With two weeks left until the basketball playoffs, the conference competition is coming into focus. After two more lopsided victories, Jefferson High’s girls—undefeated and ranked number one in in the state—have just one big test left in the regular season: a matchup this Friday with second-place Sweet Grass County.
The Panther boys, meanwhile, are battling in the middle of the conference pack. They took a hit Jan. 28 from first-place Three Forks, 96-54, and now sit in fourth place—but third place or even second is still possible.
At Three Forks, the girls started the varsity play. Three Forks hit the first 4 points for a 4-0 lead, but Brynna Wolfe hit a 3-pointer, Rachel Van Blaricom followed with 2 points and the Panthers never looked back. It was Dakota Edmisten with an old-fashioned 3-pointer and then a long 3-pointer, Van Blaricom with a 3-pointer, and Jefferson was up 21-12 at the end of one quarter.
