Basketball Recap: Jessie Zenir Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Mckinley

Bees

Margin (Wins)

01/04/25 vs North Royalton	48
12/02/24 vs Woodridge	43
12/27/24 vs Norwell	31
12/28/24 vs Deer Park	30
12/13/24 vs Solon	27

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Brecksville-Broadview Heights on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 75-50 margin over the McKinley Bulldogs. The Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brecksville-Broadview Heights to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jessie Zenir, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Zenir is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last ten games she's played. Gabby Michael also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinley only posted two assists.

McKinley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mya Taylor, who posted 24 points and three steals, and Ka'Myah Gisentaner, who had ten points and five rebounds. That was a full 48% of McKinley's points, marking the 15th time in a row Taylor has scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Trinity Sparks, who put up four points.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points over those games. As for McKinley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights and McKinley are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Brecksville-Broadview Heights will challenge Cuyahoga Falls at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. As for McKinley, they will head out to square off against Berea-Midpark at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th.