Country Day shakes off slow start to top Midland

Tournament host Birmingham Detroit Country Day overcame a sluggish start to put away Midland, 68-50, on Thursday at the Motor City Roundball Classic. "We started the game with not a lot of energy," Country Day girls coach Frank Orlando said. "We played last night at 4 or 5 o'clock, then we played at 12 today; it was a short turnover." Midland, which made the nearly two-hour trip in the morning, came out firing to start the game. With Jennifer Jarema leading the break, the Chemics pushed the pace, forcing a tired Country Day team to run up and down the court. Things got worse for Country Day when star forward Aerial Powers picked up her second foul late in the first quarter. But trailing, 18-13, heading into the second quarter, the Yellowjackets managed to claw back for a 30-30 halftime score.

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