The Shelby and Rocky Boy boys, who placed second and third at the State B basketball tournament, respectively, were each well represented on the District 1B all-conference teams and the Class B all-state team.
Coyotes TJ Reynolds and Aaron White and Northern Stars Ben Iron Eyes and Kendall Windy Boy each received all-state recognition. Choteau’s Sayer Patton also received an all-state nod.
For the girls, Rocky Boy had two all-state selections and Shelby one. Adrienne Gopher and Sean Henry received all-state recognition for Rocky Boy, while Abbey Aklestad earned the distinction for Shelby.
The District 1B all-conference and all-state selections are below.
Boys Basketball
* Indicates all-state
First team
TJ Reynolds, sr., Shelby*
Ben Iron Eyes, sr., Rocky Boy*
Aaron White, sr., Shelby*
Sayer Patton, jr., Choteau*
Kendall Windy Boy, jr., Rocky Boy*
Jonathan Moore, sr., Choteau
Second team
Keeley Bake, so., Fairfield
Kordell Small, sr., Rocky Boy
Dawson Allen, jr., Fairfield
Ethan Schenk, sr., Fairfield
Kyler Crabtree, so., Choteau
Devin Gobert, so., Cut Bank
Girls Basketball
* Indicates all-state
First team
Adrienne Gopher, sr., Rocky Boy*
Sean Henry, sr., Rocky Boy*
Abbey Aklestad, sr., Shelby*
Kaitlyn Jones, sr., Fairfield
Kenna Pitcher, so., Fairfield
Jaylynn Mitchell, sr., Rocky Boy
Second team
Jazmine Spotted Bear, jr., Cut Bank
Skylar Martin, jr., Shelby
Whitney Durocher, jr., Choteau
Madi Seifert, jr., Cut Bank
Alison Harrison, fr., Conrad
Dalayne VanDyke, sr., Conrad