Blue Sky moves atop 9C with win over KG, Rocky Boy picks up a pair of wins

The Blue Sky girls basketball team cemented itself atop the District 9C standing with a pair of wins this weekend, including a come-from-behind win over rival KG on Friday night.

The Eagles shook off a career scoring night from KG senior Cady Arifin and overcame a third-quarter deficit to pick up a 66-56 win in Gildford.

Arifin scored a game-high 30 points, including five three-pointers as the KouGars led by as much as 10 points during the contest. However, Blue Sky's defense tightened in the fourth quarter, limiting KG to a paltry 4 points, while scoring 19 points to rally for the win. The duo of junior Kaila Warren and senior Lindsay Anderson took over the fourth quarter, scoring all 19 of Blue Sky's points to lead the Eagles to a win.

Warren finished with 19 points and Anderson added 18. Senior Holly Haas also had a solid game with 11 points.

Besides Arifin, Whitney Hanson finished in double figures for KG with 12 points.

Blue Sky added a second win on the weekend with a 43-23 win over J-I to improve to 5-1 on the season and 4-0 in 9C play.

The Eagles broke open a 9-3 first quarter by outscoring J-I 15-7 in the second quarter to pull away.

Warren led all scorers with 18 points while Anderson chipped in with nine. J-I was led by freshman Hannah Pimley with 13 points.

KG's tough luck continued with 60-52 loss at Sunburst. The Refiners jumped out to an early 18-9 lead and never looked back to hand KG its second loss of the season. The duo of Rachel Kleinert and Kendra Hovland scored 44 points to lead Sunburst. KG, which fell to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in 9C play, was led by Arifin's 17 points. Hanson added 12 while Britta Umbach chipped in with 10 for KG.

It was also a very good weekend for the Rocky Boy Morning Stars. Rocky Boy got 44 points from the Belcourt twins, Loni and Tori, to grab a 69-64 win over rival Box Elder in Box Elder on Friday.

The Morning Stars grabbed an 18-9 lead and weathered a fierce Box Elder rally to pick up its second conference win of the year. Box Elder placed four players in double figures led by Codi Raining Bird's 18 points. Tasha Parisian added 15 points while Shaneen Raining Bird and Loni Lamere added 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Rocky Boy grabbed its second win with a 56-34 win in Turner. The Morning Stars jumped out to a 20-7 lead to cruise to the win over the Tornadoes.

Loni Belcourt scored a game-high 21 points while Marty Rae Stiffarm added 16. Turner was led by center Ashley Van Voast with 11 points.

In other 9C action, the Box Elder Bears were crushed on Thursday by Dodson, 105-56. Dodson outscored Box Elder 33-15 to start off the rout. Deserae KillEagle led five Dodson players in double figures with a game-high 33 points. Box Elder got a solid game from Shaneen Raining Bird with 29 points while Codi Raining Bird added 13.

The Big Sandy Pioneers picked up its second conference win with a 50-32 win over J-I Friday night in Joplin.

Ashley Goodian scored 12 of her game-high 21 points in the first half to help Big Sandy build an insurmountable lead. The Pioneers, 3-3 overall, also got 10 points from Mikki Hammons in the win. J-I, 2-4 after the weekend, got 11 points from senior Megan Herdina and 10 points from Pimley in the loss.

The Chester Coyotes picked up a split against a pair of 10C rivals. On Friday night, Chester fell 60-53 on the road at Dutton-Brady. The Coyotes held a 31-18 halftime lead, but the Cardinals rallied in the third quarter, outscoring Chester 18-10 to take control of the game. Chester was led by Mary DeVries with 18 points and seven rebounds. Courtney Fraser added 12 points, six rebounds and five assists while Shawnee Norick had 10 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

The Coyotes bounced back on Saturday with a convincing 67-35 road win in Heart Butte. The Coyotes raced to a 28-12 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Chester was paced by Keyla Wendland's game-high 34 points, including five three-pointers. DeVries added 11 points and 11 rebounds while Shawnee Norick had a solid game inside with nine points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Fraser had seven assists in the win.

In District 2B action, the Chinook Sugarbeeters dropped a 54-53 heartbreaker to Malta on Friday night. The Mustangs grabbed an early first-half lead and staved off countless Sugarbeeter rallies. Roshon Nordlund scored 22 points and Kelly Pankratz added 18 to pace Malta. Chinook got 15 points from Whitney Lybeck and 13 from Kelsey Crampton in the loss.

The Beeters bounced back with a 74-43 pasting of Harlem in Chinook on Saturday. The Beeters jumped 20-10 first quarter lead to cruise to the easy win.

Georgia Barber came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points while Crampton added 15 in the win. Kayla Erskine and Tiffany Cuerth chipped in with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Harlem was led by Olivia Main's game-high 21 points in the loss.

The Wildcats also suffered a 51-20 loss to Glasgow on Friday night. Only three Wildcat players reached the scoring column, led by Main's 11 points.

