KG moves into second place in 9C with two wins; Chester wins two 10C games

After suffering a pair of disappointing losses a week ago, the KG KouGars rallied for a pair of conference wins to move back into second place in the District 9C race. The KouGars picked up hard-fought wins over Big Sandy and Rocky Boy to improve their record to 4-4 in conference.

Friday night, Cady Arifin scored 31 points and was unstoppable down the stretch as KG broke open a 36-35 game in the fourth quarter to pick up a 62-55 win. Arifin scored 15 of the KouGars 25 fourth quarter points, including several key buckets late in the game as KG pulled away.

Big Sandy tried to counter with the duo of Ashley Goodian and Naomi Williams, who combined for 12 points in the fourth quarter, but came up short. Williams finished with 20 points to lead the Pioneers. Goodian, who was hounded by KG defenders for much of the night, finished with 14 points, including a pair of three-pointers.

On Saturday, KG pulled a game ahead of Rocky Boy in the conference standings with a 56-44 win. K-G raced to a 20-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back. Arifin paced the KouGars with 24 points, while Casie Toner added 15 points in the win. Rocky Boy was led by Tori Belcourt's 12 points.

The Blue Sky Eagles remained atop the 9C, notching a pair of wins on the weekend. Thursday night, Blue Sky used a 24-5 third quarter to put away Turner 60-36. Lindsay Anderson scored 23 points and Kaila Warren added 16 in the win. Turner was paced by Ashley Van Voast's 16 points. The win came with a price, though, as Eagle starting point guard Holly Haas went down with a foot injury and is out indefinitely.

Blue Sky rounded out the weekend with a tough 61-55 win over Rocky Boy. The Eagles trailed 46-33 going into the fourth quarter, but outscored the Morning Stars 28-9 to close out the game. Anderson finished with a game-high 20 points, while Warren pitched in with 15 for Blue Sky. Rocky Boy got 16 points from Tori Belcourt in the loss.

In other 9C action, Hays-Lodge Pole picked up another 9C win with a close 43-42 victory over Box Elder. Colette Hawley scored 17 points and Sheena Shambo added 11 in the win. Box Elder got 12 points from Gerri Eagleman in the loss. Saturday night wasn't as kind as the T-Birds were drubbed 57-23 by Dodson.

In District 10C action, Chester added two more wins on the weekend. The Coyotes cruised past J-I, 66-24, on Friday night. Chester got 16 points from Keyla Wendland and 14 from Shawnee Norick in the win. J-I was paced by Hannah Pimley's 13 points. The Coyotes grabbed another win on Saturday night, defeating Sunburst 68-42. Wendland led Chester with 15 points, while Alisha Fossen and Mary DeVries chipped in with 13 points apiece.

In District 2B, the Chinook Sugarbeeters split a pair of games with a 53-45 win over Poplar on Friday and a 61-52 loss to District 1B-foe Fort Benton on Saturday.

Georgia Barber scored 12 points off the bench and Whitney Lybeck added 10 against Poplar. Kelsey Crampton scored 18 points and Lybeck added 11 in the loss to Fort Benton.

The weekend wasn't kind to the Harlem Wildcats as they dropped two more conference games. Harlem managed just one point in the first half against the 2B-leading Wolves. The Wildcats offensive woes continue in a 61-39 loss to Malta on Saturday. Alicia Shields and Olivia Main scored 12 points each for Harlem.

THURSDAY

Blue Sky 60, Turner 36

Blue Sky 8 10 24 18 - 60

Turner 12 11 5 8 - 36

Blue Sky - Holly Haas 5, Kaila Warren 16, Lindsay Anderson 23, Robyn Schnitzmeier 6, Maia Aageson 6, Kile Patrick 4. Totals - 27 2-4 60.

Turner - Britney Jones 12, Jade Olszewski 6, Ashley Van Voast 16, Kelsey Klindworth 2. Totals - 17 2-11 36 .

Three-point goals - Jones 2, Warren 2, Aageson 2. Total fouls - Blue Sky 16, Turner 13. Fouled out - none.

FRIDAY

Wolf Point 71, Harlem 24

Harlem 1 0 11 12 - 24

Wolf Point 23 11 22 15 - 71

Harlem - Alicia Shields 7, Carly Haluszka 4, Danielle Dirden 4, Colleen Filesteel 3, Star Carrywater 4, Amy Stiffarm 2.

Wolf Point - Stephanie Neubauer 9, Jaclyn Sansaver 8, Tawnie Braaten 8, Rebekah Zilkoski 11, Mary Zilkoski 9, Abby Douglas 8, Holly Forsness 14, Whitney Sansaver 4.

