Girls Hi-Line Roundup: Beeters, Hawks sweep 9C games

The year of girls high school basketball is already in the books. But don’t worry, the action will return in just over a week. The last games of 2014 were played this past weekend, and Monday, and there was plenty of excitement along the Hi-Line.

Last Tuesday, the Turner Tornadoes kicked off their season with a 39-28 win over the Havre High freshman team in Turner. The Tornadoes started the game on an 11-0 run and ended it with an 11-5 run.

Kristina Conlan scored 15 points for Turner, while Ella Billmayer added 12 and Rennay Watkins scored 10. Logan Huebsch scored seven for the Blue Ponies.

As the action moved to Friday night, the Chester/J-I Hawks and Fort Benton/Geraldine Longhorns made their official District 9C debut

In Box Elder, C/J-I turned away the host Bears 49-37. C/J-I trailed in the second half, but finished the game on a 23-7 run. Allix Goldhahn poured in a game-high 26 points for C/J-I, while Leilani Gardipee scored 10 for the Bears.

The Longhorns also picked up a road win in their 9C debut. In Big Sandy, Fort Benton/Gerladine cruised to a 58-14 win. The Longhorns led 26-8 at halftime and never looked back.

Cassidy McCarthy led four Longhorns in double figures with 12 points, while Maddy Reichelt scored six for the Pioneers.

Defending 9C champion Chinook also earned its first league win of the new season Friday night. In Chinook, the Sugarbeeters trounced Hays-Lodge Pole 60-11. Chinook started the game on a 20-5 run and the Thunderbirds never threatened.

Katelyn Neibauer led the way with 20 points, but the Beeters also got 16 from Brooke Nicholson and 14 by Hannah Weber. Kenessa Shambo scored seven points for HLP.

In Turner, the North Star Knights proved to be too much for the Tornadoes. Behind a 21-3 second-quarter run, the Knights rolled to a 53-17 victory. Mackenzie Hansen scored 16 points and Sheridan O’Neil added 12 for the Knights. Raegan Conlan, Kristina Conlan and Ella Billmayer each scored four for the Tornadoes.

In Class B action Friday night, the Rocky Boy Morning Stars rolled to their third straight win. In Rocky Boy, the Morning Stars thumped Cut Bank 79-59 in a District 1B battle. A 24-11 run in the third quarter helped the Morning Stars pull away. Four Morning Stars scored in double figures, led by Minnie The Boy’s 17 points. Jai-Lynn Day Child added 15 in the win.

Harlem also fell to Wolf Point Friday night, then the Wildcats lost a heartbreaker to Plentywood Saturday.

The big game Saturday night took place at North Star where the Knights were stunned by up-start Box Elder 59-35, The Knights were heavy favorites coming in, but the Bears jumped out to a 20-4 lead after the first quarter. The game tightened in between, but a 16-7 finish pushed the Bears to an important 9C victory.

Leilani Gardipee and Alicia Wolf Chief combined for 27 points for the Bears, while Tia Russell and Alyssa LaMere added 10 each. Alissa Borlaug scored a game-high 20 points for North Star, but it wasn’t enough.

In Chinook Saturday night, the Sugarbeeters moved to 2-0 in conference play with a dominating 61-11 win over the Big Sandy Pioneers. Brooke Nicholson led the way with 16 points for the Beeters, while Hannah Weber added 12 and Brooke Elliot scored nine. The 0-4 Pioneers got four points by Jenna Leader.

C/J-I also made it a weekend sweep with crushing 62-10 win at Hays-Lodge Pole Saturday night. The Hawks then turned around and trounced Turner, 51-27 in Chester. In that win, the Hawks got 17 points by Allix Goldhahn and 16 from Peyton Cole, while Raegan Conlan scored eight points for the Tornadoes.

On other 9C action Monday night, HLP scored its first win of the season by knocking off Big Sandy, 40-30 in Big Sandy. Shania Doney had 11 points for the T-Birds, while Abby Gregory scored a game-high 13 for the Pioneers. Fort Benton also bested North Star, 43-32 Monday afternoon in Rudyard to close out the 9C action before the Christmas break.

