OTSEGO — Talk about getting off to a great start.

Perennial Wolverine Conference boys basketball powerhouses Dowagiac and Otsego collided again Tuesday night.

The visiting Chieftains scored more points in the first half than Otsego did for the entire game on its way to a 76-44 victory.

Dowagiac (2-0, 1-0 Wolverine) scored 31 first quarter points and led 45-16 by halftime.

The Chieftains took a 55-29 advantage in the final quarter.

Brandon Winchester-Jones scored 18 points to lead Dowagiac, which also got Harry Reed and Leroy Lewis. Keoante Blackamore finished with 10 points.

Billy Woodhams had 18 points for the Bulldogs.

 

DOWAGIAC 76, OTSEGO 44

At Otsego

DOWAGIAC 76

Harry Reed 12; Deonte Sullivan 4; Brandon Winchester-Jones 18; Zach Davis 1; Leroy Lewis 12; Josh Lamphere 2; Adrien Bucha-Moore 2; Bernard Gaston 5; Keoante Blackamore 10; Jamien Hunt 7; Jeffrey Holloman 3. TOTALS: 28 13-23 76.

OTSEGO 44

Carter Harmon 4; Hunter Johnson 5; Dan Nichols 6; Addison Atwater 4; Casey Syrek 2; Jacob Starr 3; Billy Woodhams 18; Chaz Hook 2. TOTALS: 16 8-9 44.

 

Dowagiac        31       45       55       76

Otsego               3       16       29       44

3-point baskets: Dowagiac 7 (Reid 3, Winchester-Jones 3, Hunt), Otsego 4 (Woodhams 2, Johnson, Starr); Total fouls: Dowagiac 14, Otsego 17; Varsity records: Dowagiac 2-0; JV score: Otsego 40, Dowagiac 39.