SOUTH HAVEN — The Dowagiac boys basketball team tasted defeat for the first time this season as host South Haven rolled to an 80-52 win over the Chieftains Friday night.

Dowagiac (2-1, 0-1 Wolverine West) got off to a slow start and could never quite catch the Rams, who are 4-0 overall.

South Haven jumped out to a 24-11 first quarter lead and led 44-26 by intermission.

Dowagiac managed just eight points in the third quarter as the Rams opened up a 25-point advantage (59-34) heading into the final quarter.

Brandon Winchester-Jones scored 23 points to lead the Chieftains, while Kyle Solloway added 15.

Keylonte Gaines scored a game-high 26 points for South Haven.

 

DOWAGIAC 52

Brandon Winchester-Jones 23, D. Dodd 5, Daquan Brooks 2, Tevin Fowlkes 5, Kyle Solloway 15, Matt Smith 2. TOTALS 22 4-5 52

SOUTH HAVEN 80

Malik Broady 8, Spencer Adams 7, Miguel Robinson 8, Cameron Ferguson 8, Tony Canonie 8, Deon Cooper 6, Keylonte Gaines 26, Armani May 4, Adrian Cobbs 5. TOTALS 37 4-7 80

 

Dowagiac        11       26       34       52

S. Haven         24       44       59       80

3-point baskets: Dowagiac 4 (Winchester-Jones 3, Solloway 1), South Haven 2 (Gaines 2). Records: South Haven 4-0, Dowagiac 2-1, 0-1 West