BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – In boys basketball action Friday night, Quincy pushed Reading to overtime before prevailing 69-57 at the Kerspilo Gymnasium. The Orioles improved to 2-2 overall, 1-1 in the Big 8, and will visit Napoleon on Monday.
Union City earned their first win of the season in a big way, defeating Maple Valley 68-35 at the McNett Fieldhouse. The Chargers improved to 1-3 overall, 1-1 in the Big 8, and will visit Climax-Scotts Tuesday night.
Pansophia Academy dropped an 81-61 decision at Wyoming West Michigan Lutheran. The Pumas will visit East Jackson next Thursday.
In girls basketball, Onsted got the game-winning free throw with a second left in regulation to get past Quincy 43-42 at “The Coolest Gym in Michigan”. The Orioles fell to 0-2 and will open up Big 8 play next Tuesday at Concord.
INTERSTATE 8 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Boys
- Marshall 56, Coldwater 44
- Harper Creek 53, Jackson Northwest 46
- Hastings 56, Hopkins 39
- Pennfield 65, Parma Western 54
Girls
- Coldwater 47, Marshall 40
- Jackson Northwest 47, Harper Creek 25
- Hopkins 57, Hastings 29
- Parma Western 69, Pennfield 21
BIG 8 CONFERENCE
Boys
- Concord 53, Bronson 51
- Quincy 69, Reading 57 (OT)
- Stockbridge 48, Springport 34
- Union City 68, Maple Valley 35
Girls
- Onsted 43, Quincy 42
- Reading 45, Litchfield 20
- Stockbridge 47, Mason 35
OTHER AREA BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
- Battle Creek Central 55, Mattawan 52
- Columbia Central 82, Addison 38
- Cassopolis 64, Bloomingdale 58
- Centreville 59, Lawrence 38
- Hanover-Horton 85, Homer 72
- Hudson 38, Hillsdale 37
- Jonesville 87, Vandercook Lake 44
- Kalamazoo Central 78, Gull Lake 34
- Loy Norrix 69, Portage Central 55
- Marshall Academy 88, Kalamazoo Path of Life 30
- Mendon 71, Bellevue 36
- Niles 60, Sturgis 46
- Parchment 54, Kalamazoo Christian 48
- Plainwell 38, Paw Paw 33
- Schoolcraft 62, Hackett Catholic Prep 61
- St. Joseph 80, Lakeview 68
- Stevensville Lakeshore 52, Portage Northern 41
- Vicksburg 67, Three Rivers 51
- Waldron 67, Tekonsha 6
- White Pigeon 63, Decatur 51
OTHER AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
- Battle Creek Central 41, Mattawan 37
- St. Philip 50, Colon 45
- Cassopolis 69, Bloomingdale 26
- Climax-Scotts 43, Athens 21
- Hartford 41, Comstock 22
- Kalamazoo Christian 63, Parchment 23
- Lawton 53, Constantine 30
- Niles Brandywine 68, Dowagiac 31
- Pittsford 44, North Adams-Jerome 5
- Plainwell 62, Paw Paw 35
- Portage Central 50, Loy Norrix 33
- Portage Northern 50, Stevensville Lakeshore 31
- Gull Lake 58, Kalamazoo Central 54
- Schoolcraft 38, Hackett Catholic Prep 31
- St Joseph 53, Lakeview 51
- Sturgis 63, Niles 28
- Three Rivers 43, Vicksburg 35
- White Pigeon 30, Decatur 26
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