QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – Quincy and Reading split their Big 8 basketball twinbill at “The Coolest Gym in Michigan.” In the boys game, the Affholter brothers sparked the Rangers to a 61-49 win over the Orioles. Ben Affholter had 18 points for Reading, while Nick Affholter tallied 16. William Dunn led Quincy with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. The loss drops the Orioles to 8-3 overall, 5-2 in the Big 8, a game behind league co-leaders Reading and Homer.
In other boys basketball games around the Big 8:
- Homer 52, (at) Jonesville 46 (Homer and Reading are both 6-1 in league play)
- (at) Concord 69, Bronson 50 (Vikings drop to 4-9 overall, 1-6 in the Big 8)
- (at) Springport 44, Union City 40 (Chargers fall to 2-9 overall, 0-7 in the Big 8)
Quincy won the girls basketball game against Reading 52-27. Maddie Hinds almost outscored the Rangers by herself; she had a game-high 26 points for the Orioles, who improve to 9-3 overall. Quincy, Bronson, and Jonesville are tied for second in the Big 8 at 5-3. In the other games around the league:
- (at) Concord 60, Bronson 55 (The Vikings saw their three-game winning streak come to an end as they drop to 7-5 overall)
- (at) Jonesville 49, Homer 23
- (at) Springport 67, Union City 8 (Chargers fall to 1-11 overall, 0-8 in the Big 8)
