Hi-Line Girls Roundup: Rocky Boy, Turner score big wins

Christmas break went by fast. But now that the high school basketball season has returned, the next two months are going to go even faster.

Girls basketball on the Hi-Line restarted this past week with some exciting games and excellent performances. Included in that was the Rocky Boy Morning Stars, who started what was a big week, with a 58-50 win over Shelby last Tuesday night. Rocky Boy jumped out to a 16-6 lead and got 14 points from Sean Henry, 12 from Adrienne Gopher and 11 by Jaylynn Mitchell in the victory.

Things didn’t go as well for Harlem Tuesday, as the Wildcats were doubled-up by Malta 66-31. The M-Ettes scored 23 points in the first quarter, and Harlem couldn’t catch up. Kailee Henry led the Wildcats with 10 points.

District 9C hoops also returned last Tuesday where the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks edged the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds 48-41 in Hays. Kendahl Knapton led the way for CJI with 13 points, while Korrin Harmon and Khloe Kammerzell combined for 20 more. The T-Birds got 10 points each from Mariah Stiffarm and Tahlia Werk.

Thursday night in Havre, the North Star Knights were in action against the Havre High junior varsity, but the Knights couldn’t keep up with the Blue Ponies in a 41-25 loss. Paij Peterson scored eight to lead the Knights, while Ryen Olson poured in a game-high 14 points for HHS.

The Knights did rebound however. Friday night, North Star held off arch rival CJI 51-44.

In another key 9C game Friday night, the Fort Benton Longhorns were simply no match for powerhouse Box Elder, as the Bears thumped the Longhorns 60-35, one night after blasting Big Sandy 72-11 in Box Elder.

Against Fort Benton, Box Elder raced out to a 35-21 lead, then held the Horns to just 14 second-half points. Lilly Gopher scored 17 points for Box Elder, while Kiya Morsette added 12. Coya Knack and Alia Evans combined for 23 points for the Longhorns.

In a meeting of former District 2B rivals Friday night, Harlem went to Chinook and left with a 42-33 victory. The Wildcats played great defense throughout the game, and got 21 points from Kailee Henry on offense. Sierra Swank scored 14 for the Sugarbeeters.

And while Rocky Boy played outstanding all week long, the Morning Stars came up short against Malta Friday night. The M-Ettes went into Rocky Boy and won 62-39 behind 29 points from Sophia Stiles. Jaylynn Mitchell led the Morning Stars with 10 points.

Yet, one night later, the Morning Stars pulled off a huge 1B win. On the road at Choteau, a team that has been so dominant in recent years, Rocky Boy came away with a 52-50 win. The Morning Stars trailed by five at the half, but pulled ahead in the third and then held off the Bulldogs down the stretch. Mitchell had another huge game scoring 24 points, while Sean Henry added 19 in the big win.

Speaking of big wins, the Turner Tornadoes got one on Saturday night, too. At home, the Tornadoes beat Chinook for the first time in ages, as they won 41-33. Turner used a 19-9 second-quarter run to take a lead it would never relinquish.

Raegan Conlan scored 11 points for the balanced Tornadoes, who also got nine from Rylee Conlan. Brooke Elliot paced the Beeters with 13 points.

Fort Benton bounced back well from its loss to Box Elder by crushing HLP Saturday night in Hays, 60-21. Coya Knack scored 15 points, Alia Evans added 11 and Maddie Thompson chipped in 10 for the Longhorns, while Latasha Kirkaldie scored five for the T-Birds.

CJI also bounced back from its loss to North Star with a close, 46-37 win over Big Sandy Saturday night in Big Sandy. The Hawks scored 19 points in the first quarter and then held off the Pioneers’ comeback effort the rest of the way.

Korrin Harmon paced CJI with 12 points, while Kendahl Knapton added 11. Jaylyn Cline scored 17 and Jenna Leader added 12 for the Pioneers.

In District 2B action, Saturday night was another rough one for the much-improved Harlem Wildcats, as they played another Class B powerhouse, the Glasgow Scotties, who buried the Wildcats, 46-26. L’Tia Lawrence led Harlem with 10 points and Kailee Henry added eight in the loss.

