COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In boys high school basketball, Coldwater had three players finish in double figures as they defeated Jackson Lumen Christi 68-42 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win. Gage McGuire had 14 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Colin Warner also had 14 points and three assists while McDonald’s Player of the Game Ethan Wiley had 11 points, three rebounds and three steals.
Coldwater led 27-19 at the half and then busted the game open with a 24-14 third quarter. The Cardinals are now 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the Interstate 8.
Coldwater also won the JV game 38-37. The Cardinals were led by Bryce Lafferty with 10 points. Lumen Christi won the freshman game 50-41.
Concord 63, Quincy 48
Quincy suffered their first loss of the season in the Big 8 as they were beaten by Concord 63-48. Quincy trailed 36-26 at the half. Concord put the game out of reach with a 18-2 third quarter. The Orioles drop to 3-1 in the Big 8 and 5-3 overall.
Union City 47, Springport 31
Union City got their first win in the Big 8 with a 47-31 win over Springport. The Chargers are now 1-3 in the Big 8 and 4-5 overall.
Pittsford 55, Tekonsha 48
Anthony Layne led the Indians with 17 points. Tekonsha is now 3-6.
In other area boys basketball scores…
Athens 53, Reading 45
Battle Creek Central 58, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 48
Battle Creek Pennfield 51, Jackson Northwest 43
Battle Creek St. Philip 72, North Adams-Jerome 66
Camden-Frontier 58, Colon 43
Constantine 48, Mendon 26
Hillsdale 74, Dundee 54
Homer 61, Jonesville 53
Jackson Christian 71, Burr Oak 45
Kalamazoo Christian 73, Parchment 48
Marshall 65, Hastings 53
Parma Western 71, Harper Creek 70
Portage Central 47, Mattawan 43
Schoolcraft 71, Comstock 39
St. Joseph 52, Vicksburg 51
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 43, White Pigeon 39
Stevensville Lakeshore 46, Edwardsburg 36
Sturgis 54, Battle Creek Lakeview 41
Three Rivers 64, Richland Gull Lake 51
—Girls Basketball—
Holding a slim 13-9 lead after a sluggish opening quarter, the Coldwater Lady Cardinals out scored Jackson Lumen Christi 49-9 the rest of the way as they posted a 62-18 victory. Coldwater improves to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
Malorie Rzepka led the Cards with 13 points. Samantha Rodesiler and Emilee Smoker added nine points apiece. Smoker also had seven rebounds and six assists. Olivia Foley had eight points, six rebounds, five assists and seven steals.
The Coldwater JV girls team beat Lumen Christi 42-34 as they improved to 4-7. Kelsi Herlan led Coldwater with 12 points. Meanwhile, the Coldwater freshman defeated Gull Lake 35-34. Merna Yaldo scored 12 points while Taylor Wilber had 10 points.
Bronson 58, Quincy 45
After falling behind 16-12 after the first quarter, Bronson rallied for a 58-45 win over Quincy. Kiera Lasky led Bronson with 24 points while Hannah Economou had 14 points and 15 rebounds to lead Quincy.
In other area girls basketball scores
Harper Creek 48, Parma Western 39
Comstock 41, Schoolcraft 35
Constantine 43, Mendon 40
Jackson Northwest 44, Battle Creek Pennfield 39
Jonesville 41, Adrian Madison 40
Kalamazoo Christian 43, Parchment 34
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 50, Homer 39
Marshall 59, Hastings 31
Plainwell 51, Galesburg-Augusta 37
Portage Central 39, Mattawan 17
Gull Lake 49, Three Rivers 38
St. Joseph 41, Vicksburg 22
—Middle School Girls Basketball—
Bronson and Quincy split their Middle School Girls Basketball games on Tuesday night. Bronson won the 8th grade game 28-4 while Quincy won the 7th grade contest 22-5.
