Friday's Prep Basketball: Box Elder one win away; Ponies still alive

The Box Elder Bears are playing for a state championship Saturday night. No, not the boys, the Box Elder girls. On Friday night in Great Falls, the Bears reached their first Class C state championship game in 18 years when they beat Arlee 65-60. A familiar foe awaits the Bears in the championship tilt, as they will battle Northern C champion Belt.

Friday night's semifinal was tough, as Box Elder watched a big halftime lead slip away. But, Jude The Boy hit some key shots down the stretch, and the Bears did enough defensively to hang on, and go to the title game for the first time since they won...