Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup

It was a busy week as the high school girls basketball season reached the halfway mark. That means, from here on out, teams will really be kicking it into high gear with the postseason less than a month away.

The Chinook girls got things started on Tuesday with a thrilling 32-30 win over Hinsdale in Chinook. The Beeters went on an 11-0 run to start the game, but Hinsdale rallied in the second half, and Chinook had to hold off the charging Raiders in the final seconds.

Taryn Norby led Chinook with 13 points and Kayla Hanson added six in the close win.

Tuesday night also saw the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds suffer a setback at the hands of the Malta junior varsity team. The M-Ette's beat the T-Birds 56-42 in Malta. Shakayla Whitecow scored 12 points and Kristie Runsabove added 11 in the loss.

The T-Birds were back in action on Friday night and they found themselves locked in a tight District 9C battle with Big Sandy at home. HLP led 23-22 at the half, but the Pioneers stormed back in the second to beat the T-Birds 51-47.

Matelia Cline scored 15 points to lead Big Sandy. Molly Herron added 12 points and Shayna Gilead had 10. Cline also nailed three 3-pointers in the win. HLP got 17 from Runsabove, 14 from Whitecow and nine from Kallie Martin.

Friday night also saw the Box Elder Bears remain undefeated. The Bears trounced Sunburst 58-31 in Sunburst. Box Elder got a career high 21 points by Brandi Buffalo while Aricka Wolf Chief added 19.

Back down Highway 2, the North Star Knights continued to improve. The Knights took care of the Denton Trojans 41-32 in Rudyard. North Star trailed 18-14 at the half, and 26-22 after three quarters. But the Knights outscored the Trojans 19-6 in the final eight minutes.

Shelby Lipp scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Knights, who also got 12 points from Lisa Carlon.

Another unbeaten, the Chester/J-I Hawks easily stayed that way on Friday. The Hawks went on the road and blew out Heart Butte, 67-25. C/J-I had 12 different players score in the game. Nikole Wolfe led the way with 12 points, while Jenni Ghekire chipped in with 10 and Stina Haaland added nine.

Things didn't go as well for Chinook Friday. The Beeters were on the road where they fell to 8C power Geraldine, 42-39. Chinook held a 35-31 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Tigers outscored the Beeters 11-4 the rest of the way.

Makhayla Farmer scored eight points, and Kayla Johnson and Haley Swank each scored six in the loss for the Beeters.

In Class B action on Friday night, the Harlem Wildcats were soundly defeated by District 2B rival Wolf Point, 68-41 in Harlem. The Wolves broke open a close game with a 22-11 third-quarter run.

Tesche Ereaux scored a game-high 20 points for Harlem. Monique Doney added 10 in the losing effort.

Things didn't go any better for Rocky Boy Friday. The Morning Stars went to Conrad and left with a 58-32 loss to the Cowgirls. Rocky Boy fell behind 20-7 in the first quarter and never had a chance to catch up.

Sabrina Laforge scored 11 points and Tennae Singer added eight for the winless Morning Stars.

Rocky Boy couldn't bounce back on Saturday either. In Rocky Boy, the Morning Stars were beaten by the 1B Choteau Bulldogs, 51-27. Choteau's defense held Ro0cky Boy to just nine first-half points.

Singer scored eight points to lead Rocky Boy, while Tracy Day Child and Leigha Onco added six each. Rocky Boy is still searching for its first win of the season.

The Harlem Wildcats struggled again on Saturday as well. In Plentywood, Harlem lost the battle of the 2B Wildcats 69-33. Plentywood exploded for 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back.

Coco Moore led Harlem with 11 points and Monique Doney tallied eight in the loss.

In a huge 9C clash Saturday night, it was the Big Sandy Pioneers who got another big win. On the road at North Star, the Pioneers ran away from the Knights, 62-48. Big Sandy led 32-22 at the half, and kept the margin for the final 16 minutes.

Matelia Cline had another big game, scoring 22 points on five three's. Brooke Leader added 10 points for the Pioneers and Molly Herron earned 10. The Knights got 17 points by Taylor Warren, 14 from Lisa Carlon and 10 from Shelby Lipp.

Saturday night also saw the Chinook Sugarbeeters end Chester/J-I's unbeaten streak. The Beeters knocked off the Hawks 55-48 in Chester.

