Basketball Recap: Whitehall-Yearling Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Whitehall-Yearling can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs by a score of 45-42 on Saturday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Kyeona Myers

Steals

02/15/25 vs Bloom-Carroll	3
02/12/25 vs South	6
02/08/25 @ Varsity Opponent	4
02/07/25 vs Franklin Heights	4
02/01/25 @ Grandview Heights	4
+ 19 more games

When it comes to explaining why Whitehall-Yearling lost, don't look at Kyeona Myers. Despite the final result, she went 8-for-11 en route to 18 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Myers is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Jayla Dukes was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.

Among those leading the charge was Whitney Passen, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 21 points. She has become a key player for Bloom-Carroll: the team is 6-1 when she posts at least 20 points, but 6-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tessa Brooks, who posted seven points and five rebounds.

Whitehall-Yearling's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Bloom-Carroll, the win got them back to even at 12-12.

Whitehall-Yearling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bloom-Carroll, they will take on Bishop Hartley at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bishop Hartley sitting on seven straight victories and Bloom-Carroll on three.