Polson 51, Whitefish 34

POLSON - Kara Huyser scored 11 points and hauled in 8 rebounds, and Tatianna Kimler added 10 points off the bench as Polson won the Northwestern A opener 51-34 over Whitefish Friday night.

"We did a nice job rebounding and we stopped them from running and made them play at our pace," Polson coach Bruce Thomas said. "We also did a nice job shutting down Ashley Ferda; that was the key."

The Pirates held Whitefish's leading scorer to only six points. Erin Greiner and Amanda Ormsby also added six apiece for the Bulldogs (2-3, 0-1) while Tracy Schwada chipped in with three points and eight rebounds.

Jen Orchard and Gracie Sartori each scored nine points for Polson (3-0, 1-0), while sophomore Jessica Bucklass added six points and strong play on the defensive end coming off the bench.

"Tonight was a good team effort," Thomas said.

Polson is in action tonight when it hosts Libby at 6 p.m. Whitefish will next take the court Tuesday, hosting Eureka at 7:30 p.m.

PIRATES 51, BULLDOGS 34

Whitefish 6 9 7 12 - 34

Polson 15 10 12 14 14 - 51

Whitefish - Kirsten Blackburn 0 1-4 1, Kaitlin O'Leary 1 0-0 2, Ashley Ferda 2 2-4 6, Kali Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Dana Labuda 2 0-0 4, Tracy Schwada 1 1-2 3, Maude Gwiazdon 2 0-0 4, Erin Greiner 2 2-4 6, Amanda Ormsby 3 0-1 6. Totals: 14 6-15 34.

Polson - Jen Orchard 4 0-0 9, Jessica Bucklass 3 0-0 6, Gracie Sartori 4 0-0 9, Kara Huyser 4 3-4 11, Emily Fors 3 0-0 6, Tatianna Kimler 4 2-3 10. Totals: 22 5-7 51.

Three-point goals: Polson 2 (Orchard, Sartori). Total fouls: Whitefish 12, Polson 11. Fouled out: None.