The Big Sandy high school basketball teams began conference play this past weekend with a pair of tough road contests in Fort Benton and Chinook.
Friday the girls were defeated by the Longhorns by a score of 63-7. Saturday in Chinook the Pioneers stayed close early but Chinook eventually pulled away to earn a 51-30 win over Big Sandy.
The boys had a tough go of things as well, falling in Fort Benton 71-35 and in Chinook 68-23 to begin conference play 0-2.
The Pioneers will host Denton/Geyser/Stanford Thursday in their home opener and the will be back on the road Friday as they travel to Hays to take on the Thunderbirds.
Boys Basketball Box Scores
Fort Benton 66 Big Sandy 50
Fort Benton 15 20 30 6 - 71
Big Sandy 9 6 10 10 - 35
Big Sandy: Wyatt Labuda 7, Park Proulx 2, Ryan Roth 8, Brady Plenniger 4, Jeremiah Genereux 1, Kade Strutz 6, Clint Darlington 2, Brock Proulx 5
Fort Benton: Andy Giges 14, Damon Bird 16, Logan Giles 9, Garrett Diekhans 7, Hayden Diekhans 7, Jace pimperton 4, Jace Thompson 2, Billy Villary 4, Daven Cook 4, Ethan Pfile 4.
Chinook 68 Big Sandy 23
Big Sandy 5 13 3 2 - 23
Chinook 28 16 17 7 - 68
Big Sandy: Wyatt Labuda 0 0-0 0, Park Proulx 0 0-0 0, Ryan Roth 3 3-4 12, Brady Plenniger 0 1-4 1, Jeremiah Genereux 0 0-0 0, Kade Strutz 1 4-9 6, Clint Darlington 1 0-0 0, Brock Proulx 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 12 8-19 23.
Chinook: Isaac Bell 11 0-0 25, Ethan Bell 0 3-4 3, Hunter Neibauer 3 0-0 6, James Christensen 2 0-0 4, Trajan Hannum 1 0-0 2, Reese Elliot 1 0-0 2, Rylee Kellam 8 0-0 16, Cord Schneider 4 0-1 10, Tamer Jamieson 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 31 3-5 68.
Three Point - Chinook 3 (Isaac Bell 3, Ethan Bell1), Big Sandy 3 (Ryan Roth 3); Total Fouls - Chinook 18, Big Sandy 12; Fouled Out - Big Sandy (Brock Proulx).
Girls Basketball Box Scores
Fort Benton 63 Big Sandy 7
Fort Benton 15 24 16 8 - 63
Big Sandy 0 4 3 0 - 7
Big Sandy: Bailey Gasvoda 2, Cali Demontiney 4, Lainey Gregory 7, Jaylyn Cline 5, Amanda Cline 2.
Fort Benton: Cassie Nack 2, McKenzie Clark 8, Madison Thompson 4, Aspen Giese 9, Abby Clark 6, Maci Molinario 6, Jaelyn Vielleux 1, Megan Clark 5, Leah Gannon 9, Dani McKelvy 2, McKenna Hanford 11.
Chinook 51 Big Sandy 30
Big Sandy 5 6 12 7 - 30
Chinook 9 22 6 14 - 51
Chinook: Sierra Swank 3 5-8 12, Megan Molyneaux 1 0-0 3, Carrie Hofer 1 1-2 3, Kourtney Hanson 2 0-0 4, Hailey McMaster 3 1-1 8, Jaye Anderson 2 0-0 4, Ashley MacLeod 1 2-3 4, Lincy Johnson 2 1-2 5, Rachel Gunderson 4 0-2 8. Team Totals 19 10-18 51.
Big Sandy: Andrea Rutledge 1 4-8 6, Cassidy Belcourt 0 0-0 0, Bailey Gasvoda 0 0-0 0, Cali Demontiney 1 3-5 6, Lainey Gregory 1 1-2 3, Jaylyn Cline 2 1-4 5, Sarah Reichelt 1 2-4 4. Team Totals 9 11-23 30.
Three Point - Chinook 3 (Megan Molyneaux 1, Sierra Swank 1, Hailey McMaster 1), Big Sandy 1 (Cali Demontiney 1); Total Fouls - Chinook 19, Big Sandy 18; Fouled Out - Big Sandy (Jaylyn Cline).
