The tests are coming early for the Big Sandy boys basketball team and results in the opening weekend of District 9C play were mixed.
The Pioneers (3-1, 1-1) split their first pair of league games with a 68-53 defeat Friday at Chinook before a thrilling 77-63 victory in a virtual track meet against Hays-Lodgepole.
The Saturday night contest in their home gym provided no shortage of firepower. With a 49-31 halftime lead, the Pioneers were on pace to threaten the century mark before things slowed down just a tad to conclude the contest.
"That's their game," Pioneers coach Thomas Dilworth said of...