Stunning comeback headlines Grand Rapids-area girls prep hoops openers

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Michigan’s girls high school basketball season started this week, and Tuesday provided a golden opportunity for one West Michigan squad to test its poise under pressure. Trailing Coopersville 41-29 with 1:29 left in the fourth quarter, Hamilton turned a double-digit deficit into a stunning comeback by closing the game on a 13-0 run and escaping with a 42-41 win. Emma Slotman sparked the rally by scoring 11 of Hamilton’s 13 points in the final 89 seconds, with the junior guard burying a pair of 3-pointers, an old-fashioned 3-point play and two free throws. Junior guard Leah Brink provided the winning points by sinking a pair of free throws with 6.7 seconds left. Slotman...