By Kyle Goon

| The Salt Lake Tribune

The Class 2A girls’ basketball tournament began Friday at Snow College. Here are the first-round results:

Gunnison 46, Waterford 18 » The Bulldogs suppressed Waterford with defense and scored 30 points in the second half to secure a quarterfinal berth. Braylie Peterson led Gunnison with 12 points. No Raven scored more than 4 points.

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Beaver 43, South Sevier 27 » A balanced effort was the key for the Beavers, as four players scored at least 8 points in an opening-round win. Shantae Dustin had 11 for the Rams, but slow first and third quarters hurt South Sevier’s effort.

Richfield 66, Millard 41 » The top-ranked team in the state didn’t have much trouble with the Eagles, scoring 39 points in the first half to sail ahead. Megan Bean and Sloane Roundy combined for 27 points, and 11 Wildcats scored in the game.

North Summit 50, ALA 39 » A 32-17 scoring margin in the second half made all the difference for the Braves, who came back to knock off the Eagles. Susie Stephens led North Summit with 14 points, and the Braves gained a huge advantage in free throws, taking 31 attempts to ALA’s nine.

Kanab 53, San Juan 33 » The Cowboys ambushed San Juan, taking a 21-4 lead in the first quarter, and led all the way. Calli Jackson had 18 points to lead Kanab, but Kaytee Glover and Whitney Houston also combined for 24 in the win.

North Sevier 55, Maesar Prep 36 » The Wolves soundly took care of Maesar, outscoring the Lions in every quarter. Four players scored eight points or more, with Kelsey Barney and Bailey Sorenson each reaching double figures.

South Summit 46, Manti 35 » The Wildcats managed to hold on in a tough first-round match with the Templars. Alisha Lewis’ 17 points led South Summit, and although the Wildcats were outscored in the fourth quarter, their lead was large enough to win.

Enterprise 37, Emery 27 » The defending champs advanced by holding Emery to 16 points in the first three quarters. The Wolves struggled from the line, but Ryley Lyman led with 11 points as Taylor Phelps added nine and Anden Lyman scored 8.

Kyle Goon