The Lady Pirates of Green River High School will face off this Wednesday at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield in the first round of the Utah State 1-A basketball play-offs at 4 pm. The Pirates finished third in region 19 with a 4-4 region record while Rich finished first in region 17 with a 7-1 region record. The two teams posted similar season records though as Green River finished the season at 8-12 and the Rebels at 9-10. Green River closed out their season with a pair of losses last week.
Green River first hosted Monticello and lost 64-53 and then the Pirates closed out the season with a 46-37 loss at Whitehorse. Kira Engleman led the team in scoring in both games as she scored 19 points against Monticello and 18 points against Whitehorse. She hit three three-pointers in the Monticello game.
Also scoring against Monticello was Savannah Williams with 12 points, Cassidee Moore with 11 points, Maribel Escalante with 8 points and Presley Lovato with 3 points. Also scoring against Whitehorse was Moore with 8 points, Williams with 6 points, Escalante with 4 points and Lovato with 1 point.
Green River girls basketball heads to state
"Maribel Escalante brings the ball down the court for Green River."