Lady Dogs plagued by turnovers

The Polson Lady Pirates showed why

they’re considered one of the best teams in the state Saturday as

they shot the lights out in a 69-18 victory over Whitefish.

The Pirate’s Riley Kenney put in 19

points to lead their potent offensive attack.

Taylor Havens and Simone Craft led the

Lady Bulldogs (1-2, 1-10) with five points each.

Whitefish coach Sean Duff pointed to

turnovers and Whitefish’s struggle with putting the ball though the

hoop.

“We’ve got to quit throwing the ball to

the other team,” he said. “We’ve had too many turnovers and we have

to make our shots. We can’t find the rim and that hurts us. Making

shots builds confidence.”

He commended the team’s tenacity, even

as they found themselves outmatched and down by 50 points.

“They continue to battle, and I admire

that about our team,” he said.

He noted the effort from Simone and

Shannon Craft, and senior Taylor Havens.

“They always give it their best

effort,” Duff said.

Whitefish travels to Bigfork on

Thursday and plays at Frenchtown on Friday.

Polson 15 24 16 14 - 69

Whitefish 5 6 7 0 - 18

POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 12, Macall

Banner 3, Mariah Hamel 4, Anna DiGiallonardo 10, Riley Kenney 19,

Jordan Quinn 8, Jessica Bagnell 6, Heidi Rausch 7.

WHITEFISH - Taylor Havens 5, Ashley

Millard 2, Ashlee Brewer 1, Ashley O’Dell 2, Simone Craft 5,

Melissa Poe 1, Shannon Craft 2.