Eddies defeat Cass 52-43

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, February 24, 2010

From staff reports

EDWARDSBURG – The host Eddies continued their tune up for the post season Tuesday night with a 52-43 Lakeland Conference victory over arch rival Cassopolis.

The contest was a makeup game from earlier in the month.

Edwardsburg and Cassopolis were knotted at 13 after one period of play, but the Eddies grabbed a 25-22 halftime advantage and then built on it throughout the second half.

Edwardsburg outscored Cassopolis 15-8 in the third quarter to open up a 40-31 advantage heading to the final quarter.

The Eddies (11-8, 8-3 Lakeland) also outscored the Rangers (7-12, 2-9 Lakeland) in the fourth quarter.

Rachel Vite scored a game-high 24 points to lead Edwardsburg offensively.

The Eddies also got 11 points from Sarah D’Amico and eight points from Ashley Streb.
The Rangers were led by Damonica Kelly’s 12 points. Lela Broussard added 10 points and Savannah Sullivan eight points.

The two teams wrap up their regular season on Thursday night.

CASSOPOLIS 43
Sasha Lanier 2 1-2 6, Jameka Eleazer 1 0-0 3, Lela Broussard 5 0-4 10, Damonica Kelly 5 0-0 12, Savannah Sullivan 3 0-0 8, Reese Ellison 2 0-0 4, Devan Hillyer 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 1-6 43
EDWARDSBURG 52
Rachel Vite 10 4-4 24, Leslie Boyles 0 0-0 0, Emily Kozinski 2 0-2 5, Ashley Streb 4 0-0 8, Mariah Murphy 2 0-0 4, Sarah D’Amico 4 2-2 11. TOTALS: 22 6-8 52

Cassopolis 13 22 31 43
Edwardsburg 13 25 40 52

3-point baskets: Cassopolis 6 (Kelly 2, Sullivan 2, Lanier 1, Eleazer 1), Edwardsburg 2 (Kozinski 1, D’Amico 1). Total fouls: Cassopolis 11, Edwardsburg 11. Fouled out: None. Varsity records: Edwardsburg 11-8, 8-3 Lakeland Conference; Cassopolis 7-12, 2-9 Lakeland Conference