Harlem, Rocky Boy squads come up short at Northern B

There won’t be an area boys or girls basketball team at this week’s Class B state tournament in Billings, though the Harlem and Rocky Boy boys both got close.

Harlem ended up finishing third at this past weekend’s Northern B boys tournament in Cut Bank, but the Wildcats couldn’t challenge second-place Fairfield for a chance to go to state.

Harlem opened the tournament with a first-round loss to Fairfield, 69-57, where R.J. Ramone scored 19 points. Then however, the Wildcats rallied. They beat Conrad 62-55 Friday behind 23 points from Tyler Cichosz, then they knocked rival Rocky Boy out of the...