A big second half saw Brunswick win the Ohio Girls High School State Club Championship at Fortess Obetz Saturday as the Valkyries pulled away from the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets 39-19.
The Valkyries 12-7 lead early in the first half and a snappy backline move saw flyhalf Marian Clear set up center Sophia Pomeroy to make it 17-7. But Perrysburg responded. After a penalty against the Yellow Jackets that resulted in a yellow card, Brunswick missed touch and Perrysburg marched down the field to put scrumhalf Jazelle Shepler over on a tap penalty move. Lulu Zeisloft added the extras to make it 17-14 at halftime.
But the game-changer came at the start of the second half, when the Brunswick squad executed back-to-back team tries, ensuring Brunswick would not relinquish the lead.
Pomeroy, Cadence Satow, and Lyla Snider were among the try-scorers while scrumhalf Marissa Hudson added two conversions.
