Hi-Line Girls Roundup: Hawks, Knights roll on

The last weekend in January was a critical one for many local high school girls basketball teams. And with district tournaments a mere two weeks away, every game from the her eon it is huge.

The week began early for several local teams, as Tuesday night saw the Hays-Lodge Pole girls bounce the Turner Tornadoes 65-44 in Hays. The T-Birds were led by 21 points from Pauline Siers, while the Tornadoes got 16 points from Ella Billmeyer.

North Star's Graysen Spicher, right, lets go of a shot during a District 9C girls basketball game against Hays-Lodge Pole last Saturday night in Gildford.

Tuesday night also saw the Rocky Boy Morning Stars edge the Conrad Cowgirls 55-54 in Rocky Boy. The Morning Stars led by double figures with eight minutes to go, but had to hold off a furious Conrad run in the final minutes for the District 1B win.

Jay-Lynn Day Child paced Rocky Boy with 17 points, while Brandi Buffalo and Catlyn Gamble each scored 12.

The Morning Stars didn't find the same success on Thursday night as they were beaten by the powerful Malta M-Ettes 49-36 in Malta. Rocky Boy jumped out to a 14-10 lead in the first quarter, but the M-Ettes' 17-6 run in the third was enough to pull away.

North Star's Bettie Carlon, right, goes in for a layup during Saturday night's 9C girls game in Gildford.

Jay-Lynn Day Child paced the Morning Stars once again, scoring eight points, as did Leigha Onco, who also chipped in with eight.

Thursday night saw the North Star Knights' recent winning streak remain intact as they beat Denton 40-29. Bettie Carlon led the way for North Star with 14 points, while Lisa Carlon added eight.

Turner lost its second game of the week Thursday as the Tornadoes fell at home to Hinsdale, 45-26. Turner failed to score in the first eight minutes, and though the Tornadoes played better the rest of the way, they just couldn't catch up. Ella Billmeyer scored 10 points to lead Turner, while Lyndsay Hutton scored eight.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up a key 9C win Friday night, beating HLP 46-34 in Chinook. Chinook led 18-11 at halftime, and the Beeters never looked back.

In the loss, HLP's Shakayla Whitecow poured in a game-high 22 points, while Emily Dennis scored 17 to lead the Beeters.

In 10-C play Friday night, the Chester/J-I Hawks kept their stranglehold on the league standings by turning away the Valier Panthers, 50-46 in Valier. The Panthers out-scored the Hawks 30-24 in the second half, but C/J-I's 10-point halftime lead proved to be enough.

Denerey Haaland scored 17 points and Cailtin Vinson added nine to pace the Hawks in the win.

Rocky Boy got back on track Friday night with a 1B win over the Shelby Coyotes. Playing at home, the Morning Stars thumped the Coyotes 46-28. Jay-Lynn Day Child paved the way for the Morning Stars with 16 points, while Brandi Buffalo added nine.

Friday night didn't go as well for the Big Sandy Pioneers, who were beaten by 7C powerhouse Roy-Winifred, 44-37. In Big Sandy, the Outlaws raced out to a 14-5 lead in the first quarter, and though the Pioneers picked up the pace the rest of the way, they couldn't come all the way back.

Hays-Lodge Pole's Kallie Martin drives the ball during a 9C girls game against North Star Saturday night in Gildford.

Leela Engle and Mateila Cline each scored nine points for Big Sandy, while Kaylie Gilman posted seven.

The Pioneers quickly turned things around on Saturday night as they clobbered Turner 66-25 in Turner. The Pioneers out-scored the Tornadoes 33-12 in the first half on their way to the 9C victory.

Molly Herron poured in a game-high 20 points for Big Sandy, while Shelby Gasvoda scored 12 and Gilman added nine. Turner got seven points by Shania Maloney in the loss.

The North Star Knights also grabbed a convincing 9C win Saturday night. In Gildford, the Knights beat HLP 66-32. Tylynn Rettig posted a game-high 17 points for the red-hot Knights, while Greyson Spicher totaled 10. HLP got 10 points from Pauline Siers in the losing effort.

Box Elder and Chinook also found the win column in non-conference games Saturday night.

HLP's Pauline Siers, left, tries to get around the North Star defense during Saturday night's 9C girls game in Gildford.

In Dodson, the Beeters won easily, 67-27. Brooke Nicholson scored 14 points, Makhayla Farmer added 13 and Tavin Schneider scored 10 for the Beeters.

In Box Elder, the Bears downed Denton 47-38 behind a sizzling 20 points from Rebecca Rossette.

Meanwhile, in 10C action Saturday, the C/J-I Hawks kept on rolling. Playing at home, the Hawks throttled Dutton-Brady 50-18. Haley Harmon scored 12 points to lead the Hawks, while Caitlin Vinson scored 11 and Brittnee Theel added 10 in the win.

In Class 2B action Saturday night, the Harlem Wildcats were doubled up by Malta, 60-30. In the loss, Kaycee Ramone scored eight points from the Wildcats.

