COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater jumped out to an 18-5 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 65-44 home court win over Battle Creek Pennfield. Gage McGuire led Coldwater with 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists. McDonald’s Player of the Game Brady Beckhusen had a season-high 17 points along with seven rebounds while Dylan Targgart had 10 points and five rebounds. The Cardinals improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Interstate 8.
The Coldwater JV’s ran their winning streak to three with a 54-44 win over visiting Pennfield. The Cardinals had a balanced attack which was led by Erik Corona and Bryce Lafferty who both posted 13 points.
The Coldwater Freshmen team came away with a 45-43 victory over Pennfield. Leading the way was Noah Waterbury with 26 points. The freshmen have won three straight and are now 3-3.
Bronson 52, Comstock 46
Bronson used a 23-12 second quarter to defeat Comstock 52-46 as they improved to 2-4. Courtney Salesman led a balanced Bronson attack with 10 points. Wyatt Heal grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
Other Area Boys Basketball Scores…
Athens 49, Mendon 39
Benton Harbor 55, Battle Creek Central 45
Constantine 50, Galesburg-Augusta 44
Delton Kellogg 49, Kalamazoo Christian 43
Hillsdale 55, Erie-Mason 38
Jackson Lumen Christi 61, Harper Creek 51
Jackson Northwest 36, Hastings 27
Kalamazoo Central 71, Portage Northern 36
Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central 50, Schoolcraft 39
Litchfield 89, Colon 83
Marshall 52, Parma Western 27
Mattawan 47, Niles 30
Napoleon 61, Jonesville 44
Paw Paw 52, Sturgis 41
Plainwell 62, Vicksburg 59
Portage Central 67, Battle Creek Lakeview 32
St. Joseph 58, Gull Lake 43
Stevensville Lakeshore 56, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 43
Three Rivers 73, Allegan 57
—GIRLS BASKETBALL—
Coldwater improved to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the Interstate 8 with a 67-56 win at Battle Creek Pennfield. The Cardinals took control in the first half as they built a 40-33 halftime lead. Malorie Rzepka led Coldwater with 22 points, five assists and three steals. Tyler Scheid had 16 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists while Carlee Crabtree had 14 points and six rebounds. Coldwater had 24 assists on 29 baskets and shot 51.8% from the floor.
The JV Lady Cards beat Pennfield 43-33. Valy Yaldo let the team in scoring with 16 points while Kelsi Herlan had 15 points, Madison Fougerousse had 10 points and Jayda Kelly pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Coldwater freshmen girls team lost at Pennfield 40-36. Taylor Wilber led the Cardinals with 14 points.
Comstock 47, Bronson 27
The Vikings suffer their first loss of the season. They are now 5-1.
Homer 53, Quincy 21
Payton Hines and Hannah Economou both had five points for the Orioles.
Athens 48, Union City 4
Other Area Girls Basketball Scores…
Allegan 39, Three Rivers 26
Battle Creek Central 55, Benton Harbor 27
Harper Creek 43, Jackson Lumen Christi 34
Battle Creek Lakeview 42, Portage Central 37
Centreville 33, Bridgman 15
Climax-Scotts 49, North Adams-Jerome 33
Erie-Mason 48, Hillsdale 39
Galesburg-Augusta 49, Constantine 45
Hillsdale Academy 43, Camden-Frontier 30
Jackson Northwest 47, Hastings 36
Jonesville 45, Concord 40
Kalamazoo Christian 65, Delton Kellogg 50
Marshall 59, Parma Western 14
Niles 72, Mattawan 69, 2OT
Paw Paw 61, Sturgis 50
Pittsford 59, Bellevue 33
Plainwell 51, Vicksburg 47
Schoolcraft 45, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central 42, OT
Springport 44, Reading 20
Tekonsha 49, Burr Oak 28
Waldron 48, Battle Creek St. Philip 40
—BOWLING—
All of the Coldwater bowling teams were victorious at Marshall on Tuesday. Varsity boys won 24-6. High scores for CHS were Andrew Sheets 216, Alec Keplinger 212, and Jaden Reichhart 199. High scorers for Marshall were Austin Hazel 196 and Kyle Wolf 184. Varsity girls won 30-0. High scores for Coldwater were Alysia VanWormer 175, Cassidy Wolff, 168 and Tiffanie Corwin 156. High scores for Marshall were Sara Parks 167 and Elizabeth Geairn 142. J.v boys won 30-0. High scores for Coldwater were Brandon Rifenburgh 201, Kaleb Champion 195, Tristan Furney 176. High scores for Marshall were Cody Seburg 183 and Tony McNeil 168. J.V. Girls bowled unopposed. High Scores for Coldwater were Hannah Furney 171, Addison Harvey 133, Stella Beerman 136.
===Branch County High School Sports for Wednesday 1-11-17===
Bowling—
Jackson Northwest at Coldwater
Comstock at Bronson
Competitive Cheer—
Coldwater at Interstate 8 Meet hosted by Jackson Northwest
Bronson at BCS Meet hosted by Lake Michigan Catholic
Wrestling—
Coldwater, Pennfield, County Western at Marshall
Bronson and Parchment at Comstock
Quincy at Jonesville
Athens and Concord at Union City
Gymnastics—
Jackson Lumen Christi at Coldwater
