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After another weekend of boys high school basketball across the Hi-Line, the Chinook Sugarbeeters were left still searching for their first win of the season and the top-ranked Big Sandy Pioneers got two serious tests from KG and Geraldine, but managed to keep their record unblemished on the year. District 9-C also saw upsets by Rocky Boy and Blue Sky shake up the standings over the weekend.
Thursday night, the Harlem Wildcats started their three-game weekend off with a 51-44 loss to the Glasgow Scotties in a critical District 2B contest. Ben Carrywater and Jim Kennedy scored 11 points apiece and John Young added 10 in the loss.
Thursday night also saw the steadily improving Turner Tornadoes hammer the Blue Sky Eagles 57-27 in Turner. The Tornadoes got a game-high 15 points from Evan Hauge, while Clancy Kegel and Brandon Simons chipped in with 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Eagles were paced by Jeremiah Moog's team-high nine points.
On Friday night, the No. 1 ranked Big Sandy Pioneers traveled to Gildford and outlasted a tenacious defensive affair with the KG KouGars, 54-49.
The two teams battled through a seesaw first half that saw the Pioneers clinging to a 25-24 lead. However, Drew Kapperud opened the second half with a three-pointer and Richie Melby followed that up with a jumper that gave the KouGars a 29-25 lead early in the second half.
The Pioneers answered with an 8-0 run that gave them a 33-29 lead with less than two minutes to play in the quarter. But the KouGars struck right back with a 9-0 run of their own as Melby drilled a shot at the buzzer that gave the KouGars a 40-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The two teams traded baskets early in the final stanza, but Skylar Pearson drilled a wide-open three at 4:30 mark and then converted a steal into a layup. Gage Brumwell followed that with a short jumper of his own. That 7-0 spurt gave the Pioneers a five-point cushion at 50-45. KG could not connect on the three-pointer shots that had kept it close throughout the night as the Pioneers iced the contest at the free-throw line.
"KG played a really good game tonight," said Big Sandy head coach Roy Lackner. "They shot the ball really well for three quarters, but they didn't make a couple at the end of the game. If they had, they certainly could have won this game tonight because they played good enough to beat us tonight."
Big Sandy got a game-high 21 points from Jay Jamieson, while Pearson and Brumwell chipped in with 12 points apiece. The KouGars were paced by Melby's 15 points. Cody Donoven and Kapperud added 12 points each in the losing effort.
Big Sandy played without two key players in Adam Butler and Adam Jesperson. Butler is suffering from a dislocated shoulder and Jesperson is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered during the football season.
"Right now we're without those two key guys and it hurts us," Lackner said. "But we're still playing good basketball and hopefully we can get through this part of our schedule. This was a good win for us over KG. I like where this team is at right now. But we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of basketball left in the season."
In District 2B play Friday night, the Harlem Wildcats got back on the winning track with a 71-53 win at Wolf Point. Ben Carrywater led all scorers with 19 points. Jim Kennedy added 15 points and John Young chipped in with 11.
Meanwhile, the Chinook Sugarbeeters' woes this season continued as they suffered a 69-54 loss at the hands of the Poplar Indians. Chinook trailed by just six points at 36-30 at halftime, but a 17-7 third-quarter run by Poplar did the Beeters in.
Adam Hayes led the Beeters in the scoring column with 14 points and Jordan Lybeck added 12 points in the losing effort.
Friday night saw the Blue Sky Eagles pick up their first win of the season with a 54-50 victory over the Rocky Boy Stars in District 9C action.
Jeremiah Moog scored 19 points to lead the Eagles (1-9) in the win. Conrad Wendland chipped in with nine points. A.J. The Boy paced the Stars with 13 points in the losing effort.
Also in District 9C, in Hays on Friday night the host T-Birds upset the Box Elder Bears, 75-67. The Bears clung to a 43-40 lead at halftime, but the T-Birds blew past the Bears, outscoring them 20-11 in the final stanza.
