By LLOYD COMBS
for the Daily Telegraph
COUNCIL, Va. _ Grundy’s girls pulled away from a vastly improved Council squad in the second half in a game that was close until the middle of the third quarter. Grundy beat the Cobras 72-41.
Leann Hunt’s 3-pointer got the Lady Cobras (1-9, 0-2) within 32-26 when Grundy (9-2, 2-0) began a 13-1 run to take a 45-27 lead, a spurt capped by five points in 10 seconds by Loni Webb.
The Lady Wave added the first 14 points of the fourth period to build a 68-35 advantage.
Hunt finished with a gamehigh 24 points and added three steals and three assists. Adriane Rasnake added 10 points.
Webb, who had eight steals and five assists, and Morgan Hall each scored 17 points. Freshman Paige Owens added 10 points and seven rebounds for Grundy.
Grundy hosts Richlands in a girls-boys doubleheader on Thursday.

GRUNDY (72)
Hall 17, Cantrell 2, Charles 8, Webb 17, Snead 1, Lane 3, Owens 10, Sperry 6, Yates 3, Kyle 2, Elswick 2, Williams 0, Thornsbury 0.
COUNCIL (41)
Hunt 24, Breeding 0. M. Presley 0, Stevens 7, Rasnake 10, Harris 0, Stump 0, L. Presley 0.
Grundy...............................11 21 22 18 — 72
Council...............................8 15 12 6 — 41
3-point goals – G 7 (Webb 4, Charles 2, Yates), C 5 (Hunt 3, Rasnake 2).