Hi-Line Girls: District 9C play gets off to an exciting start

Conference play began across the Hi-Line as girls basketball really got going last week.

Last Tuesday night saw Fort Benton knock off Big Sandy 57-41 in that District 9C opener. The Longhorns ran out to a 19-8 first quarter lead and outscored the Pioneers 29-21 in the second half to earn their first win of the season. Emerson Giese drained 23 points to lead Fort Benton; Casha Corder and Hailee Wang knocked down 13 points each. Eva Yeadon netted 20 points for Big Sandy, with Jaihaven Baumann scoring eight, and Alex Worrall and Angie Sant each chipping in four.

Tuesday night also saw Hays-Lodge...