8, Jordan Harrell 7, Lee Thompson 12.

HLP - Darrin Longfox Jr. 3, Tyson Shambo 17, Damon Castillo 2, Nathan Doney 1, Sterline White Cow 3, Frank Runs Above 7, Bruce Denny Jr. 5, Codie Kirkaldie 8, Keenan Stiffarm 4.

Chester/J-I 75, North Star 36

Chester/J-I 17 12 28 18 – 75

North Star 10 12 2 12 – 36

Chester/J-I - Dell Harmon 4, Tim Stokes 12, Bradee Hawks 2, Steve May 11, Cody Ramberg 12, Sion Norick 1, Matthew Woods 2, Casey Kinyon 3, Klayton Lohr 13, Brandon Richter 2, Justin May 13.

North Star - Gavin Spinler 14, Payton Peterson 5, Sam Ulmen 8, Matth Helmbrecht 8, Rian Gulick 1.

Shelby 39, Harlem 32

Harlem 12 5 5 10 – 32

Shelby 8 11 9 11 – 39

Harlem - Dutch Helgeson 2, Stanley Irvine 4, Anthony Gray 12, Tristan Gone 2, Keahna Little 3, Clay Doney 6, Cory Stiffarm 3.

Shelby - Andrew Johnson 5, Kris Heptner 1, Ryan Clark 2, Brad Freithiem 10, Tyler White 21.

Chinook 74, Turner 49

Turner 12 9 18 10 – 49

Chinook 27 14 15 18 – 74

Turner - Dylan Welsh 9, Eddie Harmon 2, Tristin Billmayer 14, Bret VanValkenberg 9, L. Reid 15.

Chinook - Lane Seymour 15, Ian McIntosh 2, Zach Molyneaux 23, Jacob MacLean 10, Cody McCracken 5, Zack Schellin 11, Jake Diemert 6.

Box Elder 75, Heart Butte 59

Heart Butte 19 10 11 19 – 59

Box Elder 10 30 24 11 – 75

Heart Butte - Tyler Still Smoking 21, Malique Aimsback 14, Chase Kipp 13, Eric Denney 3, Wil Horn 8.

Box Elder - Brandon The Boy 6, Clayton Morsette Jr. 3, Randall Gardipee 26, Jake Jones 3, Ryan Gardipee 1, Jerrod Four Colors 6, Thomas Parisian 2, Brandon Belgarde 2, Lonnie Plain Bull Jr. 16, Chris LeMere 1, Klay Duran 4, Jordan Parker 2, Slayte Duran 3.