By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES – The Brandywine varsity basketball team picked up its first win of the season Friday night against River Valley, posting a 58-45 Lakeland Conference victory.
Noah Udell had a slam dunk for the Bobcats and ended with five points on the night. Caleb Frazier led all scorers with 19 points, Josh Benjamin had nine and Billy McDonald added seven.
For the Mustangs, Nick Swords had 15 points, while John Jackson had nine.
Brandywine will hit the floor on Tuesday when it hosts Buchanan for another Lakeland Conference match up.
Brandywine … 58
River Valley … 45
BRANDYWINE (58) – Kyle Low 0 0-0 0, Bill Bussey 2 0-0 4, Caleb Frazier 5 9-11 19, Matt Beaver 1 3-4 6, Billy McDonald 2 3-6 7, Zac Bollenbacher 0 6-6 6, Danny Williams 0 2-4 2, Josh Benjamin 4 1-3 9, Mark Seastrom 0 0-2 0, Doug Rockett 0 0-0 0, Noah Udell 2 1-2 5. TOTALS: 16 25-38 58.
RIVER VALLEY (45) – David Lantis 1 4-5 6, Ricky Zeiger 0 0-0 0, Josh Gibson 0 0-0 0, John Jackson 1 7-8 9, Nate Swords 5 5-12 15, Jamen Blake 2 0-0 5, Tom Kill 0 0-2 0, Mike Becktell 0 1-2 1, Robert Alexander 2 2-3 7, Dan Alden 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 12 19-32 45.
Brandywine 12 20 34 58
River Valley 10 22 30 45
3-point goals: Brandywine 1 (Beaver) River Valley 2 (Alexander, Blake); Total fouls (fouled out): Brandywine 25 River Valley 26 (Blake). Varsity Records: Brandywine 1-2, 1-1 Lakeland; River Valley 1-3, 0-2 Lakeland.