It’s good to be the Spartans. Sumner High School’s girls basketball team took two victories against Franklin Pierce and Steilacoom last week, further securing their winning conference record.

As of press time, the Spartans are 9-1 in South Puget Sound League 2A, second only to the 10-0 White River Hornets. They exceed their next best rivals, Franklin Pierce and Washington High, by four wins. The Spartans play Fife, a team that has gone 4-6 this season, Tuesday night.

The Spartans played Franklin Pierce at home Jan.15 and earned a 59-43 victory. Sumner trailed the Cardinals by a point in the first half, going 8-10 and 14-13 in the first and second quarters. A stunning 22-8 third quarter made up the difference and then some, turning the tide toward a wide lead; a 15-12 fourth quarter merely iced the cake.

The girls’ Friday night 60-18 game against the Steilacoom Sentinels left little doubt who would come out the victor. The Spartans maintained devastating leads in every quarter, going 13-4, 17-4, 21-5 and 9-5.

Spartan post Jamie Lange alone racked up 21 points for Sumner, followed by guard Anna Hurd with 12. The Sentinels’ Mary Forbes topped her team with five points.

Sumner travels to Clover Park Friday evening.