Hi-Line Boys Roundup: Stars shine bright, Thunderbirds soar

The holiday break is here. But before it arrived, many area high school boys basketball teams saw a busy slate of games to finish the 2012 portion of the schedule.

The action started on Monday with Chester/J-I beating Valier 48-44 in a District 10C battle, but Tuesday night was a big one as Rocky Boy stunned top-ranked Malta, 67-59 in Rocky Boy. It was the first loss of the season for the Mustangs, the defending Class B champions, while the Stars remained unbeaten. Junior Day Child helped lift the Stars to the win with 17 points, while Darien Lafromboise added 15.

Tuesday night also saw Chinoo...