The Whitefish girls basketball team is still looking for its first conference win after a tough 78-22 loss to Columbia Falls on Saturday.

The Lady Bulldogs fell behind 25-4 in the first quarter and couldn’t catch up in the Northwest A game.

The top-ranked Wildkats (16-1, 7-0) led 52-13 at halftime.

Whitefish (2-15, 0-7) was carried by six points from Haley Nicholson.

On Thursday, Whitefish dropped a non-conference contest at Plains 56-29.

Katie Fyall put in seven points to lead Whitefish.

The girls are back in action on Saturday at Polson.

Columbia Falls 25 27 13 13 – 78

Whitefish 4 9 8 1 – 22

Columbia Falls – Summer Burlage 3, Ciera Finberg 18, Sydney Grilley 2, Cydney Finberg 7, Ellie Johnson 7, Peyton Kehr 14, Winter Kemppainen 8, Miranda Livingston 9, Kiara Burlage 6, Allyson Gimble 4.

Whitefish – Dani Douglas 3, Allie Schulz 2, Katie Fyall 2, Mariah Drown 3, Haley Nicholson 6, Cevana Lawshe 2, Cailyn Ross 4

Whitefish 6 2 10 11 – 29

Plains 18 13 9 16 – 56

WHITEFISH – Dani Douglas 3, Allie Schulz 1, Katie Fyall 7, Mariah Drown 3, Haley Nicholson 5, Makenna Benbrook 4, Cailyn Ross 6.

PLAINS – Kimberly Earhart 3, Sami Kinzie 4, Shannon Dimond 3, Jade Ladeaux 2, Carley Vonheeder 10, Hailey Phillips 19, Kayla Holmes 10, Jessica Thompson 4, Leah Thompson 1