PARCHMENT — Not many people would have expected the Brandywine girls basketball team to finish the 2016-17 regular season with 16 wins.

After all, the Bobcats graduated all five starters from the previous season in which it went to the Class C state semifinals.

But Brandywine capped a 16-4 regular season with a 36-28 win over host Parchment Friday night.

The Bobcats will now take this week to prepare for its Class C district opener against host Watervliet Monday night.

Brandywine outscored Parchment 21-14 in the second half to turn a one-point halftime lead (29-28) into an eight-point victory.

Zakiyyah Abdullah led the Bobcats with 18 points. Nichole Sachman added five points.

The Panthers did not have a player in double figures.

 

BRANDYWINE 36, PARCHMENT 28

At Parchment

BRANDYWINE 36

Mia Stella 3, Makena Bowen 4, Nicole Sachman 5, Megan Schmidt 3, Bethany Duval 3, Zakiyyah Abdullah 18, Kennedy Byrd 0. TOTALS: 10 9-16 36.

PARCHMENT 28

Haley Knapp 5, Shiyon Taylor 7, Katelyn Leckie 7, Trinity Stone 2, A. Wilson 7. TOTALS: 10 8-15 28.

 

Brandywine   5          15        27        36

Parchment     9          14        23        28

3-point baskets: Brandywine 7 (Abdullah 3, Duval 1, Schmidt 1, Sachman 1, Stella 1), Parchment 0; Total fouls (fouled out): Brandywine 11 (none), Parchment 15 (none). Varsity records: Brandywine 16-4, 6-4 BCS Red, Parchment 4-12, 1-8 BCS Red.

 

Niles at St. Joseph

ST. JOSEPH — Visiting Niles remained winless in the SMAC West Division following a 57-42 loss to St. Joseph Friday night.

The Bears (14-4, 7-0 SMAC West) grabbed a first quarter lead and never looked back.

Niles (4-14, 0-7 SMAC West) trailed 28-17 at halftime and 41-33 heading into the final quarter.

Emma Applegate had 10 points to lead the Vikings, who also got 10 points from Jaycee Myer.

Shelby Madison led the Bears and all scorers with 17 points.

 

ST. JOSEPH 57, NILES 42

At St. Joseph

NILES 42

Taylor Gibson 3; Deshanay Alexander 0; Alycia Patterson 8; Caitlin Daly 0; Claudine Tudor 0; Emily Gaines 7; Aynslee Myer 0; Jaycee Myer 10; Leslie Shorter 0; Lajan Mitchell 4; Emma Applegate 10. TOTALS: 17 1-4 42.

ST. JOSEPH 57

Katie Algyre 9; Anna Fischer 10; Sadie Brown 5; Audrey Filippo 4; Shelby Madison 17; Parker Johnson 4; Lyndsay White 8. TOTALS: 20 14-17 57.

 

Niles               10        17        33        42

St. Joe            18        29        41        57

3-point baskets: Niles 7 (Gaines 2, Applegate 2, J. Myer 2, Gibson 1), St. Joseph 3 (Algyre 1, Brown 1, Madison 1). Varsity records: Niles 4-14, 0-7 SMAC West; St. Joseph 14-4, 7-0 SMAC West.

 

Vicksburg at Edwardsburg

After a sluggish start, host Edwardsburg outscored Vicksburg 30-12 over the final three quarters to post a 38-20 Wolverine Conference South Division victory Friday night.

Kaitlyn Zarycki led Edwardsburg and all scorers with 13 points. Savannah Dixon added 12 points.

A complete boxscore is available online at leaderpub.com

 

EDWARDSBURG 38, VICKSBURG 20

At Edwardsburg

VICKSBURG 20

Sophia Breitenbach 0, Racquel Rice 7, Layne Steele 3, Kennedy Nabozny 5, Lydia Dorscht 0, Grace Stock 2, Lauren Goertler 0, Amy Kosiba 1, Grace Welch 2, Avery Slanick 0, Taylor Dent 2. TOTALS: 7 3-4 20.

EDWARDSBURG 38

Erszabet Widman 0, Michaela Ritschard 0, Alexa Markel 0, Kaitlyn Zarycki 13, Katie Kanaby 0, Savannah Dixon 12, Chloe Bartz 2, Noelle Kraus 1, Hannah Olson 0, Brayden Curtis 8, Samantha Ekanayake 2. TOTALS: 12 11-19 38.

 

Vicksburg                  8          12        17        20

Edwardsburg           8          16        26        38

3-point baskets: Vicksburg 3 (Rice, Steele, Nabozny), Edwardsburg 1 (Dixon); Total fouls (fouled out): Vicksburg 18 (Steele), Edwardsburg 15 (none). Varsity record: Edwardsburg 16-2, 8-0 Wolverine South.