Girls Basketball: Mountain Brook 61, Lee-Huntsville 40

Dennis Victory, Birmingham News, January 16, 2012 6 p.m.

Mountain Brook's full-court pressure forced 11 first quarter turnovers on the way to an 18-4 period lead in MLK Classic basketball at Samford University.

Lee scored the first basket of the game, but the Spartans reeled off the next 13 points, capped by a pair of free throws from Abby Garrett. By the time Annabelle Friedman sank a jumper with 4.3 seconds left in the half, Mountain Brook (17-5) led 38-14 and was never threatened in the second half.

Mary Katherine Pinson led the Spartans with 15 points, including converting 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and contributed four steals. Collier Ogilvie added 12 points and 16 rebounds. Garret grabbed seven rebounds.

Tiera Williams scored 13 points to lead Lee.