On this day 17 years ago, the girls’ basketball team won a non-league thriller over Port Jeff thanks to some late game sharpshooting.

The Bears trailed the Royals 28-30 with 55 seconds left when Terra Hoag knotted the score with a 15-foot jumper. Britt Weiner won it for the Brook by draining a shot from eight feet with eight seconds left to steal the 32-30 win. Michelle Spurlock scored 12 points for the Bears while pulling down 8 rebounds.

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