CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) – It was a tough night for the Branch County teams on Thursday night in the M.H.S.A.A. Division Three Boys Basketball district tournament in Centreville as the Bronson Vikings and the Union City Chargers saw their seasons come to an end.
The Vikings finished their season at 10-9 as they lost to the Reading Rangers 64-54 in the first district semifinal. Bronson never led in the game as they were beaten by the Rangers for the third time this season.
Three Vikings finished in double figures led by Reagan Mayer who had 18 points and four steals. Aden Hathaway had 15 points while Mason Harris had 10 points and eight rebounds. Noah Houtz grabbed nine rebounds for Bronson.
In the second semifinal, Union City suffered a bitter 61-57 overtime loss to the host Centreville Bulldogs as the Chargers finished at 6-12. The Chargers led the Bulldogs by 12 points late in the third quarter before Centreville started their rally.
Union City led 42-35 after three quarters. Centreville took the lead midway through the final quarter but the Chargers kept their poise and had a 53-48 lead with 31 seconds left. Centreville hit three foul shots before Sam Todd’s bucket with one second left sent the game into overtime.
A 8-4 edge for Centreville in the overtime sent the Bulldogs to Saturday’s district title game against Reading. Kyle Johnson led the Chargers with 18 points while Terrance Morgan, Junior had 11 points.
Out of the four games played in the Centreville District Tournament, three have gone into overtime.
Other Area Boys Basketball District Scores from Thursday night…
Division 2 at Paw Paw–
Parchment 39, Three Rivers 35
Paw Paw 69, Vicksburg 62 (OT)
Division 2 at Jonesville–
Parma Western 73, Jonesville 38
Onsted 63, Hillsdale 38
Division 2 at Eaton Rapids–
Pennfield 63, Harper Creek 40
Marshall 58, Eaton Rapids 38
Division 3 at Hanover-Horton–
Homer 64, Concord 31
Hanover-Horton 55, Jackson Lumen Christi 35
Division 4 at Pittsford–
Camden-Frontier 51, Hillsdale Academy 45
Pittsford 63, Will Carleton 46
Division 4 at Colon–
Colon 62, Mendon 19
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