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Published November 29, 2008 09:20 pm - Brookfield High girls basketball team began defending its OHSAA Division III Sectional-District championship Saturday afternoon by hosting Hubbard. Brookfield Lady Warriors open season with loss to Hubbard By Ed Farrell
Herald Assistant Sports Editor Brookfield High girls basketball team began defending its OHSAA Division III Sectional-District championship Saturday afternoon by hosting Hubbard. However turnovers and personal-foul problems plagued the Lady Warriors in a 54-43 season-opening setback. “Turnovers just killed us,” acknowledged 6th-year Brookfield bench boss Shawn Hammond. The Lady Warriors were guilty of 15 miscues and a dozen fouls; consequently they faced a 31-21 halftime deficit as the visiting Lady Eagles enjoyed 10-for-16 free-throw marksmanship. Hammond had his club employ a 1-2-2 zone at the 2nd-half’s outset, and the ploy caused the Lady Eagles to endure a shooting slump during the ensuing 8 minutes. Hubbard missed 9 of 10 floor shots, and the Lady Warriors were able to draw within 34-28 entering the final frame. Brittany Higgins hit the front end of a 1-and-1 bonus free-throw opportunity and Paige Wallace put back Higgins’ missed 2nd shot, bringing Brookfield within 42-38 with 4:16 remaining. A half-minute later Hubbard’s Allie DeLuco and Brookfield’s Meg Reiser traded set shots from the wing as Brookfield remained within 44-40 with 3:40 left, but that was as close as the Lady Warriors would come. Hubbard’s Paige Seech scorched Brookfield for two of her trio of treys and Krista Julian and Brittany Bullock also connected from beyond the arc, keying a 20-point fourth-period outburst. “They shot the ball well,” Hammond said in praise of Hubbard. “When you’re trading 2’s for 3’s, it’s tough to get back in it. They did what they had to do. But 31 points in the first half — we can’t do that.” Seech and Julian evenly divided 28 points for Hubbard head coach Ross Stoffer, while Michele Starkey distributed a half-dozen assists. Hubbard hit on 18 of 48 floor shots (37.5 percent) and converted 13 of 21 freebies (61.9). Kodi Brenner bucketed a dozen for Brookfield, but was the Lady Warriors’ lone double-digit scorer. Wallace and Rachel Gentile grabbed 8 and 7 rebounds, respectively, as Brookfield built a 39-28 bulge on the boards. However the Lady Warriors were only 14 for 39 (35.8) from the field and ended with 26 turnovers, compared with 15 for Hubbard. “We’re a little more balanced (than last year),” Hammond observed. “But we need to be in our half-courts sets. Offensively, we have players who can shoot the ball. “I’m sure we’ll settle down as the season goes on.” ——— 
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