OTSEGO — Another slow start led to another Wolverine Conference loss for the Dowagiac girls basketball team Tuesday night.

The Chieftains (3-14) scored just seven points in the first half and trailed the Wolverine Conference North Division leading Bulldogs 36-7.

Dowagiac scored 18 second half points, but gave up another 29 points for Otsego.

Amiyah Smith led the Chieftains with 13 points. Taylor Hulett added eight.

Liz Barwegan led the Bulldogs and all scorers with 15 points.

 

Boys basketball

ST. JOSEPH — The Dowagiac boys basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped when host St. Joseph scored a 63-59 win over the Chieftains in overtime Tuesday night.

Dowagiac led a 30-24 halftime lead slip away as the Bears were able to rally to deadlock the score at 54-54 at the end of regulation.

St. Joseph outscored Dowagiac 9-5 in the extra session to pick up its eighth victory of the season.

The Chieftains drop of 5-10 overall.

Adrien Bucha-Moore led Dowagiac with a game-high 19 points. D.J. Lanier, J.J. Smith and Jamin Hunt all scored nine points.

St. Joseph was led by Michael Hunn’s 17 points.

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

OTSEGO 65, DOWAGIAC 28

At Otsego

DOWAGIAC 28

Tania Wilson 1, Taylor Hulett 8, Kellyn Daly 4, Taylor Pye 1, Amiyah Smith 13, Tamia Wilson 0, Micaela Ruff 0, Madison Potter 0. TOTALS: 9 10-22 28.

OTSEGO 65

Jaidin Clemens 11, Erica Drobny 8, Liz Barwegan 15, Grace Verhage 3, Cayla Koshar 2, Lauren Niebner 2, Kaelyn Arlington 9, Lynsey Perry 2, Jaycie Calloway 13. TOTALS: 28 7-19 65.

 

Dowagiac       4          7          18        25

Otsego            18        36        50        65

3-point baskets: Dowagiac 0, Otsego 2 (Barwegan, Verhage. Total fouls (fouled out): Dowagiac 17 (none), Otsego 19 (none). Varsity records: Dowagiac 3-14, Otsego 15-2.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

St. Joseph 63, Dowagiac 59 (OT)

At St. Joseph

DOWAGIAC 59

Marcus Winchester-Jones 5, D.J. Lanier 9, J.J. Smith 9, Adrien Bucha-Moore 19, Murphy 0, Jamin Hunt 9, Mack Charles 6. Totals: 21 8-10 59.

1. JOSEPH 63

Izak Ruddell 4, Ryan Haynes 9, Mason Scramlin 8, Michael Hunn 17, Cade Shimulunas 12, Trevor Dilley 13. Totals: 23 14-16 63.

 

Dowagiac       11        30        42        54        59

St. Joseph      13        24        40        54        63

3-point baskets: Dowagiac 7 (Bucha-Moore 4, Winchester-Jones, Lanier, Hunt), St. Joseph 3 (Hunn 3). Total fouls (fouled out): Dowagiac 11 (none), St. Joseph 14 (none). Varsity records: Dowagiac 5-10, St. Joseph 8-7.