Dawgs nip Cats with strong second half

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 5, 2021 10:12 PM

COLUMBIA FALLS — Jayce Cripe scored 20 points, all in the second half, and Whitefish pulled away to a 57-46 victory over Northwest A rival Columbia Falls Friday.

Cripe hit four 3-pointers to offset the efforts of the Wildcats’ Jace Hill, who hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points in the second half. Hill finished with 29.

Cade Morgan added 11 for the Wildcats (5-6 overall, 3-6 in league).

Talon Holmquist had 14 points and Jaxsen Schlauch added 11 for Whitefish (4-5, 2-3).

Whitefish 13 9 16 19 - 57

Col. Falls 12 7 11 16 - 46

WHITEFISH - Bodie Smith 8, Jaxsen Schlauch 11, Logan Conklin 2, Marvin Kimera 2, Jayce Cripe 20, Talon Holmquist 14.

COLUMBIA FALLS - Cade Morgan 11, Alihn Anderson 2, Jace Hill 29, Allec Knapton 4.