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Lady Trojans beat Trotters by 12

| December 23, 2008 11:00 PM

The Western News

The Troy High School girls basketball team evened its record in District 7-B on Monday night with a double-digit victory over Plains.

Alyssa Olds and Molly Harpole each scored 13 points in the 51-39 win.

The Lady Trojans started to pull away during the second quarter. After the two schools played to a 10-10 deadlock through the first 8 minutes, Troy outscored the visitors by six in the second for a 24-18 lead at the intermission.

The Trojans repeated those numbers in the third for a comfortable 12-point advantage with one quarter to go.

Besides the 13 by Olds and Harpole, Troy also saw Ali Maestas and Alicia Anderson each add seven points.

The game was the 7-B opener for Plains, which falls to 1-4 overall. Emma Ehret led the visitors with 16 points.

Troy goes to 1-1 in the conference and 3-2 overall and will now take a break before heading to Noxon on Jan. 3.

Trojans 51, Trotters 39

Monday at Troy

Plains (39)

Hermiston 3, Roosma 2, Earhart 10, Kunzer 4, Ehret 16, Ross 4.

Troy (51)

Maestas 7, Olds 13,Harpole 13, Hand 4, Anderson 7, Pepiot 4, Cummings 3.