THURSDAY

Dodson 105, Box Elder 56

Box Elder 15 10 13 18 - 56

Dodson 33 18 31 23 - 105

Box Elder - Codi Raining Bird 13, Ashley Parisian 9, Shaneen Raining Bird 29, Gerri Eagleman 4, Chelsea Buck 1. Totals: 20 16-25.

Dodson - Deena Bear 13, Leona Wright 2, Belinda Horn 11, Megan Martin 8, Deeanne Brockie 1, Nikki Johnson 19, Deserae KillEagle 33, Amanda Messerly 18. Totals: 41 6-9.

Total fouls - BE 11, Dodson 20. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Bear 3, Horn 2, Johnson 4, KillEagle 8

FRIDAY

Glasgow 51, Harlem 20

Glasgow 12 16 8 15 - 51

Harlem 5 9 2 4 - 20

Glasgow - Alexa Etchart 2, Denise Enebo 5, Milly McIntire 4, Karissa Hughes 11, Chelsea Pattison 5, Annie Strommen 8, Tiffany Waters 16. Totals 22 7-20 51

Harlem - Olivia Main 11, Carly Haluszka 8, Kylee Stiffarm 3. Totals 11 3-7 20.

Total fouls - Glasgow 14, Harlem 19. Fouled out - Shields. Three-point goals - Main 2, Stiffarm.

Malta 54, Chinook 53

Malta 10 16 10 18 - 54

Chinook 11 11 13 18 - 53

Malta - Roshon Nordlund 22, Kelly Pankratz 18, Whitney Jones 6, Nicole Salsbury 4, Jill King 4. Totals: 19 12-22.

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 3, Whitney Lybeck 15, Tiffany Cuerth 6, Kayla Erskine 5, Morgan Obie 1, Kelsey Crampton 13, Georgia Barber 8, Brittany Williams 2. Totals: 18 17-29.

Total fouls: Malta 23, Chinook 17. Fouled out: King. Three-point goals: Pankratz, Nordlund 3.

Blue Sky 66, KG 56

KG 18 22 12 4 - 56

Blue Sky 15 15 17 19 - 66

KG - Cady Arifin 30, Mandy Rambo 12, Casie Toner 5, Whitney Hanson 4, Britta Umbach 3, Kate Vosen 2. Totals: 23 3-4.

Blue Sky - Holly Haas 11, Kaila Warren 19, Lindsay Anderson 18, Brianne Horinek 8, Ashley Gatzemeier 5, Kile Patrick 5. Totals: 23 14-34.

Total fouls: KG 19, Blue Sky 9. Fouled out: Rambo, Toner. Three-point goals: Arifin 5, Rambo 2, Toner 1, Umbach 1.

Big Sandy 50, J-I 32

Big Sandy 15 16 7 12 - 50

J-I 8 9 4 11 - 32

Big Sandy - Ashley Goodian 21, Naomi Williams 6, Sarah Zeiger 2, Francine Egge 2, Mikki Hammons 10, Brittany Marx 4, Jessica Amsbaugh 5. Totals 20 3-6.

J-I - Megan Herdina 11, Amanda Miller 7, Katie O'Neil 2, Mariah Fusk 2, Hannah Pimley 10. Totals 11 9-15.

Total fouls - Big Sandy 18, J-I 7. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Goodian 4, Hammons 2, Amsbaugh, Herdina.

Rocky Boy 69, Box Elder 64

Rocky Boy 18 14 22 10 - 69

Box Elder 9 20 17 16 - 64

Rocky Boy - Ally Sunchild 8, Loni Belcourt 22, Ronni Jo Lamere 3, Tori Belcourt 22, Shoshawna Sadler 4, Marty Stiffarm 8. Totals 21 15-22 69.

Box Elder - Codi Raining Bird 18, Ashley Parisian 2, Shaneen Raining Bird 13, Gerri Eagleman 6, Tasha Parisian 15, Loni Lamere 12, Charlene Yellowtail 4. Totals 28 14-19 64.

Total fouls - Rocky Boy 17, Box Elder 21. Fouled out - A. Parisian. Three-point goals - L. Belcourt.

Hays-Lodge Pole 63, Roy 46

Hays-Lodge Pole 11 5 23 24 - 63

Roy 9 15 11 11 - 46

Hays-Lodge Pole - Issa Cochran 2, Jean White Cow 2, K.K. Kirkaldie 13, Jennifer Messerly 2, Sheena Shambo 18, Colette Hawley 26. Totals 25 8-11.

Roy - Kayla Thompson 13, Catie Rebman 5, Brooke Styer 8, Brittany Byrne 2, Amanda Rebman 4, Kelsey Gallagher 4, Pearl Ferguson 10. Totals 16 14-27.

Total fouls - Hays-Lodge Pole 21, Roy 15. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Messerly, Hawley 4.

