As the post-season nears, the high school basketball universe is coming into focus. In District 5B, Three Forks tops the boys’ bracket at 6-0 in league play, while undefeated Sweet Grass County rules the girls’ standings. Beneath them, well, everything is up for grabs.
Jefferson High’s boys burnished their playoff credentials with two conference wins, besting Whitehall in overtime on Friday and then edging Manhattan in a key road contest.
Against Whitehall, a struggling squad looking for its first conference victory, the Panthers started slowly. Trent McMaster hit a pair of early baskets, one of them just before the buzzer, leaving Jefferson down by one at the end of one. The second quarter was quiet, as well, as the teams shuffled to a 16-16 tie at the half.
