The CAM girls basketball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday night but finished strong for a 59-28 win over the Riverside Bulldogs in a Class 1A Region 8 Quarterfinal game. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead and the Cougars turned the ball over a handful of times before CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum made a line change. A fresh five came in and finished the rest of the quarter and put CAM on top 9-6 by the end of the period. The starters came back out in the 2nd quarter and got the Cougar offense rolling. The Cougars knocked in 6 threes in the quarter and led 34-16 by half. The Cougars would control the game the rest of the way.

CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said after the game he was proud of the way his team responded after the early stumble.

Zoey Baylor had a big third quarter and finished with 14 points to lead the Cougars on the night. Sami Jahde hit 4 threes on the night to notch 12 points, Marissa Spieker and Mallory Behnken both dropped in 9. Nine different Cougars got in the scorebook. CAM improves to 16-6 on the season and advance to the 1A Region 8 Semifinals. The Cougars will take on Woodbury Central in Denison on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Woodbury Central picked up a 59-35 win over Woodbine to advance. Coach Wollum expects a physical challenge from the Wildcats.

Woodbury Central enters the contest on Friday with a 17-5 record.