By: Delaney David, Gino Pallotta, and Jaden Majewski
December 6, 2019
After losing their opener, the Brooklyn varsity boys basketball team was looking for a win. They were determined to notch their first victory at home game against Cuyahoga Heights in an early CVC battle.
The starting players were Jamiar Tate, Tristan Peggs, Dean Day, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger.
The Hurricane defense was good, but they gave up the first points to Cuyahoga Heights and were down early.
After the initial bucket, Brooklyn started to go back and forth with the enemy team. When Jaiden Basinger made two three-pointers, the Redskins scored right back. At the end of the quarter, the score was 9-8 with the Hurricanes only down by one.
Cuyahoga Heights started the second quarter extremely well; an easy basket was made against Brooklyn. The Canes tried to get their rhythm back with Tristan Peggs picking up some baskets, but the Redskins kept the pressure on, and the half ended 25-16.
The third quarter saw Brooklyn trying to catch up, but the game stayed in favor of the visitors. The score difference kept getting bigger with the quarter ending 35-23.
In the fourth quarter, Brooklyn lost all of their steam, and the Redskins did not let up. The game ended 49-35 with the Canes on the losing end.
When Coach Karl (head varsity coach) was asked if he was proud of how his team played, he responded: “I am proud, but I know that we can do better. We need to improve on defense, offense, and the shots that we take.”
Their next game will be on December 10 at Brooklyn High School against Richmond Heights.
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