Brooks Basketball Team Just Misses State Finals
The Brooks Middle School girls basketball team's season ended just one game short of the state quarterfinals.
An unrelenting defense wasn't enough to carry Brooks Middle School to the 8th grade girls basketball state quarterfinals as a taller and stronger Mokena Junior High squad held off the Bulldogs 34-30 in a sectional final contest Wednesday evening in Frankfort. Brooks (18-3) forced 26 turnovers in the contest including back-to-back steals by MacKenzie Williams and Tsimba Malonga with three minutes left in the game to give the Bulldogs a 28-26 lead. But the Meteors (17-7) utilized their powerful inside game to tally on a put back and a layup to take the lead for good 30-28 with 1:38 left. Malonga's free throw with 1:19 left pulled the Bulldogs within 1. After another Mokena layup, Williams hit a free throw with 33 seconds left and Cheyenne …
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