Fort Benton stampedes through Northern C opener

GREAT FALLS - In this year's District 9C and Northern C boys basketball tournaments, Fort Benton hopes for a repeat of 2020 when they won both of them. They already won the District 9C this past weekend, so now their sights are set on defending their Northern C title. If Tuesday night is any indication, a repeat in the Northern C is well within reach as they dominated Winnett-Grass Range, 72-21, at the Great Falls Four Seasons Arena.

The Longhorns put the game out of reach early as they ended the first quarter with a 25-2 lead. Senior Hayden Diekhans didn't take long to get it going on offense...