BOYS BASKETBALL
Lakeshore 66, Lakeview 39
The Lancers opened the game on a 7-0 run, took a 23-8 lead after the first quarter, and cruised to the SMAC non-division win. Grant Gondrezick led three Lakeshore players in double figures with a game high 25 points. TJ Mitchell added 15 points and JJ Bushu finished with ten. Jerry Olds scored 12 in the loss for Lakeview. The win lifts Lakeshore to 10-1 on the season.
Kalamazoo Central 53, St. Joe 34
The Maroon Giants outscored St. Joe 27-11 over the middle two quarters to put the game away. Michael Algyre led St. Joe with 14 points.
Buchanan 61, Michigan Lutheran 48
Leading by ten at the half, the Bucks outscored Lutheran 21-4 in the third quarter to put the game away. Logan Carson scored 23 points in leading Buchanan, John Gartland finished with 12. Sam Taylor scored 17 points in the loss for the Titans, Adam Rosenbaum added ten.
Countryside Academy 61, Lawrence 30
La’ Marion Gordon led three Cougars in double figures with 17 points. Jamere Matlock added 14 points and Jeffery Brown turned in ten. Anthony Smith led Lawrence with seven points.
Howardsville Christian 59, Eau Claire 53
The eagles rallied from a 15 point third quarter deficit to pull it out. Josiah Rose led the charge with 27 points, Jason Jergens added 16, and Josh Parks turned in ten points and 13 rebounds.
Marcellus 54, Hartford 35
The Wildcats dominated early, scoring 30 first half points. Gavin Etter led Marcellus with 26 points, Brady Ferguson added 16.
Lawton 63, Gobles 38
Lawton ran out to a sizable lead early. Gobles battled back in the middle two quarters, but ran out of gas in the end. Tony Lisowski scored nine points in the loss for the Tigers.
Elsewhere…
Benton Harbor 86, Berrien Springs 44
Fennville 64, Coloma 57
Watervliet 64, Galesburg-Augusta 28
White Pigeon 70, Decatur 37
Centreville 76, Bloomingdale 54
Martin 52, Saugatuck 39
Gull Lake 73, Portage Northern 43
Mattawan 74, Loy Norrix 59
Parchment 56, Kalamazoo Christian 50
Schoolcraft 67, Kalamazoo Hackett 35
Delton-Kellogg 65, Constantine 31
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Benton Harbor 55, Berrien Springs 45
The Tigers ran out to a 12 point lead after the first quarter and made it stand in picking up their third win in a row. Desrae Kyles led Benton Harbor with 22 points, Jmya Jordon finished with 15. Berrien Springs got 14 points from Taneya Shivers and 11 from Emma Tyson.
St. Joe 42, Battle Creek Central 40
The Bears outscored Central 14-10 in the third quarter to take a four point lead and held on in the end. Symone King paced St. Joe with 16 points.
Lakeview 56, Lakeshore 23
The Spartans dominated right from the start, taking an 18-3 lead after the first quarter and building the advantage to 34-12 at the half. Olivia Trivedi scored eight points in the loss for the Lancers.
Watervliet 55, Galesburg-Augusta 44
With Watervliet leading most of the game, Galesburg-Augusta rallied to take a one point lead midway through the fourth quarter. Watervliet battled to retake the lead and pull away in the closing minutes to pull out the SAC non-division win. MJ Flowers hit two big three pointers and two free throws down the stretch for the Panthers. Samantha Dietz led the way for Watervliet with 23 points and 21 rebounds.
Howardsville Christian 61, Eau Claire 12
Kriscia Whitfield finished with five points and one assist in the loss for Eau Claire, Unique’ Pitchford added four points, four rebounds, and one assist.
Hartford 52, Marcellus 28
Alexis Snodgrass paced the Indians with a game high 19 points, Descenya Rodarte added 18. The win lifts Hartford to 8-3 on the season.
Gobles 56, Lawton 36
Amanda Barber scored 12 of her 20 points in a dominant first quarter for Gobles. She also added seven assists and four steals.
Elsewhere…
Coloma 42, Fennville 21
White Pigeon 45, Decatur 35
Saugatuck 44, Martin 36
Kalamazoo Central 62, Lowell 55
Kalamazoo Hackett 40, Schoolcraft 30
Constantine 63, Delton-Kellogg 27
