By Staff
BERRIEN SPRINGS – A big first half lifted the Edwardsburg girls' varsity basketball team to a 43-28 Lakeland Conference victory over Berrien Springs Tuesday night.
The Lady Eddies (2-2, 1-2 Lakeland) outscored Berrien Springs 24-9 in the first half and then cruised home with the victory.
Berrien Springs outscored Edwardsburg 14-10 in the third quarter, but both teams ended up netting 19 points each in the final 16 minutes of play.
Steffanie Streb led the Lady Eddies with 11 points, while Lindsay Harroff and Stephanie Koontz finished with 10 and nine points respectively.
Rachel Zahrn led Berrien Springs with nine points, all on 3-pointers. Kelsey Shembarger added six points.
Edwardsburg is back in action on Friday, when it travels to Bridgman for another league contest.
Edwardsburg was edged in junior varsity action Tuesday night by the Lady Shamrocks, 26-24.
EDWARDSBURG 43
Brea Eden 1 0-0 3; Leslie Boyles 1 1-2 4; Christina Hans 1 0-2 2; Emily Kozinski 2 0-0 4; Steffanie Streb 4 2-2 11; Stephanie Koontz 3 3-4 9; Lindsay Harroff 2 0-0 10. Totals: 16 6-10 43
BERRIEN SPRINGS 28
Rachel Zahrn 3 0-2 9; Mandy Bromilow 2 0-0 4; Whitney Slecknies 0 0-0 0; Brienne Jeskema 1 2-6 4; Koby Gillispie 2 0-0 4; Kelsey Shembarger 1 4-4 6; Lyndsey Shembarger 0 1-1 2; Arielle Wallace 0 0-0 0; LaQuittice Dichols 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 7-14 28
Edwardsburg 14 10 10 9 – 43
Berrien Springs 6 3 14 5 – 28
3-point baskets: Eden (E), Boyles (E), Streb (E), Harroff (E) 2, Zahrn (BS) 3. Total fouls: Edwardsburg 13, Berrien Springs 11. Fouled out: None. Records: Edwardsburg 2-2, 1-2 Lakeland; Berrien Springs 3-2, 1-2 Lakeland
Cassopolis…45
Bridgman…35
BRIDGMAN – Sisters Tiffany and Taira Williams combined for 26 points to lead the Cassopolis girls' varsity basketball team past host Bridgman Tuesday night in Lakeland Conference action.
Tiffany Williams netted 14, while twin sister Taira added 12 points for the Lady Rangers, who won their second straight contest.
Cassopolis also got nine points from Damonica Kelly and eight points from Kenyah House.
Sarah Svoboda's nine points led Bridgman. Ariel Piotter added eight.
The Lady Rangers return to action Friday night when they travel to Coloma for another Lakeland Conference clash.
CASSOPOLIS 45
Damonica Kelly 4 0-2 9; Robin Danzy 1 0-0 2; Tiffany Williams 4 6-10 14; Kenyah House 4 0-0 8; Taira Williams 5 0-0 12; Taletha Andrews 0 0-0 0; Keondra Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 6-12 45
BRIDGMAN 35
Natalie Hendricks 0 0-0 0; Kristie Evet 0 0-0 0; Sarah Svoboda 3 2-3 9; Tiffany Coffing 1 0-0 2; Amy Schultz 5 0-0 14; Ariel Piotter 4 0-0 8; Danielle Bachleda 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 2-3 35
Cassopolis 13 9 10 13 – 45
Bridgman 5 11 8 11 – 35
3-point baskets: Taira Williams (C) 2, Kelly (C), Schultz (B) 4, Svoboda (B). Total fouls: Cassopolis 6, Bridgman 17. Fouled out: Hendricks (B). Records: Cassopolis 2-3, 2-1 Lakeland; Bridgman 1-3, 0-3 Lakeland