Tuesday

Hays-Lodge Pole 65, Turner 44

Turner 11 9 11 13 – 44

HLP 18 8 25 14 – 65

Turner – Ella Billayler 16, Reenay Watkins 2, Shania Maloney 9, Kristina Conlan 3, Laura Pillon 5, Marybeth Baldik 2, Lyndsay Hutton 8.

HLP – S. Doney 4, P. Siers 21, K. Martin 8, C. Carry Water 7, C. Doney 10, S. White Cow 15.

Total fouls: Turner 16, HLP – 21. Fouled out – Pillon.

Rocky Boy 55, Conrad 54

Conrad 13 8 11 22 - 54

Rocky Boy 6 17 17 13 – 55

Conrad – Erickson 7, Orcutt 8, Barringer 5, T. Judich 18, K. Judich 1, Van Dyke 4, Richardson 7, Harwood 4. Totals: 20 13-19.

Rocky Boy – Brandi Buffalo 12, Leiagh Onco 3, Catlyn Ganmble 12, Jay-lynn Day Child 17, Chanell Standing Rock 9. 20 11-14.

3-pointers: Erickson, Standing Rock 2. Total fouls: Conrad 16 Rocky Boy 14. Fouled out: Campbell, T. Judich, Barringer.

Thursday

Malta 49, Rocky Boy 36

Rocky Boy 14 6 9 7 — 36

Malta 10 16 17 6 — 49

Rocky Boy — Brandi Buffalo 2, Jai-Lynn Day Child 8, Cady Gamble 6, Tristen Parisian 4, Leigha Onco 8, Tracy Day Child 4, Jude The Boy 2, Kylee Raining Bird 2. Total 17 1-6.

Malta — Courtney Henry 13, Hayley Nicholson 4, Jayla Graham 20, Mercedes Stiles 2, Darby Schye 6, Brenna King 4. Totals 22 2-10

Total fouls — RB 11, Malta 6. 3-pointers — Parisian, Graham 3.

North Star 40, Denton 29

North Star 13 5 12 10 — 40

Denton 6 6 12 5 — 29

North Star — Mac Hansen 5, Lisa Carlon 8, Greyson Spicher 2, Tylynn Rettig 2, Bettie Carlon 14, Alisa Borlaug 3, Kassidy Hansen 6. Totals: 14 11-16.

Denton — Brittany Bury 2, Shyla Goettemoeller 12, Landra Lucas 3, Chelsea Kilgore 2, Shiane Miller 6, Tayla Snapp 4. Totals: 13 2-8.

Total Fouls — North Star 13, Denton 14. 3-pointers — Borlaug, Lucas

Hinsdale 45, Turner 26

Hinsdale 16 19 4 6 — 45

Turner 0 3 8 15 — 25

Hinsdale — Bailey Remmich 4, Chadaya Christensen 14, Whitney Molina 9, Courtney Capdeville 2, Bethany LaCock 14, Hannah Jones 2. Totals 17 10-13

Turner — Ella Billmeyer 10, Shania Maloney 2, Kristina Conlan 6, Lyndsay Hutton 8. Totals 9 5-8

Total fouls — HIN 8, TUR 13. 3-pointers — Molina, Billmayer, Conlan 2.

Friday

Rocky Boy 46, Shelby 28

Shelby 5 6 5 12 — 28

Rocky Boy 7 10 21 8 — 46

Shelby — Katie Kelleher 10, Kylee Bailey 2, Melanie Brauchle 4, Jessica Mahr 8, Kelsey Smedsrud 4 Totals 8 12-28

Rocky Boy — Jai-lyn Day Child 16, Brandi Buffalo 9, Leah Gopher 4, Leigha Onco 7, Tracy Day Child 6, Kylee Raining Bird 4 Totals 22 0-0

Fouls: Shelby 8 Rocky Boy 24 Technical Foul: Rocky Boy Bench 3-pointers: Buffalo, Onco

Chester/J-I 50, Valier 46

C/J-I 11 15 14 10 — 50

Valier 8 8 18 12 — 46

C/J-I – H. Harmon 6, D. Haaland 17, B. Theel 6, K. Graff 8, C. Vinson 9, B. Whittley 4. Totals: 16 14-25.

Valier – B. Steele 10, S. Bull Child 10, T. Calf Boss Ribs 6, A. Boumans 9, S. Day Chief 5, M. Stoltz 2, t. Espeseth 4. Totals: 19 6-12.

Total fouls: C/J-I 15, Valier 22. Fouled out: Calf Boss Ribs, Day Chief. Three pointers: Haaland 2, Graff 1, Vinson 1, Bull Child 1, Day Chief 1.

Chinook 46, Hays-Lodge Pole 34

HlP 4 7 9 14 — 34

Chinook 8 10 12 16 — 46

HLP – P. Siers 4, K. Martin 2, C. Carrywater 2, C. Doney 4, S. Whitecow 22. Totals: 10 13-25.

