UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – In girls high school basketball, Quincy used a 15-5 fourth quarter to break open a tight two point game and they went on to defeat Branch County rival Union City 43-31 Tuesday night. It was a much closer game than just a couple of weeks ago when Quincy won by 42 points.
Hannah Economou led a balanced Quincy attack with 10 points and 19 rebounds including 11 on the offensive glass. Ally Parrish and Zoe Aseltine both had eight points for Quincy.
Autumn Carpenter led the Chargers with 10 points and seven rebounds while Dani Cross had eight points and five steals.
Also Tuesday night, Bronson topped Battle Creek St Philip 37-36. Ashton Wronikowski led Bronson with 15 points. The Vikings improved to 9-2 as they have won four straight.
In other area girls basketball scores….
Jonesville 37 Reading 21
Athens 55, Homer 42
Springport 69, Concord 57
Battle Creek Lakeview 56, Stevensville Lakeshore 36
Battle Creek Pennfield 74, Lake Odessa Lakewood 46
Constantine 58, Lawrence 53
Edwardsburg 44, Sturgis 34
Galesburg-Augusta 56, Bloomingdale 23
Hudson 51, Hillsdale 48
Kalamazoo Central 70, Niles 29
Kalamazoo Christian 53, Decatur 37
Litchfield 43, Calhoun Christian 28
Olivet 67, Parchment 26
Paw Paw 42, Dowagiac Union 33
Pittsford 59, Manchester 47
Portage Northern 50, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 32
Richland Gull Lake 46, Portage Central 40
Schoolcraft 38, Marcellus 23
St. Joseph 67, Battle Creek Central 25
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 53, Mendon 37
Vicksburg 50, Three Rivers 31
—Boys Basketball—
Tekonsha 65, North Adams-Jerome 54
The Indians improved to 4-7 as Andy Galliers led Tekonsha with 16 points. Connor Jenkins added 15 points and nine rebounds while Calvin Blue had 12 points.
In other area boys basketball scores….
Battle Creek Central 45, St. Joseph 41
Battle Creek Pennfield 69, Lake Odessa Lakewood 44
Benton Harbor 41, Mattawan 36
Bloomingdale 60, Galesburg-Augusta 43
Burr Oak 61, Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy 25
Cassopolis 54, Comstock 52
Climax-Scotts 64, Centreville 63
Colon 48, White Pigeon 38
Constantine 51, Lawrence 20
Kalamazoo Central 70, Niles 29
Kalamazoo Christian 64, Decatur 13
Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central 68, Eau Claire 44
Litchfield 86, Calhoun Christian 75
Olivet 66, Parchment 43
Paw Paw 81, Dowagiac Union 55
Portage Central 57, Richland Gull Lake 48
Portage Northern 60, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57
Schoolcraft 88, Marcellus 38
South Haven 46, Plainwell 42
Stevensville Lakeshore 53, Battle Creek Lakeview 43
Sturgis 49, Edwardsburg 36
Three Rivers 75, Vicksburg 71
===Wednesday’s Branch County High School Sports Schedule===
Boys Basketball—
Bronson at Quincy
Wrestling—
Coldwater at Jackson Lumen Christi
Union City and Springport at Reading
Quincy at Concord
Bronson and Niles Brandywine at New Buffalo
Girls Gymnastics—
Parma Western at Coldwater
Competitive Cheer—
Coldwater at Interstate 8 Meet hosted by B.C. Pennfield
Bronson at BCS Meet hosted by Parchment
Bowling—
Marshall at Coldwater
Galesburg-Augusta at Bronson
