Scobey Boys Win 2-Of-3 To Stay Close Behind 3C-Leading Lions

The Scobey Spartans varsity boys’ basketball team played three games last week and fortunately won the most important one — the conference contest.

That was the Saturday night meeting in Scobey against the North Country Mavericks, which consists of schools from Saco, Whitewater and Hinsdale. The 46-34 victory means the Spartans remain a game behind the Lustre Christian Lions in the District 3C standings, the latter being the top-ranked Class C team in the state.

Here’s what the current 3C standings look like: • Lustre Christian (9-0, 3-0, 493-240, 54.7-26.6) • Scobey (4-3, 2-1, 324- 296, 46.2-42.2) • Nashua (3-3, 1-1, 299-

315, 49.8-52.5) • North Country (2-7,

1-2, 369-540, 41.0-60.0) • Frazer (0-6, 0-2, 177--

379, 29.5-63.1) • Dodson (0-7, 0-2, 276-

429, 39.4-61.2). Saturday’s matchup had the Spartans taking a 4-0 advantage against North Country on a layup and offensive- rebound putback by senior Luke Cromwell. A 3-point play by Mavericks sophomore Coy Bowman tied it at 6 before freshman Cooper Axtman, who l...