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The District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament returns to the Hi-Line this week. The Box Elder Bears look to remain undefeated as they try to repeat as district champions.
After several months of play and hard work, the postseason is getting started with the District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament in Havre this week. Over the course of a few days, schools from the 9C and Hi-Line will compete to qualify for the Northern C Divisionals the following week.
The Box Elder Bears enter this week's tournament as the No. 1 seed after going 18-0 during the regular season. Thanks to a 12-0 record in the 9C, the Bears earned a bye to open the tournament and will not have to play until this Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Bears will face either the Fort Benton Longhorns or the North Star Knights, who will play each other Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. The Longhorns enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed with a 5-7 conference record and an overall record of 6-12 this season. The Knights will be the No. 5 seed thanks to a 4-8 conference record and a 9-9 overall record this winter.
The tournament will continue Wednesday at 6 p.m. with a matchup between the Turner Tornadoes and the Big Sandy Pioneers. Turner earned the No. 3 seed after going 11-7 this season with a 7-5 record in the 9C. Big Sandy will be the No. 6 seed thanks to a conference record of 4-8 and an overall record of 6-12 this winter.
Wednesday's slate will wrap up at 7:30 p.m. with a game between the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds. The Hawks should be one of the favorites in the tournament as the No. 2 seed. During the regular season, they went 10-2 in the 9C and 15-2 overall. Meanwhile, the No. 7 seed T-Birds will be searching for their first win of the year after going 0-12 in conference play and 0-18 in the regular season this winter.
The semifinal games of the tournament will be held Thursday at 7 and 8:30 p.m. The Bears have already advanced to the semifinals thanks to their bye to open the tournament. The consolation game will then be Friday at 7 p.m. The tournament will end with the championship Friday at 8:30 p.m. With the top three teams in the tournament advancing in the postseason, there should be plenty of competitive and exciting basketball on the Hi-Line over the next few days.
The District 9C Boys Basketball Tournament begins this Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Havre High Gymnasium.
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