Tri-Center opened up their Class 1A Region 5 Quarterfinal at CAM on a 12-0 run and held the lead the entire night. The Trojans came away with a 59-47 win over the Cougars to advance to the regional semifinals against Westwood. Tri-Center head coach Derek Sonderland said he’s been waiting for a start like that from his team.

The Trojans led 16-8 by the end of the first quarter and took a 12-point edge into halftime. The Cougars would get as close as six late in the third quarter but could never close the gap any further. Taylor Kenkel led the way for the Trojans with 17 points, including a trio of threes in the second quarter. Alexis Flaherty added 14 points for Tri-Center. Coach Sonderland is proud of the growth this team has made to get to this point.

Tri-Center improves to 14-9 on the season and will move on to face Westwood on Friday.

CAM was led by 10 points each from Meredith Rich and Daphna Wahlert as the Cougars struggled to get points without a couple of their top scorers available. CAM ends their season at 16-7.