The second half of the District 9C schedule got underway this past weekend. The Pioneer girls and boys varsity basketball teams faced the Longhorns in Fort Benton on Friday and hosted the Chinook Sugarbeeters on Saturday.
Big Sandy suffered losses earlier in the season against both teams and this past weekend were unable to turn the tables in the rematch.
Friday the girls couldn't keep up with the Longhorns from the outset and were defeated 65-12. Sophomore Lainey Gregory scored 8 in the contest.
Saturday junior Jaylyn Cline scored eight in a 41-20 setback to Chinook. The Pioneers closed to within seven at 21-14 in the third but a 9-0 Chinook run put the game out of reach.
In the boys contest Friday the Pioneers played the Longhorns tough. After a low start Big Sandy matched Fort Benton basket for basket before falling 62-46.
Head coach Thomas Dilworth liked the effort he saw on the court against the Longhorns. "The boys played a great game, we started slow but hung with them the rest of the game. Clint Darlington played an outstanding game for us."
Saturday the Pioneers faced the top seeded Sugarbeeters, and played hard but were unable to keep up falling 71-27.
Sophomore Ryan Roth led the Pioneers with nine points, all coming from beyond the arc.
Girls
Fort Benton 65 Big Sandy 12
Chinook 41 Big Sandy 20
Chinook 9 9 4 19 — 41
Big Sandy 4 5 6 5 — 20
Chinook: Sierra Swank 5 1-2 11, Megan Molyneaux 1 0-0 2, Carrie Hofer 4 3-7 12, Kourtney Hanson 2 0-0 4, Jaye Anderson 0 4-6 4, Hailey McMaster 1 1-2 3, Ashley MacLeod 0 0-0 0, Erin Pula 0 2-4 2, Lincy Johnson 0 0-0 0, Rachel Gunderson 1 1-3 3. Team Totals 14 12-21 41.
Big Sandy: Jenna Leader 2 0-1 6, Andrea Rutledge 0 0-0 0, Madison Terry 0 0-0 0, Lainey Gregory 0 0-0 0, Jaylyn Cline 3 2-4 8, Amanda Cline 1 0-0 2, Sarah Reichelt 2 0-0 4. Team Totals 8 2-5 20.
Three Point - Big Sandy 2 (Jenna Leader 2), Chinook 1 (Carrie Hofer 1); Total Fouls - Big Sandy 18, Chinook 12; Fouled Out - Big Sandy (Jenna Leader).
Boys
Fort Benton 62 Big Sandy 46
Fort Benton 14 14 16 18 — 62
Big Sandy 4 12 18 12 — 46
Fort Benton: Andy Giles 53 3-4 10, Damon Bird 1 2-2 4, Logan Giles 2 8-9 12, Garett Diekhans 7 0-2 14, Hayden Diekhans 5 5-7 18, Max Lane 0 0-0 0, Jace Pimperton 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 20 13-24 62.
Big Sandy: Parker Proulx 0 0-0 0, Ryan Roth 3 3-8 11, Ethan Wagoner 0 0-0 0, Brady Pleninger 1 0-0 2, Kade Strutz 5 0-3 10, Cam Schwarzbach 0 1-2 1, Jeremiah Genereux 0 0-1 0, Clint Darlington 3 4-5 10, Brock Proulx 4 4-4 12. Team Totals 16 12-23 46.
Three Point - Big Sandy 2 (Ryan Roth 2), Fort Benton 3 (Hayden Diekhans 2, Andy Giles 1); ; Total Fouls - Big Sandy 18, Fort Benton 20; Fouled Out - None.
Chinook 71 Big Sandy 27
Chinook 26 20 10 15 — 71
Big Sandy 7 7 0 13 — 27
Chinook: Isaac Bell 8 0-0 17, Ethan Bell 1 0-0 2, Damon Hannum 1 0-0 2, James Christensen 0 0-0 0, Trajan Hannum 4 0-0 8, Reese Elliot 4 0-0 8, Rylee Kellam 7 0-0 14, Sam Dumas 1 0-0 2, Cord Schneider 7 1-2 15, Erik Pula 0 1-2 1, Etham MacLeod 1 0-0 2. Team Totals 34 2-4 71.
Big Sandy: Parker Proulx 0 0-0 0, Ryan Roth 3 0-0 9, Ethan Wagoner 1 0-2 2, Brady Pleninger 0 0-0 0, Kade Strutz 2 0-0 4, Cam Schwarzbach 0 0-0 0, Jeremiah Genereux 0 0-0 0, Clint Darlington 0 0-0 0 Brock Proulx 3 0-2 8, Tevin Haugen 0 0-0 0. Team Totals 11 0-4 27.
