Brea Olinda seals the deal on a special night

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It’s a good night for Brea Olinda girls’ basketball as the Ladycats defeated Hanford, 77-60.

Brea led by as many as 25 points, 33-8, but Hanford (12-4) scratched back to within 10 points with 14 seconds left in the third quarter, and was down 58-48 in the opening seconds of the fourth. Then Kelsey Harris scored seven of her 18 points to help push the lead back to 21.

Jonae Ervin had 19 points and nine assists, Justine Hartman finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Kendall Rodriguez had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Ladycats.

Harris, who scored nine in the first quarter as Brea (10-3) opened a 31-8 lead, said she was inspired by the pregame ceremony honoring the nine foirmer players who had their jersey numbers retired, including Saturday’s newest honoree, Jeanette Pohlen.

‘It was cool to see them back and know who you’re playing for,’ Harris said. ‘Coach (Jeff) Sink got us pumped up, that we’re not just out there for ourselves, but for other teams in the past.’

-- Martin Henderson