Dogs end season at district tourney

The Bulldogs opened their District 4C Tournament play against Northern Cheyenne. Blue started slow and had only a one point lead after the first quarter, but put up 21 points in the second to take a 12 point lead at halftime. After halftime, Blue continued to pull away, outscoring the Eagles 36-18 in the final two frames.

CCHS shot 13 for 18 from the free throw line. They had 19 turnovers, Mick O'Connor was the games leading scorer with 26 points. Shayne Enos finished with 18.

CCHS 12 33 49 71

NCTS 11 21 30 39

CCHS: Mick O'Connor 26, Shayne Enos 18, Jared Pardee 16, Turner Tooke 9, Sean Wolenetz 2.

In the semi-final, CCHS took on Jordan, a team they split with during the regular season. Second-seeded Jordan came out aggressive and both teams made it into the bonus early on. Jordan had a 24 point lead at the break and salted the game away in the second half.

The Mustangs shot 16 free throws in the first quarter alone; the Bulldogs went a perfect 8-8. Keenan Murnion had 28 points to lead all scorers. Thirteen of his points came from the free throw line; he went 8-10 in the first quarter. Jordan shot 20-29 from the line as a team; CCHS was 17-22. Seven players finished the game with at least 4 fouls.

O'Connor again led the way for the Dogs on offense with 18 points. The Dogs lost the turnover battle, 19-11.

CCHS 11 22 36 47

Jordan 20 46 56 69

CCHS: Mick O'Connor 18, Jaden Pardee 8, Jared Pardee 6, Turner Tooke 5, Shayne Enos 3, Ryan Rychner 3, Brennan Graham 2, Seth Kennedy 2.

In loser-out action the Dogs fell to Terry. The game was a back and forth battle throughout all four quarters. Blue shot only 9 free throws in the game and made 6 of them; Terry shot 7-15 from the stripe. The Dogs had 16 turnovers, 7 in the fourth. O'Connor was in foul trouble for much of the game, finishing with 9 points. Turner Tooke tied with Chris Badac of Terry for a game-high 15 points.

CCHS 8 17 32 42

Terry 8 21 31 47

CCHS: Turner Tooke 15, Jared Pardee 13, Mick O'Connor 9, Jaden Pardee 3, Ryan Rychner 2

Jordan went on to win the District 4C Tournament. Broadus surprisingly finished second after an upset victory over Melstone in a semi-final game. Melstone and Terry round out the district teams that will play at the Southern C Divisional March 4-7 in Miles City.