Bulldogs claw past Corvallis

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish boys found their form in the second half against Corvallis, scoring 22 fourth quarter points to rally for a 55-50 Class A nonconference basketball victory on Friday.

The Bulldogs (5-9) fell in a big hole at halftime, going on a lull in the second quarter that saw them down 29-18 at half despite a tie score after the first quarter.

Whitefish began to crawl back in the third quarter, scoring 15 points in the frame to cut its deficit to 37-33 entering the fourth. The Bulldogs outscored Corvallis 22-13 in the final eight minutes to secure the win.

Sawyer Silliker had 20 points and Derek Kastella 17 for Whitefish.

Tyler Nixon led Corvallis (4-10) with 16 points.

Corvallis 11 18 8 13 — 50

Whitefish 11 7 15 22 — 55

CORVALLIS — Laing Liedle 2, Ridge Albright 5, Kolton Mahan 5, Caeson Jessop 8, Tyler Nixon 16, Zach Jessop 8, Kobe Jessop 6.

WHITEFISH — Derek Kastella 17, Murphy Wick 3, Sawyer Silliker 20, Ryan Kemm 9, Dillon Botner 6.

Missoula Loyola 60,

Libby 53

LIBBY — Libby (8-6) took Missoula Loyola (11-2) to the brink in a Class B nonconference game, but couldn’t convert enough buckets in the final quarter to pull off the upset.

Ryggs Johnston scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers in the third quarter to keep Libby within reach. Trailing 20-15 after the first quarter, the Loggers cut the Loyola lead to 47-45 entering the fourth quarter.

Libby chipped the score to 56-53 with less than a minute to play but the Rams closed strong.

Parker Davis had a game-high 25 points to lead Loyola and Jack Lincoln had 19 points.

Loyola 20 7 20 13 — 60

Libby 15 11 19 8 — 53

LOYOLA — Jack Lincoln 19, Scotty Troite 2, Jacob Hollenbach 2, Parker Davis 25, Fisher Richardson 8, Joey McElroy 4.

LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston 20, Gabe Peck 3, Stephen Williams 8, Ryan Nagle 6, Erik Lauer 16.

GIRLS

Libby 55,

Missoula Loyola 34

LIBBY — Libby went on an 18-5 run to close the first half, taking a lead and controlling the rest of the game in a nonconference win over Missoula Loyola.

The Loggers (8-6) trailed 12-9 after the first quarter but found some rhythm in the second quarter, taking a 27-17 lead into half.

Libby led 40-24 after three quarters before cruising to the finish.

Shannon Reny led all scorers with 25 points and Jayden Winslow had 11 points for Libby.

Tessa Burke topped Loyola (3-11) with 17 points.

Libby hosts Class A Frenchtown today for a nonconference contest at 6 p.m

Loyola 12 5 7 10 — 34

Libby 9 18 13 15 — 55

LOYOLA — Cassie Fratzke 2, Sydney Koppang 5, Natalie Goodman 1, Tessa Burke 17, Kylie Esh 5, Sam Tiede 4.

LIBBY — Abby Creighton 2, Alli Collins 5, Madisen Bonigold 3, Linsey Walker 1, Abby Ennenga 6, Jayden Winslow 11, Sammee Bradeen 2, Shannon Reny 25.

Corvallis 62, Whitefish 21

WHITEFISH — Corvallis (9-5) kept pace with the best in the Southwest by beating Whitefish (0-14) on the road in a nonconference game.

Stats from the game weren’t reported by deadline.

Troy at Ronan

Varsity games for both boys and girls with Troy have been rescheduled for next Friday due to bus problems.

The boys game will start at 6 p.m. The girls game will tip off at 7:30.