DENVER – A big start and a huge second half carried the Whitko girls basketball team to a dominating win at North Miami Saturday night.

The Wildcats opened Three Rivers Conference play by posting a 69-30 victory over the host Warriors.

Whitko bolted to an 18-5 lead after the opening stanza in the league contest. The Wildcats also outscored North Miami 40-14 in the second half.

Brianna Cumberland tossed in 19 points to pace the Wildcats to the win.

Aly Reiff had 17 points for Whitko in the TRC victory. Jordan Hall and Jennifer Reiff each had eight points and Reghan Craig six as Whitko improved to 4-3 overall on the season.

The trio of Megan Lefebvre, Karrisa West and Allyson See each had five points for North Miami, which drops to 2-6.

Whitko hosts Manchester Friday. North Miami plays at Peru Wednesday.