Tre Ratcliff and teammates had quality shooting nights, leading the Plainsmen to a win over a rival.
Ratcliff made 7 of 13 from the floor, including a 3-pointer, and finished with 21 points.
John Hansberry added 12 points on 6 for 11 shooting, and Brock Schoene was 5 for 6 for 12 points.
Evergreen had a 12-point lead at the half.
Mountain View’s Troy Pacheco made a couple 3-pointers in the third quarter to get the Thunder closer. Evergreen called timeout and responded with a strong end to the period.
Cameron Henderson led Mountain View with 19 points. Pacheco finished with 15 and Alex Bailey added 10.
Schoene had a double-double for Evergreen with 13 rebounds to go with his 12 points.
Jeremy Harju also found double figures in scoring, recording 13 for the Plainsmen.
EVERGREEN 82, MOUNTAIN VIEW 65
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Rodolfo Montiel 4, Jack Mertens 2, Darien Chase 9, Alex Hegel 0, Makai Anderson 4, Bryant Smith 0, Trevor Green 2, Alex Bailey 10, Cameron Henderson 19, Troy Pacheco 15, Brady Metz 0, Will Prescott. Totals 23 (3) 13-25 62.
EVERGREEN — Payton Monda 6, Tre Ratcliff 21, John Hansberry 12, Dwight Jones 4, Elon Freeman 6, Jeremy Harju 13, Shawn Johnson Jr. 0, Dustin Nettles 8, Brock Schoene 12. Totals 36 (3) 7-10 00.
