The Whitefish Bulldogs beat the Libby Loggers 48-21 Friday night at Logger Stadium.

The Bulldogs led 27-0 at halftime as they improved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in Northwest A football.

The Loggers dropped to 4-3 and 2-2 in the league.

The Loggers recognized their seniors, which included Isaac Lamere, Bridger Bache, Tristan Andersen, Ian Thom, Boe Miles, Bransen Holzer, Gabe Kosters, Hunter Nelson, Urijah Bache, Payton Freeman, Dominic Thom and Tanner Wolfe.

Andersen threw two TD passes to Miles and added another on a 53-yard run.

Whitefish started the game with the ball and quarterback Luke Dale ran for the first of his four touchdowns. Whitefish stopped Libby on downs, but the Logger defense forced a punt.

Libby then punted and Whitefish answered with another Dalen TD run to make it 14-0 late in the first quarter. 

On Libby’s next possession, Andersen was intercepted and Dalen ran for another TD to make it 20-0.

The teams traded punts on the next four possessions. The Loggers got the ball back at their 19-yard line with 50 seconds left and a Whitefish interception gave the Bulldogs the ball at Libby’s 27.

Two plays later, Dalen ran for his fourth score to make it 27-0.

The Loggers answered in the third quarter when Miles caught a 34-yard TD pass from Andersen. Lamere’s kick made it 27-7.

But scored three more TDs to make it 48-7 and enact the Mercy Rule.

Andersen ran for a 53-yard TD and then hit Miles for a 74-yard score to set the final score.

Whitefish outgained Libby, 445-270.

The Loggers will wrap up the regular season Friday at Columbia Falls.