January - 2021

Prospectors tame Tigers in Saturday home tilt

PHILIPSBURG – The Granite Boys basketball team survived a sluggish third period to claim a 57-38 win over Darby Saturday in Philipsburg. The season sweep of the Tigers keeps Granite in second place behind Valley Christian as the basketball season heads into its final two weeks. The Prospectors held a 12-11 lead after one quarter, but rallied with a 12-4 surge in the second to take a 27-15 lead at intermission. But the third quarter saw Darby grab the momentum, hold Granite sc

Lady Prospectors blast Darby, 80-30

DARBY – The Granite Lady Prospectors started from the opening tip off and never looked back on their way to an 80-30 blowout of the Tigers in Darby. Granite took a 16-point lead after the first stanza and extended it to 42-14 at halftime. The Lady Prospectors had three 20-point scorers in the victory, led by junior Reece Pitcher with 22. She was followed closely by Asha Comings with 21 and Rachel Ward with 20. Granite now turns its attention to this Friday’s game against the

Trojans run out of gas, fall to White Sulphur

DRUMMOND – The Trojans got a pair of big wins Thursday and Friday, but those left little in the tank for Saturday’s matchup against the Hornets from White Sulphur Springs. Drummond fell 46-38 at home Saturday afternoon. Trailing 25-21 at halftime, the Trojans allowed visiting White Sulphur to outscore them 13-7 in the third to put the game out of reach. “We just did not have enough gas left in the tank to play that game,” said DHS Head Coach Levi Parsons. “We shot just 16% an

Trojans take first step toward improving their postseason position

DRUMMOND – As teams make the turn toward the second half of their schedules, the seeding for the playoffs comes into view. And with single-site tournament formats out the window in favor of single-game playoffs taking the lead, where you finish in district play will make all the difference come the postseason. The Drummond Trojans took their first big step in helping themselves Friday night, beating the Seeley Swan Blackhawks 39-26 at home. The win gives the locals a season s

Granite boys keep pace with win over Victor

VICTOR – Granite High School kept up its winning ways Friday night, cruising to an easy 70-27 win at Victor. Senior Kade Cutler scored 15 of his game high 22 points in the first half as he led the Prospectors to a 45-13 halftime lead. “The kids came out with great focus and flat shut them out in the first quarter,” observed GHS Head Coach Dustin Keltner of his team. “Kade Cutler and Kai O'Donnell both had big games for us offensively in the paint tonight. The kids are sharing

Lady Prospectors keep rolling with win over Pirates at home

PHILIPSBURG – The Granite Girls basketball team took an early lead and never looked back as they easily defeated the visiting Pirates 67-25 Friday in Philipsburg. The Lady Prospectors had four players in double figures, led by junior Asha Comings with 18. Rachel Ward had 15, Reece Pitcher 12 and Amelia Hill 11 in securing the win. Granite will take to the road Saturday as they play the Tigers in Darby. SCORING Victor – 7/11/2/5 – 25 Granite – 13/16/24/14 – 67 Victor – Smorkow

Lady Trojans suffer season sweep to Blackhawks

SEELEY LAKE – The Blackhawks of Seeley Swan used a 25-6 second quarter to claim a 64-32 win over the visiting Lady Trojans Friday night in Seeley Lake. Drummond led after one period 9-6, but could never recover after the second period surge. Senior Hannah Bradshaw was the lone Drummond player in double figures with 16. The loss gives the district leading Blackhawks a leg up as the district starts setting the field for the playoffs that begin next month. SCORING Drummond – 9/6

Drummond’s ‘D’ shuts down visiting Sheridan

DRUMMOND – A strong defensive effort from the opening tip gave the Lady Trojans all the lead they would need as the raced to a 49-32 win over the Sheridan Panthers Thursday night at home. “We had a great start to this game and our defense was on point most of the time,” said DHS Head Coach Nate Bignell. “The girls played great.” Senior Sydney Phillips scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, helping Drummond build their first quarter lead with a pair of three p

Trojans use second-quarter surge to best visiting Panthers

DRUMMOND – Once the Trojans got on a roll, it took them all the to the final buzzer. Drummond posted a 44-31 win over the visiting Panthers of Sheridan at home. “They played some real tough defense again tonight,” said DHS Head Coach Levi Parsons of his team’s play. “Not the best offense still, but it will come.” After a shaky start, the two teams were knotted at 10-10 with 2:14 to go in the first half. It was then that Trojan guard Caleb Parke sparked an 11-0 run with a stea