Lady Dogs late rally not enough at Libby

A slow start at Libby buried the Whitefish girls basketball team’s chances of putting a notch in the win column before the holiday break.

The Lady Loggers led 18-2 after one quarter, and extended their lead to 24 points at halftime.

Whitefish (0-4, 0-1) rallied late with an 18-point fourth quarter to narrow the final margin of 49-30.

Haley Nicholson led the scoring effort with 6 points. Allie Schulz and Katie Fyall each added five.

On Friday night, Class AA Glacier High School easily handled the Lady Dogs in a 61-5 victory. Whitefish was held scoreless in the second and fourth quarters.

Whitefish returns to the court Jan. 2 at home when they take on Bigfork at 6 p.m.

Whitefish 2 8 2 18 — 30

Libby 18 16 6 9 — 49

WHITEFISH – Haley Nicholson 6, Allie Schulz 5, Katie Fyall 5, Allix Larsen 4, Simone Craft 2, Myndi Holbrook 2, Anna Peterson 1, Makenna Benbrook 1, Cevana Lawshe 1, Victoria Buls 1.

LIBBY – Shyla Stevenson 9, Dayln Germany 8, Devon Gallagher 8, Taylor Quinn 7, Hailley Moe 4, Bailie Rosling 4, Gavy Oliver 4, Dani Hawthorne 2, Trinity Wallace 2, Jenna Barrick 1.

Glacier 21 21 8 11 — 61

Whitefish 2 0 3 0 — 5

GLACIER (2-0) — Cassi Hashley 10 1-2 21, Taylor Loomis 6 0-0 12, Katie Thomas 4 1-3 10, Brielle Bumgarner 2 2-4 6, Hannah Atlee 2 0-0 4, Hailee Bennett 2 0-0 4, Ali Williams 1 0-0 2, Taylor Salonen 1 0-0 2, Tessa Krueger 0 0-2 0. Totals: 28 4-11 61.

WHITEFISH (0-4) — Allie Schulz 1 0-0 3, Simone Craft 1 0-0 2, Haley Nicholson 0 0-2 0. Totals: 2 0-2 5.

3-point goals - Glacier 1 (Thomas), Whitefish 1 (Schulz).