Fairview Nips Bainville Boys In League Play

Fairview edged Bainville, 51-50, in an exciting District 2C boys’ basketball battle held in Bainville on Saturday, Jan. 15.

The Bulldogs trailed by a 26-21 half-time margin but closed the gap to 41-38 in the third quarter.

Bainville held a 50-49 lead with under a minute to play, but Fairview came away with the victory.

Top scorers for the Bulldogs were Ayden Knudsen with 17, Jesse Strickland with 11 and Braeden Romo with 10 points.

Also scoring were Samuel Butikofer with seven and Alex Strickland with five points.

Reaching double figures for Fairview were Hunter Sharbono with 16 and Kanyon Taylor with 13 points. Jeff Tjelde and Tyler Loan added nine points each.

The Bulldogs will host Plentywood on Friday, Jan. 21, and travel to Brockton on Saturday, Jan. 22.