Three-point goals - Douglas 1. Team Fouls - WP 15, HAR 19. Fouled out - Shields.

Chinook 53, Poplar 45

Poplar 6 14 17 8 - 45

Chinook 11 11 6 25 - 53

Poplar - A. Buckles 3, Amber Crowley 5, Sam Nygard 10, Shannon Dianne 6, Ren Belton 3, Ashley Azure 13, Tommy Escarcega 5.

Chinook - Monica Thackeray 1, Whitney Lybeck 10, Anna Schellin 2, Crystal Roseberry 4, Tiffany Cuerth 5, Kayla Erskine 4, Kelsey Crampton 8, Georgia Barber 12, Brittany Williams 4.

Three-point goals - Buckles, Crowley, Dionne 2, Cuerth. Total Fouls - CHI 20, POP 22. Fouled out - Crowley, Belton.

Kremlin-Gildford 62, Big Sandy 55

KG 11 12 14 25 - 62

Big Sandy 10 6 19 20 - 55

KG - Cady Arifin 31, Mandy Rambo 8, Casie Toner 7, Whitney Hanson 7, Janine Jorgenson 5, Shea Haugen 2, Kate Vosen 2. Totals - 22 17-23 62.

Big Sandy - Ashley Goodian 14, Naomi Williams 20, Shalayna Pearson 2, Sandy Zeiger 10, Sarah Yirsa 9. Totals - 24 5-7 55.

Three-point goals - Goodian 2, Jorgenson 1. Total Fouls - BS 16, KG 12. Fouled out - Zeiger.

Blue Sky 61, Rocky Boy 55

Rocky Boy 19 14 13 9 - 55

Blue Sky 11 12 10 28 - 61

Rocky Boy - Allie Sunchild 8, Leiloni Belcourt 2, Ronni LaMere 2, Tori Belcourt 16, Deidra Sunchild 8, Chelsey St. Pierre 8, Marty Stiffarm 11. Totals - 24 5-12 55.

Blue Sky - Kaila Warren 15, Lindsay Anderson 20, Robyn Schnitzmeier 1, Maia Aageson 9, Kile Patrick 4, Megan Warren 5, Ashley Gatzemeier 5, Courtney Wendland 2. Totals - 20 18-27 61.

Three-point goals - D. Sunchild 1, K. Warren 1, Aageson 1. M. Warren 1. Total Fouls - RB 19, SKY 16. Fouled out - St. Pierre, Patrick.

Hays-Lodge Pole 43, Box Elder 42

Box Elder 8 13 11 10 - 42

Hays-Lodge Pole 10 12 7 14 - 43

Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 4, Gerri Eagleman 12, S. Yellowtail 2, H. Russette 1, Ashley Parisian 9, Loni LaMere 2, Kim Shareen 12.

Hays-Lodge Pole - Sheena Shambo 11, Colette Hawley 17, K.K. Kirkaldie 7, Jean Whitecow 6, J. Messerly 2.

Three-point goals - Shambo 3. Total Fouls - BOX 15, H-LP 18. Fouled out - none.

Chester 66, J-I 24

Chester 19 16 14 17 - 68

J-I 7 3 9 5 - 24

Chester - Amanda Violett 6, Shawnee Norick 14, Jillien Johnson 4, Alisha Fossen 9, Mary DeVries 10, Brianne Wolfe 7, Keyla Wendland 16. Totals: 30 4-12 68.

J-I - Megan Herdina 5, Katie Bangs 1, Kayla Fusk 1, Amanda Miller 2, Meghan Combs 1, Mariah Fusk 1, Hannah Pimley 13. Totals: 9 6-16 24.

Three-point goals - Wendland 2. Total Fouls - CHE 20, J-I 17. Fouled out - none.

SATURDAY

Malta 60, Harlem 39

Harlem 11 11 8 9 - 39

Malta 7 24 17 12 - 60

Harlem - Olivia Main 12, Alicia Shields 12, Kayla Horn 1, Colleen Filesteel 8, Star Carrywater 1, Amy Stiffarm 2, Koda Cochran 2, Leandra Thomas 1. Totals - 11 15-24.

Malta - Ashley Henry 4, Roshon Nordlund 16, Laramie Kolczak 2, Kelly Pankratz 23, Whitney Jones 11, Nicole Salsbery 3, Jill King 1. Totals - 22 14-24.

Three-point goals - Main 1, Shields 1, Pankratz 2. Total fouls - HAR 19, MAL 18. Fouled out - none.

Fort Benton 61, Chinook 52

Chinook 15 8 10 19 - 52

Fort Benton 12 17 16 16 - 61

Chinook - Whitney Lybeck 11, Crystal Roseberry 2, Tiffany Cuerth 8, Kayla Erskine 2, Morgan Obie 2, Kelsey Crampton 18, Georgia Barber 7, Brittany Williams 2. Totals - 19 11-20.

