Berkley Girls Basketball Wins Overtime Thriller Over Ferndale
The Bears score 10-straight points in the final minute of extra time to send the Eagles home with a loss Tuesday night.
It was a wild start to 2012 on Tuesday night at Berkley High School, where the Bears and Ferndale girls varsity basketball teams kept fans on the edge of their seats in a key Oakland Activities Association Blue division game. Eagles point guard Micaela Ellis forced overtime, hitting a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds to go in regulation. Her shot completed a 13-point fourth quarter comeback for Ferndale. But it was the Bears (2-4; 2-3 OAA Blue) that would have the last laugh. Berkley scored 10-straight points in the final minute of overtime to win 51-48. “That minute wind we had, my mind is blown,” Berkley forward Aarica McCray said, smiling. “It was shocking.” It was McCray who scored the key basket down the stretch. The senior burst up the …
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