COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – In girls high schol basketball, Coldwater closed out their regular season with a convincing 73-35 win over SMAC East Champion Portage Central Thursday night.
Coldwater opened the night hitting three consecutive 3-pointers to break out to a 9-0 lead and shot 13 of 24 overall from 3-point land. Olivia Foley with 13 points led a balanced scoring attack that saw every player on the roster score. Kelsi Herlan scored a career high 11 points to go along with three rebounds. Carlee Crabtree also scored 11 points.
Coldwater finishes the regular season at 19-1 and will open state tournament play next Wednesday against the winner of Monday’s Battle Creek Lakeview/Gull Lake game. Wednesday’s game at Sturgis starts at 6:00 p.m..
Coldwater and Portage Central split the underclassmen games. The Mustangs won the J.V. contest 30-23 as Coldwater finished 11-5. Marissa Cox had five points while Allison Miller had eight rebounds.
Coldwater won the freshman game 46-39. Anna DeMeester was 14-of-18 at the line as she finished with 24 points. The Coldwater freshman finished 14-0.
Bronson 49, Athens 36
Bronson finished the regular season 15-5 with a 49-36 victory over Athens. After leading 23-21 at halftime, the Vikings broke open the game with a 13-5 third quarter. Keona Salesman led the Vikings with 21 points.
Quincy 35, Waldron 31
Quincy used a 15-9 fourth quarter to defeat Waldron 35-31 and finish the regular season 10-10. Katie Rathbun led the Orioles with 13 points while Madison Hinds grabbed seven rebounds.
Bellevue 66, Tekonsha 28
Other Area Girls Basketball Scores…
Sturgis 35, South Haven 33
Three Rivers 54, Plainwell 40
B.C. St. Philip 39, Colon 16
Mendon 40, Decatur 20
Marshall 49, B.C. Lakeview 28
Leslie 55, Hillsdale 44
Hillsdale Academy 43, North Adams-Jerome 17
Olivet 60, Homer 41
Pittsford 43, Jackson Christian 33
