Hi-Line Boys Basketball Roundup

There were plenty of games to go around in boys Hi-Line basketball this past week, but while the wins came in bunches, so did the losses.

On Tuesday, the North Star Knights hosted the Box Elder Bears in a 9C rivalry. And it was the visiting Bears who grabbed the big time 82-48 conference win.

Jesse Ramos led the Bears with 16-points, Dusty Standing Rock kicked in 13 of his own and Lance Young added 14. For the Knights, it was Jordy Donoven leading the way with a game high 17-points, finishing as the only Knight in double digit scoring.

In Thursday night action, the Class B Rocky Boys Stars also suffered a tough loss, losing to the Malta Mustangs 81-58 in Malta. The Stars were competitive in the first half, but couldn't keep up, even with a game high 20-points by Wilber Parisian.

The 9C Chinook Sugarbeeters were also in action on Thursday, and managed to grab a home win. The Beeters took down Dobson 47-37.

Chinook outscored Dobson 9-7 in the first quarter, but put up double digit scoring the rest of the game. The Beeters put up 15 in the second 11 in the third and 12 in the fourth, out working the competition for a 10-point victory.

Brandon Riphenburg led the Beetrs with 12-points, while Barry Murnion added 11. Chris Weber also finished with eight for the Beeters.

On Friday, local teams battled, but suffered quite a few losses.

The Class B Harlem Wildcats hosted the Cut Bank Wolves, but it was the Visiting Wolves who grabbed the 68-56 win.

The Wildcats went up 18-11 after the first eight minutes, but the Wolves roared back in the second quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 19-8. The Wildcats were never able to overcome the 30-26 halftime deficit.

Bud Buck had a nice game for Harlem, leading the offense with his 14-points. Skylar Speak Thunder and Wallace Birdtail also finished with 10-points each.

Unfortunately for the 9C Bears, they weren't able to follow Tuesday's win with a win on Friday. Playing on the road, Denton defeated Box Elder 54-44.

The Bears trailed early, making it a difficult come from behind attempt. Box Elder trailed 29-14 at the half, but tried to battle back with 17-points in the third quarter and 13 in the fourth.

Ramos led the Bears with 18-points and Randall Gardipee added 11.

Turner, who has had a tough 9C season this year, suffered another loss on Friday. This time it was Hinsdale defeating the Tornadoes 58-33.

The Tornadoes best quarter came in the third, when they scored 10-points. But that wasn't enough to remain competitive, even with the 13-point outing by Dylan Welsch and the 10-point outing by Lucas Reed.

The 9C Pioneers got caught in a tough battle at home on Friday, fighting Roy-Winifred through two overtime periods. But when the dust settled, it was Roy-Winifred grabbing the 74-69 win.

Both teams got off to a hot start offensively, with the Pioneers leading 22-21 after the first quarter. But after the Pioneers found themselves trailing 50-46 heading into the fourth quarter, Big Sandy outscored the opposition 15-11 to force an overtime. Both squads put up five points in overtime, before Roy-Winifred outscored the Pioneers 8-3 in the second overtime for the win.

Justin Stevens led the Pioneers with 18 points, but Trevor Lackner followed with 17. Zach Leader also put up 16 points, and Jessey Bailey added 14 of his own. Both Leader and Lackner also hit four 3-pointers each.

The 10C Chester/J-I Hawks grabbed a win on Friday, defeating Valier 42-36.

Defense was key in this win, as the Hawks held Valier to just four-points in the second quarter and two in the third, building a solid lead in the meantime. Lane Harmon and Steven May both scored 10-points for the Hawks, but C/J-I was led by Jeff Wanken with 13.

The Stars also got on the winning track on Friday, defeating Shelby 65-51 in Class B action.

The Stars held a 35-11 lead at intermission, but had to fend off the Coyotes in the second half. Shelby posted 21 in the third and 19 in the fourth, but the Stars' 30-points in the last 16 minutes were key in the win.

Parisian led the Stars with 19-points and was the only double digit scorer. But Chontay Standing Rock and Justin Rainingbird also combined for 18.

The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds were the only Hi-Line team to grab a win on Saturday, as they defeated the Knights 50-40.

North Star took the early three-point lead, but couln't keep pace with the Thunderbirds who consistently scored double figures in each quarter. The Knights four-point second quarter put a halt to keeping up with the Thunderbirds down the stretch.

HLP was led by Nolan Werk with 12-points and Bruce Denny with 11. Jalen Brockie also scored 10 for the Thunderbirds. And for the Knights, Jordy Donoven had another huge game, leading the way with 21-points. Karson Donoven added 11.

The 10C Hawks also suffered a loss on Friday. Dutton/Brady defeated the visiting Hawks 42-33.

