We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
The Chinook Sugarbeeters picked up a big win over the Box Elder Bears Tuesday night and then cruised past the Chester/Joplin-Inverness Hawks 69-34 Wednesday to remain undefeated in District 9C play (4-0) and improve to 5-1 overall.
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up two more conference wins this week defeating the North Star Knight in Gildford Thursday, and on Friday the Thunderbirds blitzed the Big Sandy Pioneers to improve to 3-1 in District 9C play and 4-2 overall
The Turner Tornadoes picked up their first District 9C win on Monday evening slipping past the Chester/Joplin- Inverness Hawks 62-55. Tuesday the Tornadoes were bested by the Dodson Coyotes 57-53. Turner enters the holiday break with a 1-2 conference mark and are 2-4 overall.
The Harlem Wildcats lost a hard fought non-conference clash with the Rocky Boy Stars of the District 1B Tuesday evening 72-61. Friday the Wildcats took on another District 1B opponent as they squared off against the Cut Bank Wolves
The Sugarbeeters have played the Box Elder Bears tough the past few years and each time the Bears seemed to have one run in them that broke the game open.
Tuesday in Chinook the 'Beeters turned the table in picking up a quality conference win.
Chinook junior Riley Kellam scored the first basket of the contest but the Bears would quickly answer with seven of their own to lead 7-2 just two minutes into the contest.
The Sugarbeeters responded with junior Isaac Bell scoring off a nice pass from sophomore Hunter Neibauer. Kellam then took a beautiful pass from Bell for two more points and junior Cord Schneider took the ball hard to the rim to give Chinook a 8-7 advantage.
Schneider knocked down both attempts from the charity stripe moments later for a 12-11 in a back and forth opening quarter.
The Sugarbeeters would take a 15-13 lead into the second quarter. Bell would score seven more in the second with a bomb from beyond the arc included and junior Trajan Hannum added four points while also drawing a pair of charges to keep the 'Beeter defense energized.
The Sugarbeeters began the third quarter with a slim 30-28 advantage but that would quickly change as the 'Beeters conditioning and relentless defensive pressure started to take its toll on the Bears.
Box Elder began the third quarter with four straight to lead 32-30 at the 5:12 mark but that would be their last lead.
Bell scored attacking the basket and Kellam converted from a free throw to give the 'Beeters back the lead 33-32.
Bell added two of his own from the charity stripe, Kellam converted an offensive rebound into points and Bell closed out the quarter with two more free ones to give Chinook a 49-39 lead after three quarters.
Kellam opened the fourth quarter by taking a nice feed from Schneider for an easy bucket inside on back to back possessions to give Chinook a 14 point advantage 53-39.
Bell made a nice defensive effort securing the steal racing down the court and knocking down the trifecta to push the 'Beeter advantage to 17 at the 5:36 mark of the fourth quarter.
Moments later Bell knocked down a pair of free throw to push the lead to twenty but Bell wasn't done yet.
After a Box Elder basket Bell caught the ball just beyond the Bear defense, He spotted a clear lane to the basket and put the finishing touches on an impressive 'Beeter win with a dunk and just :36 remaining in the contest.
Chinook took a 70-51 win over the Bears to remain undefeated in District 9C play with a 4-0 record.
Bell finished with 27 points in the win while also dishing out five assists and recording three steals. Kellam added 20 more for the 'Beeters in the win. Kellam has dominated the glass so far this season and secured 13 rebounds in the contest as well as three steals.
Schneider also recorded a double/double with 134 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four assists.
Wednesday night in Chester ,Chinook was a little out of sorts to begin the contest, leading the Hawks 13-10 after eight minutes of action.
Sophomore Hunter Neibauer and junior Rylee Kellam kept the 'Beeter offense rolling and kicked things into high gear during the second quarter. The duo combined for 16 of Chinooks 28 points in the stanza and 28 first half points to help the 'Beeters take a 41-22 lead at the break.