Chinook – Brooke Nicholson 5, Emily Dennis 17, Talya Johnson 6, Makhayla Farmer 3, Katelyn Neibauer 7, Alana Smith 8. Totals: 18 8-15.

Total fouls: HLP 15, Chinook 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: Hays-Lodgepole coach. Three pointers: Whitecow 1, Dennis 2.

Roy-Winfred 44, Big Sandy 37

Roy-Winifred 15 9 8 12 — 44

Big Sandy 4 18 6 9 — 37

Roy-Winifred — Smith 6, Wichman 9, Berg 2, Denae McClure 2, Danyce McClure 18, Emily Bergum 8; 3 pts—McClure 2; total fouls—10; fouled out—none

Big Sandy — Leader 4, Herron 4, Engle 9, Gilman 7, Gasvoda 2, M. Cline 9, K. Cline 2; 3 pts.—Herron 1, M. Cline 1; total fouls—18; fouled out—none

Saturday

Big Sandy 66, Turner 25

Big Sandy 17 16 18 15 — 66

Turner 4 8 8 5 — 25

Big Sandy — Brooke Leader 4, Molly Herron 20, Leela Engle 2, Kaylie Gilman 9, Cheyenne Johnson 1, Kiah Wilson 2, Abby Gregory 2, Shelby Gasvoda 12, Matelia Cline 6, Michaelle Maxwell 8. Totals 31 4-9

Turner — Ella Billmayer 6, Rennay Watkins 2, Charley Anderson 3, Shania Maloney 7, Marybeth Baldik 2, Lyndsay Hutton 5. Totals 10 4-9.

Total fouls — BS 16, Turner 10. 3-pointers — Anderson.

Malta 60, Harlem 30

Malta 20 10 15 15 -- 60

Harlem 5 10 6 9 -- 30

Malta – Courtney Henry 17, Hailey Nickelson 2, Jayla Graham 14, Mercedes Stiles 11, Danielle Lett 4, Kelsey Kuehn 2, Darby Schye 8, Brenna King 2. Totals: 25 5-10.

Harlem – Jaylynn Allen 5, Coco Moore 2, Jaycee Werk 7, Mary Ereaux 2, Kaycee Ramone 8, Monique Doney 6. Totals: 11 4-6.

Total fouls: Malta 11, Harlem 8. Fouled out: None. Three pointers: Henry 2, Graham 1, Stiles 2, Allen 1, Werk 1, Ramone 2.

Box Elder 47, Denton 38

Denton 12 9 10 7 -- 38

Box Elder 6 12 15 14 -- 47

Denton – B. Bury 4, S. Goettmoeller 22, L. Lucas 7, S. Miller 2, T. Snapp 3. Totals: 13 10-16.

Box Elder – Michelle Winchell 4, Lellani Gardipee 7, Alicia Wolf Chief 9, Dominique Nault 2, Rebecca Rosette 20, Stephanie Sutherland 5. Totals: 20 5-9.

North Star 66, Hays-Lodge Pole 32

HLP — S. Doney 2, P. Siers 10, O. Gray 2, K. martin 6, C. Doney 5, S. Whitecow 7.

North Star — Mac hansen 7, Megan Kurtz 3, Delainey Spicher 2, Lisa Carlon 9, Greyson Spicher 10, Tylynn Rettig 17, Bettie Carlon 6, Alisa Borlaug 2, Sam pester 4, Whitney Wendland 2, Kassidy Hansen 2, Sheridan O'Neil 2, Krystyn Lavery 1, Kiera Miller 3.

Total fouls — HLP 20, NS 10. Fouled out — Siers, Whitecow. 3-pointers — Whitecow, Kurtz. Technical foul — HLP coach Morgan.

Chester/J-I 50, Dutton-Brady 18

Dutton-Brady 2 5 7 4 -- 18

C/J-I 5 14 16 15 -- 50

Dutton-Brady – S. Habel 5, H. VandenBos 2, L. Jones 2, S. Johnson 9. Totals: 5 6-10.

C/J-I – Haley Harmon 12, Denerey Haaland 6, Brittnee Theel 10, Kate Graff 9, Caitlin Vinson 11, Tianna Houlihan 2. Totals: 20 7-10.

Total fouls: Dutton-Brady 9, CJI 15. Fouled out: None. Three pointers: Johnson 2, Harmon 2, Graff 1.

Chinook 67, Dodson 27

Chinook 25 18 11 13 -- 67

Dodson 2 10 4 11 -- 27

Chinook – Brooke Nicholson 14, Hannah Weber 7, Madison McCann 2, Talya Johnson 5, Makhayla Farmer 13, Mikenda Seymour 6, Katelyn Neibaur 8, Alana Smith 2, Tavin Schneider 10. Totals: 27 10-15.

Dodson – Janessa Henry 8, Violet Lewis 8, Raven Bear 11. Totals: 11 3-6.

Total fouls: Chinook 11, Dodson 15. Fouled out: None. Three pointers: Weber 1, Lewis 1, Bear 1.