Tuesday

Malta 66, Harlem 31

Harlem 3 8 12 8 - 31

Malta 23 16 13 14 - 66

Harlem: Kailee Henry 10, Kailee Horn 2, Val Talks Different 2, Skylee Dirden 3, L'Tia Lawrence 5, Autumn Eagleman 2, Jazz Benson 4, Aria Owens 3. Totals: 13 2-3.

Malta: Taylor Gilkerson 2, Sophia Stiles 21, Raina Mortenson 4, Eva Harms 7, Jada Nicholson 11, Taylor Eggebrecht 4, Raleigh Hunter 2, Ella Schye 5, Shay Garfield 10. Totals: 30 5-8.

Fouls: Harlem 9, Malta 6. Fouled out: none. 3-pointers: Stiles, Henry, Lawrence, Owens.

Rocky Boy 58, Shelby 50

Rocky Boy 16 18 13 11 - 58

Shelby 6 12 10 22 - 50

Rocky Boy: Tessa Big Knife 2, Shania Patacsil 8, Sean Henry 14, Sasha Coffee 2, Maya Reed 7, Adrienne Gopher 12, Kristi Parker 2, Jaylynn Mitchell 11. Totals: 21 11-32.

Shelby: Brielle Aklestad 3, Abbey Aklestad 20, Bailey Johnson 11, Skyler Martin 5, Brittany Brusven 5, Brogan McAllister 3, Rachael Skiera 3. Totals: 16 15-27.

Fouls: Rocky Boy 21, Shelby 21. Fouled out: Coffee. 3-pointers: Patacsil, Henry, Gopher 3, Johnson 2, Martin.

CJI 48, Hays-Lodge Pole 41

CJI 13 11 18 6 - 48

HLP 10 11 8 12 - 41

HLP: Kiara Shambo 8, Maxine Plainfeather 2, Latasha Kirkaldie 6, Rayleigh Kirkaldie 5, M. Stiffarm 10, T. Werk 10.

CJI: T. Tempel 7, K. Knapton 13, K. Herman 10, K. Kammzerzell 10, P. Hawks 8.

Thursday

Havre JV 41, North Star 25

North Star 6 6 8 5 -- 25

Havre 5 8 19 9 -- 41

North Star – Katelyn Hansen 2, Paij Peterson 8, Lily Pedersen 2, Katelin Harvey 4, Sheridan Pena 2, Chelsea Donaldson 5, Peytan King 2. Totals: 9 5-19.

Havre – Ryen Olson 14, Sam Oliver 2, Kassidy Compton 3, Kadia Miller 2, Kate Compton 2, Katie Wirtzberger 7, Kylie Verplogen 6, Lauren Kato 5. Totals: 13 13-26.

Three point goals – Peterson 1, Harvey 1, Olson 1, Kato 1. Total fouls – North Star 19, Havre 22. Fouled out – Peterson.

Box Elder 72, Big Sandy 11

Big Sandy 0 5 5 1 -- 11

Box Elder 21 21 19 11 -- 72

Big Sandy – J. Leader 5, A. Rutledge 2, G. Finke 1, C. Bailey 3. Totals: 3 3-11.

Box Elder – Minnie The Boy 11, Kiya Morsette 4, Nikayla Anderson 13, Eve The Boy 3, Maddie Wolf Chief 13, Lily Gopher 15, Joelnell Momberg 11, Tallen Oats 2. Totals: 31 6-13.

Three point goals – Bailey 1, M. The Boy 1, Anderson 1, Gopher 1, Momberg 1. Total fouls – Big Sandy 11, Box Elder 11.

Friday

Box Elder 60, Fort Benton 35

Fort Benton 11 10 6 8 – 35

Box Elder 15 20 12 13 – 60

Fort Benton – Emma Arnst 2, Madison Thompson 2, Jaclyn Vielleux 3, Coya Nack 12, Alia Evans 11, Leah Garvin 5. Totals: 15 3-9.

