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Will play Bridger on Thursday, March 5 at Southern C Divisional
Heather LaBree drives to the basket on Melstone's Draya Wacker midway through the fourth quarter during Saturday's District 4C Championship game in Miles City.
In the first game of the District 4C tourney, the Lady Bulldogs easily defeated the Lady Hawks by 33 points. The girls led 14-2 at the end of the first. Seven Dogs scored; 3 in double figures. CCHS out-rebounded Broadus, 34-23, and had 21 turnovers compared to 41 for the Hawks.
As a team, they shot a dismal 9-21 on free throws, 4-30 from behind the arc and 16-57 on two-pointers. Kenzie Tooke led the scoring with 15 points and Hannah LaBree led in rebounds with 6.
CCHS 14 28 44 53
Broadus 2 7 16 20
CCHS: Kenzie Tooke 15, Hannah LaBree 11, Heidi LaBree 11, Whitney Kittelmann 8, Tyra O'Connor 3, Heather LaBree 3, Ella Owen 2.
The Lady Bulldogs played Wibaux in the semi-final game and won, 64-51. The lead was only two at the end of the third quarter but Blue pulled away late. Heather LaBree scored a game-high 21 points, 11 of which came in the final frame. She shot 39 percent from the field and made some key free throws down the stretch. Whitney Kittelmann hit 3, three-pointers in the contest.
CCHS 15 28 40 64
Wibaux 11 25 38 51
CCHS: Heather LaBree 21, Hannah LaBree 13, Heidi LaBree 10, Whitney Kittelmann 9, Ella Owen 5, Kenzie Tooke 3, Kari Kittelmann 3
In the championship, the Bulldogs couldn't overcome Melstone sophomore Draya Wacker's 44 points as they lost, 56-62. The game was knotted at halftime, but in the second half Wacker got to the free throw line often, scoring 11 of her 23 second half points from the line. CCHS shot 26 percent from the field in the contest and went 16-21 from the line. They limited mistakes with only 9 total turnovers.
Heather LaBree scored 19 for the Dogs. A cold shooting streak late in the third and early in the fourth led to a double-digit lead for the Broncs, but the girls battled back and closed the margin to six at the final buzzer. Hannah LaBree added 13 for the Dogs.
CCHS 14 31 41 56
Melstone 10 31 46 62
CCHS: Heather LaBree 19, Hannah LaBree 13, Whitney Kittelmann 7, Heidi LaBree 6, Ella Owen 6, Kari Kittelmann 4, Kenzie Tooke 1
The Lady Bulldogs will play Bridger on Thursday, March 5 at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Southern C Divisional Basketball Tournament. The girls have experience against Bridger, having played them multiple times at divisionals over the last few years. They also opened this season against Bridger on December 13 with a 45-32 win.
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