By Staff
COLOMA - Host Coloma outscored Brandywine 44-24 in the second half Tuesday night to pick up a 78-51 Lakeland Conference victory.
The Bobcats (1-15 overall, 0-11 Lakeland Conference) trailed just 34-27 at halftime against the second place Comets.
Former Brandywine standout Josh Hood, now the Coloma head coach, benched his starters for much of the first quarter for disciplinary reasons.
As a result, the Bobcats grabbed a 15-11 first quarter lead.
Brandywine continued to play well throughout the second quarter even when the Coloma starters returned.
But in the second half, the Bobcats were no match for Coloma's full-court pressure defense.
The Comets forced numerous second half turnovers which led to easy baskets.
Sebastian Lewis was the main thorn in the Bobcats' side as he scored nine third quarter points to help Coloma take a 60-37 lead.
Lewis led all scorers with 16 points.
Brandywine was led by Matt Beaver who scored 14 points. Bill Bussey added 13.
BRANDYWINE 51
Alex Newman 1 0-0 2, Matt Beaver 6 1-1 14, Bill Bussey 3 6-8 13, Kyle Low 0 0-0 0, D.J. Elrod 2 0-0 6, Cody Smith 1 0-0 2, Bill McDonald 1 0-0 3, Adam Prescott 1 0-0 3. Totals: 19 7-9 51
COLOMA 78
Jake Boven 6 1-3 13, Milo Jeffries 0 0-0 0, Terrell Evans 4 0-0 9, Jermain Murphy 3 0-0 6, Anthony Musgrove 1 0-0 2, Tyler LaVanway 3 0-0 6, Casey Weber 2 2-2 6, Chad Adams 6 0-0 15, DeAnthony Head 1 2-2 5, Sebastian Lewis 7 0-0 16. Totals: 33 5-7 78
Brandywine 15 27 37 51
Coloma 11 34 60 78
THREE-point baskets: Adams (C) 3, Lewis (C) 2, Head (C), Evans (C), Elrod (BW) 2, McDonald (BW), Prescott (BW) Bussey (BW) Beaver (BW); Total fouls: Coloma 12, Brandywine 9. Records: Coloma 11-4 (8-2 Lakeland), Brandywine 1-15 (0-11).