Chinook 16 more in the third quarter with Kellam scoring 9 including 8-8 from the charity stripe. The 'Beeters closed out the fourth quarter scoring 12 points to earn a 69-34 win.
Neibauer finished the contest with a game high 15 points and nine rebounds. Kellam recorded his fourth double-double of the season scoring 19 points corralling 13 rebounds in the win.
Thursday The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds looked to move up in the District 9C standings and did just that as the team heads into the holiday break.
The Thunderbirds squared off with the North Star Knights in Gildford and things were tight earl with the contest knotted up at 11-11 after one quarter.
Senior Michael Ball and senior Damien Bradley each drained a three point bomb to help the Thunderbirds take a slim one point halftime lead 23-22.
Hays/Lodge Pole completely shut down the Knights in the third quarter limiting the home team to a single point to lead 35-22 with eight minutes left.
Hays/Lodge Pole kept their foot on the accelerator scoring 20 more in the fourth quarter to win 55-35.
Junior Jeff Stiffarm led the team with 11 points, Ball added nine points and senior
David Main collected 9 rebounds and scored seven points in the win.
Fridays contest with the Big Sandy Pioneers was postponed do to inclement weather and will be rescheduled in 2018. The Thunderbirds end 2017 with a 3-2 overall record and a 2-1 District 9C record.
The Turner Tornadoes dropped in six bombs from beyond the arc with four coming off the hands of junior Cody Welsh and a pair from senior Eddie Harmon as they opened up a 24-20 lead over the visiting Chester/J-I Hawks.
Turner extended the lead in both the second and third quarters before securing a 62-55 win, their first in the District 9C.
Welsh finished with 25 points on the night while Harmon cashed in for 21 of his own in the Tornado win.
Tuesday the Tornadoes fell in a close contest to the Dodson Coyotes 57-53 to close out 2017. Welsh scored 26 and Harmon 14 in the contest.
The Harlem Wildcats fell twice last week in hard fought and somewhat odd contests.
Tuesday the Wildcats matched the Rocky Boy Stars effort for stretches of the contest but the visitors managed to put small scoring runs together to take control of the non conference tilt.
Rocky boy led 19-12 after one quarter and 38-27 at the break. Harlem would trip the lead to 51-44 but the Stars kept them at a distance down the stretch as Harlem fell 72-61.
Junior Kyle Young Junior buried four triple in the loss and finished with 21 points, Junior Samual Main added 12.
Friday the Wildcats traveled west to face the Cut Bank Wolves of the District 1B in a non-conference clash.
In a came that raise more eyebrows than anything scoring was certainly at a premium.
Harlem would score just three points in the first quarter, then explode for 22 in the second to lead 25-20 at intermission. In a rarity seldom seen at any level of basketball, neither team managed to score in the third quarter as the score remained 25-20 entering the fourth.
The Wildcats could must just three points in the final stanza while the Wolves scored 10 to secure a 30-28 win. Harlem heads to the break with a 2-4 overall record but stand at 2-0 in District 1B play.
Boys Basketball Box Scores
Turner 62 Chester/J-I 55
Chester/J-I 20 6 10 19 - 55
Turner 24 7 14 17 - 62
Chester/J-I: Jackson Diemert 7 1-2 20, Andrew Woods 3 0-1 6, Nathan Bender 0 0-0 0, Spencer Richter 2 0-2 4, Evan Dahinden 3 4-6 10, Braeden Temple 0 0-0 0, Tyler Wanken 4 5-8 13. Team Totals 20 10-19 55.
Turner: Austin Welsh 0 0-0 0, Kurt Calvert 0 0-0 0, Cody Welsh 9 3-10 25, Shane Kimmel 6 3-4 15, Ethan Heilig 0 0-0 0, Eddie Harmon 9 0-1 21, Tracer Heilig 0 1-2 1. Team Totals 24 7-17 62.
Three Point - Turner 7 (Cody Welsh 4, Eddie Harmon 3), Chester/J-I 5 (Jackson Diemert 5); Total Fouls - Turner 17, Chester/J-I 21; Fouled Out - Turner (Eddie Harmon), Chester/J-I (Spencer Richter).
