Basketball Recap: Hailey Kirkwood Key Part of Team Effort in Bears Win

Berkley won the last time they faced Athens and things went their way on Friday too. The Berkley Bears walked away with a 50-43 win over the Athens Red Hawks. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hailey Kirkwood

Steals

12/03/24 vs Walled Lake Western	9
02/21/25 @ Athens	6
12/06/24 vs Bishop Foley	6
01/14/25 vs North Farmington	5
01/09/25 @ Avondale	5
+ 14 more games

Berkley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Hailey Kirkwood out in front who posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Kirkwood also grabbed six steals, which is notable because Berkley is 10-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Veah Green was another key player, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards.

Berkley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Athens dropped their record down to 6-13 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, Berkley will welcome Harper Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Athens, they will head out to square off against Adams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.