Lady dogs bested by Flathead, Hamilton
Diana Vasquez drives against a Flathead defender during Friday's 66-20 loss.
The Lady Dogs weren’t able to overcome strong performances from their opponents last weekend.
Whitefish lost to Flathead 66-20 Friday and fell Saturday to Hamilton 46-25.
Things weren’t looking good for the Dogs after Flathead finished the first quarter with a 22-6 lead, and Tiana Johnson’s 21 points led the Bravettes the rest of the way to their win.
Diana Vasquez and Libby Nagler both scored five points each for Whitefish, and Bella Wilson added four.
On Saturday, Whitefish dropped a nonconference matchup to Hamilton. Mallory McGill had a game-high 17 points for Hamilton. Anissa Brown led Whitefish with seven points, and Hope Brown added six.
Despite the final scores, head coach Ben Johnson said he sees definite improvement from his team every game.
“We’re improving, it doesn’t look like it sometimes, but we’re getting tougher and looking a lot more aggressive,” he said. “It’s a work in progress. We went down to Hamilton and played a lot better defense, we just couldn’t capitalize on their mistakes. We just can’t put the ball in the hole.”
Whitefish hosts rival Columbia Falls Thursday at 6 p.m. before traveling to Thompson Falls on Saturday. The Wildkats currently lead the Northwest A conference with an 8-0 record. The matchup can look daunting to 0-7 Whitefish, but Johnson said he’s getting his team ready to put up a fight.
“We’re a tiny little mouse trying to climb a mountain against Columbia Falls,” he said. “We’ve just got to go out and play hard.”
Flathead 22 14 13 17 — 66
Whitefish 6 5 8 1 — 20
FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 6, Mary Heaton 7, Sierra Siblerud 7, Kelsey Gillespie 11, Clara Vandenbosch 5, Allie Gagnon 4, Sara Clarin 5, Tiana Johnson 21.
WHITEFISH — Kit Anderson 3, Hope Brown 1, Libby Nagler 5, Bella Wilson 4, Anissa Brown 2, Diana Vasquez 5.
Whitefish 6 5 4 10 – 25
Hamilton 8 16 8 14 – 46
WHITEFISH – Kit Anderson 2, Hope Brown 6, Libby Nagler 4, Bella Wilson 3, Annisa Brown 7, Diana Vasquez 3.
HAMILTON – Tessa Della Silva 1, Tristy Searle 5, Ani Mason 2, Kara Nye 3, Mallory McGill 17, Reilly Rostad 7, Kailan Rocheleau 4, Rachael Ringer 5, Jorden Taggart 2.