Game Details - Girls Basketball

Morgan's pressure defense wore down another opponent Friday. Leading by 10 early in the fourth quarter, the No. 1 Trojans went on one of their patented scoring runs to open up a 51-29 lead and ultimately punch their ticket to today's state championship game. "Basketball is a game of runs, and hopefully you have more than the other team does," said Morgan coach f+bKovi Christiansenf-b. The Trojans opened the game with a 10-1 spurt, closed the third quarter on a 12-4 run and then outscored the Utes 22-9 in the fourth quarter. Morgan's f+bLeslie Haddockf-b scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the second half. f+bShannon Evansf-b and f+bElise Reesf-b each added 15 points. f+bMaggie Bartel'sf-b 10 points led Uintah.