Salish Kootenai College basketball close out season

| February 27, 2015 5:14 PM

by John Heglie

special for the Leader

Salish Kootenai College Basketball

The Bison basketball teams of Salish Kootenai College will take a brief hiatus for the next weeks as their facility will host the 14C District Tournament. Games will resume the end of the month when the Bison host Aaniih Nakota (Fort Belknap) College on Saturday, Feb. 28, then makeup a rescheduled contest on Sunday, March 1, against Chief Dull Knife College at the Joe McDonald Gymnasium in Pablo.

SKC Lady Bison Women’s Basketball

Chief Dull Knife 76, Salish Kootenai 74

At Harlem in their second game at the Aaniiih Nakota Classic Tournament this past Sunday, the visiting Lady Bison couldn’t gain an edge over Chief Dull Knife College in a very tight game.

Salish Kootenai 104,

Aaniiih Nakota 85

At Harlem in their first game at the Aaniiih Nakota Classic Tournament this past Saturday, the visiting Lady Bison jumped out to a double figure lead over the host Lady Eagles of Fort Belknap, then continued trending to capture their opening game of the tournament.

ANC 17 — 50

SKC 32 — 82

ANC – Brenna King 12, Belinda Horn 9, Chaleina Little Sun 9, Fanci Boushie 8, Kristi RunsAbove 8, Vanessa Horn 2, Leslie Horn 1, Javeese Brisbo 1.

SKC – Latydia Holiday 23, Kayla Johnson 16, Daryl Conko-Camel 15, T’Auna Courchane 11, Willow Kipp 7, Cecelia Koskela 7, Coco Moore 3.

3FG – ANC 5 (B.Horn 2, KWG 2, Runs Above), SKC 6 (Conko-Camel 3, Holiday, Courchane, Moore). (Sa07Feb15)

Stone Child 70,

Salish Kootenai 66

At Box Elder on the Rocky Boy Reservation this past Friday, the visiting Lady Bison trailed by double figures at intermission. They outscored the host Warriors in the second half, but couldn’t make up enough ground to complete the rally.

SKC 22 — 66

SCC 33 — 70

SKC – Latydia Holiday 27, Kayla Johnson 14, Coco Moore 8, Cecelia Koskela 8, Daryl Conko-Camel 6, T’Auna Courchane 4.

SCC – Aricka Wolf Chief 39, Tennae Singer 11, Jazmin Dumas 7, Falene Russett 6, Zaneta Sutherland 5. Skylah Morsette 2.

3FG – SKC 6 (Conko-Camel 2, Johnson 2, Moore, Holiday), SCC 8 (WolfChief 7, Singer). (Fr06Feb15)

SKC Bison Men’s Basketball

SKC 119, Chief Dull Knife 100

At Harlem in their second game at the Aaniiih Nakota Classic Tournament this past Sunday, the visiting Bison prevailed in a contest where both teams cracked the century threshold in scoring.

SKC — 119

CDKC — 100

SKC leading scorers: Christian Haynes 40, Zach Camel 17.

SKC 104, Aaniiih Nakota 85

At Harlem in their first game at the Aaniiih Nakota Classic Tournament this past Saturday, the visiting Bison emerged victorious over host Aaniiih Nakoda College (aka Fort Belknap College) by a teen margin.

FBC — 85

SKC — 104

SKC leading scorers: DJ Fish 20, Zach Mills 20.

SKC 102,

Stone Child College 75

At Box Elder on the Rocky Boy Reservation this past Friday, the visiting Bison held the host Warriors at bay and captured the contest by a comfortable margin.

SCC — 75

SKC — 102

SKC leading scorers: DJ Fish 25, Zach Mills 25

SDSMT 95, SKC 51

At Rapid City on Sunday, Feb. 1, the visiting Bison found the going tough against the host Hardrockers of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, dropping their exhibition contest by double digit dozens.

SKC — 51

SDSMT — 95

SKC leading scorers: DJ Fish 27, Zach Camel 10

SKC 120,

Chief Dull Knife 89

At Lame Deer on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation on Saturday, January 31st, the visiting Bison were sharp with their shooting as they downed Chief Dull Knife College by a comfortable margin.

SKC — 120

CDKC — 89

SKC leading scorers: Micha Schwal 25, Christian Haynes 17

Salish Kootenai 103,

Blackfeet CC 101

SKC — 103

BCC — 101

SKC leading scorers: Zach Mills 31, DJ Fish 22.