A homecoming capacity crowd at Edwardsburg High School went home happy Friday as the Eddies swept Berrien Springs in a Wolverine Conference West Division basketball doubleheader.

In the boys game, Edwardsburg beat Berrien Springs, 61-47, while in the girls game, the Eddies turned back the Shamrocks, 53-41.

Leading Edwardsburg in the boys game were Isaac Vite and Dante Razzano. Vite scored 22 points, including five 3-pointers, grabbed eight rebounds and had six steals, while Razzano contributed 20 points and nine rebounds.

“They really played well,” said Edwardsburg boys basketball coach Steve Wright about the duo. “They stepped up and hit some big shots for us. We had other guys step in other areas as well. It was a good team effort.”

The Eddies took control of the game midway through the second quarter into the third. A 27-4 run during that stretch gave Edwardsburg a commanding 40-18 lead with 3:13 left in the third quarter.

“We didn’t shoot particularly well in the first quarter, but we got them to fall later and we got a few stops,” Wright said. “We created some turnovers and that helped us get some easy buckets.”

Edwardsburg shot 59-percent (17-of-29) from the field over the final three quarters.

T.J. Jones scored 14 points off the bench to lead Berrien Springs.

In the girls game, Katelynn Rogers and Savannah Dixon each scored 20 points to lead Edwardsburg. That point total is a career-high for Rogers, who also pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.

The Eddies took the lead for good at 19-18 after getting a basket from Noelle Kraus with 1:40 left in the second quarter. That was the start of a 12-0 run by the Eddies, which gave the hosts a 29-18 lead with 5:49 left in the third quarter. Rogers scored six points during that stretch.

“We were able to get the ball inside a little bit better,” said Edwardsburg girls basketball coach Nicole Cartwright. “We’ve got some good shooters on the team and we were able to work the ball around and get better shots. In the first half, we were kind of forcing some things.”

Berrien Springs cut Edwardsburg’s lead to 42-38 with 5:38 remaining, but couldn’t get any closer. Rogers made 2-of-3 free throws to extend the Eddies’ lead back up to six.

It’s the fourth straight win for Edwardsburg, which avenged a 52-45 loss to Berrien Springs earlier in the year.

“We’re a really young team,” Cartwright said. “Early in the season we had some close games and battled hard. We’re jelling now as a team.”

 

BOYS

EDWARDSBURG 61, BERRIEN SPRINGS 47

Berrien Springs 47

Jamonta Bell 3, Brant Rago 3, Bo Taylor 4, Antwan Mims 4, Robert Johnson 4, Devan Nichols 6, James Robinson 2, T.J. Jones 14, Edavion Miller 0, Jay Hall 5, Brian Shembarger 0, Doug Clark 0, Mason McFarland 2. TOTALS: 19 5-8 47

Edwardsburg 61

Derek Pierce 2, Dante Razzano 20, Joe Queener 4, Dalton Raymond 0, Isaac Vite 22, Jon Albrecht 11, Ben Robertson 0, Jackson Gaideski 2, Adam Kozinski 0, Nate Brown 0. TOTALS: 21 11-19 61

 

Berrien Springs         7          16       26       47

Edwardsburg            10         24       43       61

3-point baskets: Berrien 4 (Jones 2, Rago, Hall), Edwardsburg 8 (Vite 5, Razzano, Queener, Albrecht). Total fouls (fouled out): Berrien 18 (none), Edwardsburg 11 (none). Shooting: Berrien 19-of-51 for 37-percent, Edwardsburg 21-of-46 for 46-percent. Rebounding: Berrien 21 (Hall 6), Edwardsburg 32 (Razzano 9). Turnovers: Berrien 15, Edwardsburg 14. Varsity records: Berrien 2-9, 1-6 Wolverine West; Edwardsburg 10-3, 5-2 Wolverine West

 

GIRLS

EDWARDSBURG 53, BERRIEN 41

Berrien Springs 41

Amanda Forraht 3, Micah McCree 2, Tyanna Pierce 11, Mara McFarland 4, Gabby Yankey 15, Emily Forraht 0, Ja’Nya Burton 0, Isabella Vaz 6, Ariyona Palmer 0. TOTALS: 15 7-16 41

Edwardsburg 53

Michaela Ritschard 4, Savannah Dixon 20, Katelynn Rogers 20, Noelle Kraus 7, Alise Markel 0, Erzsebet Widman 2, Lila Blough 0. TOTALS: 21 6-10 53

 

Berrien Springs                    9          18       32       41

Edwardsburg                        8          21       40       53

3-point baskets: Berrien 4 (Pierce 2, A. Forraht, Yankey), Edwardsburg 5 (Dixon 4, Rogers). Total fouls (fouled out): Berrien 13 (none), Edwardsburg 17 (Kraus). Shooting: Berrien 15-of-51 for 29-percent, Edwardsburg 21-of-57 for 37-percent. Rebounding: Edwardsburg 36 (Rogers 11), Berrien 25 (McFarland 5). Turnovers: Berrien 15, Edwardsburg 16. Varsity records: Berrien 8-7, 5-3 Wolverine West; Edwardsburg 5-8, 4-4 Wolverine West