Lady Loggers win in Whitefish; boys continue growing pains

The Libby Loggers (1-13) lost a hoops shootout Saturday in Frenchtown, 78-67.

All-State guard Jared Winslow, who recently accepted a baseball scholarship to Montana State University-Billings, led all scorers with 26 points. Collin Johnson and Michael Curtiss contributed in major ways with 15 points each, but Frenchtown simply counted more weapons. Seven Frenchtown players scored a point compared to five Loggers.

“Frenchtown is going to score a lot of points,” Libby Coach Wally Winslow said. “They are skilled offensively. We tried to slow down the pace but obviously that didn’t work very well.”

John Chapman led Frenchtown with 25 points.

“We played some diamond-and-one to slow Chapman,” Winslow said. “But we didn’t rebound well because we were not in good position. A defense like that puts people in odd spots. I thought we did great offensively. It was nice to see everyone score well. It was enjoyable that we were able to execute in a very competitive game.”

The Loggers tip at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Libby:  16 14 19 18 – 67

Frenchtown: 19 18 17 24 – 78

LIBBY – Jonny Cielak 9, Johnson 15, Winslow 26, Curtiss 15, Quinn Sullivan 2.

FRENCHTOWN – Chapman 25, Quintin Mazzola 4, Chris Delaney 7, Andrew Honken 12, Bridger Truett 18, Jordan Moe 4, Bobby Erbaugh 8.

Whitefish 48, Libby 34:

At Whitefish (4-2, 8-7), the Loggers struggled in a low-scoring game on Friday.

The Loggers fell behind 13-5 after the first quarter and were unable to reclaim the lead.

“Whitefish played a lot of extended 2-3 zone,” Coach Winslow said. “They got in the passing lanes a bit. The tempo was in our favor; we dictated tempo. But we gave up stuff inside early in third and that changed the game plan.”

Whitefish won the third quarter 19-10. Garrett Anderson led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Jared Winslow led all scorers with 17 points.

Libby:      5 10 10 9 – 34

Whitefish: 13 8 19 8 – 48

LIBBY – Cielak 4, Johnson 7, Winslow 17, Curtiss 1, Sullivan 5.

WHITEFISH – Keaton Nicholson 6, A.J. Wetsch 4, Alex Wilson 4, EJ Havens 7, Art Doorn 9, Hugh Ramlow 2, Anderson 16.

Frenchtown 56, Libby 16:

The Lady Loggers (3-5, 5-10) fell in Frenchtown (5-2, 10-5) Saturday, 59-16.

Libby trailed 29-13 at halftime and three second-half points gave them no chance to come back.

Frenchtown’s Vanessa Stavish fittingly led all scorers with 23 points on the night she surpassed 1,000 career points.  

“First half was decent. I thought we competed well,” Libby Coach Jim May said. “We just laid an egg in the second half. We did not give ourselves many opportunities to score, so we’re still working on that.”

Shyla Stevenson and Taylor Quinn led the Lady Loggers with four points apiece.

The Lady Loggers tip at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Eureka.

Libby:  7 6 3 0 – 16

Frenchtown: 14 15 21 9 – 59

LIBBY – Stevenson 4, Hailley Moe 2, Quinn 4, Dayln Germany 3, Devon Gallagher 3.

FRENCHTOWN – Emma Pyron 2, Haley Cyr 9, Stavish 23, Kayla Blood 8, Alli Moe 3, Brooke Yarnall 2, Keegan Wickman 4, Lacey Hochhalter 8.

Libby 39, Whitefish 26:

At Whitefish (0-6, 1-14), the Lady Loggers earned a road win with tough defense.

Devon Gallagher and Quinn tied to lead all scorers with 13 points. Libby steadily controlled the game, increasing their lead every quarter.

“We were pretty stellar on defense,” May said. “Offense was a bit of a struggle, but we got it done and got a conference win on the road.”

Libby:      7 6 13 13 – 39

Whitefish: 3 4 8 11 – 26

LIBBY – Gavy Oliver 2, Stevenson 3, Moe 7, Quinn 13, Germany 1, Gallagher 13.

WHITEFISH – Allie Schulz 7, Katie Fyall 5, Simone Craft 6, Makenna Benbrook 6, Victoria Buls 2.