ASHTON - North Gem coach Ken Christensen was happy with all but three minutes of its 44-32 loss at North Fremont on Saturday.

The Cowboys trailed 12-10 with three minutes remaining in the second quarter, but they surrendered three 3-pointers to close out the half. North Gem trailed 23-12 at halftime and never recovered.

"The last three minutes of the first half did us in," Christensen said. "We gave them some easy looks on defense. That was the difference."

Austin Wuttke led North Gem with nine points, while Colton Davids and Shawn Banks each grabbed nine rebounds.

North Gem (0-2) next travels to play Cokeville (Wyo.) on Thursday.