Posted January 31, 2022

   Detroit Central held off Detroit Pershing 41-34 in Detroit Public School League Blue Division girls basketball action on Monday, Jan. 31, at Central.

   Central led 29-19 at halftime. But Pershing rallied in the second half to close the gap to 34-32 early in the fourth quarter.

   Central closed the game with a 7-2 run to secure the win.

   Junior Emani Gollman scored 17 points for the Trail Blazers. Junior Unique Theus scored 12 points in the victory.

   Central improved to 8-4 overall and 8-2 in league play.

   Central travels to Detroit Henry Ford (7-1) on Friday, Feb. 3.

Other PSL girls games on Monday:

Detroit Denby 43, Detroit Mumford 41: Amanda Stewart drained a game-winning three-pointer with 12.6 seconds left for Denby (8-3, 4-2 PSL Blue) .

Detroit Cass Technical 73, Detroit East English Village 20

Detroit Renaissance 50, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. 10

Detroit Southeastern 59, Detroit Davis Aerospace 8

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Detroit Central junior Emani Gollman (3) scores against Detroit Pershing on Monday.