Dutton-Brady 60, Chester 53

Dutton-Brady 10 18 18 14 - 60

Chester 18 13 10 12 - 53

Dutton-Brady - Hodgson 13, Beckham 2, Baquet 12, Wells 20, Johnson 4, Bokma 7, Turville 2. Totals: 20 18-24 60.

Chester - Amanda Violett 6, Shawnee Norick 10, Jillien Johnson 2, Mary DeVries 18, Brianne Wolfe 2, Courtney Fraser 12, Keyla Wendland 3. Totals: 19 14-29 53.

Three-point goals - Wendland, Wells, Turville. Total Fouls - D-B 21, Chester 24. Fouled out - DeVries, Wolfe.

SATURDAY

Chinook 74, Harlem 43

Harlem 10 17 8 8 - 43

Chinook 20 18 19 17 - 74

Harlem - Olivia Main 21, Carly Haluszka 5, Danielle Dirden 2, Kylee Stiffarm 2, Kayla Horn 4, Colleen Filesteele 7, Star Carrywater 2. Totals: 17 7-19.

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 2, Whitney Lybeck 9, Anna Schellin 1, Tiffany Cuerth 13, Kayla Erskine 14, Morgan Obie 2, Kelsey Crampton 15, Georgia Barber 16, Brittany Williams 2. Totals: 33 7-11.

Total fouls: Chinook 14, Harlem 18. Fouled out: Alicia Shields (Harlem). Three-point goals: Main 2, Cuerth.

Blue Sky 43, Joplin-Inverness 23

J-I 3 4 11 5 - 23

Blue Sky 9 15 8 11 - 43

J-I - M. Moss 4, M. Herdina 3, K. Fusk , A. Miller 2, H. Pimley 13. Totals: 10 2-10 23.

Blue Sky - Holly Haas 2, Kaila Warren 18, Lindsay Anderson 9, Brianne Horinek 4, Maia Aageson 8, Ashley Gatzemeier 2. Totals: 18 6-9 43.

Total fouls: J-I 13, Blue Sky 18. Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: Herdina 1, Warren 1.

Chester 68, Heart Butte 35

Chester 28 10 12 18 - 68

Heart Butte 12 7 8 8 - 35

Chester - Amanda Violette 2, Shawnee Norick 9, Jillian Johnson 4, Mary DeVries 11, Courtney Fraser 4, Keyla Wendland 34, JoAnna LaSorte 4. Totals 18 27-38 68.

Heart Butte - Margie Mountain Chief 2, Rachel Wild Gun 7, Ida Mountain Chief 6, Stephanie Morgan 4, Keila Gardipee 10, Stephanie Last Star 6. Totals 17 0-4 35.

Total fouls - Chester 11, Heart Butte 25. Fouled out - I. Mountain Chief, Last Star. Technicals - M. Mountain Chief, Edmo, S. Aims Back. Three-point goals - Wendland 5, Wild Gun.

Sunburst 60, KG 52

KG 9 9 17 17 - 52

Sunburst 18 18 16 8 - 60

KG - Cady Arifin 17, Mandy Rambo 8, Casie Toner 5, Whitney Hanson 12, Britta Umbach 10. Totals: 22 6-13.

Sunburst - Rachel Kleinert 24, Kallie Johannsen 2, Crystal McAlpine 11, Kendra Hovland 20, Rachel Schulz 3. Totals: 20 14-27.

Total fouls: KG 23, Sunburst 13. Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: Arifin 2, Kleinert 2, Hovland 4..

Whitewater 40, Hays-Lodge Pole 34

Whitewater 9 7 12 12 - 40

Hays- Lodge Pole 10 4 8 12 - 34

Whitewater - Tasha Math 1, Jessica Miller 5, Maribeth Anderson 7, Jenma Anderson 22, Tessa Olsen 5. Totals: 11 15-24.

Hays-Lodge Pole - Colette Hawley 15, Sheena Shambo 6, K.K. Kirkaldie 9, Issa Cochran 2, Jean White Cow 2. Totals: 14 3-5.

Total fouls: Whitewater 12, Hays-Lodge Pole 21. Fouled out: Hawley, Cochran. Three-point goals: Miller 1, Anderson 2, Shambo 2, Kirkaldie 1.

Rocky Boy 56, Turner 34

Rocky Boy 20 8 21 7 - 56

Turner 7 4 15 8 - 34

Rocky Boy - Allie Sunchild 2, Loni Belcourt 21, Ronni Jo Lamere 4, Tori Belcourt 9, Randee Demontiney 2, Kelsey St. Pierre 2, Marty Rae Stiffarm 16. Totals: 21 7-10.

Turner - Britney Jones 6, Celeste Hedegaard 4, Ashley Van Voast 11, Cheryl Cowan 7, Kelsey Klindworth 6. Totals: 13 8-17.

Total fouls: Rocky Boy 15, Turner 13. Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: L. Belcourt 4, T. Belcourt 3.