at Mossyrock (Jan. 11, 2011)

 Hosting the Timberwolves, the Vikings trailed for much of the game but used a big second half to win 45-40.
 Morton / White Pass scored the first seven points of the game and held Mossyrock without a field goal until 24 seconds into the second quarter. The Vikings missed their first 15 attempts, and they were 4 of 28 in the first half, but trailed by just three points (21-18) after two quarters.
 “We didn’t have very good shot selection in the first half,” Mossyrock coach Gale Bridges said. “At halftime we talked about running our offense through a few times and see if we can get a better shot than taking a three as soon as we get down the court.”
 Mossyrock took their first lead on sophomore Autumn Moorcroft’s layup with 2:07 left in the third quarter (24-23). They never trailed, and the game was never tied, from that point on.
 “We had a great start,” Morton/White Pass coach Lauren Kanyer said. “We played great defense most of the night, but didn’t block a couple of times in the second half and gave them easy baskets.”
 The Vikings led 31-27 after three quarters. The T-Wolves pulled to within a point three different times, but could never tie the game.
 “We also talked about doing a better job of blocking out and rebounding,” Bridges said. “We did a better job of both and held on for a tough win. Anytime you play your rivals it’s going to be a dog fight to the end.”
 Jordan Nelson missed 14 of her 16 shots, but saved her biggest bucket for last hitting a three-point dagger with 2:04 to go a possession after Morton/White Pass pulled to within a point.
 “Jordan had a tough time scoring in the first half; the shots just wouldn’t drop,” Bridges said. “But give her a lot of credit. She kept shooting and that was a big difference for us in the game. The three she hit at crunch time in the fourth quarter probably sealed the win for us.”
 “We did a good job of covering their shooters,” Kanyer said. “But late in the game we left some people open and they hit shots. We need to play a whole game.”
 Moorcroft scored nine of her 16 points in the second half to lead the Vikings. Nelson finished with 10 (5 of 6 free throws), Sami Dolan and Sammi Snodgrass four, Montana Eastman, Chelsea Dickinson and Megan Panuska three each, and Taylor Scott two. Mossyrock shot 26 percent for the game (15 of 57), they were 3 of 23 from beyond the three-point arc, and converted 12 of 22 free tosses.
 “Autumn has had some big games for us this year, but this was probably the biggest game for her to date. She fought hard for every rebound and every point she scored,” Bridges said. “She just did an outstanding job. Sami scored four points and did a great job of blocking out and rebounding.”
 Morton / White Pass freshmen Ashley Kelly (seven rebounds) and Darian Atkinson both scored 11 points. Nicole Anderson and Chelbi Eveland each added five points, Whitney Elledge (three steals) and Stefana Bertucci (11 rebounds) three, and Kayla Reynolds two. They were 13 of 50 for the night, 2 of 12 from the three-point line and 12 of 24 at the line.
 “Ashley and Darian both scored well for us,” Kanyer said. “It was good to see Darian driving to the hoop.”