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The #2 ranked Midpark Girls varsity basketball team improved to 8-0 in the SWC with an 83-42 win over visiting Brecksville on Saturday afternoon. The Meteors improve to 12-1 overall and are ranked #10 in the latest state AP poll.

The visiting Bees were coming into their second game in as many nights after defeating Amherst last night at home in a game that they struggled from the floor. Freshmen guard Mary Schentur hit a pair of three-pointers in the first quarter to help keep Brecksville in the game early. She scored 10 of her 12 points in the first half. Midpark relied on the once against spectacular passing of senior guard Rachel Theriot to build their lead. Sophomore Stasha Carey and senior Lexi Hassing tallied several easy buckets to help Midpark build a 23-11 lead after one.

The Bees hung around in the second quarter as Schentur tried to carry the squad on her back. Carey heated up from the inside and scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half. Midpark turned up the intensity with their bench in the third quarter. Midpark went on to outscore Brecksville 23-9 in the third quarter to build a 65-31 lead after three.

The Midpark bench scored 28 points in the game led by sophomore Jessica Barnes’ career-high seven points. Fellow sophomores Kyla Johnson and Becca Ziska added six and five points respectively. Juniors Meghan Stornes and Candace Bourcier had four each. The second group for the Meteors also added three of the five three-pointers on the night.

Carey led all scorers with 18 points while Hassing added 14 points. Theriot, who was selected as a nominee for the McDonald’s High School All-American game had 12 points and also dished out 12 assists. Midpark finished with 24 assists on their 36 field goals.

Midpark will travel to Olmsted Falls on Wednesday night to take on the Bulldogs. The triple-header begins at 4:30pm with the freshmen with JV to follow at 6:00 and varsity at 7:30pm.

Box Score

The #2 ranked Midpark girls varsity basketball team returns home on Saturday afternoon to start the second round of conference play against Brecksville. The Meteors are seeking their third straight conference championship after running the table the first time around the league. Saturday is also the annual “Coaches vs. Cancer” game and the girls will be wearing special pink warm-up shirts. Fans are encouraged to wear pink as well. The varsity tip off is scheduled for 2:30pm.

The Midpark Girls basketball team had one thing in mind in their second trip to the Classic in the Country Challenge on Monday afternoon. Do everything the opposite of last year.  The Meteors did exactly that as they pulled away from #6 ranked Springboro for a 56-45 victory.

The Meteors (11-1, 7-0) and Panthers took most of the first quarter trying to get a feel for each other in their first ever meeting of two teams that made the Regional Finals last year in division one. The two teams worked their way to an 8-8 tie after one quarter.

Midpark’s offense picked up in the second quarter behind the passing of senior point guard Rachel Theriot and the inside play of sophomore Stasha Carey. Springboro struggled from the field in the first half as they converted on just 4-of-20 from the field in the half. The Panthers made a late run in the second quarter to make it 22-17 at the break.

The Panthers came out in the second half with a history of strong third quarter play and they tried to pick the tempo up early in the frame, but an ankle injury to post Jenny DeGraaf slowed Springboro’s attack. Senior Brittany Smith heated up from behind the three-point line as she hit three from long range to help build the Meteors lead to double digits.

Midpark shot 12-for-21 (57%) in the second half while Springboro went 10-for-30 (30%). The Meteors were 3-for-11 from behind the arc and 9-for-14 from the free throw line.

The Meteors were led by Carey’s 18 point 10 rebound performance while Smith added 15 points and four assists. Senior Lexi Hassing added 10 points and six rebounds while Theriot scored six points and dished out 10 assists while pulling down eight rebounds.

Midpark will return to conference play for the second time around on Saturday afternoon when they host Brecksville. The freshmen game will being at 11:30am followed by the JV game at 1pm and varsity at 2:30pm.

On Monday, January 16 the Midpark girls basketball team will make an appearance at the Classic in the Country when they take on Springboro at 1:30pm. The Classic is one of the nation’s top girls basketball events and will feature many of the top teams in the state.