Stanley County Dominates Bennett County in First Round of Jones County Tournament

Stanley County Dominates Bennett County in First Round of Jones County Tournament

The Stanley County Buffaloes would dominate the second half in the first round of the Jones County Tournament, beating Bennett County 71-42 Thursday afternoon.

The Buffaloes led just 34-24 at the end of the first half, but a strong third quarter pushed the lead to 26 as the Buffs had a 59-33 lead at the end of three and then cruised with the running clock enacted in the fourth. to first round win. Stanley County forced Bennett County to over 20 turnovers in the game. Eddie Duffy would have the game high 28 points for the Buffaloes including five threes in the game. Paxton Deal had 18 and Kaden Montana finished with 14 for the three in double figures for the Buffs. Stanley County is now 6-1 on the season and have won five in a row. Bennett County falls to 2-6.

Stanley County will face the winner of Crazy Horse and Philip at 6:30 Friday night in the semifinals of the tournament while Bennett County will play at 1:00 Friday against the loser of Crazy Horse and Philip.