BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The Bronson Vikings built a big first half lead and then had to hold off a furious comeback by the Quincy Orioles before the Vikings prevailed 54-50 in a Big 8 Conference boys basketball game held in the Coolest Gym in Michigan on Friday night.
Bronson jumped out to a 17-6 lead after the first period and were ahead 31-17 at the half.
Quincy controlled the third quarter as they used a 21-13 stanza to cut the Bronson lead to 44-38. The Orioles managed to cut the margin down to three points on a couple of occasions in the final period but the Vikings managed to hold on for the win.
Bronson’s Kam Brackett poured in a game-high 25 points while Owen Losinski had 11 points. Quincy was led by Brandon Miner with 14 points while Ryan Kempter scored 10 points.
Bronson got back to the .500 mark with the win. They are now 6-6 in the Big 8 and 10-10 overall. Quincy dropped to 5-7 in the Big 8 and 10-9 overall.
Quincy won the J.V. game 54-53.
The Quincy High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies were held at halftime. Going into the Hall were Keith Teachout from the class of 1980, Josh Bartell from the class of 1999, Jake Rider from the class of 2015, and the 2005 Quincy Oriole Girls Basketball team.
Due to malfunctioning bleachers, there was only limited seating for Friday night’s game and Hall of Fame event.
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Elsewhere in the Big 8 Conference, Union City’s five game winning streak came to an end as they lost at Stockbridge 61-38. The win clinched the Big 8 title for Stockbridge as they now have a three game lead over the Chargers, Concord and Springport. The Chargers dropped to 13-6 overall and 8-4 in the Big 8.
In other area boys basketball scores….
Adrian Madison 58, Hillsdale 43
Battle Creek St Philip 76, Athens 23
Concord 58, Reading 42
Delton Kellogg 50, Martin 37
Hastings 50, Jackson Northwest 40
Hillsdale Academy 43, Jackson Christian 38
Kalamazoo Central 64, Richland Gull Lake 41
Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep 58, Constantine 32
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 65, Battle Creek Lakeview 48
Marshall 58, Parma Western 53
Mendon 61, Burr Oak 50
North Adams-Jerome 47, Litchfield 45
Paw Paw 62, Three Rivers 40
Pittsford 72, Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy 40
Portage Central 55, Mattawan 39
Schoolcraft 53, Kalamazoo Christian 46
Springport 52, Vermontville Maple Valley 47
St Joseph 49, Portage Northern 41
Vicksburg 55, Sturgis 53
Waldron 63, Camden-Frontier 38
In area girls basketball scores…
Centreville 33, Comstock 9
Climax-Scotts 70, Bellevue 28
Galesburg-Augusta 71, Gobles 39
Jackson Northwest 42, Hastings 34
Jonesville 67, Homer 39
Kalamazoo Christian 68, Schoolcraft 12
Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep 42, Constantine 23
Martin 40, Delton Kellogg 31
Parma Western 50, Marshall 33
Paw Paw 79, Three Rivers 57
Plainwell 38, Otsego 34
Vicksburg 52, Sturgis 39
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