Turk senior, 6'1" Steve Branham rolls in two of his 12 points in the Turks' runaway 68 - 51 win over Archbishop Murphy Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, at Archbishop Murphy High in Everett. The Turks rolled-áonto the Wildcats' home floor with a fast and loose first half, leading 34 - 31 at the buzzer.
The Turks brought out a "full five" defense in the second half and never looked back. They outscored the Wildcats 20 GÇô 11 in the fourth-áquarter to race away with the win and move into third place in the conference.
Eight Turks scored, with-áSam Cotterill hitting 16 points and Robbie Rappuhn adding 13, and both looped in two three-pointers. Brock VandenEkart led the Turks with 18. Murphy was led by-áJosh Parafina's nine points.
In a warm-up to the varsity match, the JV Turks lost a heartbreaker to the Wildcats, 50 - 45 in-áovertime. The JV Turks tied the game at 43 with 3.6 seconds till the buzzer. In the four-minute OT the Turks fouled, letting the Wildcats take the game at the foul line.
Photo by Jim Scolman
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