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The boys high school hoops season opened with a multitude of games across the Hi-Line this weekend. Included in the action were tournaments in Plentywood, Big Sandy, Centerville, as well as the Native American Classic in Havre.
Thursday night the Chinook Sugarbeeters opened their season by hosting the Class B state champion Cut Bank Wolves. The young Beeters were able to keep things close with the Wolves in the first half, but ended up falling 72-50.
After a fast-paced first quarter in which the Wolves held a 24-18 lead, the Beeters reeled off 11-unanswered points in the second stanza to pull within two points at the half, 37-35. However, the third quarter did Chinook in as the Beeters managed only three points in eight minutes and ended up being outscored 35-15 in the second half.
Dillon Davies led the Beeters with 13 points and Adam Hayes added 12. Keithan Gregg led four Wolves in double figures with a game-high 18 points.
Thursday night also saw the Big Sandy Pioneers open their season with a win over Highwood on the opening night of the Big Sandy Invitational. The Pioneers ripped the Mountaineers 72-43.
The Pioneers got 26 points from Gage Brumwell and another 20 from Jay Jamieson, including four three-pointers.
On Friday night, Chinook returned to the floor in Plentywood to take on the host Wildcats at the Plentywood Tournament. For the second straight night the Beeters fell victim to a tough third quarter as Plentywood outscored the Beeters 24-11 to pull away for a 70-54 win.
Marcus Birky led the way for the Beeters with 10 points and Kelan Broadhead and Dillon Davies chipped in with nine points apiece.
In other Class B action, the Harlem Wildcats were downed by St. Labre by a score of 73-67.
Ben Carrywater paced Harlem in the loss with 22 points and Jim Kennedy added 12. St. Labre got a game-high 42 points from Dane Fischer.
In Centerville a pair of Hi-Line teams were action on Friday night. The J-I Rams picked up a win over the Treasure State 68-35 and the Blue Sky Eagles were dropped by the Great Falls Central Titans 64-32.
The Rams were paced in their win by the duo of Zach Ramberg and Craig Miller. The two poured in 20 points apiece, while Brent Pimley added 12 points.
Meanwhile, Blue Sky was plagued by major shooting woes in the first half, scoring just four points in each of the first two quarters. The Eagles were led by Levi Wendland's eight points and Roald Aageson chipped in with seven points.
Three District 9C teams were in action Friday night at the Big Sandy tournament. The KG KouGars opened their season with a 57-27 blowout loss at the hands of 7C power Judith Gap. KG struggled to find offense early on, scoring just 10 points in the first half and managing only two points in the third quarter. The KouGars were paced by Darby Donoven's team-high 11 points.
The host Big Sandy Pioneers continued to look impressive early as they downed the Saco Panthers 72-51 on Friday night.
Big Sandy had three players in double figures with Brumwell leading all scorers with 30 points . The Pioneers also got 18 points from Jamieson and 13 from Mason Ophus in the win.
The Turner Tornadoes opened up their season in Big Sandy with a 62-45 thumping of Dodson.
Friday night also saw a pair of District 9C teams pick up wins at the Native American Classic at the MSU-Northern gymnasium in Havre.
The Rocky Boy Stars got their season off to a good start by taking care of the Browning junior varsity team, 84-75.
Rocky Boy got a game-high 24 points from Ivan Whitford, while Eric Watson chipped in with 21 points. In all, the Stars had five players score in double figures.
Box Elder also picked up an easy win in Havre on Friday night by routing Frazer 87-62. Leading by two points after the first quarter, the Bears reeled off 28 points in the next eight minutes to put Frazer away for good.
Tim Rosette and Kyle Parker paced the Bears, scoring 17 and 15 points, respectively. Neal Rosette also had 12 points and James Burns added 10 in the win.
For the third straight night, Chinook was unable to pick up its first win of the season. The Beeters fell to District 2B rival Wolf Point, 79-62.
Dillon Davies scored a game-high 22 points for the Beeters and Adam Hayes added 17 in the loss.
Saturday night saw the Chester Coyotes open their 2003-04 campaign with an impressive 67-49 win over District 1B Shelby in Chester.
