Coach's Corner: Brighton Girls Basketball Teams Sweep Pinckney

- Submited by Paul Ash

The Brighton Girls Varsity Basketball Team got back into action after the holiday break in a big way with a 57-10 win over the Pinckney Pirates on Friday. The Bulldogs used a swarming man to man defense to shut down the Pirates' offense.

Brighton's defense had 20 steals and caused a number of turnovers, which lead to numerous easy scores for the Bulldogs. They also did a nice job with ball movement in their half court offense. Brighton had 18 assists for the game .

The Bulldogs were led by Courtney Murphy, with 14 points, 3 assists and 4 steals. Natalie Peterson added 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals while Laura Taylor had 11 rebounds and 3 points. Shelby Quinnette added 5 steals and 4 assists.  

Lexie Garon, Natalie Schroeder and Stephanie Pfeifer all played well defensively for the Bulldogs. The win moved their record to 5-1 (1-0 in KLAA league play).

Junior Varsity also had a big win, defeating the Pirates 42-8. Freshmen also won their game 36-27.

The Bulldogs will be back in action on Tuesday,  when they host Grand Blanc. Both Freshman and Junior Varisty teams will play at 5:30 p.m. and the Varsity game will begin at 7 p.m.