Emotional Win for Cardinals
By Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports Something was different about the Michigan Center girl’s basketball team. From the opening tip in the Class C District Championship game against Concord on Friday night, the Lady Cardinals played with a fight and passion they looked for all season. Center jumped out to an 8-0 lead, forced five early turnovers, led 9-4 after one quarter and never looked back. The resurgent Cards withstood a late Yellow Jacket push before holding on for a 41-36 title win in front of a crowded house at Concord High School. “To win this game the way we did, especially after losing in three overtimes to Concord last year, really says amazing things about the girls on this team,” Center coach Joe Lusk said after the game. “It got a little tight there at the end and we sort of backed off a little bit. I’m not sure why. And we don’t usually miss free throws like that, but we got it done.” The win was even more emotional for the entire Michigan Center community, which was stunned by the sudden passing of former Lady Cardinals coach Scot Furman in May of 2012. “I told the girls after the…