Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup

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Chinook's Emily Dennis (middle) shoots over North Star defenders during a District 9C girls basketball game last Thursday in Gildford.

North Star's Haylee Anderson (right) drives with the ball during Thursday night's girls game between the Knights and Chinook Sugarbeeters in Gildford.

ady a pair of big, big games in the District 9C girls basketball season this past weekend on the Hi-Line. And two of them involved the Chinook Sugarbeeters, the defending 9C champions.

On Thursday night in Gildford, the Beeters ran away from the North Star Knights, 60-27 to get off to a 1-0 start in conference play. Chinook outscored the Knights 15-2 in the first quarter and never looked back.

Taryn Norby scored a game-high 19 points for Chinook and Makhayla Farmer added 14. North Star got 10 points from Lisa Carlon and nine from Taylor Warren in the loss.

The Beeters returned to the floor Saturday for a long-awaited showdown with the Box Elder Bears. In Chinook though, the Beeters came up short against the high-powered Bears as Box Elder won 57-49. Box Elder led 25-20 at halftime, then built a double-digit lead in the third quarter. Chinook's fourth-quarter rally fell short.

Aricka Wolf Chief scored 18 points for the Bears, while Crystal Stamper added 13. Chinook got 17 from Farmer, 16 by Norby and 10 from Kayla Hanson in the loss.

The other big 9C game this weekend also involved the Bears. Box Elder was at home on Friday night where the Bears took care of rival Big Sandy, 71-59. The Pioneers led by three points in the fourth quarter, but Box Elder finished the game on a 28-17 run in the final eight minutes.

Wolf Chief poured in a career-high 35 points to lead the Bears. Brandi Buffalo added 18 points and 13 rebounds. Big Sandy got 15 points by Mateila Cline and 14 from Molly Herron, including three 3-pointers.

Friday night also saw Chester/J-I stay unbeaten. The Hawks throttled Sunburst 48-16 in Chester. Jocelyn Woods scored 11 points and Stina Haaland added 10 in the easy District 10C win.

The win over Sunburst was the first of two for C/J-I on the weekend. The Hawks also beat rival Simms 46-41 Saturday night on the road. The game was nip-and-tuck throughout, but the Hawks held a slim lead in the fourth and were able to hold off the Tigers.

Haaland scored 12 points to lead the Hawks, while Jenni Ghekiere, Kate Graff and Macky Sangwin each added nine points.

Saturday was also a bounce back night for the Pioneers. In Big Sandy, the Pioneers thumped the Denton Trojans 51-34.

Shanya Gilead poured in a game-high 18 points to lead Big Sandy. Cline added 14 points and Leela Engle chipped in with six in the win.

The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also found the win column on Saturday night. In Moore, the T-Birds escaped with a 44-42 win over the Moore-Judith Gap Tigers. HLP built a big third quarter lead after going on an 18-10 run, then had to hold off M-J-G to the finish.

Chassan Doney scored 12 points Kallie Martin paced the T-Birds with 10 points and 10 boards in the win.

Editor's Note: No other scores were reported to the Havre Daily News by press time. The HDN asks all Hi-Line high school basketball teams to please fax or e-mail box scores to the HDN at the conclusion of each contest, so that your teams can be included in the weekly Hi-Line Roundups. Scores can be sent to George Ferguson via fax at 265-6798 or e-mailed to [email protected].

Thursday

Chinook 60, North Star 27

Chinook 15 10 16 19 — 60

North Star 2 12 7 6 — 27

Chinook — Katelyn Neibauer 3, Talya Johnson 6, Alana Swank 2, Taryn Norby 19, Emily Dennis 7, Brooke Skoyen 1, Makhayla Farmer 14, Kayla hanson 6, Tavin Schneider 2. Totals 24 10-21.

North Star — Mackenzie Hansen 2, Delainey Spicher 1, Lisa Carlon 10, Taylor Warren 9, Tylynn Rettig 5. Totals: 11 5-20.

Total fouls — Chinook 15, NS 16. Fouled out — none. 3-pointers — Norby, Dennis.

