The second-seeded Penobscot Valley High School Howlers received 16 points from sophomore guard Ellie Austin and 12 apiece from twins Kaya and Holly Loring and breezed to a comfortable 54-16 win over the scrappy 10th-seeded Sumner High School Tigers in their Class C North quarterfinal at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Monday.
The 18-1 Howlers will take on 18-1 third seed Hodgdon in Thursday’s 2 p.m. semifinal.
Callie Chase and Jenna Colby had four points each for Sumner, which wound up 9-11.
Penobscot Valley’s Kayla Loring (#3) fouls Sumner’s Clara Christiansen (#23) as she goes up for a shot in second half action of a Class C North girls quarterfinal game Monday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Penobscot Valley won the game 54-16. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
Penobscot Valley’s Kayla Loring (#3, left) tries to strip the ball from Sumner’s Clara Christiansen (#23, right) in first half action of a Class C North girls quarterfinal game Monday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDNPenobscot Valley’s Rylee Moulton (#3) passes the ball in second half action of a Class C North girls quarterfinal game against Sumner Monday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Penobscot Valley won the game 54-16. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
