PORTAGE — Host Portage Central needed overtime to knock off Niles in SMAC West Division girls basketball action Friday night.

The Mustangs outscored the Vikings 9-4 in the extra session to pull out the 45-40 victory.

Niles trailed 15-13 after one and 22-19 at the intermission.

The Vikings outscored Portage Central 17-14 in the second half to force the overtime.

Emily Gaines scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Vikings, who dropped to 0-5 on the season.

Niles also got 12 points from Alycia Patterson.

Kenzie Pikkart had 17 points to lead the Mustangs.

The Vikings dropped a 55-43 decision to Portage Central in boys basketball action Friday night.

Niles (1-2, 0-1 SMAC West) trailed 28-21 at halftime, but was outscored 30-20 in the second half.

Alex Harpenau had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Vikings, who also got nine points from Tre Gray and Austin Brooks.

Austin McCullogh led the Mustangs with 18 points.

A complete box score was unavailable at press time.

 

PORTAGE CENTRAL 45, NILES 40

At Portage

NILES 40

Emily Gaines 19, Aynslee Myer 0, Jaycee Myer 0, Taylor Gibson 0, Deshanay Alexander 2, Alycia Patterson 12, Caitlin Daly 2, Claudine Tudor 0, Leslie Shorter 0, Lajan Mitchell 5.

PORTAGE CENTRAL 45

Kayla Mathieu 8, A. Long 4, L. Inman 4, A. Stacey 2, Maizie Brown 9, J. Roth 3, K. Brannstrom 2, Kenzie Pikkart 17.

 

Niles   13       19        28        36        40

Central          15       22        29        36        45

3-point baskets: Niles 6 (Gaines 4, Patterson 2), Portage Central 1 (Mathieu 1). Varsity records: Niles 0-5, 0-2 SMAC West; Portage Central 2-2, 0-1 SMAC West.