Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
The North Country girls held their number one slot in District 3C with wins over Circle and Turner this past week. The Mavericks are 3-0, 8-0 overall, with a 47-40 win over Circle Jan. 3 and a 42-24 victory over Turner the following day.
The North Country boys fell 52-42 to Circle but beat Turner 57-51. The Mavericks are third in 3C with a 2-1, 7-1 overall record.
Girls
The Mavericks established their lead in the first quarter in Circle with a 15-8 lead after one. The Wildcats fought back in the second with 12 points giving North Country a 21-20 lead at the half. North Country was outscored 16-10 in the third but went on a 16-5 run in the fourth for the 47-41 win.
Shelbi LaBrie paced the Mavericks with 14 points. Emerson Downing scored 11 and BaiLee McColly 10 points. CharLee McColly and Gracie Wasson both added 5 as Kennedy Simonson scored 2 points.
The Mavericks went up 11-4 after one over Turner and led 18-7 after two quarters. They outpaced the Tornadoes by a single point, 8-7, in the third while Turner went on a 10-6 run in the fourth as North Country won 42-24.
Downing led North Country with 11 as LaBrie scored 10 points. B. McColly hit for 8 and Kodi McColly added 5 points. Lyli Bear, Berkley Hillman, Simonson and Wasson all put 2 points in the score book.
Boys
The boys loss to Circle came after a slow first quarter where they trailed 17-7. They were outpaced 13-11 in the second for a 30-18 Wildcats lead at the half. North Country put up 13 to Circle’s 12 in the third and another 12 in the final 8 minutes as the Wildcats scored 10 but the Mavericks still trailed 52-43 at the final buzzer.
Blaine Downing led North Country with 21 points. Laytin Erickson hit for 8 and Jake Brown added 6 points. Coy Bowman and Chase Albus scored 4 each.
The Mavericks responded with a win over Turner the following night. North Country took a 16-9 lead after one and went on a 14-5 run in the second for a 30-14 halftime lead. Turner fought back with 16 in the third while holding North Country to 6 points while both teams put up 21 in the final 8 minutes for the 57-51 Mavericks victory.
Erickson led North Country with 19. Downing added 14 and Bowman scored 13 points. Brown connected for 9 and Albus hit a bucket.
The North Country gils will play the Malta C team Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5 p.m.
The Mavericks travel to Scobey Saturday, Jan. 11, to play the Spartans with games at 2:30, 4 and 5:30 p.m.
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