COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine games and avenged their only loss of the season on Friday as they defeated the Marshall Redhawks 58-36 in front of a large contingent of Cardinal Crazies at the Floyd Eby Gymnasium. The Cardinals built a 24-17 halftime lead and gradually pulled away in the second half. Dylan Targgart led the Cardinals with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Gage McGuire had 12 points and Brady Beckhusen had 11 points. Spencer Rodesiler was the McDonalds Player of the Game. Jeremy Luciani led Marshall with 14 points. Coldwater is now 7-1 in the Interstate 8 and 10-1 overall. They remained tied for first place in the conference with Parma Western.
In other Interstate 8 Boys Basketball action from last night:
Parma Western 51, Pennfield 48
Harper Creek 52, Jackson Northwest 41
Jackson Lumen Christi 48, Hastings 41
Last night in Big 8 Boys Basketball, Will Dunn led the Orioles with 14 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots as the Quincy Orioles defeated cross-county rival Union City 48-41. Bryce Ruhl had 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Grady Kever led the Chargers with 10 points. Quincy is now 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big 8. The Chargers drop to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the Big 8.
In other Big 8 Boys Basketball action from last night:
Springport 49, Concord 36
Reading 61, Jonesville 49
Other boys games….
Pansophia Academy 55, Will Carleton Academy 49
Hillsdale Academy 81, Tekonsha 38
Bellevue 80, Colon 30
Pittsford 55, Burr Oak 45
North Adams-Jerome 57, Jackson Christian 44
Camden-Frontier 69, Litchfield 54
Bloomingdale 64, Centreville 41
Mendon 70, Eau Claire 51
Constantine 61, Galesburg-Augusta 36
Sturgis 58, Dowagiac 53
Edwardsburg 56, Three Rivers 45
Marcellus 60, White Pigeon 42
Last night in Girls’ Basketball, it’s been awhile since Coldwater swept Marshall in a girls basketball season but this years squad accomplished the feat on Friday as they defeated the Rehawks 57-34. The Cardinals built a 35-20 halftime lead and cruised to the victory as they improved to 7-1 in the Interstate 8 and 13-1 overall. Tyler Scheid led Coldwater with 15 points and 14 rebounds while Carlee Crabtree had 11 points and Emilee Smoker had 10 points. Jamie Wellet was named our McDonald’s Player of the Game. Taylor Horn led Marshall with nine points. The Cardinals are still tied for first place in the I-8 with Jackson Northwest.
In other Interstate 8 Girls Basketball action from last night:
Jackson Northwest 47, Harper Creek 44
Hastings 35, Jackson Lumen Christi 34
Pennfield 48, Parma Western 30
In the Big 8, Payton Hines led the Quincy Orioles with 12 points and six steals on their way to defeating the Union City Chargers 47-28. Madison Hinds had 10 points while Katie Rathbun had eight points and nine rebounds. Dani Cross led the Chargers with 10 points. Quincy is now 7-5 overall and 3-4 in the Big 8. Union City drops to 5-9 overall and 1-7 in the Big 8.
In other Big 8 Girls Basketball action from last night:
Springport 71, Concord 42
Jonesville 48, Reading 24
Other girls games…
Will Carleton Academy 59, Pansophia Academy 29
Centreville 49, Bloomingdale 18
Mendon 61, Eau Claire 19
Constantine 55, Galesburg-Augusta 40
Sturgis 60, Dowagiac 41
Edwardsburg 43, Three Rivers 29
Marcellus 55, White Pigeon 31
The Bronson girls and boys varsity basketball games that were scheduled for Friday night at Homer were postponed due to the number of illnesses in the Bronson school district which forced the district to shut down on Friday. The girls game has been rescheduled for Monday, February 12th. The boys game will be held on Thursday, March 1st. Both games will be played at Homer. Game times will be 6:30pm.
===Saturday’s Branch County H.S. Sports Schedule===
Wrestling—
Coldwater, Bronson and Union City at B.C. Central Bill Evans Invitational
Quincy at Jonesville Invitational
Competitive Cheer—
Coldwater at Parma Western Invitational
Girls Gymnastics—
Coldwater at Kenowa Hills Invitational
