COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Coldwater wrapped up the girls basketball regular season on Thursday night with a 44-28 win against Portage Central at the Coach Floyd Eby Gymnasium. The Cardinals started off strong, outscoring the Mustangs 18-7 in the first quarter, but couldn’t make a field goal in the second quarter as they were outscored 8-3. Coldwater had a 14-11 edge in the third quarter and clamped down defensively in the final frame, outscoring the Mustangs 9-2.
Elli Foley led all scorers with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals, while Mya Porter added 11 and cousin Rylie VanAken had 10. Kenzie Scheid has a team-high 9 rebounds as the Cardinals improved to 19-3. They will return to action next Wednesday in an MHSAA Division 1 District Semifinal game at Gull Lake, where they will face either Sturgis or Battle Creek Lakeview.
Macy Searles led the Mustangs with 14 points; they fell to 17-2 and will compete in the Division 1 District at Loy Norrix next week.
The Cardinals and Mustangs could see each other again in the Regional Semifinals if they win their respective Districts.
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Coldwater lost the JV game 62-23 and the freshman contest 27-19.
In other girls basketball games on Thursday night….
Concord 73, Union City 53
Litchfield 33, Tekonsha 23
Athens 52, Bellevue 30
Battle Creek Lakeview 48, Marshall 41
Camden-Frontier 31, Jackson Christian 27
Colon 51, Mendon 47
Grand Ledge 42, Jackson Northwest 35
Haslett 53, Parma Western 39
Hillsdale Academy 50, North Adams-Jerome 13
Paw Paw 58, Sturgis 36
Pittsford 36, Waldron 24
Richland Gull Lake 50, Battle Creek Pennfield 24
Saugatuck 61, Constantine 38
Three Rivers 55, Niles 44
White Pigeon 51, Marcellus 39
Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 61, Jonesville 22
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