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Thursday, Feb. 8 – The Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team defended its Pioneer District regular-season title by earning a 39-32 home win over Narrows on Wednesday night in Buena Vista.
Natalie Mohler led the Fighting Blues (17-3 overall, 8-0 district) with a game-high 14 points, sinking PM’s lone 3-pointer of the night. It was the 13th consecutive win for the Blues, who completed a sweep of the regular-season series with the Green Wave (9-11, 5-2). When the teams met on Dec. 13 at Narrows, PM earned a 48-45 comeback win.
After a back-and-forth, physical first half in the rematch, PM led 19-17 at the break. The Blues’ half-court trap forced Narrows into turnovers early, but PM struggled to get into a rhythm offensively. PM's defense continued to remain strong in the second half, and the Blues’ offense started to find its groove at the right time, outscoring Narrows 12-5 in the third quarter and cruising to a comfortable victory.
The Blues will enter the Pioneer District tournament as the top seed, with Narrows as the second seed, and will have a bye in the quarterfinals before playing host for a Pioneer District semifinal game next Wednesday, Feb. 14. Check back here for the game time and opponent.
For the full story and photos on the win over Narrows, please see our Feb. 14 newspaper.
