Girls: Mossyrock 66, Waterville 41

Highlights: Senior guard Lexi Belcher had game-highs of 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Mossyrock routed Waterville 66-41 in a State B girls semifinal game Friday at the Spokane Arena.

The Vikings thoroughly dominated the action in the first half, outscoring the Shockers 37-12. Mossyrock shot 47.1 percent (16-34) from the field in the first half while Waterville converted just 19 percent (4-21) of their shots, including 0 of 7 from beyond the arc.

Junior guard Sarah Petrino tossed in 15 points, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and senior guard Corina Allen added 11 points and six rebounds for the Vikings (23-2), who held a slim 38-35 advantage in rebounds.

Senior forward Jacque Brown scored 12 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead the Shockers (22-4), who made just one of their 14 3-point attempts.

Mossyrock advances to the championship game Saturday at 6 p.m. against La Salle, who knocked off Evergreen Lutheran 59-33 earlier in the day.

Waterville will play at 3:30 p.m. against Evergreen Lutheran in the third/sixth place game.
Final 1 2 3 4 F
Waterville 9 3 14 15 41
Mossyrock 17 20 20 9 66

Waterville (41) L. Brown 4, Trevino 1, Glover 3, Loebsack 0, Lutz 0, Kr. Simmons 9, Ka. Simmons 2, Danielson 0, J. Brown 12, Daling 8, Thomsen 2.

Mossyrock (66) Petrino 15, Stamper 0, Swayze 2, Pomeroy 0, E. Belcher 4, Allen 11, Clowe 3, L. Belcher 19, Jacobson 0, Durga 0, Pelletier 10, Kuse 2.

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