MetropolitanCowboy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 State tournaments get underway this afternoon in Missoula with Boys' C and continue all the way until Saturday in all-classes. @Joe from WY @bsu_alum9 Who do you got? Mine... AA Boys: West High (as much as I hate to say that) AA Girls: CMR A Boys: Hardin A Girls: Billings Central B Boys: Three Forks B Girls: Colstrip C Boys (This is the biggest toss-up in all of the brackets): Manhattan Christian C Girls: Roy-WInifred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 AA Boys: Hellgate (Coolest school name in Montana and they are 21-0.) AA Girls: Billings West A Boys: Hardin (The Metra is going to be rocking!) A Girls: Billings Central B Boys: Lodge Grass is hot right now. B Girls: Sweet Grass County Sheepherders C Boys: Fort Benton (I just dislike Manhattan Christian) C Girls: Edited - changing my pick to Roy-Winifred --- The State AA tournament for boys and girls is at Montana State in Bozeman. The State A tournament for boys and girls is at First Interstate Arena at MetraPark. The State B tournament for boys and girls is at the Butte Civic Center. The State C boys tournament is at the University of Montana in Missoula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Link to all the brackets: https://www.montanasports.com/high-school-sports/postseason/2020-state-basketball-tournament-brackets-pdfs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billings Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 for boys. hellgate and hardin are above the rest. too bad they are in different divisions and wont play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 My HS coach is a Montana Hall of Famer, and just left town and started coaching at Laurel last year. He has 5 second place finishes in 40 years, but never a championship win. They've got a good chance to make it to the championship game if they get hot. Not afraid to play stall ball (no shot clock in MT) to keep it close, and he's got a good array of presses that can wreak havoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueAg Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Guess I'll be rooting for the Hellgate Knights. They are led by future Aggie Rollie Worster (2x Gatorade POY) who broke Tres Tinkle's school scoring record this year and was last year's State Tourney MVP as a Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, TrueAg said: Guess I'll be rooting for the Hellgate Knights. They are led by future Aggie Rollie Worster (2x Gatorade POY) who broke Tres Tinkle's school scoring record this year and was last year's State Tourney MVP as a Junior. Abe Johnson - the dude who throws it down in play #2 is committed to play basketball at Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Here's a story about the player with the best name in the tournament, Famous Lefthand, who's a senior at Hardin and signed to Rocky Mountain College on a full-ride. https://406mtsports.com/high-school/basketball/boys/being-famous-brushes-with-death-have-strengthened-hardin-s-famous/article_3005cd9e-8ad9-5440-948a-2f9c61fa072f.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolitanCowboy Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Scobey beat the hell out of Belt...thought it’d be closer than it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe from WY Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 AA: Hellgate (Boys)/ West (girls) A: Hardin (Boys) / Browning (Girls) B: Lodge Grass (Boys) / Big Timber (Girls) C: Fort Benton (Boys) / Ekalaka (Girls) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 15 hours ago, bsu_alum9 said: Abe Johnson - the dude who throws it down in play #2 is committed to play basketball at Army. Who said white guys cant jump? Or, do they use nine foot baskets in Montana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 NBA season is suspended, NCAA conference tournaments getting cancelled, but meanwhile in Montana no signs of stopping the state tournament. This might be the biggest basketball event in America right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 From Urban Dictionary Quote Montana The most manly state in the union where men head-butt bison, punch trout in the face, and chop down trees with their gargantuan dicks. "I'm a pussy!" -Someone who doesn't live in Montana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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307dude Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The Natrona County Health Department just shut down-as in canceled-the rest of the Wyoming 3A-4A state tournament, being played in Casper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, 307dude said: The Natrona County Health Department just shut down-as in canceled-the rest of the Wyoming 3A-4A state tournament, being played in Casper. Wyoming just had its first case - in Casper. Makes sense to not have huge groups of fans. I'd still let the kids play though if it were up to me. Just no fans like the NCAA originally stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
307dude Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, bsu_alum9 said: Wyoming just had its first case - in Casper. Makes sense to not have huge groups of fans. I'd still let the kids play though if it were up to me. Just no fans like the NCAA originally stated. Wyoming’s first case was not in Casper. It was a woman in Sheridan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, 307dude said: Wyoming’s first case was not in Casper. It was a woman in Sheridan. You're right. I got confused as it was reported by the Casper-Star Tribune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Lodge Grass (Crow Indian Reservation) vs. Rocky Boy (Chippewa Cree Reservation) should be an exciting semi-final matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe from WY Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, bsu_alum9 said: Lodge Grass (Crow Indian Reservation) vs. Rocky Boy (Chippewa Cree Reservation) should be an exciting semi-final matchup. Both the State C and B Boys fields were loaded this year. This should be a good one. I think Lodge Grass wins Class B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...