By SCOTT NOVAK
Dowagiac Daily News

Dowagiac was no match for undefeated No. 5 ranked Gull Lake Friday night in a Wolverine Conference girls’ basketball game.

The Chieftains were able to keep it close early as Blue Devil standouts Megan Grimes and Claire Ranly were saddled with two early fouls and were sent to the bench.

Gull Lake’s 17-10 first quarter advantage dwindled to 20-16 midway through the second period before Grimes and Ranly returned to ignite the Blue Devils’ offense.

Gull Lake (14-0, 12-0 Wolverine) used a 13-0 run to end the first half and take a comfortable 33-16 advantage to the locker room at halftime.

Ranley scored all seven of her points in the second quarter to spark the Blue Devils.
It was all Gull Lake from there.

The Blue Devils outscored Dowagiac 34-19 in the second half to earn the lopsided victory.
Grimes and Abby Ahlert both scored 12 points for Gull Lake, while Lindsey Hiemstra added 10.

Torie Lowe led Dowagiac with 11 points and Kaisha Martin added eight.

Marcie Ennesser, Katie Lorenz and Breneesha Jones each finished with four points.

Dowagiac will travel to Plainwell Tuesday. The Trojans are currently 8-4 in the conference and 9-5 on the year.

GULL LAKE 67
Kate Kelly 0 0-0 0; Haley Adamski 3 1-1 7; Emily Owen 1 4-6 6; Tina Fisher 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Adamski 2 0-0 5; Molly Madday 1 0-1 2; Melanie Kasten 1 0-2 2; Alex Salamon 1 2-2 4; Lindsey Hiemstra 5 0-1 10; Claire Ranly 2 2-2 7; Megan Grimes 5 2-3 12; Abby Ahlert 4 3-4 12; Hannah Kruse 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25 14-23 67
DOWAGIAC 35
Cierra Mattix 0 0-1 0; Marcie Ennesser 1 2-2 4; Tore Lowe 5 1-2 11; Kaisha Martin 3 2-4 8; Andrea Bradshaw 1 0-0 2; Katie Lorenz 2 0-0 4; Krista Green 0 0-0 0; Britnee Allerton 0 2-2 2; Breneesha Jones 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 14 7-11 35.

Gull Lake 17 33 50 67
Dowagiac 10 16 28 35
3-point baskets: Gull Lake 3 (K. Adamski 1, Ranly 1, Ahlert 1). Total fouls: Gull Lake 15 (none), Dowagiac 19 (none). Varsity records: Gull Lake 14-0, 12-0 Wolverine; Dowagiac 5-9, 5-7 Wolverine