Libby boys surprised by Polson, beaten by Whitefish
<p>A frustrated Loggers team can only watch as Whitefish scores 11 3-pointers to send Libby home early in a 65-41 loss.</p>
Two swift losses to Northwestern A teams bumped Libby from the basketball playoffs this weekend, and the senior-heavy team walked away with a 7-13 record.
The Polson Pirates, Libby’s closest competition in conference, slipped away with a 47-40 win on Thursday after their 6-foot, 2-inch guard, Will Davey, lit up for 16 points.
“Davey had his best offensive game of the season,” said Libby Head Coach Wally Winslow. “He had struggled shooting from the perimeter so we left him open. He buried a three.”
It was Davey’s first 3-pointer of the season, said Polson Coach Brad Pluff.
The loser-out consolation game Saturday morning was another loss, as Whitefish hit 11 3-pointers to knock the Loggers out, 65-41. Whitefish held Libby’s leading scorer, Jared Winslow, scoreless.
“They played the best first quarter I have seen all year,” Winslow said of the Bulldogs. “They missed one 3-pointer and one two-pointer. That was it.”
The Bulldogs outscored Libby 29-12 in that fateful first quarter. The Loggers were playing catch-up from that point on.
Polson 47, Libby 40
Libby 11 9 12 8 – 40
Polson 14 8 9 13 – 47
Libby – Jared Winslow 22, Dan Leggins 8, Barak Lapka 4, Will Reichel 2, Collin Johnson 2, Lane Luscher 1, Kraig Nelson 1.
Polson – Will Davey 16, Cedrick Smith 9, Riley Sampson 9, Derek Peel 6, Hayden Congdon 3, Anrew Weltz 2, Chris McDonald 2.
Whitefish 65, Libby 41
Libby 12 13 11 5 – 41
Whitefish 29 9 10 17 – 65
Libby – Dan Leggins 11, Kraig Nelson 11, Will Reichel 9, Lane Luscher 8, Barak Lapka 2.
Whitefish – Cooper Olson 23, Jace Kalbfleisch 9, E.J. Havens 8, Logan Harwood 7, Keaton Nicholson 7, Art Doorn 4, Brandon Maassen 3, Jake May 2, Cody Olson 2.