It was never easy, but it was always in control. That is the
story of tri-West’s sectional semi-final win over Cloverdale. The Bruins took a
6-4 lead after two minutes of play and never relinquished it the remainder of
the night. The result was a 54-48 victory over a gallant Cloverdale squad.
The Bruins survived poor first half shooting by shutting
down Cloverdale on the defensive end. They took a 22-16 lead to intermission.
The third quarter was a different story. Tri-West started quickly and stretched
the lead to 11 at 34-23. Cloverdale would not allow it to ever grow larger, but
it was too big a mountain for the Clovers to climb. Clutch free throw shooting
in the fourth quarter iced the verdict for Tri-West.
The Bruins were led by the 20 points of Sam Ricks. Cloverdale
got a game high 22 points from Elizabeth Cheatham. The talented Clover post
player missed much of the season, but was outstanding in the losing effort.
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