Brookfield pulled out a split against Marceline on the Bulldogs Senior Night, with the Marceline girls winning 46-41, and the Brookfield boys winning 66-45. The Lady Tigers fell behind by five in the first quarter before taking the lead for good with a 9-0 run. Natalee Pennington got the lead to five by halftime.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. She finished with nine points. Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game Ella Moseley led Marceline with 13 and Whitney Pennington had 12. Greenlee McCollum led all scorers with 18 for Brookfield. Marceline is 15-9, 6-2 in the conference. Brookfield is 7-16. 3-3.
The Marceline boys scored the first four points before the Bulldogs stormed back with a 22-0 run.
Carter finished with six points. Outstanding Player of the Game Phoenix Jordan had 20 points for the Bulldogs, and Hayden DeJong added 15. Baylor Stearns led the Tigers with 13. Brookfield is 7-16, 3-3 on the GRC. Marceline is 5-19, 0-8.
Find both games on our archive page, and interviews with Brookfield’s coaches below.
Brookfield girls coach Wiley Potter:
Brookfield boys coach Dray Starzl:
