BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – In girls high school basketball, Coldwater remained in a tie for the Interstate 8 lead with a come from behind 53-50 overtime victory at Pennfield. The Cards led 24-16 at the half but found themselves down six entering the fourth quarter and down four with less than a minute left in regulation but were able to force an extra period.
Tyler Scheid had a monster night with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Malorie Rzepka had 15 points and Izzy Foley added eight points while Emilee Smoker pulled down nine rebounds.
Coldwater improves to 15-1 overall and 9-1 in league play and will host Harper Creek on Friday night. Pennfield drops to 13-3 overall and 7-3 in conference play.
In the underclassmen games, Coldwater won the J.V. game 40-15 as they improved to 10-7. Bailey Burkhardt led the Cardinals with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Coldwater also won the freshman game 44-26. Abby Herman led Coldwater with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Madison Beckhusen had nine points,
Elsewhere in the Interstate 8…
Marshall 55, Parma Western 27
Harper Creek 49, Lumen Christi 28
Jackson Northwest 56, Hastings 27
Also in Girls Basketball…
Bronson 36, Athens 33 (The Vikings improved to 11-5)
Grass Lake 63, Quincy 23 (Payton Hines had nine points while Allison Parshall and Madison Hinds both had six rebounds. The Orioles dropped to 8-8)
Climax-Scots 55, Colon 25
Decatur 50, Mendon 35
Three Rivers 48, Portage Central 40
Sturgis 49, Constantine 48 (OT)
===Wednesday’s Branch County H.S. Sports Schedule===
MHSAA Team Wrestling Regionals…
Division 2 at Stevensville-Lakeshore
Coldwater vs. Harper Creek
Stevensville Lakeshore vs Mattawan
Division 4 at Three Oaks River Valley
Bronson vs. Mendon
Three Oaks River Valley vs. Lawton
Boys Swimming—
Charlotte at Coldwater
Boys Bowling—
Bronson at Kalamazoo Hackett
Quincy at East Jackson
