Eagles, Bulldogs split at Morrison

Morrison?s fifth- and sixth-grade girls wrapped up their regular season in style Monday night, with a 25-13 home win over Eastside.

With eight different Lady Eagles cracking the scorebook, Morrison ? which will carry the top seed into next week?s championship tournament ? stood tied with the Lady Bulldogs after a quarter, with Eastside?s Abbi Reyes and Morrison?s Judith Cathey matching each other?s early scoring performances.

The Lady Eagle defense controlled the second period, however, keeping Eastside off the board entirely over the six-minute span. On the other end of the court, Morrison put up a dozen points, and carried a healthy 16-4 lead into halftime.

Reyes had Eastside?s only third-quarter basket, while Morrison countered with four points from Sarah Rains and a free throw from Cathey, padding a lead that the Lady Bulldogs couldn?t overcome in the game?s final stanza.

Rains finished with seven for Morrison, while Cathey had five points and Jenna Underwood scored three. The Lady Bulldogs were led by Reyes? six points, while Natalee Mabe had three and the duo of Sarah Owens and Kylie Smartt added two each. Reyes was the only Eastside player who scored during the game?s first three quarters.

? The boys? game went Eastside?s way, as the Bulldogs out-scored their hosts 12-4 in the second quarter to build a big lead on the way to a 42-24 victory.

Leading 12-8 after a period thanks to five first-quarter points from Logan Underhill and a basket each by Justin Wilson, Jon Reed and Lake Hillis, Eastside erupted in the second, with Wilson posting three baskets and the Bulldogs? pressure holding Morrison to just four points leading into the half.

Morrison righted its ship somewhat in the third, but Eastside still managed to out-score its hosts 10-8 in the third period and 8-4 in the fourth to nail down the win.

Underhill finished with 15 for the winning squad, while Wilson had a dozen and Hillis added seven. For the Eagles, Kyle Rutledge had a basket in each quarter to lead the team with eight points, while Lance Kelley had six. Chase Hullett and Chris Frazier added four apiece.

Eastside?s boys earned the No. 1 seed in next week?s tourney, which begins on their home court Tuesday night.