Click on the link below to read the Missoulian article from about the Hellgate Boys varsity basketball game against Billing West, last years state champs.
Hellgate boys white-out West
A quote from the article follows:
"The game marked the Hellgate varsity debut for sophomore Tres Tinkle, who racked up a game-high 18 points and had a pair of blocks that sent a healthy home crowd into a frenzy. Veteran guards Brendan Jones and Brady Henthorn were equally effective with 21 points combined and leadership on the defensive end."
(yellow highlights indicate transfers)
A comment at the end of the article pertains to the problem of transferring basketball players at Hellgate High School which msw has been looking into.
The comment made on December 8,2012 (msw will not report on the writers blog name as he/she may not wish his/her name on the msw blog) reads as follows:
Note: Coach Jeff Hays stated in another Missoulian article that he was not involved in recruiting; however, this comment reveals that others are not happy with the transfer issue.
Click below to read a sports article which mentions a transfer from Sentinel to Hellgate High School in the 2011-2012 basketball season.
Hellgate hosts rematch with Sentinel
The transfer of Connor Woodill from Sentinel to Hellgate added spice to the first game, which went down to the wire even with Woodill scoring 21 points
Hellgate is 7-1 in Western AA games and 12-4 overall; Sentinel, despite the loss of Woodill and Ben Roberts (wrist surgery), is 6-3 in league.
Click on the link below to read about the preview for the upcoming AA boys basketball tournament in the spring of 2013.
This article is posted on the missoulaschoolswatchdog blog as msw is concerned about the rampant transferring of high school basketball players going on in Missoula and no doubt elsewhere.
The highlighted names are players who msw believes are transfers from other high schools to the Hellgate basketball team.
State AA boys' basketball preview: Hellgate, Big Sky boys get tough draws for state openers
Sophomore
Tres Tinkle has led the Knights throughout the season, averaging 19.3 points
and 8.2 rebounds. Both numbers rank third in Class AA, but how the other
Knights shoot could be a major factor.
Senior
Brendan Jones heated up about this time last season, when Hellgate took third
at state for the second straight year. Fellow guards Brady Henthorn and Devin
Bray need to find the hole, as does 6-7 junior shot-blocker Pat Colberg.
Transfers in this article -
Tres Tinkle - Big Sky High School
Brendan Jones - Stevensville (?)
Devin Bray - Sentinel (?)
Pat Colberg (?)
Non-transfer players in this article
Brady Henthorn
Again, as msw is just looking into who has transferred to Hellgate the above names in the transfer list may not be accurate nor is the list complete.
Click on the link below to read about rumors of threats to two Missoula High Schools and to the Hellgate basketball team.
Click on the following link to read about threat rumors at two of Missoula's high schools.
Unfounded threat rumors roil 2 Missoula high schools
Quotes from the article follow:
"As for where the rumor about a threat to members of the Hellgate High School basketball team started, no one really knows, said Heather Davis Schmidt, a regional director."
"The team’s coach approached the school’s principal, Lisa Hendrix, and said athletes were worried about a rumor. Could she come talk to them?"
"Hendrix talked with the team, explained there was no basis to the rumors, that they were safe and that the school was safe. She asked if any team members wanted her to talk to their parents."
"Several basketball players said they would feel more comfortable if she contacted their parents, and so Hendrix asked for those students to write their names on a list so she would know who to call."