WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard came out on fire and cruised to a 60-26 Class 1A first round regional girls’ basketball victory on Thursday, Feb. 8 over the Ar-We-Va Rockets.

The purple-and-gold erupted for 30 points in the first eight minutes, taking a 30-5 advantage at the end of the first stanza. The home team went 13 of 20 from the field, including four of eight on three-pointers in the period.