Frenchtown downs Libby in girls basketball

| January 22, 2007 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

FRENCHTOWN - Jackie Mee tossed in a season-high 19 points for Libby Saturday night but it still wasn't enough as Frenchtown coasted to a 43-28 non-conference girls basketball victory.

Frenchtown led 16-6 at intermission and outscored the Loggers 27-22 in the final half.

"Frenchtown is vastly improved from when we played them the first game of the season," said Libby coach Jim May.

Libby won that contest at the Tip-Off Tournament by 16 points.

Mee tallied 15 points in the final half.

Libby struggled from the field, shooting just 17 percent.

Libby 2 4 7 15 - 28

Frenchtown 8 8 13 14 - 43

Libby (4-8, 1-6) - Brooke Hageness 1 0-0 2, Brittany Martin 2 2-2 6, Laice Dedrick 0 1-4 1, Jackie Mee 7 4-5 19. Totals: 10 7-11 28.

Frenchtown - Noelle Lebsock 5 5-6 17, Laura Geis 3 0-2 6, Caitlyn Amundsen 2 4-4 8, Jennifer Brown 5 0-0 10, Shelby Russ 0 0-2 0, Courtney Hendrick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 9-14 43.

3-point goals - Mee; Lebsock (2). Team fouls - Libby 10, Frenchtown 12. Fouled out - None.