The No. 1 seed Bear River girls basketball squad stormed out to an early lead and never looked back on its way to a 63–31 victory over Hilmar in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs. The Lady Bruins were all business Tuesday night at Jack R. McCrory Gymnasium, making the most of their opportunities as the team scored 20 points in the first quarter and held the Lady Yellowjackets to just three. “(Hilmar) wasn’t defending too well,” said Bear River coach Jeff Bickmore. “We just ran our offense. It was nothing special.” The Lady Bruins’ defense …