Friday

Box Elder 71, Big Sandy 59

Big Sandy 16 8 18 17 — 59

Box Elder 14 14 15 28 — 71

Big Sandy — Katy Owens 4, Mateila Kline 15, Molly Herron 14, Shanay Gilead 10, Leela Engle 4, Brooke Leader 12. Totals 15 8-13 59.

Box Elder — Crystal Stamper 6, Aricka Wolf Chief 35, Brandi Buffalo 18, Breanna Matt 5, Kylee Raining Bird 7. Totals 28 15-25 71.

Total fouls: Big Sandy 17, Box Elder 15. Fouled out: Herron. 3-point goals: Kline 2, Herron 3, Gilead 2.

Chester/J-I 48, Sunburst 16

Sunburst 6 2 6 2 — 16

C/J-I 7 19 12 10 — 48

Sunburst — Jayleen McAlpine 2, Rachel Ehlers 4, Becky Flesch 2, Brooke Lindskog2, Allex Watterud 6. Totals: 4 8-8.

C/J-I — Stine Haaland 10, Macky Sangwin 2, D. Haaland 2, Nikole Wolfe 8, Kate Graff 3, Jenni Ghekiere 6, Jocelen Woods 11, Caitlin Vinson 6. Totals: 16 10-13.

Total fouls: Sunburst 11, CJI 6. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Wolfe 2, Graff 1, Woods 3.

Saturday

Big Sandy 51, Denton 34

Denton 10 7 10 7 — 34

Big Sandy 14 12 11 14 — 51

Denton — Ashley Dempster 2, Shelby White 9, Shyla Goettemoeller 17, Landra Lucas 2, Chelsea Kilgove 2, Shiane Miller 2. Totals: 12 8-18.

Big Sandy — Katie Owen 4, Mateila Cline 14, Molly Herron 5, Shanya Gilead 18, Brooke Leader 4, Leela Engle 6. Totals: 22 4-12.

Total fouls: Denton 17, Big Sandy 18. Fouled out: Owen. Three-point goals: White 1, Goettemoeller 1, Cline 2, Gilead 1.

Chester/J-I 46, Simms 41

C/J-I 8 15 9 14 — 46

Simms 8 11 11 11 — 41

C/J-I — Stine Haaland 12, Macky Sangwin 9, Nikole Wolfe 3, Brittnee Theel 4, Kate Graff 9, Jenni Ghekiere 9. Totals: 15 12-20.

Simms — Cheyenne Lapke 16, Bailee Lapke 9, Mollee Mack 12, Roxie Parenteau 2, Brittny Hoover 2. Totals: 17 12-20.

Total fouls: CJI 15, Simms 17. Fouled out: B. Lapke. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Haaland 2, Wolfe 1, Graff 1, C. Lapke 2, Mack 1.

Box Elder 57, Chinook 49

Box Elder 11 14 12 20 — 57

Chinook 7 13 7 22 — 49

Box Elder — Crystal Stamper 13, Aricka Wolf Chief 18, Jaylin Parker 5, Brandi Buffalo 7, Breanna Matt 5, Michelle Winchelle 2, Kylee raining Bird 6, Stephanie Sutherland 1. Totals 20 16-26 57.

Chinook — Alana Smith 2, Haley Swank 2, Taryn Norby 16, Emily Dennis 2, Makhayla Farmer 17, Kayla Hanson 10. Totals 20 7-14 49.

Totals fouls: Box Elder 18, Chinook 16. Fouled out: Norby. 3-point goals: Parker, Norby 2.

Hays-Lodge Pole 44, Moore-Judith Gap 42

Hays-Lodge Pole 10 7 18 9 — 44

Moore-Judith Gap 17 10 7 8 — 42

Hays-Lodge Pole — Breiann Messerly 2, Kallie Martin 10, Chasann Doney 12, Bailey Doney 3, Shakayla Whitecow 9, Kristie Runsabove 8. Totals: 18 5-19.

Moore-Judith Gap — Brette McCarty 20, Hailey Heilig 4, Micaela Walter 12, Samantha Bacon 6. Totals: 15 7-14.

Total fouls: Hays-Lodge Pole 15, Moore-Judith Gap 13.

Fouled out: Whitecow. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Martin 2, Whitecow 1, McCarty 4, Bacon 1.