11/3: The 7th Grade Northwest Mountie A team opened their season Tuesday with a 43-26 loss to an athletic Harper Creek squad. It was tough sledding all night for the Mounties offensively as they struggled to find balanced scoring. Abe Runkel led all scorers with 16 points and was effective driving to the lane, capitalizing on his opportunities. The Mounties played tough defensively in the half court sets limiting Harper Creek's ability to score. Tyler Jones was a presence in the middle with several blocks and Isaiah Murray applied good pressure defense all over the floor. Unfortunately Harper Creek’s transition game was the difference in this game as they scored many fast break points that allowed them to maintain a 15 point lead for much of the contest. 11/5: The Northwest A Team lost a hard fought match Lumen Christ Thursday night by the score of 42-33. The Mounties played tough defensively in the first quarter limiting Lumen’s desire for fast break points and kept it close with a 8-7 Christi lead after the first period. Isaiah Murray did an excellent job of hustling back, preventing Lumen Christi from getting easy lay-ins. Tyler Jones had his hands full guarding an athletic big that was 6’2 and kept him scoreless for the middle two frames. Landon Rowley, Cory Peete, Eli MacIntyre, Conway Melton gave solid effort off the bench. DJ Bynum stepped int6 o a starting role and played tough minutes for the Mounties. Abe Runkel paced the offense leading the team with nine points. Conner Atkins did a tremendous job during the fourth quarter attempting to keep the game close by scoring all seven of his points in the frame. Cannen Lowder made solid contributions to the scoring by putting up six points. The Mounties will attempt get their first win in a rematch with Harper Creek at home on Tuesday.