A couple quarters of tough Beaver defense made things very difficult for Gunnison, as the Beavers advanced to the semifinals with an easy 46-26 win.

Beaver’s Macail Wood led all scorers with 14 points, with teammate Jordan Schyler scoring 10. Madee Christensen had 10 for Gunnison.

At a glance

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Class 2A girls’ basketball

Friday, Sevier Valley Center

Semifinals

12:50 p.m. » Beaver vs. North Summit

2:30 p.m. » North Sevier vs. South Summit/Enterprise

Consolation

9:30 a.m. » Gunnison vs. Richfield

11:10 a.m. » Kanab vs. South Summit/Enterprise

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In other games:

North Summit 40, Richfield 38 » After three quarters of back-and-forth basketball, the game came down to crucial, late-game free throws, which North Summit made and Richfield didn’t.

Richfield had a chance to tie the game up with 5.9 seconds to go on when North Summit was given a technical foul for calling timeout with no timeouts remaining. However, both shots went begging and the Braves advanced to Friday’s semifinal matchup with Beaver.

Richfield was led by Megan Bean, who scored a game-high 16 points. Fellow Wildcat Sloane Roundy joined Bean in double figures, as she scored 11. North Summit had no players in doubles.

The Wildcats will play Gunnison Friday in the consolation bracket.

North Sevier 40, Kanab 32 » A big third-quarter run did the trick for the North Sevier Wolves, giving them and edge they would not relinquish.

Kelsey Barney was the only player in double figures, scoring 13 for the Wolves, including one 3-pointer.

It was a rough shooting night for the Kanab Cowboys, who shot just 1-for-7 from the free throw line.

Enterprise 38, South Summitt 33 » South Summit got itself into a hole, trailing 16-12 at halftime. The Wildcats battled back in the third quarter, but couldn’t hold on for the win. Alisha Lewis led South Summt with 15 points, while Ryley Lyman led Enterprise with 9 points. Enterprise will battle North Sevier on Friday for the chance to battle for the Class 2A championships.

Compiled by Joey Hislop