Blue Ponies ground Eagles

During the first half against Fairfield Saturday night, the Havre High girls basketball team played like it underestimated the Eagles and with the legendary Dustin Gordon on the opposing sideline, that's not something you can do.

As a result, when halftime rolled around, the Eagles trailed the Blue Ponies, the top-ranked team in Class A and defending state champions, 25-23.

"I thought our kids went through the motions in the first half," HHS head coach Dustin Kraske said. "But in the second half, I thought we played very well."

By very well, Kraske means outscoring Fairfield 37-14 over the fin...