Rochelle Druffel led four players in double figures with 17 points as fifth-ranked Colton easily defeated Cusick 63-41 in the first round of the Class 1B girls state tournament Wednesday.

Sammie Druffel added 13 points, Courtney Druffel 12 and Alisa Moehrle 11 as the Wildcats improved to 21-5.

Courtney Druffel also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds, though Colton was outrebounded 51-34 by Cusick.

Amanda Smith led Cusick (11-14) with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

But the Panthers, who trailed 30-20 at halftime, never got closer than seven points in the second half.

The Wildcats converted 9 of 32 three-point attempts, including 5 of 14 in the second half. Rochelle Druffel canned five treys, and Moehrle swished three.

Cusick -- Pierre 0-1 0-0 0, Cordes 1-3 0-0 3, Littlecrow 0-5 0-0 0, Pope 2-5 0-0 4, Driver 0-2 0-0 0, Miller 1-6 0-1 3, Edwards 2-4 0-0 5, Smith 4-12 3-10 11, Edmiston 3-9 1-3 7, Keogh 2-5 0-0 4, Treischel 2-4 0-0 4, Fountain 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-56 4-14 41.
Colton -- Smetana 0-0 0-0 0, Nygreen 1-5 0-0 2, Druffel 6-13 1-2 13, Moehrle 4-13 0-1 11, Meyer 0-2 0-0 0, R. Druffel 5-12 2-5 17, C. Druffel 4-7 4-4 12, K. Druffel 0-0 0-0 0, Hoyle 1-3 0-0 2, Riedner 0-1 0-0 0, Spence 1-2 2-2 5, Becker 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 22-60 10-16 63.
Cusick	11	9	11	10	--	41
Colton	18	12	19	14	--	63
3-point goals--Cu 3-11 (Edwards 1-1, Cordes 1-1, Miller 1-3, Pierre 0-1, Driver 0-1, Edmiston 0-1, Littlecrow 0-3), Co 9-32 (R. Druffel 5-12, Moehrle 3-10, Spence 1-1, Riedner 0-1, Hoyle 0-1, C. Druffel 0-2, Meyer 0-2, Nygreen 0-3). Rebounds--Cu 51 (Smith 10, Edmiston 8, Keogh 8), Co 34 (C. Druffel 12). Assists--Cu 11 (Miller 3), Co 19 (C. Druffel 6, S. Druffel 5). Steals--Cu 6 (Miller 3), Co 18 (S. Druffel 3, Moehrle 3). Blocked shots--Cu 4 (Smith 4), Co 1. Fouled out --None. Total fouls--Cu 17, Co 16. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--Cu 26, Co 7.