Buchanan rallies to slip past Edwardsburg

Published 9:45 am Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Edwardsburg’s Isaac Vite scored a game-high 26 points in the Eddies’ loss to Buchanan. (Leader photo/AMELIO RODRIGUEZ)

Edwardsburg’s Isaac Vite scored a game-high 26 points in the Eddies’ loss to Buchanan. (Leader photo/AMELIO RODRIGUEZ)

BUCHANAN — Host Buchanan rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to hand Edwardsburg a 74-69 setback in boys basketball Monday night.

The Eddies, who led 15-11 after one and by 11 points (35-24) at the intermission, were outscored 50-34 in the second half.

Isaac Vite scored a game-high 26 points before fouling out to lead the Eddies, who fall to 3-4 on the season. Dante Razzano added 15 and Dylan Hulett 13.

Kevin Dey had 26 points to pace the Bucks, who improved to 4-1. Doug Freeman finished with 15, while Tyler Flynn and Christian Catalano both chipped in with 11.

 

EDWARDSBURG 69

Grant Szalewski 0 0-0 0, Dante Razzano 5 4-9 15, Jackson Gaideski 1 1-2 3, Dylan Hulett 3 7-11 13, Isaac Vite 9 1-3 26, Derek Pierce 0 0-0 0, Dalton Raymond 2 0-0 6, Joe Queener 0 0-0 0, Jordan Douglas 2 0-0 6. TOTALS 22 13-25 69

BUCHANAN 74

Kevin Dey 11 3-5 26, Tyler Flynn 4 2-6 11, Alex Leiter 1 1-2 3, Doug Freeman 5 3-7 15, Christian Catalano 3 5-9 11, Elijah Lewis 2 0-0 4, Sam Swem 0 0-0 0, Dustin Gray 2 0-1 4, Tim McCaffrey 0 0-0 0, Josiah Smith 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 28 14-30 74

 

Edwardsburg                        15       35       60       69

Buchanan                               11       24       49       74

3-point baskets: Edwardsburg 12 (Vite 7, Raymond 2, Douglas 2, Razzano 1), Buchanan 4 (Freeman 2, Flynn 1, Dey 1). Total fouls (fouled out): Edwardsburg 26 (Vite, Razzano), Buchanan 24 (Leiter). Varsity records: Buchanan 4-1, Edwardsburg 3-4. JV score: Edwardsburg 66, Buchanan 39