Box Elder – Minnie The Boy 6, Kiya Morsette 12, Nikayla Anderson 6, Eve The Boy 5, Maddie Wolf Chief 6, Lilly Gopher 17, Joelnell Momberg 7, Tia Russell 1. Totals: 25 8-19.

Malta 62, Rocky Boy 39

Malta 12 18 13 19 - 62

Rocky Boy 12 18 13 19 - 39

Malta: Stiles 29, Harms 9, Nicholson 16, Hunter 3, Garfield 5.

Rocky Boy: Tessa Big Knife 2, Shania Patatsil 3, Sean Henry 8, Sasha Coffee 4, Maya Reed 1, Adrienne Gopher 9, Kristie Barker 2, Jaylynn Mitchell 10.

Harlem 42, Chinook 33

Harlem 11 13 4 14 - 42

Chinook 5 9 13 6 - 33

Harlem: K. Henry 21, S. Dirden 8, L. Lawrence 6, A. Eagleman 4, A. Owens 3.

Chinook: Sierra Swank 14, Kourtney Hanson 4, Taylor Neibauer 3, Erin Pula 6, Brooke Elliot 6.

Saturday

CJI 46, Big Sandy 37

CJI 19 11 6 10 - 46

Big Sandy 7 10 7 13 - 37

CJI: J. Tempel 7, K. Knapton 11, K. Harmon 12, K. Fraser 6, J. Minecole 2, P. Hawks 8. Totals: 17 7-16.

Big Sandy: J. Leader 12, A. Rutledge 3, J. Roth 2, C. DeMontiney 1, L. Gregory 2, J. Cline 17. Totals: 13 12-22.

3-pointers: Tempel, Harmon, Fraser.

Fort Benton 60, Hays-Lodge Pole 21

FB 16 13 19 12 – 60

HLP 9 3 6 3 – 21

FB – Kaitlyn Bird 6, Madison Thompson 10, Coya Nack 15, Alia Evans 11, Sahara Scott 4, Leah Gannon 5, McKenzie Clark 2, McKenna Hanford 7. Totals 26 4-7 60.

HLP – Kiara Shambo 2, Latasha Kirkaldie 5, Dianna Snow 3, Rayleigh Kirkaldie 5, Tahlia Werk 4, Darrellyn Black Wolf 2. Totals 8 1-7 21.

3-point goals – Thompson 2, Evans, Gannon; R. Kirkaldie. Total fouls – FB 14, HLP 9. Fouled out – none.

Glasgow 46, Harlem 26

Glasgow 15 7 16 8 – 46

Harlem 8 6 10 2 – 26

Glasgow – Khloe Krumweide 4, Lexi Nixdorf 9, Ashtyn Myrick 1, Jordan Kulczyk 8, Leinie Hughes 15, Tyra Johnson 9. Totals 19 7-22 46.

Harlem – Kailee Henry 8, Skylee Dirden 5, L'Tia Lawrence 10, Autumn Eagleman 3. Totals 9 2-6 26.

Rocky Boy 52, Choteau 50

Rocky Boy 12 7 14 19 -- 52

Choteau 15 9 11 15 -- 50

Rocky Boy – Shania Patacsil 2, Sean Henry 19, Maya Reed 2, Adrienne Gopher 5, Jaylynn Mitchell 24. Totals: 23 3-6.

Choteau – Molly Salmond 3, Whitney Durocher 14, Megan Krone 19, Payge Durocher 14. Totals: 17 14-24.

Three point goals – Henry 3, Gopher 1, Mitchell 1, W. Durocher 1, P. Durocher 1. Total fouls – Rocky Boy 16, Choteau 13. Fouled out – Gopher, Salmond.

Turner 41, Chinook 33

Chinook 4 9 9 11 – 33

Turner 5 19 6 11 – 41

Chinook – Sierra Swank 7, Carrie Hofer 7, Erin Pula 2, Brooke Elliot 13, Lincy Johnson 2, Rachel Gunderson 2. Totals: 13 6-10.

Turner – Raegan Conlan 11, Ella Billmayer 7, Sarah Billmayer 7, Rylee Conlan 9, Melanie Watkins 2, Rennay Watkins 4, Shyan Krass 1. Totals: 11 16-31.