Strongsville Girls Basketball Knock Off Berea-Midpark in the District Semifinals

February 22, 2022

Parma Heights, Ohio

 

Strongsville                 13        10        10        15   =   48

Berea-Midpark           7         11        17        10   =   45

 

Strongsville put the defensive clamps on Berea-Midpark’s second half comeback attempt and knocked off the Lady Titans by a 48-45 count on Tuesday night in a district semifinal at Valley Forge High School. The Lady Mustangs will meet Olmsted Falls, who dumped Brunswick 66-36 earlier in the evening, in the district final on Friday night.

 

Strongsville had early leads of 13-2 and 23-12 before Berea-Midpark could get their offense in gear. Titans’ junior guard Kendall Braaten scored nine second quarter points to reduce the Mustangs’ advantage to 23-18 at halftime. Junior forward Taylor Bass had 10 first-half points to pace the Strongsville offense.

 

Berea-Midpark finally caught the Mustangs at 27-27 on two free throws by junior guard Lauren Yee with 4:33 to play in the third quarter. And with about one minute left in the quarter, Braaten nailed a 3-pointer to give the Titans their first lead at 32-31.

 

But Strongsville got back on course, led by senior guard Ava Kadras. She scored all 11 of her points in the second half and her 3-pointer late in the contest gave the Mustangs their final margin.

 

Strongsville

1. Bass 5 – 2 – 12
2. Kadras 5 – 0 – 11
3. Schulz 5 – 0 – 10
4. Fortuna 3 – 0 – 7
5. Bass 3 – 0 – 6
6. McElroy 1 – 0 – 2

 

Rebounds: 38              Turnovers: 15

 

Berea-Midpark

1. Braaten 6 – 8 – 22
2. Murphy 3 – 0 – 8
3. Lantow 2 – 0 – 6
4. Yee 1 – 4 – 6
5. Forgach 1 – 1 – 3

 

Rebounds: 29              Turnovers: 12

 

By: Don DiFrancesco               @MayorNEOPrep