Robyn Doney led four Hays-Lodge Pole players in double figures with 19 points and Joe Small chipped in with 14. Lance Brockie and Dwight Flansburg added 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Bears got a game-high 20 points from Tim Rosette in the loss.
In District 10C action, the J-I Rams earned an important conference win over district powerhouse Chester, 59-58. The Rams built a 33-17 halftime lead, but the Coyotes came all the way back by scoring 31 points in the fourth quarter, but still came up short.
Craig Miller scored 23 points for the Rams and Brent Pimley chipped in with 16. Travis VanDyke led all scorers with 24 points for the Coyotes.
On Saturday night, Harlem picked up its second win in as many days with a 69-42 thrashing of the Malta Mustangs. The Wildcats opened the contest on a 19-6 run and they used a 15-6 third quarter run to put Malta away.
Jim Kennedy scored a game-high 20 points, including four three-pointers, while Jordan Mount chipped in with 13 points in the win.
Also Saturday night, the Chinook Sugarbeeters were held winless on the season as they were hammered by District 1B-foe Fort Benton, 52-31. The second quarter was the Beeters' undoing as the Longhorns held Chinook to just two points in the period.
Adam Hayes paced the Beeters in the loss with 11 points.
The Big Sandy Pioneers were again tested on Saturday night by a very good Geraldine team, but the Pioneers managed to pick up a 68-61 road victory to remain undefeated on the season.
Big Sandy (11-0) got a game-high 26 points from Gage Brumwell, while Jay Jamieson and Mason Ophus added 19 and 13 points in the win.
Saturday night also saw the Rocky Boy Stars upset the KG KouGars 60-49 in Rocky Boy. The Stars (2-8) got 13 points from Kyle Windy Boy in the win. Upton Whitford chipped in with 11 points. KG (6-4) was paced by Cody Donoven's 13 points, while Richie Melby added 12 points in the loss.
District 9C also saw a thriller in Box Elder as the host Bears edged the Turner Tornadoes, 68-67. Turner broke a 35-35 halftime tie by going on a 20-13 run in the third period to take a 55-48 lead. But the Bears battled back, outscoring the Tornadoes 20-12 in the final stanza to earn the one-point win.
Box Elder (8-2) had five players in double-figures led by Tim Rosette with 18 points. James Burns also chipped in with 14 in the win. Turner (6-4) got a game-high 22 points from Clancy Kegel to lead five Turner players in double-figures.
The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds (7-3) routed Dodson at home Saturday night, 78-62. Delaine Ariwite led the T-Birds in scoring with 19 points and Robyn Doney and Joe Small added 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Saturday night saw the Chester Coyotes rebound from their loss to J-I, cruising past the Sunburst Refiners 80-52. John Tranberg led all scorers with 20 points in the win for the Coyotes.
Also in District 10C action, the Heart Butte Warriors downed the J-I Rams, 85-73. The Rams kept the contest close through three quarters, but the Warriors closed the contest out by outscoring J-I, 30-18 in the fourth quarter
The Rams got a game-high 35 points from Zach Ramberg. Craig Miller and Brent Pimley added 15 and 14 points each in the loss.
Thursday
Glasgow 51, Harlem 44
Harlem 10 7 10 17 - 44
Glasgow 10 8 10 23 - 51
Harlem - Brian Azure 4, Ben Carrywater 11, Keenan Fetter 4, Jim Kennedy 11, Jordan Mount 4, John Young 10. Totals - 17 7-12.
Glasgow - Seth Combs 6, Jesse McIntyre 2, Glen Bratz 6, Randy Elletson 15, Nate Barstad 11, Trevor Waarvik 2, Nate Doornek 9. Totals - 15 21-25.
Total fouls - Harlem 23, Glasgow 16. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - Doornek 1, Young 1. Three- point goals - Keenan 1, Kennedy 2.
