By: BHS Sports Staff
March 2, 2023
Winter sports have come to a close, and our Hurricanes, full of great student-athletes, have had memorable, record-breaking, and successful seasons.
First, the bowling team had success in its first season after a multiple-year hiatus. In the North Royalton Invitational, freshman Adam Cowper averaged a game score of 223 and made the Top 6 bowlers.
Additionally, Cowper and senior Jillian Treska advanced to the districts and had impressive showings. Cowper tied for 17th out of 91 bowlers, and Treska placed 26th out of 82 bowlers.
Outside of their success, Cowper and Treska were not the only great bowlers on the team, as the team, as a whole, won the 2022-2023 Warfield Trophy. Senior Naomi Tarver also earned a trophy for the highest number of pins covering a weekly average. Treska also earned three awards: High Series, High Average, and making the league’s All-Star team.
Great job, Brooklyn bowling team!
Next, the girls’ varsity basketball team finished with an overall record of 15-8 and a conference record of 6-4, tied for second place in the Chagrin Valley Conference (Metro Division).
This team was a great combination of seniors, juniors, and sophomores. Even though they finished with the same record from a year ago, the girls immensely improved from last year
In the sectional semi-final, OHSAA playoffs, the Lady Canes hosted their rival, the Independence Lady Blue Devils. Simply, the Hurricanes played their best game of the year, beating Indy 49-37. After advancing to the sectional final, their next playoff game proved to be challenging for the Lady Canes. They fought hard the entire game but ultimately fell to 19-3 Keystone 54-49, ending the Lady Canes’ season.
Seniors Shariah Gailes, Genesis Caraballo, and Delaney David were the key players this season as they did a great job leading and mentoring their younger teammates. Their efforts were noticed as all three will be playing in the CVC All-Star Game on March 12 at Independence High School with a 2:00 tip-off.
Gailes had a monster, senior season. This year, she hit two huge milestones: 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. She also broke the single-game scoring record by dropping 43 against the Brookside Cardinals. All of these records and accomplishments earned her First Team All-CVC and First Team All-District.
Caraballo and David both had great seasons as well and earned Second Team All-CVC and Honorable Mention All-District.
Caraballo had some thoughts on this season: “I felt like I did a good job helping the team and getting the ball around and doing the best I could do. I feel like we collectively improved as a team by passing the ball around and being a family. The connections made will last forever. It was also really awesome to play in the Hoosiers gym and having a good time in the hotel afterwards.”
As Caraballo mentioned, a memorable game for the Lady Canes was when they did indeed travel to Indiana to play at the famous gym from the movie. Hoosiers. The Lady Canes beat Wellington, 49-46. What an awesome experience!
Unfortunately, their season is over, but so much was accomplished. This year’s girls’ team will be one to remember.
Finally, the boys’ basketball team improved from a 12-12 record last year to a 15-8 record this year. This was the varsity boys’ first winning season in the last 15 years, showing an extreme competitive nature. This year, the senior class shined, helping the basketball program improve and grow.
The major improvement was evident this year on the defensive side of the ball. On their five-game winning streak at the end of the year, the Hurricanes held their five opponents to less than 50 points, including holding the number two seed (Cuyahoga Heights) to 43 points. A clear emphasis in the boys’ defensive work paid dividends, and this helped to accumulate more wins and to improve the overall team chemistry.
Senior Jaiden Basinger surpassed 1000 points to become one of the seven boys in the school’s history to reach this milestone. Basinger also earned First Team All-CVC and Second Team All-District. Senior Randall Fields also earned Second Team All-CVC and Honorable Mention All-District. Junior Jaiden Ramos also made Honorable Mention All-District.
The Hurricanes had some huge wins at the end of the season, beating (and getting revenge) on their county rival Cuyahoga Heights, giving the Red Wolves their second loss in 19 games. The very next night, the Hurricanes knocked off the 12-7 Columbia Raiders.
A sectional final loss to Canton Central Catholic ended their season.
With great performances from all of our student-athletes, this year’s Winter sports season was one to remember. Congratulations to all teams and players,
Go Canes!
(For up-to-date information and schedules, visit Brooklyn Hurricanes Athletics.)
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