BASKETBALL: Bennett, Montana slip in all-star opener to Wyoming

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Hailee Bennett scored four points as the Montana team fell behind Wyoming in a 71-64 loss in the Midland Roundtable Montana-Wyoming All-Star basketball series on Friday.

Bennett, who starred at Glacier High School for four years, and the Montana All-Stars took a nine-point halftime lead and looked to be in control on foreign soil before Wyoming rallied to beat the Treasure Staters by 16 points in the second half.

St. Labre’s Shiloh McCormick was comfortable in the nearby gym, leading Montana with 12 points.

Natrona County (Casper, Wyoming) center Emily Robertson led all scorers with 20 points for Wyoming and Gillette’s Jessie Geer had 18.

The series concludes today in Billings.

Wyoming 71, Montana 64

Montana 15 27 11 11 — 64

Wyoming 15 18 18 20 — 71

Montana — Raelynn Keefer 2, Haylea Elkin 4, Danielle Wagner 7, Hailee Bennett 4, Alexi Pane 9, Shiloh McCormick 12, Hailey Nicholson 5, Nora Klick 4, Emerald Toth 8, Janie McRae 9.

Wyoming — Ashton Horsley 2, Stevie Hill 7, Jessie Geer 18, Azhane Bufford 2, Lauren Hallcroft 6, Kylee Tresch 5, Haley Schneider 5, Brooke Cargal 6, Emily Robertson 20.

BOYS

Montana 93, Wyoming 79

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Havre’s Dane Warp scored 23 points as the Montana team routed Wyoming in the opening of the intrastate all-star series.

Choteau’s Dylan Pannabecker had 14 points and Box Elder’s Brandon The Boy had 13 in a balanced effort from Montana.

The series concludes today in Billings.

Montana 21 22 27 23 — 93

Wyoming 19 18 17 25 — 79

Montana — Collin Achenbach 6, Brandon The Boy 13, Dane Warp 23, Dylan Pannabecker 14, Derrek Durocher 3, Payton Stott 10, Jerod Four Colors 6, Jacob Hadley 8, Nick Tranel 10.

Wyoming — Blake Godwin 12, Trey Schroefel 6, Elijah Oliver 4, Dontel Ybarra 2, Isaiah Dicks 2, Jace Allard 8, Brock Ehlers 18, Hoyt Nicholas 9, Nicholas Fraley 12, Kain Morehead 6.