OSHTEMO — Gabe Stokes’ basket with four seconds remaining lifted visiting Niles to a 48-46 Big 16 West Division win over Mattawan in boys basketball action at Kalamazoo Valley Community College Friday night.

The Vikings and Wildcats played at KVCC due to the fact that renovations to the Mattawan floor have not been finished.

Stokes’ shot, which helped erase a 13-point four quarter deficit, allowed the Vikings to improve to 3-6 overall. He finished with 13 points.

Niles also got 14 points from Tate Brawley and 10 points from Jeremy Wortham.

Darek Ditto led Mattawan with a game-high 17 points.

 

Niles 48, Mattawan 46

NILES 48

Gabe Stokes 13, Jeremy Wortham 10, Connor Glick 4, Matthew Miller 3, Tate Brawley 14, Gavin Rassler 4. TOTALS: 19 6-13 48

MATTAWAN 46

Gabe Pelak 8, Joey Knapp 6, Myles Nesbitt 7, Darek Ditto 17, Ben Richardson 2, Caley 2, Caleb Doonan 4. TOTALS: 19 4-7 46

 

Niles                12       22       30       48

Mattawan       16       31       43       46

3-point baskets: Niles 4 (Brawley 2, Stokes 2), Mattawan 4 (Pelak 2, Nesbitt, Ditto). Total fouls (fouled out): Niles 12 (none), Mattawan 11 (none). Varsity record: Niles 3-6