Turner 57, Blue Sky 27
Blue Sky 0 6 9 12 - 27
Turner 16 11 15 5 - 57
Blue Sky - Levi Wendland 4, Conrad Wendland 4, Joel Fladstol 4, Alex Chvilicek 2, Alex Frey 2, Jeremiah Moog 9, Darius Wendland 2. Totals - 13 0-6.
Turner - Brandon Simons 10, Clancy Kegel 14, David Jones 8, Evan Hauge 15, Colin Jones 2, Dalton Cornell 6, Logan Fouts 2. Totals - 24 7-17.
Total fouls - Blue Sky 19, Turner 15. Fouled out - none. Technical foul - Hauge. Three-point goals - Moog, Kegel 2.
Friday
Poplar 69, Chinook 54
Chinook 17 13 7 17 - 54
Poplar 20 16 17 16 - 69
Chinook - Chad Beck 4, Nate Ranstrom 7, Marty Birky 1, Dillon Davies 8, Adam Hayes 14, Kelan Broadhead 2, Marcus Birky 9, Jordan Lybeck 12. Totals - 19 15-22.
Poplar - Dan Stuber 3, Arthur Chapman 4, Wyatt Atkinson 4, Leon Redeagle 9, Steve Barr 13, Kyle Four Bear 14, Scott Smoker 2, Griffin Ricker 10, Brandon Martell 1, Jeff Daniels 5, Frank Gourneau 4. Totals - 28 6-12.
Total fouls - Chinook 14, Poplar 20. Fouled out - Four Bear. Three point goals - Redeagle 3, Ricker 2, Daniels 1, Stuber 1, Hayes 1.
Harlem 71, Wolf Point 53
Wolf Point 8 9 12 24 - 53
Harlem 19 15 15 22 - 71
Wolf Point - Jed Loucks 15, Brent Bates 6, Cole Hanks 2, Dan Casdeneda 4, Kyle Vine 11, Brock Copenhaver 5, Ben Azure 3, Joey Olsen 7. Totals - 20 10-20.
Harlem - Craig Adams 2, Bryan Azure 4, Bruce Byrd 2, Ben Carrywater 19, Keenan Fetter 2, Jim Kennedy 15, Jordan Mount 4, Matt Pettit 6, Dan Werk 6, John Young 11. Totals - 31 6-11.
Total fouls - Wolf Point 15, Harlem 23. Fouled out - Kennedy. Three-point goals - Carrywater 2, Kennedy 1, Vine 1, Copenhaver 1.
Joplin-Inverness 59, Chester 58
Chester 13 4 10 31 - 58
J-I 14 19 10 16 - 59
Chester - John Tranberg 2, Isaac VanDyke 2, Logan Lyders 8, Kevin May 5, Travis VanDyke 24, Patrick Walstad 7, Mitch Violett 4, Patrick Wicks 2, B. Fenger 4. Totals - 22 12-21.
J-I - Matt Tempel 2, Brent Pimley 16, Zach Ramberg 11, Craig Miller 23, Dane Kantorowitz 5, John Wolery 2. Totals - 24 11-32.
Total fouls - Chester 23, J-I 21. Fouled out - T. VanDyke, Pimley, Ramberg. Three-point goals - Walstad, Violett.
Big Sandy 54, KG 49
Big Sandy 9 16 14 15 - 54
KG 13 11 16 9 - 49
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 12, Jay Jamieson 21, Mason Ophus 6, Skylar Pearson 12, Devin Genereux 3. Totals 20 7-9.
KG - Dan Kloppenberg 6, Branden Melby 2, Drew Kapperud 12, Luke Antonich 2, Cody Donoven 12, Richie Melby 15. Totals 19 1-2.
Total fouls - Big Sandy 11, KG 13. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Jamieson 2, Pearson 4, Genereux, Kloppenberg 2, Kapperud 4.