The Coyotes built a comfortable 36-24 lead at intermission and were never really threatened in the second half. Patrick Walstad led three Coyotes in double figures with 14 points. Travis Van Dyke and Mitch Violett scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Centerville was not kind to the Hi-Line teams participating in the final night of its preseason tourney as both the J-I Rams and Blue Sky Eagles were beaten.
J-I was routed by the Great Falls High sophomore squad by a score 71-56, while the Eagles lost a close battle with the host Centerville Miners 50-42.
Meanwhile, the Big Sandy Pioneers continued to steamroll through their own invitational tournament Saturday night as they pounded the Judith Gap Rangers, 71-56.
Jamieson and Brumwell did the bulk of the scoring for the Pioneers. Jamieson led the way with a game-high 22 points while Brumwell poured in 21. Mason Ophus added 15 points in the win.
Also in Big Sandy, KG bounced back from its Friday night loss to the Rangers by knocking off Winifred Saturday night, 54-51 while Turner was defeated by Highwood, 51-40.
In Havre, the Box Elder Bears wrapped up an undefeated run at the Native American Classic on Saturday night as they edged District 10C rival Heart Butte, 81-70.
The Bears trailed by four points going into the final stanza, but scored 25 points in the final eight minutes to edge the Warriors by 11 points. Box Elder got 21 points from James Burns and 20 from Tim Rosette in the win. Neal Rosette added 16 points.
Meanwhile, the Rocky Boy Stars were downed by Dodson Saturday night, 54-48, in overtime. The two teams were tied at 45-45 after regulation, but Dodson outscored the Stars 8-3 in the extra period.
Rocky Boy was paced by Eric Watson's 17 points and A.J. The Boy chipped in with 10 points.
CUT BANK 72, CHINOOK 50
Cut Bank 24 13 14 21 - 72
Chinook 18 12 3 12 - 50
Cut Bank - Jeff Larson 2, Danny Parrent 3, Keithan Gregg 18, Wade Jacobsen 11, Kyle Lewis 11, Craig Smith 4, Matt Muechel 2, Brian McDivitt 4, Chad Larson 17.
Chinook - Chad Beck 6, Dillon Davies 13, Adam Hayes 12, Kelan Broadhead 7, Ryan Reid 2, Luke Whitney 6, Marcus Birky 4.
Total fouls - Cut Bank 22, Chinook 19. Fouled out - C. Larson, Beck, Birky. Three point goals - Parrent 1, Gregg 2, Jacobsen 1, Whitney 1.
Big Sandy 72, Highwood 43
Big Sandy 20 15 15 22 - 72
Highwood 8 7 12 16 - 43
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 26, Jay Jamieson 20, Mason Ophus 13, Adam Butler 2, Skylar Pearson 6, Adam Jesperson 5.
Highwood - Tanner Ripley 3, David Schipf 6, Tyler Pasha 16, Brian Davison 9, Troy Kotthoff 2, Brett Bahnmiller 7.
Total fouls - Big Sandy 10, Highwood 11. Fouled out - none. Three point goals - Jamieson 4, Jesperson, Ripley, Schipf 2, Pasha 2, Davison, Bahnmiller.
St. Labre 73, Harlem 67
St. Labre 9 23 18 23 - 73
Harlem 15 16 17 19 - 67
St. Labre - Dane Fisher 42, Cody Gion 1, Larenzo Ontiveros 15, Chan BigHead 1, C.J. Little Coyote 3, Keith Fox 4, James Jefferson 2, Weston BadBear 5.
Harlem - John Young 11, Keenan Fetter 7, Jordan Mount 7, Dan Werk 1, Craig Adams 2, Ben Carrywater 22, Matt Pettit 5, Jim Kennedy 12.
Plentywood 70, Chinook 54
Plentywood 11 16 24 19 - 70
Chinook 8 14 11 19 - 54
Plentywood - Shane Zeidler 8, Brandon Overland 7, Richard Shackelford 7, Ryne Davis 4, Phillip Smith 4, Ryan Brensdal 13, Brandon Schmidt 2, Mike Nielsen 8, Shae Wilemon 12, Tom O'Toole 5.