Fort Benton - Jenna Witt 5, Abby Kelly 8, Kaela Kittredge 2, Andie Young 9, Meg Onstad 8, Kaylee Shaw 18, Carley Squires 5, Nikki Bailey 6. Totals - 23 15-26.

Total fouls - Chinook 20, FB 17. Fouled out - Lybeck, Bailey. Three-point goal - Cuerth.

Geraldine 52, Big Sandy 34

Big Sandy 10 17 11 6 - 34

Geraldine 22 11 10 9 - 52

Big Sandy - Ashley Goodian 16, Naomi Williams 10, Shalayna Pearson 4, Jessica Amsbaugh 2, Francine Egge 2. Totals - 14 3-6.

Geraldine - Kalyn Fairbanks 11, Jill Schmidt 10, Rachael Clark 4, Alisha Burchett 19, Tony Quenell 2, Bess Squibner 4, Becky Thompson 2. Totals - 24 2-4.

Total fouls - BS 7, GER 8. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Goodian 3, Fairbanks, Burchette 1.

Heart Butte 39, J-I 28

J-I 3 10 6 9 - 28

Heart Butte 11 10 7 11 - 39

J-I - Amanda Miller 4, Mandi Moss 6, Hannah Pimley 18. Totals - 10 6-22.

Heart Butte - Margie Mountain Chief 2, Rachael Wild Gun 9, Ida Mountain Chief 9, Hannah Goings 2, Stephanie Morgan 2, Keila Guardipee 4, Stephanie Last Star 9, Terraine Edmo 2. Totals - 14 9-15.

Total fouls J-I 14, HB 24. Three-point goals - Miller 1, Moss 1, Wild Gun 1, Last Star 1.

Turner 43, Box Elder 40

Turner 14 4 15 10 - 43

Box Elder 10 15 5 11 - 40

Turner - Britney Jones 8, Jade Olszewski 3, Ashley Van Voast 23, Kelsey Klindworth 5, Casey Cornell 2. Totals 16 9-17 43.

Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 5, Gerri Eagleman 9, Sharlene Yellowtail 2, Ashley Parisian 9, Lonnie LaMere 5, Shaneen Raining Bird 11. Totals 16 7-15 40.

Total fouls - TUR 14, BOX 19. Fouled out - A. Parisian. Three-point goals - Eagleman, LaMere.

Kremlin-Gildford 56, Rocky Boy 44

KG 20 6 14 16 - 56

Rocky Boy 3 15 14 12 - 44

KG - Cady Arifin 24, Heidi Donovan 5, Mandy Rambo 7, Casie Toner 15, Whitney Hanson 3, Janine Jorgenson 2. Totals - 21 12-23.

Rocky Boy - Lonnie Belcourt 10, Tori Belcourt 12, Deidra Sunchild 11, Chelsey St. Pierre 2, Marty Rae Stiffarm 9. Totals - 16 9-16.

Total fouls - KG 15, RB 21. Fouled out - Stiffarm. Three-point goals - Arifin 1, Donovan 1, L. Belcourt 1, Sunchild 2.

Chester 68, Sunburst 42

Sunburst 11 9 7 15 - 42

Chester 14 19 15 20 - 68

Sunburst - Rachel Kleinert 14, Teagan Kearns 6, Kallie Johannsen 2, Crystal McAlpine 6, Kendra Hovland 5, Rachel Schulze 6, Brittany Blair 2, Kate Christiaens 1. Totals - 16 8-21.

Chester - Amanda Violett 2, Shawnee Norick 8, Jillien Johnson 6, Alisha Fossen 13, Mary DeVries 13, Courtney Fraser 11, Keyla Wendland 15. Totals - 28 10-24.

Total fouls - SUN 19, CHE 21. Fouled out - Johannsen. Three-point goals - Kleinert, Kearns 1, Wendland 2.

Dodson 57, Hays-Lodge pole 23

Dodson 16 12 15 14 - 57

Hays-Lodge Pole 8 2 8 5 - 23

Dodson - D. Bear 11, Belinda Horn 7, M. Martin 15, Amy Messerly 2, Deserae KillEagle 10, Amanda Messerly 12. Totals - 24 6-11 57.

Hays-Lodge Pole - Colette Hawley 12, K.K. Kirkaldie 6, A. Denny 5. Totals - 10 1-9 23.

Three-point goals - KillEagle 2, Bear 2, Denny 1. Total Fouls - DOD 9, H-LP 12. Fouled out - none.