Pony JV's beat Conrad

By Blaine Grisak

It was a good showing for the Havre High JV girls team Saturday afternoon. At home, the Ponies beat the Conrad Cowgirls 31-26.

Tuesday

Chinook 32, Hinsdale 30

Hinsdale 0 11 10 9 — 30

Chinook 11 8 6 7 — 32

Hinsdale — Chadaya Christensen 4, Kendra Canen 12, Claire Fjeld 2, Whitney Molina 10, Bethany Lacock 2. Totals: 11 7-7.

Chinook — Alana Smith 4, Taryn Norby 13, Emily Dennis 5, Maklayla Farmer 4, Kayla Hanson 6. Totals: 9 14-25.

Total fouls: Hinsdale 17, Chinook 12. Fouled out: Lacock. 3-point goals: Molina 1.

Malta JV 56, Hays-Lodge Pole 42

HLP 10 14 7 11 — 42

Malta JV 15 11 12 18 — 56

HLP — K. Martin 5, C. Doney 7, B. Doney 7, S. Whitecow 12, K. Runsabove 11. Totals: 18 6-17.

Malta JV — Rebecca Smith 5, Mercedes Stiles 7, Danielle Lett 3, Laramie Scheffelmaer 7, Darby Schye 19, Brenna King 15. Totals: 21 12-23.

Total fouls: HLP14, Malta JV 17. Fouled out: none. 3-point goals: Smith 1, Stiles 1.

Friday

Wolf Point 68, Harlem 41

Wolf Point 13 15 22 18 — 68

Harlem 10 12 8 11 — 41

Wolf Point — Christina Holen 2, Alicia Ledean 9, Mariah Weeks 10, Amanda Sansaver 19, Emma Gorneau 6, Taylor Carey 7, Zirahuen Hernandez 7, T'Elle Evans 7, Callyn Gornean 5, Ashley Page 1. Totals 26 5-6

Harlem — Jaylynne Allen 2, Tesche' Ereaux 20, Coco Moore 1, Kasey Ramone 8, Monique Doney 10. Totals: 18 4-4.

Total fouls — WP 9, Harlem 13. Fouled out — Allen. 3-pointers — Sansaver 3, Evans, Ereaux 3.

Geraldine 42, Chinook 39

Chinook 9 12 14 4 — 39

Geraldine 6 10 15 11 — 42

Chinook — Talya Johnson 6, Alana Smith 4, Haley Swank 6, Taryn Norby 3, Emily Dennis 4, Makayla Farmer 8, Kayla Hanson 4, Tavin Schneider 4. Totals: 18 1-2.

Geraldine — Tayler Duvall 2, Brielle McKinlay 11, Raymi Burtchett 1, Alexandra Rowland 16, Heather Wishman 4, Korbin Duvall 8. Totals: 19 3-11.

3-point goals: Norby, McKinlay. Total fouls: Chinook 16, Geraldine 7. Fouled out: Norby.

Conrad 58, Rocky Boy 32

Rocky Boy 7 10 6 9 — 32

Conrad 20 11 12 15 — 58

Rocky Boy — Sabrina LaForge 11, Jai-lynne Day Child 2, Tannae Singer 8, Desiree Small 2, Tracy Day Child 2, Leah Gopher 7. Totals 15 1-3.

Conrad — Taryn Erickson 3, Hayley Orcutt 8, Erica Grubb 3, Taylor Judisch 16, Morgan VanDyke 5, Jayde Richardson 1, Rashelle Johns 22. Totals 23 11-19.

Total fouls: Rocky Boy 19, Conrad 9. Fouled out: LaForge, Small. 3-point fieldgoals: Gopher, VanDyke.

Big Sandy 51, Hays-Lodge Pole 47

Big Sandy 6 16 14 15 — 51

HLP 13 10 11 13 — 47

Big Sandy — B. Leader 8, M. Herron 12, L. Engle 1, K. Owen 5, S. Gilead 10, M. Cline 15. Totals 18, 11-26.

HLP — K. Martin 9, C. Doney 3, B. Doney 4, S. Whitecow 14, K. Runsabove 17. Totals 22 9-17.

Total fouls: Big Sandy 15, Hays-Lodge Pole 19. Fouled out: Whitecow. 3-point fieldgoals: Martin 2, Runsabove, Herron, Cline 3.

