By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
Lakeshore captured the Big 16 Conference Super Duals on Saturday at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek with a 48-21 victory over Niles.
Dowagiac, which was edged by Niles in the second round, 36-35, finished fifth.
The victory by the Lancers over the Vikings was the second this season. This win, however, was a bit more lopsided than Lakeshore's West Division win back in December.
Dowagiac slipped past Sturgis in the opening round (42-34), while Niles pounded Portage Central (48-24). The Vikings then held off the Chieftains, 36-35, to advance to the semifinals.
There the Vikings defeated No. 1 seeded Battle Creek Lakeview, 39-36. Lakeshore, meanwhile, defeated Coldwater in the semifinals, 45-30.
In the consolation round Dowagiac (14-2) defeated Mattawan for the third time this season, 36-33. The Chieftains finished with a 48-22 victory over Kalamazoo Central in the battle for fifth place.
Niles returns to action Thursday evening at Benton Harbor.
First round:
Battle Creek Lakeview 62, Portage Northern 13
Mattawan 67, Battle Creek Harper Creek 11
Dowagiac 42, Sturgis 34
Niles 48, Portage Central 24
Lakeshore 66, Marshall 13
Kalamazoo Central 57, Benton Harbor 17
St. Joseph 61, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 11
Coldwater 45, Battle Creek Central 34
Second round:
Battle Creek Lakeview 38, Mattawan 32
Niles 36, Dowagiac 35
Lakeshore 66, Kalamazoo Central 0
Coldwater 51, St. Joseph 27
Battle Creek Harper Creek 48, Portage Northern 36
Portage Central 54, Sturgis 24
Marshall 52, Benton Harbor 28
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42, Battle Creek Central 28
Third round:
Niles 39, Battle Creek Lakeview 36
Lakeshore 45, Coldwater 30
Dowagiac 39, Mattawan 36
Kalamazoo Central 39, St. Joseph 32
Sturgis 43, Portage Northern 30
Portage Central 60, Battle Creek Harper Creek 18
Battle Creek Central 50, Marshall 22
Benton Harbor 36, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 20
Final round:
15th place: Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 42, Portage Northern 36
13th place: Sturgis 57, Benton Harbor 24
11th place: Battle Creek Harper Creek 42, Marshall 37
Ninth place: Portage Central 51, Battle Creek Central 23
Seventh place: St. Joseph 46, Mattawan 23
Fifth place: Dowagiac 43, Kalamazoo Central 28
Third place: Battle Creek Lakeview 41, Coldwater 39.
Championship match
Lakeshore…48
Niles…………21
103: Matt Poehlman (N) d. Kyle Hammermeister 12-6
112: Justin Agens (L) d. Bryce Flannery 1:37
119: Chris Forrester (L) p. Derek Parcell :53
125: Drew Welke (L) d. Mason Shepherdson 9-6
130: Nathan Broehm (L) p. George Nelson 3:24
135: Aaron Bradley (L) d. Charles Nelson 3-2
140: Kyle Isabel (N) d. Chad Newman 10-9
145: Ryan Kolberg (L) p. Rod Leneway 2:35
152: Matt Wittmann (L) p. Robert Cinninger 3:15
160: Andy Gebhard (L) p. Dan Lawson 2:06
171: Josh Henry (N) p. Adam Miller 1:12
189: Seus Hannes (L) p. Jake Groves 1:23
215: James Edwards (N) p. Zach Puplis 4:34
275: Dustin Sullivan (N) p. Gage Elkins 1:31