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HLP wins first Northern C title in a decade with a thriller over Box Elder
Hays-Lodge Pole's Tyson Shambo looks to shoot over the Box Elder defense during Saturday night's historic Northern C championship game in Great Falls. The Thunderbirds beat the rival Bears to earn their first Northern C championship since the 2007 HLP team did it, and went on to win the Class C state championship.
GREAT FALLS - The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds have been waiting a long time to climb back atop the Northern C mountain, and Saturday night, for the first time since the days of A.J. Long Soldier, they did it.
The T-Birds won the Northern C Divisional championship by knocking off defending Class C state champion Box Elder, 65-61, in the boys championship game inside the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.
"I don't even know what to say," HLP head coach Derrick Shambo said. "It's just an amazing feeling. I am so proud of these boys. They showed a lot of heart and determination."
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