Box Elder 58, Sunburst 31

Box Elder 15 15 10 18 — 58

Sunburst 8 4 7 12 — 31

Box Elder — C. Stdamper 5, A. Wolfchief 19, B. Buffalo 21, K. Raining Bird 5, A. Wolfchief 4, S. Sutherland 2, L. Four Colors 2. Totals: 25 5-10.

Sunburst — Rachel Ehlers 5, Becky Flesch 15, Brooke Lindskog 5, Hannah Hauschulz 2, Alex Watterud 4. Totals: 12 6-12.

Total fouls: Box Elder 17, Sunburst 14. Fouled out: none. 3-point goals: A. Wolfchief 3, Ehlers 1.

Chester/J-I 67, Heart Butte 25

C/J-I 20 19 13 15 — 67

Heart Butte 7 11 5 2 — 25

C/J-I—Stine Haaland 9, Macky Sangwin 7, Megan Han 4, Denery Haaland 6, Nikole Wolfe 12, Britnee Theel 3, Kate Graff 4, Jenni Ghekiere 10, Jimi Sangwin 4, Jocelyn Woods 6, Caitlin Vinson 2. Totals: 16 32-53.

Heart Butte — Erica Denney 3, Mariah Ingraham 13, Raelynn Calf Boss Ribs 1, Shayanna England 3, Tylynn Calf Boss Ribs 2, Cearra Lindberg 3. Totals: 8 6-12.

Total fouls: C/J-I 8, Heart Butte 32. Fouled out: Lindberg. Technical fouls: Lindberg. 3-point goals: Denney 1, Ingraham 1, England 1, D. Haaland 1, S. Haaland 2.

North Star 41, Denton 32

Denton 10 8 8 6 — 32

North Star 6 8 8 19 — 41

Denton — Shelby White 7, Amanda Hartman 2, Shyla Goettemoeller 6, Landra Lucas 14 Shiane Miller 3. Totals: 15 2-9

North Star — Lisa Carlon 12, Taylor Warren 4, Tylynn Rettig 7, Shelby Lipp 18. Totals: 16 9-13.

Saturday

Plentywood 69, Harlem 33

Harlem 11 6 11 5 — 33

Plentywood 28 6 21 14 — 69

Harlem — Teche Ereaux 6, Coco Moore 11, Jervie Doney 6, Kasey Ramone 2, Monique Doney 8. Totals: 14 2-2.

Plentywood — Abby Cybulski 7, Brit Harris 6, Ashley Olson 19, Caitlan Stadstad 13, Nicole Wangerin 8, Cara Stadstad 16. Totals: 28 10-14.

Total fouls: Harlem 13, Plentywood 7. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: J. Doney 2, Moore 1, Harris 2, Cybulski 1.

Big Sandy 62, North Star 48

Big Sandy 16 16 14 16 — 62

North Star 12 10 16 10 — 48

Big Sandy — K. Owen 4, M. Herron 10, M. Cline 22, S. Gilead 8, L. Engle 5, B. Leader 10, S Gasvoda 2, M. Maxwell 1. Totals 22 11-18.

North Star — Delainey Spicher 3, Lisa Carlon 14, Taylor Warren 17, Tylynn Rettig 4, Shelby Lipp 10. Totals 19 7-18.

Total fouls: Big Sandy 15, North Star 12. Fouled out: Lipp. 3-point fieldgoals: Herron, Cline 5, Gilead, Spicher, Warren 2.

Choteau 51, Rocky Boy 27

Choteau 12 13 11 15 — 51

Rocky Boy 6 3 6 12 — 27

Choteau — Jenna Stinson 3, Celie Salmond 15, Alisha Breen 20, Mikayla Renteria 5, Danielle Willekes 7. Totals: 17 16-31.

Rocky Boy — Sabrina LaForge 6, Tennae Singer 8, Leah Gopher 1, Tracy Day Child 6, Leigha Onco 6. totals: 11 5-9.

Total fouls — Choteau 12, RB 25. Fouled out — Renteria, Day Child. 3-pointer — Stinson.

Havre High's Kayla Berg drives to the basket during a girls junior varsity basketball game against Conrad Saturday afternoon at the Havre High gymnasium.