The Chinook Sugarbeeters Girls & Boys Basketball Teams hosted the Hays Lodgepole Thunderbirds Saturday Night in Chinook.
In game one the undefeated Lady Sugarbeeters defeated Hays (64-32). Hallie Neibauer (25 pts), Alexis Seymour (19pts), & Bree Swanson (8pts) led the way for Chinook. The Sugarbeeters forced 29 turnovers in the ball game. Trailing (6-0) in the first quarter, Chinook finished the first half on a (33-8) run to close the half. With the win, Coach Mike Jones and the Lady Sugarbeeters improve to 14-0 on the season.
In game two, the Boy Sugarbeeters went into double OT before getting the (79-77) win. Chinook trailed most of the 2nd half by 4-8 points until gaining the lead the under one minute to play. Up by three, William Has Eagle (24pts) for Hays, hit a three in the corner as time expired to tie the game and send it into overtime. Both teams scored seven in OT1. In OT2 Brenden Fetter scored the opening points in the paint before stealing the inbound pass and putting Chinook up by four. Hays battled back to take the lead down to one before Chinook was able to hold them off for the victory. Brenden Fetter scored 39 points for the Sugarbeeters, including 9 points in the two overtimes. Chinook improves to 3-10 on the season with the big win.
The Sugarbeeters will be back in action Febraury 3rd when they host Harlem.
