The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

The Pioneer girls and boys varsity basketball teams each dropped a pair of District 9C contests this past week.

Friday the girls were bested at home by the Turner Tornadoes 49-33. Sophomore Jaylyn Cline led the Pioneers with 14 points. Senior Maddy Reichelt added eight and sophomore Jenna Leader seven.

The boys fell to the Tornadoes as well 61-41. Junior Laurence Allderdice turned in another fine effort, scoring 21 in the contest.

Eighth grader Ryan Roth continues to play well for Big Sandy as he tossed in 12 points in the contest.

Leslie Gregory

Junior Laurence Allderdice (13) uses his left hand to score against the Tornadoes Friday night.

Saturday in Rudyard the teams face the North Star Knights in what would be another tough night on the court for both squads.

The girls began the evening with a 60-36 loss to the Knights.

The girls stayed with the Knight the first half trailing 26-23 at the break. A rough third quarter for Big Sandy separated the teams on the scoreboard as North Star pulled away for the win.

Cline had a nice game with 16 points including a pair of triples. Reichelt added a pair from downtown as well, scoring 11 in the contest.

The boys struggled in a 67-22 loss to their conference foes.

Allderdice tallied 14 of the Pioneer points while Roth added four more in the loss.

The Pioneers will stay at home this weekend as they welcome the Fort Benton Longhorns to town. Saturday they will host the Chinook Sugarbeeters.