By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The Aurora girls basketball team came alive in the second half to rally for an impressive 56-49 victory over host Kenston on Friday.

The Greenmen trailed the Bombers 27-11 at halftime, but rebounded to score 22 and 23 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively.

Sophomore Brook Manav led Aurora (1-0) in scoring with 22 points. She made seven field goals and was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Junior Sam Stask added 19 points, connecting on five field goals — four of which from 3-point range — and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Aurora’s 22-point third quarter brought the team back into the game, trailing 39-33 going into the fourth quarter. The Greenmen’s offensive effort continued and they turned the game to their favor, outscoring the Bombers (0-1) 23-10 in the final eight minutes.

AURORA 56, KENSTON 49

(At Kenston)

AURORA (56) — Sam Stask 5 5-6 19; Grace Barbour 2 0-0 4; Julia Miller 1 0-0 2; Kailey Feckner 2 0-0 5; Brook Manav 7 5-7 22; Hannah Rogge 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 10-13 56.

KENSTON (49) — Manis 1 0-0 3; Macias 1 0-0 2; Pagon 6 0-0 12; Kratzert 1 0-2 2; Neimes 4 1-2 9; Smith 5 2-2 13; Bergansky 0 4-4 4; Busby 1 0-0 2; Jarmolowicz 1 0-1 2. Totals 20 7-11 49.

AURORA 7-4-22-23—56

KENSTON 12-15-12-10—49

Three-Point Goals — Aurora (8): Stask 4, Manav 3, Feckner 1. Kenston (2): Manis 1, Smith 1.