Photos: Whitnall Basketball Team too Much for Crosstown Rival Greenfield

UPDATED: 11 p.m. Sunday with girls results.

The hosted rival Greenfield on Friday night and dominated its guests from the start.

The Falcons improved to 5-0 with a 70-28 victory, thanks to an aggressive defense and balanced scoring as three players had 10 or more points.

Greenfield fell to 0-4.

Across town at Greenfield High School, the Whitnall girls basketball team got 17 points each from Rachael Shulta and Ashley Markowiak in a 65-48 win over the Hawks.

Shulta knocked down four 3-pointers, and Elena Busalacchi chipped in with nine rebounds and seven points.

"We had a good start but Greenfield kept battling back," Whitnall coach Keith Larson said. "We were able to get some separation right before half and then played well in the the third quarter."

Whitnall improved to 3-2 overall, 1-1 in the conference; Greenfield is 0-4, 0-3.