Also Monday, the Rocky Boy Morning Stars kept their perfect start to the season going by blasting 2B rival Harlem, 63-18 in Rocky Boy. After leading by just nine at the end of the first quarter, Rocky Boy outscored the Wildcats 45-9 the rest of the way.

Jude The Boy scored 12 points for Rocky Boy, while Minnie The Boy added 11. Tesche Ereaux scored six to lead Harlem.

Tuesday

Turner 39, Havre Frosh 28

Havre Frosh 0 13 4 11 -- 28

Turner 11 14 9 5 -- 39

Havre Frosh: Raan VandenBos 2, Logan Huebsch 7, Mandy Tommerup 2, Kate Compton 6, Jordan Cochran 2, Camryn Huston 3, Kyley Verplogen 2, Grace Keller 4. Totals: 12 3-4.

Turner: Ella Billmayer 12, Jaye Anderson 2, Rennay Watkins 10, Kristina Conlan 15. Totals: 14 8-19.

Friday

Chester/J-I 49, Box Elder 37

C/J-I 9 9 8 23 -- 49

Box Elder 5 11 14 7 -- 37

C/J-I – K. Knapton 1, P. Cole 3, K. Harmon 4, M. Woods 8, A. Goldhahn 26, K. Dahmaen 7. Totals: 15 16-25.

Box Elder – Leilani Gardipee 10, Alicia Wolf Chief 7, Misty Baker 2, Alyssa LaMerre 9, Tyrah Gopher 5, DominiqueNault 1, Nikayla Anderson 3. Totals: 12 11-20.

Three pointers – Harmon 1, Goldhahn 1, Dahmoen 1, Gardipee 1, Wolf Chief 1. Total fouls – CJI 16, Box Elder 22. Fouled out – Gardipee. Technical fouls – Stephanie Sutterland.

Fort Benton/Geraldine 58, Big Sandy 14

Fort Benton/Geraldine 10 16 22 10 -- 58

Big Sandy 4 4 2 4 -- 14

Fort Benton/Geraldine – K. Bird 4, H. Pimperton 2, E. Arnst 2, K. Witt 11, M. Nack 10, A. Evans 4, C. McCarthy 12, A. Poindexter 5, c. Nack 8. Totals: 25 6-14.

Big Sandy – Cheyenne J. 2, Maddy R. 6, Jenna L. 4, Andrea R. 2. Totals: 5 4-4.

Three pointers – None. Total fouls – Fort Benton-Geraldine 11, Big Sandy 12. Fouled out – None.

Rocky Boy 79, Cut Bank 59

Cut Bank 10 15 11 25 -- 59

Rocky Roy 18 12 24 25 -- 79

Cut Bank – D. Gobert 19, M. VandenBos 17, D. Dosch 10, A. Kraft 6, L. Swenson 5, K. Racki 2, R. Thompson 2.

Rocky Boy – M. The Boy 17, J. Day Child 15, J. The Boy 12, Mitchell 12, Four Colors 8, Laforge 6, Cantrell 4, Gopher 3, Henderson 1.

Chinook 60, Hays-Lodge Pole 11

HLP 5 4 2 0 -- 11

Chinook 20 17 13 10 -- 60

HLP: Shania Doney 2, Kenessa Shambo 7, Latasha Kirkaldie 2. Totals: 4 2-3.

Chinook: Carrie Hofer 2, Brooke Nicholson 16, Hannah Weber 14, Kelsey Mathan 5, Taylor Neibauer 1, Katelyn Neibauer 20, Brooke Elliot 2. Totals: 23 12-22.

Fouls: HLP 15, Chinook 10. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: Shambo 1, Weber 2.

North Star 53, Turner 17

North Star 5 21 10 17 -- 53

Turner 2 3 4 8 -- 17

North Star: Mackenzie Hansen 16, Jewel Wicks 2, Tylynn Rettig 6, Alissa Borlaug 9, Samantha Pester 4, Sheridan O'Neil 12, Sheridan Spicher 4. Totals: 24 4-9.

Turner: Ella Billmayer 4, Rennay Watkins 3, Raegan Conlan 4, Kristina Conlan 4, Rylee Conlan 2. Totals: 4 8-16.

Fouls: North Star 17, Turner 13. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: Hansen 1, K. Conlan 1.

Saturday

Plentywood 52, Harlem 49

Plentywood 12 9 22 9 - 52

Harlem 15 9 13 12 - 49

Plentywood - L. Gomez 8, P. Harris 6, V. Obergfell 16, L. Wangerin 11, P. McCrory 11. Totals: 20 10-24.

Harlem - M. Ereaux 7, T. Ereaux 23, T. Cliff 3, S. Werk 2, B. LaValdo 14. Totals: 18 8-14.

Total fouls - PW 16, Harlem 20. Fouled out - T. Ereaux. 3-pointers - Harris, Obergfell 2, M. Ereaux 2, T. Ereaux, LaValdo 2.

Box Elder 59, North Star 35

Box Elder 20 13 10 16 -- 59

North Star 4 6 18 7 -- 35

Box Elder – Nikayla Anderson 2, Leilani Gardipee 14, Tia Russell 10, Alicia Wolf Chief 13, Dominque Nault 2, Misty Baker 4, Alyssa LaMere 10, Tyrah Gopher 4. Totals: 26-51 5-5.

North Star – Mackenzie Hansen 8, Alissa Borlaug 20, Sheridan O'Neil 7. Totals: 10-45 10-26.

Three pointers – Gardipee 1, Wolf Chief 1, Hansen 2, Borlaug 3. Total fouls – Box Elder 19, North Star 12. Fouled out – None.

Chinook 61, Big Sandy 11

Big Sandy 2 5 4 0 -- 11

Chinook 23 17 15 6 -- 61

Big Sandy – Jenna Leader 4, Cheyenne Johnson 2, Abby Gregory 2, Maddy Reichelt 3. Totals: 5 0-2.

Chinook – Carrie Hofer 2, Abigail Ellison 2, Brooke Nicholson 16, Hannah Weber 12, Kelsey Mathon 2, Sierra Swank 2, Taylor Neibauer 7, Katelyn Neibauer 9, Brooke Elliot 9. Totals: 27 5-14.

Three pointers – Reichelt, T. Neibauer 1, K. Neibauer 1. Total fouls – Big Sandy 12, Chinook 8. Fouled out – None.

Monday

Rocky Boy 63, Harlem 18

Harlem 9 7 2 0 – 18

Rocky Boy 18 23 10 12 – 63

Harlem: M. Ereaux 2, T. Ereaux 6, T. Cliff 4, F. Works 2, B. Lavaldo 2, J. Benson 2. Totals: 6 5-8.

Rocky Boy: Minnie The Boy 11, Lauren Four Colors 5, Shania Patacsil 3, Sean Henry 3, Jude The Boy 12, Kiona Cantrell 9, Adrian Gopher 3, Jurnee LaForge 10, Rosie Parker 4, Jai-Lynn Mitchell 3. Totals: 21 15-25.

3-pointers: Ereaux 1, M. The Boy 1, Henry 1, J. The Boy 2, LaForge 1.

Hays-Lodge Pole 40, Big Sandy 30

HLP 8 17 8 7 -- 40

Big Sandy 5 12 8 5 -- 30

HLP: Kia Shambo 2, S. Doney 11, Kenessa Shambo 6, Shelby Denny 2, R. Kirkaldie 5, LaTasha Kirkaldie 2, T. Zander 6. Totals: 14 7-26.

Big Sandy: Abby G. 13, C. Johnson 4, M. Richelt 9, J. Leader 2, A. Rutledge 1, D. Terry 1. Totals: 9 11-29.

Chester/J-I 51, Turner 27

Turner 5 4 8 10 -- 27

C/J-I 18 14 11 8 -- 51

Turner: Ella Billmayer 4, Melanie Watkins 3, Rennay Watkins 2, Raegan Conlan 8, Kristina Conlan 7, Rylee Conlan 3. Totals: 8 9-27.

C/J-I: Kendahl Knapton 2, Peyton Cole 16, Korrin Harmon 6, Madeline Woods 5, Allix Goldhahn 17, Kristina Dahinden 1, Katelyn Hansen 4. Totals: 19 11-23.

3-pointers: Harmon 2, Billmayer 1, Kr. Conlan 1.