We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Cord Schneider
Frank RunsAbove
Isaac Bell
Tyson Shambo
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds secured the number one
overall seed at The District 9C Tournament this past weekend as
they completed a undefeated conference schedule with a 66-57
win over the Box Elder Bears in Hays Saturday night.
The Bears led early 22 - 18 but the Thunderbirds took the lead
37-35 by intermission following a strong second quarter effort.
The Thunderbirds continued to increase their lead after the
break outscoring the Bears in the second half 29-22. Senior
Tyson Shambo led the Thunderbirds with 16 points a junior
Lance Strike added 14 and Senior Frank RunsAbove 12 in the
win.
The Thunderbirds began the week's action with a convincing
and thrilling 100-69 win over the Roy/Winifred Outlaws Friday
night. The Thunderbirds scored 50 points in both the first and
second half coasting to another lopsided win.
Shambo knocked down 26 for the Thunderbirds while senior
Jace Shambo contributed 19 and Strike 13 as the Thunderbirds
finished 17-1 overall and 14-0 in conference play.
The Chinook Sugarbeeters locked up the number three seed
Friday night with a defensive 35-20 win over the North Star
Knights.
Chinook outscored North Star 12-2 in the opening quarter and
led 16-10 at the intermission. The 'Beeters extended the lead
to 29-16 by the start of the fourth quarter before securing the
15-point win.
Sophomore Cord Schneider led the 'Beeter effort with 12
points in the contest.
Saturday night the Sugarbeeters traveled to Fort Benton to face
the Longhorns in the regular season finale for the two teams.
The first half action was controlled by strong defensive play
in a low-scoring contest the opening 16 minutes as Chinook led
18-16 at the break.
The Longhorns had all the ingredients to pull off the upset
but the Chinook Sugarbeeters survived a three-point barrage
that included seven from beyond the arc from the Longhorns to
secure a hard fought 51-48 conference win.
The Sugarbeeters finish the regular season with a 13-5 overall
record, 9-5 in conference play and will earn the number three
seed entering the district 9C tournament.
The 9C gets underway today in Havre with girls action while
the boys tournament begins tomorrow and will include the
number one seed Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds facing the
number eight seed Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks at 11 a.m.
Thursday morning.
The Sugarbeeters open their tournament against the Big Sandy
Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. while the Turner Tornadoes will begin play
against the number two seeded Box Elder Bears at 5:30 p.m.
The top three teams from the District 9C Tournament will
advance to the Northern C Divisional next weekend in Great
Falls at the Four Seasons Arena.
The Thunderbirds enter The District 9C as the favorites,
having gone undefeated during the regular season. The Box
Elder Bears are the number two seed but have been tested twice
this season by the number three seeded Chinook Sugarbeeters.
The Sugarbeeter only conference loss outside of the Bears and
the Thunderbirds is to the North Star Knights in mid January
but the Sugarbeeters avenged that loss the last weekend of the
regular season with a 15-point victory.
The Harlem Wildcats were winless during District 2B play and
begin their postseason Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Malta against the
Wolf Point Wolves
Tournament time means some crazy things are possible and
anything can happen. While everybody thinks they know what
they're talking about, nobody really knows till the final buzzer
sounds late Saturday night.
