Offense shines for Lady Dogs in win

Whitefish quickly returned to the win column Saturday with a high-scoring performance against Class B Thompson Falls.

The Lady Dogs dropped 23 points in the second quarter to erase an early deficit and take the 63-48 nonconference victory.

Sophomore Dani Douglas led Whitefish with 23 points, including 11 in the second quarter. She also dished out a pair of assists and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Coral Schulz added 14 points. Makenna Benbrook had a nice night with eight points and three steals.

The win came just just two days after the Lady Dogs took a tough 39 point loss on the road at Columbia Falls.

The top-rated Wildkats (10-1 overall) flexed their strength as the team to beat in Class A, finishing off Whitefish 72-33 in the conference meeting.

Schulz scored 12 points for Whitefish in the effort.

Whitefish is now 4-6 overall and 0-2 in the league. The Dogs host Polson (2-6, 0-2) on Saturday.

Whitefish 7 10 8 8 — 33

Columbia Falls 24 16 19 13 — 72

WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 8, Coral Schulz 12, Allie Shulz 5, Haley Nicholson 2, Makenna Benbrook 2, Cailyn Ross 2, Becca Catina 2.

COLUMBIA FALLS —Sydney Grilley 4, Cydney Finberg 9, Ellie Johnson 6, Peyton Kehr 20, Miranda Livingston 3, Kiara Burlage 15, Allyson Gimbel 4, Sydney Hovde 11.

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Thompson Falls 16 11 15 6 — 48

Whitefish 8 23 17 15 — 63

THOMPSON FALLS—Lindsay Laws 14, Shey Hannum 23, Maya Stiles 3, Haley Wilson 1, Brooke Jacobs 2, Haley Morgan 5.

WHITEFISH—Dani Douglas 23, Coral Schulz 14, Allie Schulz 7, Annisa Brown 4, Haley Nicholson 3, Makenna Benbrook 8, Cailyn Ross 4.