Chinook - Chad Beck 7, Nate Ranstrom 4, Dillon Davies 4, Adam Hayes 9, Kelan Broadhead 9, Ryan Reid 5, Luke Whitney 6, Marcus Birky 10.
Wolf Point 79, Chinook 62
Chinook 10 19 20 13 - 62
Wolf Point 20 22 19 18 - 79
Chinook - Chad Beck 4, Dillon Davies 22, Adam Hayes 17, Kelan Broadhead 6, Ryan Reid 6, Marcus Birky 7.
Wolf Point - Brandon Solheim 9, Jed Loucks 16, Brett Bates 12, Lee Loendorf 3, Cole Hanks 2, Kyle Vine 2, Dan Castaneda 7, Brock Copenhaver 11, Ben Azure 17.
Box Elder 87, Frazer 62
Box Elder 13 28 24 28 - 87
Frazer 11 8 17 23 - 62
Box Elder - Neal Rosette 12, Aaron Henry 8, Tyler Henry 2, Dave Haley 9, James Burns 10, Kyle Parker 15, Tim Rosette 27, Elliot The Boy 4.
Frazer - Shilo Four Star 20, Tyler Ackerman 20, Brockie Standing 3, Alonzo Jones 4, Pete Stump 1, Sean Spotted Wolf 2, Floyd Ackerman 7, Marcus Big Leggins 5.
Dodson 54, Rocky Boy 48 (OT)
Dodson 6 19 11 10 8 - 54
Rocky Boy 12 10 14 10 2 - 48
Dodson - Steven Hopkins 19, Dusty Prestwich 3, Roy Wyse 11, Matthew Duprey 7, Frank Webb 2, William DeCelley 12.
Rocky Boy - Eric Watson 17, Kyle Windy Boy 8, Garret Demontiney 5, A.J. The Boy 10, Upton Whitford 2, Marty Watson 4, Ivan Whitford 2.
J-I 68, Treasure State 35
Treasure State - Chris Wood 20, Michael Wood, 2, Joshua Cornell 11, Sy Lothian 2.
J-I - Brent Pimley 12, Matt Tempel 6, Zach Ramberg 20, Craig Miller 20, Dane Kantorowitz 6, John Wolery 2, Jared Byxbe 1, Luke Combs 2, Keith Johnson 2.
Total fouls - Treasure State 20, J-I 18; Fouled out - M. Wood. Three-point goals - Cornel, Ramburg 3.
GF Central 64, Blue Sky 32
Blue Sky 4 4 11 13 - 32
GFC 10 28 14 12 - 64
Blue Sky - Jeremiah Moog 5, Alex Chivilicek 6, Conrad Wendland 6, Roald Aageson 7, Alex Frey 3, Levi Wendland 8.
GFC - Stevan Horras 6, David Bernica 11, Ben Krebs 8, Will Joshua 20, Sean Grishwell 4, Dave Krebs 6, Zach Henry 9.
Total fouls - Blue Sky 13, GFC 18. Fouled out - none. Three point goals - Bernica 2, Henry 3.
Big sandy 72, Saco 51
Saco 7 12 15 17 - 51
Big Sandy 14 19 18 21 - 72
Saco - Derek Beadle 15, Eric White 3, Devin Brooks 15, Pat Menge 10, Jared Mandeville 6, Zach Mandeville 2.
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 31, Jay Jamieson 18, Mason Ophus 13, Adam Butler, 2, Skylar Pearson 2, Adam Jesperson 2, Devin Genereux 4.
Total fouls - Saco 20, Big Sandy 17. Fouled out - Butler. Three point goals - Jamieson 1, Brooks 5, Beadle 2, White 1, J. Mandeville 2.
Judith Gap 57, KG 27
Judith Gap 16 8 15 18 - 57
KG 5 5 2 15 - 27
KG - Dan Kloppenberg 2, Brandon Melby 2, Drew Kapperud 2, Luke Antonich 1, Darby Donovan 11, Cody Donoven 2, Jarred Gomke 7.
