By: Izabella Hotz, Morgan Blechschmid, and Gabriella Fowler
December 4, 2019
{Lady Canes and Spartans during the national anthem}
On a cold Wednesday evening, the Brooklyn High School Lady Canes basketball team played the Richmond Heights Spartans and came out victorious 38-25.
The Lady Canes opened the game strong with freshman Jenna Young scoring within 30 seconds of the opening tip. This faded quickly, however, with scoring going back and forth for the rest of the first period.
The first quarter ended with a score of 7-4 in favor of Richmond Heights. Two points each were scored by freshman Jenna Young and senior Marshay Smith.
The second period started stronger with Junior Kelsey Bruzek scoring within the first 10 seconds of the period. The rest of the period went similarly to the first, leapfrogging back and forth.
The second period ended with a score of 21-14 in favor of Richmond Heights with a total of six points scored by junior Kelsey Bruzek, two points by Marshay Smith, and two by freshman Genesis Caraballo.
The third period started with significantly more energy, both on and off the court, and this resulted in some amazing play. The entire period, the Lady Canes defended the Spartans against scoring any points.
At the end of the third period, the Lady Canes had a lead of 30 – 21 with six points scored by senior Alexandra Nieves, two by Marshay Smith, four by Kelsey Bruzek, and four by freshman Shariah Gailes.
The fourth period started and ended with an amazing amount of energy from the whole team. There were lots of foul shots by both teams, but the skill was still amazing.
The game ended with a bang, and the girls played hard and got a well-deserved win by a score of 38-25.
After the game, we spoke to head Coach Scott Urig.
“Overall, the outcome of the game, I was very happy with the win, and for a young team, things were going wrong in the first half, and I didn’t know how it was going to go, but I was really proud of how they played in the 3rd quarter and 4th quarter especially,” said Coach Urig.
“We had a very emotional, very physical, and very fast-paced game on Monday, and we came out a little sluggish. As the game came on, we kind of got our legs underneath us and were able to continue to pick up the effort,” he said.
Assistant Coach Rachel Ranc explained how they played very well today.
“We [had] a rough start and came out really slow, but I think we had a lot of energy off the bench, and it picked us up. We had a lot of people contribute [and it] was a team effort. In the second half, we picked it up, and we are going to keep getting better and better.”
“We are more of a team, everyone gets along, great chemistry, and our defense has gotten a lot better, way more aggressive, and offensively, we are playing good when we want to.”
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