Blue Sky 54, Rocky Boy 50
Rocky Boy 6 20 12 12 - 50
Blue Sky 13 11 13 17 - 54
Rocky Boy - Upton Whitford 9, Ivan Whitford 6, Kyle Windy Boy 5, Garrett Demontiney 5, Bill Watson 4, A.J. The Boy 13, Matry Watson 8. Totals - 21 2-2.
Blue Sky - Alex Chvilicek 5, Conrad Wendland 9, Roald Aageson 5, Levi Wendland 6, Joel Fladstol 5, Jeremiah Moog 18, Darius Wendland 6. Totals - 22 7-11.
Total fouls - Rocky Boy M. Watson 2, U. Whitford, I. Whitford, Demontiney 1, Chvilicek, Aageson, L. Wendland 1.
Hays-Lodge Pole 75, Box Elder 67
Box Elder 22 21 13 11 - 67
Hays-Lodge Pole 20 20 15 20 - 75
Box Elder - Neal Rosette 9, Kyle Parker 3, Tim Rosette 20, Tyler Henry 9, Dane Haley 8, James Burns 8, Aaron Henry 11. Totals - 21 20-34.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Robyn Doney 19, Lace Brockie 11, Delaine Ariwite 9, Joe Small 14, Dwight Flansburg 10, Mike Gray 9, Joel Blackelk 3. Totals - 24 14-30.
Total fouls - Box Elder 24, Hays-Lodge Pole 22. Fouled out - N. Rosette, T. Henry, Burns, Gray. Three-point goals - A. Henry 2, T. Henry, N. Rosette 1, Small 4, Flansburg 2.
Saturday
Harlem 69, Malta 42
Malta 8 12 6 16 - 42
Harlem 19 20 15 15 - 69
Malta - Tyler Sjostrom 4, Bo Stiles 8, Kevin Hanson 4, Sean Carnahan 6, Bryan Shores 2, Ryan Kovach 5, Lyndon Matthews 6, Scott Lindgren 2, John Galt 5. Totals - 17 5-10.
Harlem - Bryan Azure 2, Bruce Byrd 2, Ben Carrywater 11, Keenan Fetter 8, Jim Kennedy 20, Jordan Mount 13, Matt Pettit 3, John Young 10. Totals - 26 9-17.
Total fouls - Malta 18, Harlem 15. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Stiles 2, Carnahan 1, Kennedy 4, Young 2, J. Mount, Carrywater 1.
Fort Benton 52, Chinook 31
Fort Benton 11 11 11 19 - 52
Chinook 9 2 12 8 - 31
Fort Benton - David Scott 15, Cale McGinnis 7, Steve Wasson 4, Bryant Shaw 2, Khalin Anderson 2, Erich Wellman 8, Brandon Utterback 4, John Lohse 7, Brent Ritland 1, Kennedy Anderson 2. Totals - 21 7-13.
Chinook - Nate Ranstrom 3, Dillon Davies 2, Adam Hayes 11, Kelan Broadhead 4, Marcus Birky 7, Jordan Lybeck 4. Totals - 13 3-8.
Total fouls - Fort Benton 9, Chinook 9. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Scott 3, Ranstrom 1, Hayes 1.
Rocky Boy 60, KG 49
KG 9 10 11 19 - 49
Rocky Boy 14 18 15 13 - 60
KG - Dan Kloppenberg 4, Branden Melby 3, Drew Kapperud 6, Luke Antonich 9, Darby Donoven 2, Cody Donoven 13, Richie Melby 12. Totals - 19 10-18.
Rocky Boy - Upton Whitford 11, Ivan Whitford 6, Kyle Windy Boy 10, Garrett Demontiney 8, A.J. The Boy 13, Eric Watson 5, Bill Watson 7. Totals - 22 13-27.
Total fouls - KG 23, RB 20. Fouled out - R. Melby. Technical foul - KG coach. Three-point goals - Kapperud, U. Whitford, I. Whitford, Demontiney 2.