C/J-I trailed just 15-12 after the first frame, but struggled to keep up on offense. The Hawks best quarter after the first came in the second when they scored nine-points, but Dutton/Brady ran away with eight in the second quarter, and 19 more in the second half.

The Hawks were paced by the scoring of Wanken and Harmon, both finishing with eight points each.

The Harlem Wildcats put together another nice game on Saturday, but suffered their second loss of the weekend. This time it was the Malta Mustangs defeating the Class B Wildcats 67-58 in Harlem.

The Wildcats got off to a slow start, scoring just nine points in the first quarter, and never bounced back. The Wildcat defense also had a tough time stopping the tough Mustang offense that finished with four kids in double digits.

Harlem was led by Buck with 26-points, Speak Thunder with 14 and Micah Shawl with 10.

Tuesday

Box Elder 82, North Star 48

Box Elder 22 20 21 19 — 82

North Star 10 14 6 18 — 48

Box Elder — J. Ramos 16, L. Websteer 5, B. Belgarde 2, R. Gardipee 9, L. Young 14, C. Morsette 5, S. Parisian 4, D. Standing Rock 13, T. Parisian 8, L. Plain Bull 4, S. Duran 2. Totals: 32 9-15.

North Star — Cooper Spicher 6, Jordy Donoven 17, Quinn Spinler 3, Johnny Meister 1, Karston Donoven 6, Shelby Sizemore 8, Jason Simonson 7. Totals: 17 11-29.

Total fouls: Box Elder 22, North Star 15. Fouled out: Burns. 3-point goals: Ramos 2, Webster 1, Gardipee 1, Young 2, Morsette 1, Standing Rock 2, J. Donoven 1, K. Donoven 1, Simonson 1.

Thursday

Malta 81, Rocky Boy 58

Rocky Boy 10 14 10 24 — 58

Malta 23 14 30 14 — 81

Rocky Boy — Darien LaFromboise 7, Justin Raining Bird 1, Cody Lamere 14, Wilber Parisian 20, JR Day Child 6, Bubby Gopher 2, Jarod Coffe 3, Dusty Standing Rock 5. Totals: 24 4-10.

Malta — Kendall Denham 17, Kaden Bedwell 9, Dalton Brookie 2, Landon Costin 8, Spencer Van Wichen 6, Zach Handley 16, Kyle Boos 10, Zach Czerda 3, Tate Carney 2, Tuckey Schye 8. Totals: 27 20-24.

Total fouls — RB 20, Malta 13. Fouled out — none. Technical foul — Lamere. 3-pointers — Lamere 2, Parisian 2, Coffe, D. Standing Rock, Denham 3, Bedwell, Costin 2, Handley.

Chinook 47, Dodson 37

Dodson 7 7 12 11 — 37

Chinook 9 15 11 12 — 47

Dodson — Jordan Jefferson 7, Clinton Daniels 8, Jesse Stephens 2, Rocky Lewis 12, Jimmy Martin 4, Nick Bear 4. Totals: 16 2-7.

Chinook — Lane Seymour 1, Scott Schmitt 3, Zach Molyneaux 2, Chris Weber 8, Brandon Riphenburg 12, Dylan Surber 6, Grant Tilleman 4, Barry Murnion 11. Totals: 17 15-27.

Total fouls — Dodson 22, Chinook 13. Fouled out — Stephens, Bear. 3-pointers — Jefferson, Lewis 2.

Friday

Cut Bank, 68, Harlem 56

Cut Bank 11 19 14 24 — 68

Harlem 18 8 12 18 — 56

Cut Bank — Bryce Mazurkiewiecz 6, Nick Stewart 3, Evan Anderson 8, Tyler Ollinger 14, Shawn Bird 7, AJ Shelbe 20, Dakota Thompson 10. Totals 24 19-32.

Harlem — Skylar Speak Thunder 10, Stan Irvine 7, Bud Buck 14, Micah Shawl 6, Brandon Hammond 8, Wallace Birdtail 10, Clay Doney 1. Totals 23 7-20.

Total fouls: Cut Bank 17, Harlem 23. Fouled out: Shawl, Hammond. Technical fouls: Hammond. 3-point fieldgoals Ollinger, Speakthunder, Irvine, Buck.

Denton 54, Box Elder 44

Box Elder 9 5 17 13 — 44

Denton 10 19 12 13 — 54

Box Elder: Jesse Ramos 18, Randall Gardipee 11, Lance Young 2, Skylar Parisian 3, Dakota Standing Rock 6, Thomas Parisian 4. 16 7-11.

Denton: Cole Jelinek 9, Conner Bokma 4, Julius Frehse 28, Braxton Todd 1, Jarryd Lahr 12. 18 18-45.

