OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford led by as many as 23 points in the second quarter, but Morenci rallied and cut it to 12 points late in the third quarter when the Bobcats responded with a 8-0 run go back up by 20.
Evan Parker scored 10 points in the first quarter as Whiteford went up 21-3 and 22-8. He added eight more in the third quarter and finished with a game-high 24.
Luke Rasor scored 18, Josh Hill 10 and Shea Ruddy 8 for the Bobcats, who have won six straight games and are 7-3.
MORENCI 8 18 17 11 – 54
WHITEFORD 22 22 13 23 – 80
Morenci: Alcock 1 1-3 3, Zimbakov 7(1) 4-10 19, Shaffer 0 2-2 2, Mansfield 3(2) 0-0 8, Bachelder 8(1) 5-6 22. Totals 19(4) 12-21 54.
Whiteford: S. Ruddy 4 0-0 8, Hill 4(1) 1-2 10, DeBarr 1(1) 4-6 7, Rasor 7 4-9 18, Parker 11 2-2 24, Waterford 2 3-5 7, R. Ruddy 1 0-1 2, Masserant 1 2-5 4. Totals 31(2) 16-30 80.