Sarah Safranek helped spark the Palmer girls’ basketball team to its second straight win to open the season Wednesday night.

Safranek scored 14 points as the host Terrors won 60-44 over George Washington in the semifinals of the Pikes Peak Tip Off Classic.

George Washington’s Jaynelle Johnson and Palmer’s Taylor Torres (24) scrambled for the ball during the first half Wednesday night at Palmer High School. Photo by JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE