First it was words. Then it was actions. That’s how Eisenhower senior Jada Pantaleo played the leadership role in bringing the Eagles back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Bloomfield Hills 22-25, 8-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-11 Tuesday in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Troy High School. “I had to step up and be a leader,” Pantaleo said. “It felt good.” She said the Eagles functioned better as a team after the first two sets. “The first two sets we were working more for ourselves,” she said. “After that we were working together. We were playing for each other. We […]
A final momentum shift came for Eisenhower (20-19-1), which allowed it to rally in the fourth set and finish off Stoney Creek 27-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21 to win its second consecutive district title.