Morning Stars roll past cold-shooting Tornadoes

There is something about the opening game of the postseason tournament that winds players up just a little tighter. Consequently, the rim sometimes looks as if it will barely fit a basketball.

It was no different during Wednesday afternoon's first-round game of the girls District 9C tournament between Turner and Rocky Boy. Early on, it appeared if neither team could make a shot in the back of a dump truck, let alone a 10-foot basket.

But the Morning Stars broke out of their shooting funk, something that the Tornadoes never could as Rocky Boy picked up a 54-19 victory.

The HHS gym looked more l...