Total Fouls: Box Elder 30 Denton — 15. Fouled Out: Jacob Burns. 3-point goals: Ramos 2, Standing Rock 2, Gardipee

Hinsdale 58, Turner 33

Turner 6 9 10 8 — 33

Hinsdale 18 17 9 14 — 58

Turner — Dylan Welsh 13, Bret VanValkenburg 5, Alton Mathews 2, Levi Humphreys 3, Lucas Reed 10. Totals 11 9-22.

Hinsdale — Kylan Messerly 9, Dallas Capdeville 10, Brett Johnson 2, Wyatt Pattison 4, Kyle Albus 2, Paulo Shevenko 2, Luke Johnson 18, Justin Leatherberry 11. Totals 19 19-31.

Total fouls: Turner 19, Hinsdale 19. Fouled out: Mathews. Technical fouls: Mathews. 3-point fieldgoals: Welsh 2, Messerly.

Roy-Winifred 74, Big Sandy 69 (2 OT)

Roy-Winifred 21 15 14 11 5 8 — 74

Big Sandy 22 11 13 15 5 3 — 69

Roy-Winifred — Tucker Matovich 11, Chad Kananen 20, Jordane Dehaven 5, Jordan Harrell 1, Daris Wichman 15, Luke Stulk 18, Lee Thompson 4. Totals: 28 13-24.

Big Sandy — Justin Stevens 18, Zach Leader 16, Kaden Beck 4, Jessey Bailey 14, Trevor Lackner 17. Totals: 24 9-16.

Chester/J-I 42, Valier 36

Valier 10 4 2 20 — 36

C/J-I 10 12 8 12 — 42

Valier — Tim Stokes 7, AJ Hirst 2, Rye O'Neal 2, Justin Sullivan 15, Clint Christiaens 1, Joerel Tatsey 9. Totals: 15 4-10.

C/J-I — Jordan Oraw 7, Dell Harmon 2, Steven May 10, Lane Harmon 10, Jeff Wanken 13. Totals: 14 12-20.

Total fouls: Valier 14, CJI 9. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Three point goals: Stokes 1, Tatsey 1, L. Harmon 1, Wanken 1.

Rocky Boy 65, Shelby 51

Shelby 9 2 21 19 — 51

Rocky Boy 11 24 19 11 — 65

Shelby — Josh Matteson 4, Thain McKracken 3, Jared Eckhardt 9, Robby Miller 15, Ryan Clark 14, Tanner Raph 4, Doug Fyall 2. Totals 18 10-17.

Rocky Boy — Desmond Parker 2, Darian LaFromboise 2, Justin Rainingbird 9, Greg Rainingbird 3, Cody LaMere 8, Chontay Standing Rock 9, Wilbert Parision 19, Junior Day Child 2, Isaiah Mure 2, Jared Coffee 1, Dusty Standing Rock 8. Totals 28 6-13.

Total fouls: Shelby 17, Rocky Boy 17, Fouled out: Fyall. 3-point fieldgoals: McKracken, Eckhardt 3, Miller, J. Rainingbird, G. Rainingbird, D. Standing Rock.

Saturday

Hays-Lodge Pole 50, North Star 40

North Star 11 4 14 11 — 40

Hays-Lodge Pole 8 15 16 11 — 50

North Star — Cooper Spicher 2, Jordy Donoven 21, Quinn Spinler 4, Karston Donoven 11. Totals 14 7-11.

Hays-Lodge Pole — Jeff Sorrell 6, Lex Molina 9, Bruce Denny 11, Nolan Werk 12, Todd Meserly 2, Jalen Brockie 10. Totals 15 6-7.

Total fouls: North Star 15, Hays-Lodge Pole 18. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. 3-point fieldgoals: J. Donoven 4, Molina, Denny, Werk.

Dutton/Brady 42, Chester/J-I 33

C/J-I 12 9 4 8 — 33

Dutton/Brady 15 8 16 3 — 42

C/J-I — Jordan Oraw 2, Steven May 2, Dustin Romain 7, Klayton Lohr 6, Lane Harmon 8, Jeff Wanken 8. Totals 12 4-6.

Dutton/Brady — Trent Duty 3, Wyatt Shumway 11, Austin Storle 2, Tiegan Johnson 8, Justin Fritz 8, Clint Williams 10. Totals 15 7-13.

Malta 67, Harlem 58

Malta 14 25 13 15 — 67

Harlem 9 16 15 18 — 58

Malta — Kendal Denham 11, Landon Costin 3, Spencer Van Wichen 4, Zach Hanley 20, Kyle Boos 15, Zach Czereda 2, Tucker Schye 12. Totals: 23 20-30.

Harlem — Skyler Speak Thunder 14, Stanley Irvine 2, Bud Buck 26, Micah Shawl 10, Brandon Hammond 4, Clay Doney 2. Totals: 20 13-23.

Total fouls —Malta 24, Harlem 22. Fouled out — Irvine, Hammond. Technical fouls — Harlem head coach. 3-pointers — Costin, Speak Thunder 2, Buck 3.