Wait a minute…a team from the North won the Boys State A title as well?!? Browning not only won this Championship, they dominated it from start to finish. The Indians won their 1st Round game by 15, their Semi-Final by 17, and the Championship Game against Butte Central by 20 points. That is impressive, considering these were supposed to be the 8 best Class A teams in all of Montana.
I have watched a lot of high school basketball in my time, but never before have I seen someone dominate a Championship Game like Browning D.J. Fish did against Butte Central. Fish has an unbelievable range, and can pull up from 25 feet beyond the arc and knock it down. He finished with 25 pts on 9-14 shooting, including 3-4 from beyond the arc, and was un-guardable in leading the Indians to the State Crown.
On a side not, Billings Central’ magical run came to an end in the Semis at the hands of Butte Central. Unbelievably, the Rams then rebounded to beat Laurel in their Saturday Loser-Out game by 15, only to lose in the 3rd Place game to Dillon, a team they beat in the 1st round, by 15 once again.
Overall, the State A Boys Tourney was probably the most lopsided Tournament we’ve seen so far. In most the State B and C, we saw quite a few 1 point games, in addition to several single and double Overtime affairs. A lot of very close, vey competitive games. However, the A only saw 1 game within 2 points (Stevensville over Laurel, 56-54 in 1st Round).
Congrats once again to Browning, who easily proved they were this year’s best Class A Boys team. And in keeping with the rest of the A, it wasn’t close.
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