Rocky Boy 72 Harlem 61
Rocky Boy 19 19 13 19 - 72
Harlem 12 15 17 17 - 61
Rocky Boy: Kordell Small 7 1-1 16, Ben Iron Eyes 10 13-13 36, Frankie Bacon 2 2-2 6, Kade Galbavy 1 0-0 2, Olin Arkinson 0 0-0 0, Blake Contrell 0 0-0 0, Mac Sutherland 0 0-0 0, Cedric Belcourt 0 0-0 0, Kendell WindyBoy 6 0-0 12. Team Totals 26 16-16 72.
Harlem: Taggert Devaney 2 0-0 4, Samual Main 5 1-2 12, Zane Fox 1 0-0 3, Kyle Young Jr. 7 3-5 21, Lane Allen 3 0-0 6, Brad Cichosz 3 3-4 9, Ryle Foote 2 2-3 6. Team Totals 23 9-14 61.
Three Point - Rocky Boy 4 (Ben Iron Eyes 3, Kordell Small 1), Harlem 6 (Kyle Young Jr. 4, Zane Fox 1, Samual Main 1); Total Fouls - Rocky Boy 19, Harlem 15; Fouled Out - None.
Chinook 70 Box Elder 51
Box Elder 13 15 11 12 - 51
Chinook 15 15 19 21 - 70
Box Elder: Nacona Limberhand 0 0-0 0, Zander Parisian 0 1-2 1Kadyn Duran 0 2-2 2, Christopher Burns 5 5-7 17, Peyton Gardipee 3 0-0 6, Jadyn Jilot 0 0-0 0, Tanner Parisian 6 3-5 16, Malique Rosette 0 0-0 0, Sage Bradley 0 1-2 1, Quintin Limberhand 0 0-0 0, Kobe Sutherland 1 0-0 2, Thayne Doney 2 2-4 6, Seth Duran 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 17 14-22 51.
Chinook: Isaac Bell 9 7-10 28, Ethan Bell 1 1-2 3, Hunter Neibauer 1 0-2 2, James Christensen 0 0-0 0, Trajan Hannum 2 0-2 4, Rylee Kellam 9 2-6 20, Cord Schneider 5 3-11 13. Team Totals 27 13-33 70.
Three Point - Chinook 3 (Isaac Bell 3), Box Elder 3 (Christopher Burns 2, Tanner Parisian 1); Rebounds - Chinook 35 (Kellam 13, Schneider 10); Assists - Chinook 14 (Bell 5, Cord Schneider 4); Efficiency - Chinook +75 (Riley Kellam +25, Isaac Bell +22, Cord Schneider +15); Steals - Chinook 14 (Riley Kellam 3, Hunter Neibauer 3, Isaac Bell 3); Total Fouls - Chinook 20, Box Elder 27; Fouled Out - Box Elder (Thane Doney).
Dodson 57 Turner 53
Dodson 17 18 18 14 - 57
Turner 17 15 13 8 - 53
Dodson: C. Ditmar 3 0-2 6, T. Messerly 3 4-4 11, J. Benson 0 0-0 0, D. Jaynes 2 0-0 4, C. Lonebear 15 0-0 30, M. Jaynes 0 0-0 0S. Ball 2 2-2 6. Team Totals 25 6-8 57.
Turner: Austin Welsh 0 0-0 0, Kurt Calvert 1 0-0 2, Cody Welsh 11 3-6 26, Shane Kimmel 1 3-4 5, Eddie Harmon 6 1-3 14, Tracer Heilig 2 2-2 6. Team Totals 21 9-15 53.
Three Point - Turner 2 (Cody Welsh 1, Eddie Harmon 1), Dodson 1 (T. Messerly 1); Total Fouls - Turner 9, Dodson 12; Fouled Out - None).
