Girls rally too late in loss to Polson

A desperate fourth-quarter rally wasn’t enough to lift the Whitefish girls basketball team in a 45-36 loss to Polson on Saturday.

A close Northwest A contest at halftime went south for the Lady Dogs as Polson went on a 14-4 run in the third to take a commanding lead into the final frame.

Haley Nicholson led a late comeback with a pair of nice three-pointers to narrow the final margin. The sophomore finished with 10 points.

The victory was Polson’s (1-2, 1-9) first of the season.

Whitefish’s Mariah Drown worked hard in the paint for seven points, and Anna Peterson added seven, as well.

Whitefish (0-4, 2-10) next hosts Bigfork on Thursday and Frenchtown in a conference contest on Saturday.

Polson 12 10 14 9 – 45

Whitefish 9 10 4 13 – 36

POLSON – Skyla Krantz 3 1-2 7, Marlee Congdon 1 1-2 3, Lauren Lefthand 3 1-2 9, Nichole Lake 4 7-10 15, Erin Sampson 2 0-0 4, MaKenna Weltz 0 1-4 1, Peyton Anderson 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 10-18 45.

WHITEFISH – Dani Douglas 1 2-2 5, Allie Schultz 0 1-2 1, Katie Fyall 2 0-0 4, Mariah Drown 3 1-2 7, Anna Peterson 3 0-0 7, Haley Nicholson 4 0-0 10, Makenna Benbrook 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 4-6 36.