St. Mary Stifles Grand Traverse Academy

TRAVERSE CITY – The Lake Leelanau St. Mary girls basketball team improved to 8-1 with a 40-27 win over Grand Traverse Academy on Friday.

The Eagles took a slim 9-6 lead to the second quarter and led 17-10 at the half.

Meghan Scharpenberg led the Mustangs with 11 points and 17 rebounds.

GTA (6-3, 0-1) hosts Forest Area on Tuesday, while St. Mary (8-1, 1-0) welcomes in Onekama on Wednesday.