Judith Gap - Weston Merill 9, Calvin Walter 10, Evan Wolf 5, Cedric Snelling 15, Elling Warner 2, Jim Page 6, Bill Page 10.
Total fouls - Judith Gap 20, KG 18. Fouled out - B. Page. Three point goals - Snelling 3, Walter, B. Page 1.
Chester 67, Shelby 49
Chester 21 15 16 15 - 67
Shelby 14 10 10 15 - 49
Chester - John Tranberg 4, Isaac Van Dyke 6, Logan Lyders 11, Kevin May 3, Travis Van Dyke 12, Patrick Walstad 14, Mitch Violett 10, Patrick Wicks 7.
Shelby - Nathan Mayernik 7, Jordan Weishaar 6, Jake Wiegard 6, Shane Clark 2, Beau Bronken 28.
Total fouls - Shelby 15, Chester 12. Three point goals - Violett 2.
Dodson 54, Rocky Boy 48 (OT)
Dodson 6 19 11 9 8 - 54
Rocky Boy 12 10 12 11 3 - 48
Dodson - Stevin Hopkins 19, Dusty Prestwich 2, Roy Wyse 11, Matthew Dophay 7, Frank Webb 2.
Rocky Boy - Eric Watson 17, Kyle Windy Boy 8, Garret Demontiney 5, A. J. The Boy 10, Upton Whitford 2, Marty Watson 4, Ivan Whitford 2.
Total fouls - Dodson 16, Rocky Boy 20. Fouled out - none. Three point goals - The Boy 2.
Box Elder 81, Heart Butte 70
Heart Butte 10 21 25 4 - 70
Box Elder 20 14 18 29 - 81
Heart Butte - E.J. Aimsback 10, Wacy Mt. Chief 9, Justin Wells 16, Lyman Tailfeathers 10, Joe Wagner 6, Jeff Arrow Top 17, Tyler Mad Plume 2.
Box Elder - Aaron Henry 6, Neal Rosette 16, Tyler Henry 7, Dane Healy 4, James Burns 21, Tim Rosette 20, Kyle Parker 5.
Total fouls - Heart Butte 17, Box Elder 18. Three point goals - Wells 2, N. Rosette 3.
GFH Sophs 71, J-I 56
GFH 14 18 16 23 - 71
J-I 14 18 13 11 - 56
GFH - N/A
J-I - Brent Pimley 8, Matt Tempel 2, Zach Ramberg 12, Craig Miller 24, Dane Kantorowitz 8, John Wolery 2.
Total fouls - GFH 27, J-I 18. Fouled out - Tempel, Ramberg. Three point goals - GFH 7, Ramberg, Miller 1.
Centerville 50, Blue Sky 42
Centerville 10 15 7 18 - 50
Blue Sky 8 9 12 13 - 42
Blue Sky - Roald Aageson 8, Joel 1, Alex Chivilicek 4, Alex Frey 5, Jeremiah Moog 16, Conrad Wendland 4.
Centerville - Brain Guisti 2, Kyle Marko 2, Chris Magnusson 3, Erik Ingman 5, Matt Best 7, Spencer Pepos 7, Hunter Kerkes 8, Matt VanAken 2, Mike Schilling 14.
Total fouls - Blue Sky 30, Centerville 40. Fouled out - L. Wendland, C. Wendland, Pepos, Kerkes. Three point goals - Frey, Moog 1.
Big Sandy 71, Judith Gap 56
Judith Gap 11 12 18 15 - 56
Big Sandy 19 14 16 22 - 71
Judith Gap - Weston Merrill 11, Calvin Walter 14, Evan Wolf 5, Cedric Snelling 8, Elling Warner 10, Jim Page 4, Bill Page 4.
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 21, Jay Jamieson 22, Mason Ophus 15, Adam Butler 2, Skylar Pearson 7, Adam Jesperson 4.
Total fouls - Judith Gap 17, Big Sandy 17. Fouled out - J. Page. Three point goals - Walter 4, Warner 3, Wolf 1, Pearson 1.
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