Eddies, Rangers fall in openers

Published 10:13 am Wednesday, December 30, 2009

From staff reports

COLDWATER – The Edwardsburg and Cassopolis girls’ basketball teams both were defeated in their holiday tournament openers on Tuesday.

The Eddies fell to Fremont 68-36, while the Rangers fell to White Pigeon 55-51.
Sarah D’Amico scored 11 points to lead Edwardsburg at the Coldwater Holiday Tournament.

Rachel Vite and Emily Kozinski finished with seven and six points.

At the White Pigeon Holiday Tournament, Damonica Kelly’s game-high 24 points wasn’t enough for the Rangers.

Reese Ellison added 14 for Cass.

EDWARDSBURG 36
Rachel Vite 7; Emily Kozinski 6; Ashley Streb 5; Mariah Murphy 4; Sarah D’Amico 11. TOTALS: 11 10-14 33
FREMONT 68
Celeste Sprague 2; Kayla Corcimiglia 0; Elizabeth Carlson 7; Nikole Trisco 17; Renee Frantz 4; Natalie Knisley 7; Caitlynn Smith 11; Tori Gary 6; Hannah Hewes 14. TOTALS: 26 15-22 68

Edwardsburg 11 19 29 36
Fremont 15 28 49 68

3-point baskets: Edwardsburg 1 (D’Amico), Fremont 1 (Knisley). Total fouls: Edwardsburg 16. Fouled out: Kozinski (E).

WHITE PIGEON 55
Sara Anderson 7; Morgan DeMeyer 5; Emily Abbs 12; Kristin Clark 0; Morgan Gropp 21; Holly Krull 0; Jessica McGee 0; Tiffany Schumacher 10; Kasey Hall 0; Nicolette Kershner 0. TOTALS: 15 19-25 55
CASSOPOLIS 51
Damonica Kelly 22; Sasha Lanier 3; Jameka Eleazer 3; Devan Hillyer 2; Savannah Sullivan 2; Tayler Williams 0; Renecthia Neal 0; Lela Brussard 0; Reese Ellison 14; Felicia Poore 0; Jocelyn Transon 5. TOTALS: 21 7-17 51

White Pigeon 14 28 39 55
Cassopolis 11 22 41 51

3-point baskets: White Pigeon 6 (Gropp 4, DeMeyer 1, Abbs 1), Cassopolis 2 (Kelly 2). Total fouls: Cassopolis 17 (Sullivan), White Pigeon 9. Fouled out: Sullivan (C). Varsity record: White Pigeon 4-2