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'Beeters fall to Chester J-I, Box Elder

The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys basketball team faced a tough task this past weekend as they took on the top two teams in the District 9C.

Friday the team faced the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks and were defeated 59-30. Saturday the boys traveled to Box Elder to take on a Bears team that was ready to play. Chinook fell in that contest 63-17.

Chinook gave the Hawks a test early. Freshman Isaac Bell score on a nice take to the basket and freshman Cord Schneider scored twice to keep the game even at 6-6.

The Hawks pushed the lead to 13-6 but Schneider answered with a bucket to end the quarter and b...