Whitefish Bulldogs Trounce Libby for 1st Conference Win

The Whitefish Bulldog Basketball teams were back in action, Tuesday night, with the boys at home and the girls on the road.

Both teams were matched-up against Libby and in search of much needed win.

The Dawgs, coming into this game on a 3-game skid, new things needed to change.

The first quarter felt more like a feeling out process with Libby taking advantage of Whitefish being in foul trouble while the Dawgs took advantage of finding their spots offensively. Whitefish led after 1, 13-12.

Speaking of foul trouble, the Dawgs were without both their point guards to start the 2nd, CJ Thew had 3 fouls and Will Sisson had a pair. Because of the foul issues, in stepped Aiden Rickels. Rickels, after playing big minutes in the JV game, provided a spark in the varsity game. He cam in, hit a 3-pointer immediately, showed a tenacity on defense and took care of the ball. With him on the court the Dawgs would put together a 22 point period and led 35-23 at the half. 

The Dawgs would erupt in the 3rd quarter to the tune of 28 points. Will Sission was unconscious in the frame knocking down four, 3-pointers and scored all of his 18 in the quarter. Carson Gulick would make a pair of 3's as well as the Dawgs led big after 3, 63-38.

This was a total team effort as everyone on the roster would play. The Dawgs would put up another 19 points in the 4th quarter en-route to the 84-54 victory.

12 different players would score for the Dawgs, led by Carson Gulick and WIll Sission with 18 points a-piece.

Aiden Rickels had 9 with CJ Thew scoring 8.

Cooper Duldley dropped in 6.

Reyd Hobart and Finn Ryan each had 5.

Scotty Dalen had 4 points.

Ryan Conklin, Jayke Thew and Drew Queen all had 3 points.

Creed Scott scored 2.

With the win, the Dawgs snap a 3-game losing streak, pick up their first conference win and improve to 4-5 overall, 1-3 in league play.

Up Next: The Dawgs will be in Bigfork, Thursday, for a match-up with the Vikings. Tip-off at 7:15pm. Listen live on sportstalk 1240AM, 102.7FM and online at sam1240.com.

As for the girls game, the Lady Dawgs were on the road facing the Lady Loggers.

The Whitefish would find triumph on the road as they picked up a big 33-30 win over Libby in overtime.

No stats have been released, yet, for this game.

With the win the Whitefish girls improve to 3-7 overall, 1-4 in league play.

Up Next: The Whitefish girls will play host to Bigfork Thursday night. Tip-off at 7:15pm.