Box Elder 68, Turner 67
Turner 14 21 20 12 - 67
Box Elder 18 17 13 20 - 68
Turner - Brandon Simons 11, Clancy Kegel 22, David Jones 10, Evan Hauge 13, Drayton Cornell 11. Totals - 23 17-30.
Box Elder - Neal Rosette, Jr. 12, Aaron Henry 13, Tim Rosette, Jr, 18, James Burns 14, Tyler Henry 11. Totals - 28 5-7.
Total fouls - Turner 14, Box Elder 20. Fouled out - N. Rosette. Three-point goals - Jones 2, Kegel, Cornell 1, N. Rosette, T. Henry 2, A. Henry 1.
Hays-Lodge Pole 78, Dodson 62
Dodson 13 20 16 13 - 62
Hays-Lodge Pole 18 18 11 31 - 78
Dodson - B. Boschee 10, S. Hopkins 2, D. Prestwich 6, R. Wyse 9, M. Dolphay 10, F. Webb 8, W. DeCelles 17. Totals - 23 15-37.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Michael Werk 2, Joe Small 13, Delaine Ariwite 19, Robyn Doney 15, Mike Gray 8, Dwight Flansburg 12, Lance Brockie 9. Totals - 30 14-29.
Total fouls - Dodson 21, Hays-Lodge Pole 26. Fouled out - Prestwich, Wyse, DeCelles. Three-point goals - Boschee 1, Small 1, Ariwite 2, Flansburg 1.
Big Sandy 68, Geraldine 61
Big Sandy 20 15 17 16 - 68
Geraldine 18 11 7 25 - 61
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 26, Jay Jamieson 19, Mason Ophus 13, Adam Butler 4, Skylar Pearson 3, Devin Genereux 3. Totals 28 13-21 68.
Geraldine - Greg Reid 8, Dan Engellant 3, Justin Roudebush 10, Cody Joyce 7, Eddy Joyce 4, Casey Clark 9, Michael Clark 16, Andy Rice 4. Totals 24 5-9 61.
Total fouls - Big Sandy 9, Geraldine 19. Fouled out - C. Joyce, Engellant. Three-point goals - Pearson, G. Reid 2, C. Joyce, C. Clark 3, M. Clark 2.
Chester 80, Sunburst 52
Sunburst 15 11 14 12 - 52
Chester 18 20 28 14 - 80
Sunburst - Nate Aschim 9, Robbie Skelding 2, Chris McFadden 9, Matt Blair 2, Todd Fleisher 2, Shane Somerville 2, Garrett Hovland 4, Cody McAlpine 2, Matt Tomsheck 12, Stanton Schulze 8. Totals - 24 3-7.
Chester - John Tranberg 20, Isaac VanDyke 4, Logan Lyders 6, Kevin May 6, Travis VanDyke 12, Patrick Walstad 14, Mitch Violett 13, Patrick Wicks 3, Brice Fenger 2. Totals - 34 7-14.
Total fouls - Sunburst 19, Chester 16. Fouled out - Schulze. Three-point goals - Aschim 1, Walstad 2, Violett 3.
Heart Butte 85, J-I 73
J-I 7 24 24 18 - 73
Heart Butte 20 17 18 30 - 85
J-I - Matt Tempel 7, Zach Ramberg 35, Dane Kantorowicz 2, Craig Miller 15, Brent Pimley 14. Totals - 23 25-37.
Heart Butte - E.J. Aims Back 4, Wacey Mountain Chief 6, Justin Wells 12, Lyman Tail Feathers 16, Joe Wagner 2, Jeff Arrow Top 15, Kyle Spotted Eagle 2, Tyler Mad Plume 6, Carl Aims Back 6, Robbie Aims Back 16. Totals - 38 5-15.
Total fouls - JI 16, Heart Butte 29. Fouled out - Miller, Mountain Chief, R. Aims Back, Technical - A.J. Aims Back. Three-point goals - Ramberg 1, Miller 1, Mountain Chief 1, Wells 2, Tail Feathers 1.
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