BUCHANAN – Former Dowagiac coach Greg Blomgren picked up his first win at St. Joseph Tuesday night as his Bears defeated host Buchanan 74-62 in a non-conference boys’ basketball game.

St. Joseph grabbed at 15-9 first quarter advantage and never looked back.

The Bears led 34-23 at the intermission and 51-45 heading into the decisive fourth quarter.

St. Joseph poured in 23 points compared to 17 for the Bucks (0-1).

Daniel Blackwell led Buchanan with 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Ryan Catalano also had 11 points, while Savon Brown had eight points.

Marquis Tyler, Jalen Brown and Richie Reed all netted seven points for the Bucks.
St. Joseph was led by David Brennan and Sean Guinane’s 23 points. Matt Reimland added 14 points.

The Bucks return to the hardwood on Friday night as they opened up Lakeland Conference play at Coloma.

ST. JOSEPH 74
Matt Reimland 14, David Brennan 23, Sean Guinane 23, Nicholas Piggee 3 Jeremy Rush 7, Joshua Schaffer 1, DeVonte Jones 3. TOTALS: 29 12-22 74
BUCHANAN 62
Marquis Tyler 7, Ryan Catalano 11, Daniel Blackwell 11, Savon Brown 8, Spencer Anglero 4, Jalen Brown 7, Dylan Arnold 2, Richie Reed 7, Bryan Kuntz 2, Andrew Hearington 3, Brandon Jackson 0. TOTALS: 26 5-9 62

St. Joseph 15 34 51 74
Buchanan 9 23 45 62
3-point baskets: St. Joseph 4 (Brennan 1, Jones 1, Rush 1, Piggee 1), Buchanan 5 (Blackwell 3, Hearington 1, Reed 1). Total fouls: St. Joseph 14, Buchanan 24. Varsity records: St. Joseph 1-0, Buchanan 0-1