HISTORY MADE IN HEARTLAND

COLUMBIANA, OH- When Heartland Head Coach Josh Scott walked through the handshake line two weeks ago in Brookfield he had a feeling he’d see that team again.  “Sometimes in our program, we talk about losses are good, and it’s the type of loss- our kids went out there and let the pressure get to them a little bit, but we’re going to grow and learn from that,” said Scott.

And learn they did.

Heartland pulled out a dramatic 57-56 come from behind victory over the Warriors in the Purple Palace.  The Lions scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to take the Sectional Title- the first in program history.

Leading the way for Heartland was the duo of Nate Garzanich and Jonathan Bertovich with 13 points apiece.  Sam Osborn kicked in nine, while Luke Reynolds had 8 points for the victors.  Heartland controlled the perimeter on the evening, hitting from beyond 11 times.

For Brookfield, Isaiah Jones led all scorers with 20, while Donovan Pawlowski sank 15, while David Pawlowski had 16.

Heartland (19-5) will move on to District play at Struthers to set up a rematch against Lowellville on Monday.  Brookfield finishes their campaign at 11-12 on the year.