Chieftains hold off Three Rivers
Published 1:06 pm Sunday, February 12, 2012
THREE RIVERS — Visiting Dowagiac outscored Three Rivers 21-14 in the third quarter to break a halftime deadlock.
Dowagiac’s Gavin Taylor tries to defend Three Rivers’ Alex Cottingham Friday night in the Chieftains’ 60-53 Wolverine Conference win over the Wildcats. (Courtesy SCOTT HASSINGER/Three Rivers Commercial)
The Chieftains and Wildcats were tied at 27-27 after 16 minutes of play. Dowagiac outscored Three Rivers 33-26 in the second half to immerge with the 60-53 Wolverine Conference victory.
Dowagiac will now take on Otsego Tuesday night with the conference lead hanging in the balance.
Dontel Highsmith led all scorers with 26 points for the Chieftains, who also got 11 points from Tyler Clark and eight points from Gavin Taylor.
Alex Cottingham had 17 points for the Wildcats.
DOWAGIAC 60
Dontel Highsmith 26, Davion Highsmith 5, Kyle Solloway 2, Joseph Pasternak 2, Gavin Taylor 8, Brendon Murray 2, Tyler Clark 11, Eric Charles 4. TOTALS: 26 12-15 60
THREE RIVERS 53
Aaron Vedmore 9, Anderson Goff 9, Cory Brown 4, Alex Cottingham 17, Brady Reeves 2, Sam Shutes 10, Theron Kiser 2. TOTALS: 25 4-6 53
Dowagiac 16 27 48 60
Three Rivers 11 27 41 53
3-point baskets: Dowagiac 4 (Do. Highsmith, Da. Highsmith, Taylor, Clark), Three Rivers 1 (Vedmore).
Dowagiac…26
Three Rivers…50
THREE RIVERS — For the first two quarters Friday night, Dowagiac played well against Wolverine Conference runner-up Three Rivers.
Then came the second half.
Trailing just 22-13 at the intermission, the Chieftains were outscored 16-5 in the third quarter as the Wildcats remained a game behind league-leading Paw Paw with a 50-26 victory.
Dowagiac (1-14, 1-11 Wolverine) scored 13 points in each half, while Three Rivers (14-2, 11-1 Wolverine) scored 28 second half points.
Correshia Rodgers led the Chieftains with seven points, Jessica Herthoge, Kylee Williams, Carly Polomcak and Regina Kennedy all scored four points.
Linsey Masnari led the Wildcats with a game-high 25 points. Teagan Reeves added 15.
DOWAGIAC 26
Correshia Rodgers 7, Kristyn Turner 1, Kelsie Prinley 2, Jessica Herthoge 4, Kylee Williams 4, Carly Polomcak 4, Regina Kennedy 4. TOTALS: 9 9-13 26
THREE RIVERS 50
Joanna Hampstein 3, Linsey Masnari 25, Vicky Thurman 3, Amber Tucker 2, Teagan Reeves 15. TOTALS: 18 1-2 50
Dowagiac 4 13 18 26
Three Rivers 12 22 38 50
3-point baskets: Dowagiac 1 (Williams), Three Rivers 9 (Hampstein, Masnari 7, Reeves). Total fouls (fouled out): Dowagiac 6 (none), Three Rivers 10 (none). Varsity record: Dowagiac 1-14, 1-11 Wolverine; Three Rivers 14-2, 11-1 Wolverine
