Lady Loggers cruise past Pirates, 53-34
Mike Cast/Lake County Leader Brittany Martin, right, fights for the ball against Polson’s Staci Benson on Saturday.
The Western News
The Lady Loggers broke open the game in the second quarter and went on to win by 19 points in the team’s regular-season finale at Polson on Saturday.
Libby and Polson were tied, 12-12, after the first quarter but Jim May’s squad found some breathing room in the seond to lead by seven at the break. In the second half, LHS dominated for a final score of 53-34.
Jackie Mee scored 11 of her 28 points in the second quarter, which included a pair of 3-point field goals. Brittany Martin also hit double digits with 10 points.
Libby enters this week’s Northwestern A divisional tournament at Kalispell at the No. 2 seed and will receive a first-round bye. The Lady Loggers, which finished the regular season at 8-2 in the conference, 13-5 overall, will play at 8 p.m. on Friday against the winner of a first-round matchup between Bigfork and Ronan.
Breanne Kelley scored 12 to lead Polson, which finished 5-5 in the league, 8-10 overall.
Loggers 53, Pirates 34
Saturday at Polson
Libby (8-2, 13-5) 12 17 14 10—53
Polson (5-5, 8-10) 12 10 7 5—34
Libby (53)
Cernick 2, Luscher 4, B. Martin 10, Gilden 7, Mee 28, Best 2.
Polson (34)
Kelley 12, Woods 9, Davey 3, Newton 7, Benson 2, Kenney 1.