Trailing by 13 points heading into the final quarter, the Bonney Lake High girls put together a furious rally before falling 47-44 to the Class 4A Monroe Bearcats in the final of the Bonney Lake Holiday Classic Dec. 30.

The Panthers opened the fourth period with a 13-2 run. Rani Wiegand scored on a pair of layups, Marcel Pounds scored four points, Tiara Killmer had three and Emily McCoy added a bucket. Carli Elwin’s putback cut the margin by two, 44-42, with 1 minute, 40 seconds to play.

Monroe’s Jordyn Robertson drilled a 3-pointer with 1:20 remaining and Bonney Lake’s Cheyann Clark hit a pair of free throw to cut the margin by three with 38.6 second to go, but Monroe ran out the clock to seal the win.

The Bearcats, who have made seven state tournament appearances since 1996, lead the entire game except for an early 3-3 tie. Monroe’s largest lead was 14 points, 35-21, early in the third period.

Pounds led Bonney Lake with 13 points, Wiegand hit 11 and McCoy added eight.

Bonney Lake reached the finals with a 62-50, Dec. 29 win over Puyallup.

Pounds poured in a season-high 33 points to lead the Panthers.

In the first quarter, Pounds scored 14 points – including a trio of 3-pointers – for an 18-14 margin. She finished with six 3-point baskets.

Puyallup hit two consecutive 3-pointers to open the second period, but Pounds and Murray scored four each for a 28-20 lead.

The Vikings scored five unanswered points to end the first half, trailing 28-25.

Wiegand scored four points early in the third period, then Pounds connected on a pair of 3-pointers. Murray’s short jumper gave Bonney Lake a 15-point lead, 42-27 – their largest margin of the game.

Monroe reached the championship game with a 77-42 thumping of Kent-Meridian in the first round.