EDWARDSBURG — Michaela Hartline’s four 3-pointers in the first quarter highlighted an impressive first half Tuesday by the Brandywine girls basketball team against Edwardsburg.

The 10th-ranked (Class C) Bobcats went into halftime with a 55-16 lead and rolled to a 63-31 win over the Eddies.

“In practice we’ve been working really hard at getting a faster pace in games,” said Brandywine girls basketball coach Josh Hood. “Tonight, we didn’t allow their defense to set up. Our girls found the open girl and we hit some big shots.”

Brandywine, which improved to 8-0, shot 55-percent (20-of-36) from the field in the first half.

The Bobcats also forced 22 turnovers in the first 16 minutes.

Michaela Hartline and Makenna Hartline each scored 17 points to lead Brandywine. Michaela also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

“The girls are being very unselfish,” Hood said. “It’s somebody different (scoring) every night. When you coach a group of girls that could care less about stats and care more about winning it’s fun.”

Savannah Dixon scored 16 points to lead Edwardsburg, which fell to 0-6.

“(Brandywine) was really on tonight,” said Edwardsburg girls basketball coach Nicole Cartwright. “They’re a good team. They’re 7-0 for a reason. They shot really and they put a lot of (defensive) pressure on us. But, it’s not something we didn’t expect. We just couldn’t quite execute.”

 

 

BRANDYWINE 63, EDWARDSBURG 31

Brandywine 63

Makenna Hartline 17, Michaela Hartline 17, Brooke Smith 6, Emily Erwin 6, Jaleesa Garner 6, Alyssa Bolen 8, Rachael Szilagyi 0, Mia Stella 0, Makena Bowen 3. TOTALS: 23 8-11 63

Edwardsburg 31

Savannah Dixon 16, Breanna Baushke 0, Noelle Kraus 4, Alise Markel 2, Katelynn Rogers 2, Michaela Ritschard 3, Lila Blough 2, Erzsebet Widman 2, Maria Esquivel 0, Alaina Gaideski 0. TOTALS: 12 4-11 31

 

 

Brandywine                           23       55       62       63

Edwardsburg                        10       16       20       31

3-point baskets: Brandywine 9 (Michaela Hartline 5, Bolen 2, Erwin, Makenna Hartline), Edwardsburg 3 (Dixon 3). Total fouls (fouled out): Brandywine 13 (none), Edwardsburg 10 (none). Shooting: Brandywine 23-of-56 for 41-percent, Edwardsburg 12-of-27 for 44-percent. Rebounding: Brandywine 25 (Michaela Hartline 7), Edwardsburg 19 (Ritschard 8). Turnovers: Brandywine 7, Edwardsburg 31. Records: Brandywine 8-0, Edwardsburg 0-6