Chinook 69 Chester/J-I 34
Chinook 13 28 16 12 - 69
Chester/J-I 10 12 10 2 - 34
Chinook: Isaac Bell 0 0-0 0, Ethan Bell 1 2-4 4, Hunter Neibauer 8 8-11 25, James Christensen 1 0-0 2, Trajan Hannum 3 1-3 8, Reese Elliot 2 1-1 5, Rylee Kellam 5 9-11 19, Cord Schneider 3 0-0 6, Tamer Jamieson 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 23 21-31 69.
Chester/J-I: Jackson Diemert 2 2-3 6, Andrew Woods 2 0-0 4, Nathan Bender 1 0-0 2, Spencer Richter 2 2-3 6, Evan Dahinden 2 0-0 5, Braeden Temple 0 0-0 0, Cameron Davis 0 0-2 0, Dereck Melton 0 0-0 0, Tyler Wanken 4 2-5 11. Team Totals 13 6-13 34.
Three Point - Chinook 2 (Hunter Neibauer 1, Trajan Hannum 1), Chester/J-I 2 (Evan Dahinden 2, Tyler Wanken 2); Rebounds - Chinook 35 (Kellam 13, Neibauer 9); Total Fouls - Chinook 20, Chester/J-I 24; Fouled Out - Chinook (Isaac Bell).
Hays/Lodge Pole 55 North Star 35
Hays/L.P. 0 0 0 0 - 55
North Star 0 0 0 0 - 35
Hays/L.P.: Moke Cliff 1 0-0 0, Damian Bradley 2 0-0 5, Jeff Stiffarm 5 0-0 11, David Main 3 1-3 7, Chance Main 4 0-0 9, Siris Grandchamp 0 0-0 0, Tony Sears 3 0-1 6, Michael Ball 4 0-0 9, Isiah Denny 0 0-0 0, James Brockie 1 0-0 2, Isiah RunsAbove 2 0-1 4, Spencer Grandchamp 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 25 1-5 55.
North Star: Austin Hanson 0 0-0 0, Dylan Miller 5 12-15 24, Dane Miller 0 1-3 1, Caden Rettig 0 0-0 0, Brody Wendeln 0 0-0 0, Payne Ditmar 0 0-0 0, Hayden Masser 0 0-0 0, Jon Sonju 0 0-0 0, Thomas Nerat 1 0-0 2, Daniel Nerat 0-0 0. Team Totals 8 17-27 35.
Three Point - North Star 2 (Dylan Miller 2), Hays/L.P. 4 (Damien Bradley 1, Jeff Stiffarm 1,Chance Main 1, Michael Ball 1); Total Fouls - North Star 13, Hays/L.P. 25; Fouled Out - Hays/L.P. (Chance Main, Michael Ball).
Cut Bank 30 Harlem 28
Harlem 3 22 0 3 - 28
Cut Bank 8 12 0 10 - 30
Denton/Geyser/Stanford 68 Big Sandy 17
Big Sandy 0 5 2 10 - 17
D/G/S 21 15 17 6 - 69
Big Sandy: Wyatt Labuda 0 0-0 0, Park Proulx 1 0-0 2, Ryan Roth 4 1-5 10, Brady Plenniger 0 0-0 0, Jeremiah Genereux 0 0-0 0, Kade Strutz 0 0-0 0, Clint Darlington 0 0-0 0, Brock Proulx 1 3-4 5. Team Totals 6 4-9 17.
D/G/S: Kordell Carpenter 9 1-1 24, Rhet Woodhall 3 0-0 7, Riley Donaldson 1 0-0 3, Jake Solomon 4 1-3 9, Clay Hill 4 0-0 11, Parker Donaldson 2 0-0 5,Dylan Taylor3 0-0 8, Justin Dye 1 0-0 2. Team Totals 27 2-4 68.
Three Point - D/G/S 13 (Carpenter 5, Hill 3, Taylor 2, 3 with 1), Big Sandy 1 (Ryan Roth 1); Total Fouls - D/G/S 18, Big Sandy 0; Fouled Out - None.
