Sam Kuhna ’13 | Staff Writer
Following their first round bye, the girls opened up their playoff run with a bang, beating Lakeview 69-31 on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
After Lakeview scored the first basket of the game, the Lady Blue Devils went on a 17-0 run to give them a big lead that was never relinquished.
Coming out after a 20 point halftime lead, the girls played a great third quarter on both sides of the ball outscoring the Huskies by a score of 26-5.
By the midway point in the fourth quarter, the court turned to a JV game with the girls who were brought up for playoffs getting their chance. Elizabeth Rauh ‘16 scored her first varsity basket.
For the second year in a row, the girls will take on the North in the district final, and will look to knock them off for the third time this season. They are on the opposite side of the bracket from Martin Luther King Jr. and Grand Haven the number two and three teams in the state, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The District Championship game will take place at South on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 in the main gym.
Photos By Harrison Krasner ’14