Joliet Central's Juatece McNear (11) drives to the basket around Bloom's Mariah Middleton (24). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Bloom's Bria Gaines (12) drives to the basket around Joliet Central's Gina Ramirez. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Joliet Central's Bernasia Fox (14) drives to the basket around Bloom's Mariah Middleton. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Bloom's Katherine Strong (22) drives to the basket around Joliet Central's Gina Ramirez (25). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Joliet Central's Gina Ramirez (25) has her shot blocked by Bloom's Bria Gaines. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Bloom's Jailyn Lumpkin (14) drives to the basket around Joliet Central's Bernasia Fox. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Bloom's Bria Gaines (12) drives to the basket around Joliet Central's Chantell Mack. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Joliet Central's Bernasia Fox (14) shoots over Bloom's Chantel Malone (21) and Bria Gaines (12). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
Joliet Central's Bernasia Fox (14) shoots over Bloom's Chantel Malone (21) and Bria Gaines (12). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media
The countless jump shots attempted in practice. The drills. The repetition. Despite the hard work, though, sometimes the basketball gods have the last laugh. Hosting Bloom on Monday night in a battle of two of the oldest high schools in the state, Joliet Central could …
