Boys Basketball: LHS falls to Whitefish in regular-season finale
Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot T.J. Benson vs. the Bulldogs.
The Libby High School boys basketball team wrapped up regular-season play in the Northwestern A Conference on Thursday night with a 49-40 setback to Whitefish.
The Bulldogs broke the game open in the fourth quarter after leading, 33-31, at the end of three.
Kelly May scored 21 points for LHS, which compiled a 3-5 record in the region. May’s points included four 3-pointers. T.J. Benson had a pair of 3’s and eight points.
Gage Vasquez and Connor Silliker led Whitefish with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Libby (8-10 overall) opens the divisional tourney on Friday against Polson.
Thursday at Whitefish
Scoring by Quarters:
Libby 9 9 13 9—40
Whitefish 11 12 10 16—49
LIBBY (40)
Benson 3 0-0 8, Maloney 2 1-4 5, May 7 3-6 21, Craig 0 0-1 0, Cannon 1 0-0 2, Broden 1 0-1 2, Cislo 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 4-12 40.
WHITEFISH (49)
Roche 2 0-0 4, Blades 2 0-0 6, Green 1 2-4 4, Havens 0 2-2 2, Vasquez 7 3-4 17, Silliker 5 6-9 16, Galbraith 0 0-0 0, Olson 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 13-19 49.