Hi-Line Boys Basketball: Bears, Longhorns roll into the new year

The holiday break is over and many teams across the Hi-Line got back onto the court. Some games were rivalries among class or district, while others were non-conference matchups. Either way, Friday and Saturday saw a series of exciting games.

Friday, the Fort Benton Longhorns defeated the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds in a 9C game. Fort Benton and HLP battled it out, but the Longhorns took the win 68-49. Fort Benton outscored the Thunderbirds in every quarter of play and each quarter was in double figures. The Longhorns had the biggest performances from the brotherly duo of Hayden Diekhans, who...