team all year and at different times, different players have stepped up,'' Filipovich related. ``And that's one thing when we talk about being a team: You never know if it's gonna be your night, so you gotta stay in the game mentally, no matter how you played the last possession.
``She did a great job and we did a good job getting it back to her when she hit a couple,'' Filipovich said of Bayus' 5-for-5 second-half shooting performance.
With Shanice Chambers, Emily Pasquerilla and Shelley Lucas tallying six, five and four points, respectively, and PV committing a handful of turnovers, Brookfield bolted to a seemingly comfortable 17-5 margin by the first frame's conclusion.
However the Lady Warriors committed seven second-stanza turnovers, and a 4-point, 4-rebound performance by PV's Renee Freeman enabled the Lakers to draw within 25-15 at intermission.
A pair of buckets by Jessica Burlingham and four and three points, respectively, from Roberta Janowski and Freeman enabled PV to outscore Brookfield 12-6 during the first 5:14 of the third quarter. When Pashley answered a Tiffany Kirila free throw with that baseline move, Brookfield's bulge dwindled to three.
But Py Valley had no answer for Bayus.
``I think PV is an excellent basketball team, and I think we're playing well,'' Filipovich assessed. ``Is it an upset? Well, when this season started, it was zero-and-zero. Nobody had any wins and losses. We were undefeated and they were undefeated, and that (60-39) is how it ended up being.
``I think part of (Brookfield's postseason success) is the schedule we play,'' Filipovich continued. ``I think we play a lot of good teams, and we don't always have the best record coming in here, but I think that's crucial, I think that's real crucial. Not to take anything away from the league (East Suburban Conference) they play in, but I think we play a lot of good teams, and out of our league we play Boardman, Austintown-Fitch and Canfield, so we play a good schedule.
``I am real happy with the way they're playing,'' Filipovich said of his club. ``As long as we continue to play team defense and team offense, we can be in any game and have a chance to win.''
Notes: Brookfield connected on 23 of 49 (46.9 percent) floor shots and 9 of 11 (81.8) free throws, compared with respective totals of 15 for 39 (38.5) and 8 for 14 (57.1) for PV. ... the Lady Warriors outrebounded Py Valley (21-1), 29-25, despite Freeman's game-high 10 caroms. ... PV was guilty of 20 turnovers, Brookfield 16.
Ohio Division III
District semifinals
BROOKFIELD _ Reiser 1-2-2-4; Lucas 5-2-2-13; Kirila 0-1-2-1; Summerville 0-0-0-0; Keso 0-2-2-2; Bayus 5-0-0-14; Pasquerilla 3-0-0-6; Chambers 9-0-1-18; Obermiyer 0-2-2-2; Fonagy 0-0-0-0; Shoup 0-0-0-0; Vendemia 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Bayus 4, Lucas 1.
Totals: 23-9-11-60.
PYMATUNING VALLEY _ Jenkins 2-2-4-6; Janowski 2-2-2-7; Pashley 1-2-2-4; Casciola 1-0-0-2; Freeman 3-1-4-7; Bentley 1-0-0-2; Burlingame 5-1-2-11. 3-pt. goals: Janowski 1.
Totals: 15-8-14-39.
BROOKFIELD.......17 25 38 60
PY. VALLEY....... 5 15 29 39
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