Sophomore guard Josh Kozinski nearly outscored the entire Cassopolis basketball team Friday night in a clash of arch rivals.

Kozinski scored a game-high 25 points in the Eddies 51-35 victory over the Rangers, who got 20 points from Jacob Lee.

On a strange offensive night for Cassopolis, which only had three players score, Edwardsburg was able to go to Kozinski early and often as the Eddies built a 22-18 halftime advantage and increased it to 34-25 heading into the final quarter.

Kozonski, who also had six rebounds and four steals, scored nine of his points in the pivotal third quarter and was 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the final stanza.

Edwardsburg (1-1, 1-0 Lakeland) spread the ball around in the fourth quarter as six Eddies scored.

Leading just 36-31 with 5:20 remaining, Marcus Albrecht snared a rebound and scored to extend the lead to seven. Moments later, Kyle Dale hit a jumper to make it 43-35 and ended any serious comeback bid by the Rangers.

Besides Kozinski’s offensive output, the Eddies also got nine points from Albrecht and five points from Ethan Zimmerman.

The other two Rangers to score in the contest were Oliver Fiala with 12 and Tyler Gilliam with 3.

CASSOPOLIS 35

Tyler Gilliam 1 0-0 3; Oliver Fiala 6 0-0 12; Jacob Lee 9 1-2 20. Totals: 16 1-4 35

EDWARDSBURG 51

Chad Tevlin 1 0-0 3; Matt North 1 0-0 2; Ethan Zimmerman 0 5-6 5; Josh Kozinski 8 7-8 25; Marcus Albrecht 4 0-0 9; Kyle Slack 2 1-2 5; Kyle Dale 1 0-2 2. TOTALS: 16 13-18 51

Cassopolis  4 18 25 35

Edwardsburg 10 22 34 51

3-point goals: Cassopolis 2 (Gilliam, Lee), Edwardsburg 4 (Tevlin, Kozinski Albrecht). Total fouls: Cassopolis 17, Edwardsburg 12. Fouled out: none. Varsity records – Cassopolis 0-1 Lakeland, 1-1; Edwardsburg 1-1, 1-0 Lakeland; Cassopolis

Cassopolis…27

Edwardsburg…50

Host Edwardsburg outscored Cassopolis 11-2 in the opening quarter and 23-7 in the first 16 minutes on its way to a 50-27 Lakeland Conference girls’ basketball victory over the Rangers Friday night.

The Eddies took command of the game early on and never let up in handing their arch rival a lopsided loss.

Leading 23-7 heading into the third quarter, Edwardsburg outscored Cassopolis 18-8 to build up a 41-15 advantage heading to the final quarter.

Rachel Vite led the Eddies with 14 points. Ashley Streb added 11, while Mariah Murphy finished with nine points.

Reese Ellison and Tammy Lee each scored seven points for the Rangers. Lela Broussard and Jocelyn Transou both had five.

CASSOPOLIS 27

Tammy Lee 2 2-2 7; Breanna Coleman 1 0-0 2; Devon Hillyer 0 0-0 0; Savannah Sullivan 0 1-2 1; Lela Broussard 2 0-2 5; Jocelyn Transou 2 0-2 5; Reese Ellison 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 10 4-9 27

EDWARDSBURG 50

Rachel Vite 7 0-0 14; Jill Blough 0 0-0 0; Emily Kozinski 2 0-0 4; Hannah Hack 1 2-2 4; Sarah D’Amico 2 0-0 4; Ashley Streb 5 1-2 11; Mariah Murphy 4 1-3 9; Brooke Portwood 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 23 4-6 50

Cassopolis 2 7 15 27

Edwardsburg 11 23 41 50

3-point goals: Cassopolis 3 (Lee, Broussard, Transou). Total fouls: Edwardsburg 13, Cassopolis 5. Fouled out: None. Varsity records: Edwardsburg 3-0