Edwardsburg advances to finals with an easy victory
Published 8:00 am Thursday, March 12, 2015
COLDWATER — Isaac Vite scored a game-high 21 points to lead Edwardsburg into the Class B District finals at Coldwater Friday night.
Isaac Vite
The Eddies (17-5) defeated Wolverine Conference rival Three Rivers (4-17) 75-53 to advance to the championship game against another league foe — Sturgis.
The Trojans (12-9) advanced to the finals with a 47-44 victory over host Coldwater Wednesday night.
Edwardsburg jumped out to an 18-7 lead after one quarter and extended it to 39-19 by halftime.
The Eddies outscored the Wildcats 36-34 in the second half.
Besides Vite’s output, Edwwardsburg got 14 points from Dante Razzano.
Cam Cottingham and Johnel Stewart both scored 10 for Three Rivers.
The championship game is set for 7 p.m. Friday night at Coldwater High School.
EDWARDSBURG 75, THREE RIVERS 53
Edwardsburg 75
John Albrecht 8; Jackson Gaideski 6; Adam Kozinski 7; Derek Pierce 9; Joel Queener 2; Dalton Raymond 6; Dante Razzano 14; Isaac Vite 21. TOTALS: 27 16-24 75
Three Rivers 53
Tanner Blyly 6; Cam Cottingham 10; Tate Ellifritz 3; Adam Reed 11; Chad Sage 3; Isiah Smith 8; Johnel Stewart 10; Zak Zagon 1. TOTALS: 18 15-25 53
Edwardsburg 18 39 60 75
Three Rivers 7 19 34 53
3-point baskets: Three Rivers 2 (Stewart, Ellifritz), Edwardsburg 5 (Pierce, Kozinski, Vite 3). Total fouls (fouled out): Edwardsburg 22, Three Rivers 21 (Zagon, Stewart). Varsity records: Edwardsburg 17-5, Three Rivers 4-17
