By: BHS Sports Staff
December 8, 2022
This past Tuesday, the Lady Hurricanes hosted their conference (CVC) rival, the Lutheran West Longhorns, and it would definitely be a night to remember.
Coming into the game, the Lady Canes (1-2) were nursing a two-game losing streak, but their confidence never waivered. Equally, the Longhorns (2-3) came in with a two-game losing streak as well. One team’s streak would be snapped, and the Lady Canes made sure that it was theirs.
The game started off with the Longhorns winning the tip off and jumping out to an early 5-0 lead. The Lady Canes struggled early offensively but bounced back on a fast break steal and layup by senior Delaney David, getting the first points on the board. Even with that transition layup, the offense was cold, and the defense came up big in keeping the Longhorns in check.
After one quarter of play, the Longhorns led 7-5.
In the second quarter, the Hurricanes’ defense continued to clamp down forcing steals and bad shots. The defense calmed the offense down, too, and the Lady Canes finally developed some rhythm taking a 14-10 lead. The Lady Canes continued their defensive assault and pushed their lead to 19-12, and this is what the score was when halftime began.
The first three minutes of the third quarter were key to both teams, but the Hurricanes would not allow the Longhorns to come back. Sophomore Rayanna Cogburn’s lockdown, on-ball defense combined with senior Shariah’s Gailes’ offensive dominance propelled the Lady Canes to a 31-20 lead as the quarter ended.
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Not letting off of the gas, the hosts looked to lasso the Longhorns and did so with defensive pressure, strong and physical rebounding, and patient offense. Brooklyn pulled away by wearing the Longhorns down and finished the game with their best 32-minutes of basketball to date.
Final score: Brooklyn 51, Lutheran West 27.
Gailes led the way with 27 points and over 20 rebounds, another recorded double-double for the reigning first team All-CVC member.
David on the team’s performance: “I thought we played very well as a team. We passed the ball around very well, and we worked together well on both sides of the floor.”
Now 2-2, the Lady Canes host the Kirtland Hornets tomorrow evening at 6:45. Come out and support the girls as they look to keep the winning going.
Additionally, the boys basketball team will host the Grand Valley Mustangs on Saturday for a 1:30 tip.
Go Canes!
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