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Hi-Line Girls Basketball Roundup
Turner's Sarah Billmayer drives to the basket during last Friday's District 9C girls game against North Star in Turner. The Tornadoes captured a close win over the Knights.
North Star's Kenidee Wolery, right, handles the ball during last Friday night's 9C girls game in Turner.
North Star's Jade Wendland looks for a shot during Friday night's game in Turner.
Turner's Melanie Watkins handles the ball during Friday night's game in Turner.
North Star's Paij Peterson drives during Friday night's game in Turner.
Raegan Conlan passes during Friday night's game in Turner.
Turner's Shyan Krass goes for a rebound during Friday night's game in Turner.
Editor’s note: This version corrects the name of Hays-Lodge Pole player Tahtianna Morgan.
The first week of girls basketball on the Hi-Line was exciting. But in week two, things got intense as district play got underway.
The action in the District 9C last week started with a bang in Turner as the host Tornadoes mounted a huge comeback to beat the North Star Knights 53-51. Turner used a 19-9 run in the final eight minutes to upend the Knights in a thrilling game.
Syan Krass scored 21 points and Sarah Billmayer added 16 for the Tornadoes, while Kenidee Wolery scored 13 and Pain Peterson added 12 for the Knights.
Friday night also saw the rising Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds open the 9C season with a 43-34 win over Chinook. The T-Birds finished the game on a 9-4 run to pull away. Tahtianna Morgan scored 15 points and Mulleah Stiffarm added 10 for HLP, while Kourtney Hanson and Ashley MacLeod each scored 11 for the Sugarbeeters.
Box Elder began its 9C title defense Friday night with a 69-12 thrashing of Chester-Joplin-Inverness. The Bears scored 28 points in the first quarter, and got 18 points from Lilly Gopher. Payton Hawks scored five points for CJI.
Fort Benton also roared to a 9C win Friday night, defeating Big Sandy 71-19.
In the Class B ranks Friday, Rocky Boy opened District 1B play with a 56-42 setback at Shelby. Jaynah Gopher scored 13 points and Rochelle Pease added 10 for the Morning Stars.
Meanwhile, in the 2B, Harlem opened district play with back-to-back rivalry games. Friday night, the Wildcats edged Malta 51-48. Harlem took a big lead early, then had to hold on down the stretch. L'Tia Lawrence poured in 22 points for Harlem in the win.
Then, Saturday night, the Wildcats took on Wolf Point in a huge Class B showdown, but the Wolves pulled off there exciting win, 55-52. Harlem again led going into the fourth quarter, but Wolf Point went on a 17-12 run to finish the game. Lawrence and Skylee Dirden scored 16 points apiece for Harlem.
Back in the 9C Saturday, Box Elder blasted North Star 75-39. The Bears got 22 points from Lilly Gopher and 18 from Joelnell Momberg in the victory, while Paij Peterson scored 17 for the Knights.
HLP continued its winning ways Saturday, with a 67-37 win over CJI. The game was tight for a half, but the T-Birds closed on a 19-7 run to improve to 2-0 in the 9C. Four T-Birds scored in double figures, while the Hawks got 16 points from Payton Hawks and 11 by Abby Fraser.
In Fort Benton Saturday, the Longhorns got a key win over Turner in what was already an important 9C game. Fort Benton won 59-47. Chinook also took down Big Sandy 45-33, Saturday, while Rocky Boy fell to Fairfield 59-51. Rochelle Pease had a big game for the Morning Stars, scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
Friday
Turner 53, North Star 51
North Star 13 9 20 9 - 51
Turner 12 9 13 19 - 53
North Star - Jade Wendland 10, Kenidee Wolery 13, Paij Peterson 12, Tanicha Hudson 5, Olivia King 3, Shayla Borlaug 6, Saige O'Neil 2.
Turner - Raegan Conlan 3, Sarah Billmayer 16, Rylee Conlan 3, Melanie Watkins 3, Brandy Calvert 2, Laci Maloney 3, Shyan Krass 21.
Box Elder 69, CJI 12
Box Elder 28 16 14 11 - 69
CJI 4 8 0 0 - 12
Box Elder - L. Gopher 18, K. Momberg 14, K. Momberg 10, A. Gopher 6, E. The Boy 4, T. Oats-Horn 4, M. Wolf Chief 4, A. Johnson 3, S. Parisian 2, Z. Henderson 2, B. Lafromboise 2.
CJI - P. Hawks 5, E. Wickum 2, T. Hull 2, A. Fraser 2, A. Mattson 1.
HLP 43, Chinook 34
HLP 10 15 9 9 - 43
Chinook 10 9 4 11 - 34
HLP - T. Morgan 15, M. Stiffarm 10, K. Perez 8, S. Chandler 7, j. Gray 2.
Chinook - K. Hanson 11, A. MacLeod 11, R. Gunderson 7, L. Johnson 7, M. Molyneaux 5.
Harlem 51, Malta 48
Malta 6 8 13 21 - 48
Harlem 22 11 13 5 - 51
Malta - Carly Garfield 14, Erica Smith 11, Kelley Denham 10, Raina Mortenson 7, Kloie Marks 6.
Harlem - L'Tia Lawrence 22, Melony Fetter 6, Taya Trottier 5, Taschon Schaeffer 3.
Shelby 56, Rocky Boy 42
Rocky Boy - Jaynah Gopher 13, Mariah Arkinson 6, Kendra Gopher 2, Sasha Coffee 3, Kirtsetn Lamere 3, Rochelle Pease 10.
Saturday
HLP 67, CJI 37
CJI 7 12 11 7 - 37
HLP 13 19 16 19 - 67
HLP - K. Perez 14, L. Kirkaldie 11, T. Morgan 11, J. Chandler 10, M. Stiffarm, 8, L. Pretty Paint 4, T. Werk 4, S. Chandler 3, S Bouschie 2.
CJI - P. Hawks 16, A. Fraser 11, A. Mattson 5, H. Woods 1.
Wolf Point 55, Harlem 53
Wolf Point 14 15 17 - 9 55
Harlem 9 16 16 12 - 53
Harlem - L'Tia Lawrence 16, Skylee Dirden 16, Taya Trottier 14, Melony Fetter 6.
Wolf Point - Imani Bighorn 17, Mya Fourstar 12, Abby Juve 10, Senorah Wells 9, Mary Bighorn 7.
Box Elder 75, North Star 39
Box Elder - Tessa Bigknife 1, Sarah Parisian 6, Maddie Wolf Chief 10, Eve The Boy 8, Lilly Gopher 22, Angela Gopher 3, Kyla Momberg 7, Joelnell Momberg 18.
North Star - Jade Wendland 4, Kenidee Wolery 5, Paij Peterson 17, Tanicha Hudson 2, Olivia King 3, Shayla Borlaug 8.
Fairfield 59, Rocky Boy 51
Rocky Boy - Mariah Arkinson 8, Sasha Coffee 9, Kirsten Lamere 6, Rochelle Pease 23.
Fairfield: Naemi Wipf 8, Madison Rosenbaum 5, Emily Clotfelter 0, Kenna Pitcher 28, Taylor Simmons 0, Kyler Bake 0, Kaylee Christensen 0, Hanna Peterman 9, Alexis McWilliams 0, Cheyenne Maddox 9.
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