POLSON - Flathead High School knows plenty about Polson's Riley

Kenney.

A year after she dropped 30 points on the Lady Braves, Kenney

continued to haunt them with a 25-point performance on Thursday but

the Lady Pirates fell 50-43 because of a multitude of turnovers in

a physical battle.

POLSON - Flathead High School knows plenty about Polson's Riley Kenney.

A year after she dropped 30 points on the Lady Braves, Kenney continued to haunt them with a 25-point performance on Thursday but the Lady Pirates fell 50-43 because of a multitude of turnovers in a physical battle.

Polson jumped out to an 8-0 lead, and Flathead didn't score until 4:33 into the first quarter but finished the period on a 13-0 run for the 13-8 lead going into the second quarter. The Lady Pirates bounced back in a big way, outscoring Flathead 17-6 and going into halftime with a 25-19 lead.

However, a 12-0 third-quarter run put Flathead back up 37-31 after three. In the fourth, Flathead went on another run, an 11-1 spurt, but Polson answered with a 10-2 run. They couldn't quite come up with the comeback, though, and fell 50-43.

The Lady Pirates didn't sit in the loss column long, as they put up a resounding 69-18 victory over Whitefish on Saturday.

Kenney was again the dominant force with 19 points and Mackenzie Banner added 12 while Anna DiGiallonardo notched 10.

Polson had the 15-5 lead after the first, then outscored the Lady Bulldogs 24-6 in the second quarter for the 39-11 halftime lead. The relentless Lady Pirate defense allowed just seven points in the second half and scored 30 themselves en route to victory.

The Lady Pirates put out their second-highest point total of the season against the Lady Bulldogs and allowed their fewest points of the season. Their record is now 8-2 on the season and 3-1 in the Northwestern A conference.

Next up for Polson will be Stevensville at home on Thursday before traveling to Eureka next Tuesday.

FLATHEAD 50, POLSON 43

Flathead - 13 - 6 - 18 - 13 - 50

Polson - 8 - 17 - 6 - 12 - 43

Lady Pirates scoring - Mackenzie Banner 2, Macall Banner 3, Mariah Hamel 4, Anna DiGiallonardo 2, Riley Kenney 25, Jordan Quinn 4, Heidi Rausch 3

POLSON 69, WHITEFISH 18

Polson - 15 - 24 - 16 - 14 - 69

Whitefish - 5 - 6 - 7 - 0 - 18

Lady Pirates scoring - Mackenzie Banner 12, Macall Banner 3, Mariah Hamel 4, Anna DiGiallonardo 10, Riley Kenney 19, Jordan Quinn 8, Jessica Bagnell 6, Heidi Rausch 7