CLASS 2A
Monday, March 8 - 6:00 p.m.. - First Round
Underwood 76, PCM 39
Defending 2A champion Underwood jumped out to an 11-1 lead and never looked back as the top ranked Eagles overwhelmed 15th-ranked PCM, 76-39 in a Class 2A first round contest.
The Eagles, paced by all-staters Jamie Boyd and Meghan Brue, owned a 41-13 lead at halftime and outscored the Mustangs 35-26 in the second half.
Underwood was hot from the field, making 31 of 54 shots (57.4) while outrebounded PCM, 45-15. B oyd and Brue combined for 44 of Underwood's 76 points. Boyd, last year's captain of the the Class 2A all-tournament team, scored 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field while Brue added 20 points and seven boards.
Laura Porter led PCM with 11 points.
Underwood advances to the Class 2A semifinals Thursday at 1 p.m.
PCM (21-4) 5 8 12 14 -- 39
Underwood (24-1) 20 21 17 18 -- 76