WOOD RIVER - Edie Peterson scored a career-high 23 points with five three-point baskets as Cross County’s girls basketball team broke open a close game in the third period and cruised to a 63-38 win over host Wood River on day one of an eight-team tourney that began Saturday.
Peterson opened the scoring with a three-point basket and then canned four foul shots as the Cougars (6-1) took an 11-0 lead…