Mollie Doyle had 15 points and 13 rebounds as the Thunder got contributions from throughout the lineup to win their opener in the 3A bi-district tournament in Lacey.
“We just created a lot of choas from them,” Mountain View coach Dave McIntosh said. “Mollie stepped up big, and we had a lot of role players make contributions. It was a complete team effort.”
Katie Hurst added 14 points and Eva Winsheimer had 11 points and six rebounds.
Mountain View will face the Bethel-Shelton winner in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 63, YELM 54
YELM– Jewell 16, Sweeney 13, Ells 1, Dixon 2, Sleeman 5, Zimmerman 8, Plevyak 3, Connally 0, Kett 6. Totals 18 (4) 14-23 54.
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Eva Winsheimer 11, Kayla Huckins 0, Emily VanNess 4, Dejah Wilson 2, Katie Hurst 14, Bethani Cobb 0, Mollie Doyle 15, Arielle Pinzone 4, Gillian Murphy 4, Olivia Hood 5, Annalei Santos 4. Totals 22 (2) 17-25 63.
Yelm 8 21 10 15–54
Mt. View 17 21 14 11–63