Prep playoff girls basketball: Bethel hustles to pull away from Del Norte

Prep playoff girls basketball: Bethel hustles to pull away from Del Norte

In basketball, doing the little things can lead to big rewards. In this case, that reward is a trip to the North Coast Section Division III quarterfinals. The Jesse Bethel High School girls basketball team used an 8-0 fourth-quarter run, buoyed by hard-fought rebounds, defensive effort and steals to pull away from Del Norte and collect a 49-41 victory in Tuesday’s playoff opener. “When you see your teammates going fast, you pick up the pace and …