MWP spoils Cruiser boys’ season opener

By Skip Smith Contributing writer

The Eatonville Cruisers ran into a buzzsaw Saturday night in their season opener when they hosted the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves. The T-Wolves torched the Cruisers, 103-61.

The Cruisers kept it close in the opening quarter, trailing by seven as they entered the second quarter. That is when the Timberwolves’ leading scorer, Hunter Hazen, and crew put their feet on the gas and outscored Eatonville to extend that lead to 16 at the break.

After the half, the T-Wolves didn’t let up, putting up 29 points in the third quarter to Eatonville's 18, which gave MWP a 27-point lead, 81-54, entering the final frame.

Foul trouble hampered the Cruisers late in the game. Three key players fouled out, allowing the Timberwolves to hold Eatonville to only seven points in the quarter while