Basketball Roundup: Battle Creek Academy's Sofia Keller scores 1,000th career point
TEKONSHA - Getting to 1,000 points usually comes near the end of a standout high school career. Sofia Keller of Battle Creek Academy hit that milestone on opening night of the girls basketball season, and it seems like she is just getting started.
In just her first game of her sophomore season, Keller passed the 1,000-point total for her career in Battle Creek Academy's 49-35 win over Tekonsha at Tekonsha High School on Tuesday.
Keller needed only 18 points to to reach 1,000 for her career and she blew past that by scoring a game-high 36 in the non-conference victory.
"I am incredibly proud and happy for Sofia on reaching 1,000 varsity points," Battle Creek Academy coach Shadrach Grentz said. "Ever since I started teaching Sofia in the fourth grade, I knew that she had a love for the game of basketball. It is amazing to see how her game has developed.
"Tonight was an overall good feeling to get a win to start the year and see Sofia accomplish this milestone that has never happened in the 32-year history of our athletic program."
Playing high school basketball in both seventh and eighth grades, Keller already has 550 career points at the varsity level before she even entered high school. She added nearly 500 points more her freshman season last year and is already the school's all-time leading scorer.
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Coldwater 52, Lakeview 22
Coldwater led 26-6 at halftime in this non-conference win over Lakeview. Elli Anderson led a balanced Cardinal scoring attack with 11 points with Elli Foley adding 10 points and Coley Burkhardt chipping in nine points and five assists. Kenzie Schied had a game-high 10 rebounds.
Lakewood Lake Odessa 47, Pennfield 42
Pennfield opened the season with a loss as Emilee Klacking had 20 points to lead the Panthers, including three 3-pointers, with four rebounds and two steals. Natalie Hensel added 14 points, five rebounds, six blocks and three steals for Pennfield.
Portland 51, Gull Lake 43
Gull Lake led 23-20 at halftime, but the Blue Devils were held to four points in the third quarter in this non-conference loss. Bree Eklund led Gull Lake with 14 points.
Colon 52, Lenawee Christian 33
Colon led 17-0 after the first quarter as Reese Williams had a game-high 23 points, seven assists and five steals. Macey Burgess added 14 points and seven rebounds with Allison Vinson chipping in with 10 points.
Climax-Scotts 57, Comstock 9
Kendall Reitz had 13 points and nine steals with Holly Talbert coming up with 12 points and five rebounds in this one-sided non-conference win for Climax-Scotts.
Calhoun Christian 31, Jackson Christian 22
Jayna Schwartz had 15 points and Sarah Belote chipped in eight points for Calhoun Christian in the non-conference victory.
Delton Kellogg 38, Maple Valley 22
Addie Stampfler had 16 points for Delton Kellogg in the non-conference season opener.
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Lakeview 39, Coldwater 36
Lakeview improved to 2-0 in this low-scoring non-conference game. Coldwater led 29-28 at the end of the third quarter before the Spartans outscored the Cardinals 13-7 in the final period. LeBron Campbell had 16 points to lead Lakeview. Coldwater remains winless at 0-3 with Gavin Taylor getting 14 points and Ayden Dirschell adding 10.
Olivet 77, Harper Creek 55
Olivet earned its first win of the season, rolling past Harper Creek in a non-conference tilt. Bo Lincoln and Bryce Wine each had 15 points for the Eagles with Tayven Feldpausch and Jack Masters adding 13 points apiece. Dylan Eversole had 13 points for Harper Creek, which falls to 0-3.
Pennfield 57, Lakewood Lake Odessa 35
Pennfield earned its first win of the season as the Panthers outscored Lake Odessa 19-5 in the second quarter to take momentum early and lead 28-11 at halftime. Dayshaun Boykins had 16 points and three assists to lead Pennfield with Calvin Paesens adding 12 points and eight rebounds as Brevin Bailey came up with 10 points and two blocks.
Marshall 70, Godfrey Lee 60
Marshall improves to 2-1 with a victory over a Godfrey Lee team that was 19-2 a year ago with seven seniors returning. Austin Miller led Marshall with 21 points and five rebounds with Ty Keeler adding 15 points and Zavion Russ coming up with 11 points and seven rebounds. Austin Burns chipped in with nine points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
Galesburg-Augusta 63, Coloma 61
Galesburg-Augusta knocked off Coloma in overtime after the two teams ended regulation in a 54-54 tie. Jeremiah Mann had 31 points to lead Galesburg-Augusta, including 23 in the second half and overtime.
Maple Valley 48, Lansing Christian 47
Maple Valley outscored Lansing Christian 20-11 in the third quarter and then held on to get this win as the Lions' Jake McDonald hit three free throws with :02 on the clock after getting fouled on a 3-pointer. Ayden Wilkes led Maple Valley with 19 points and five rebounds with Cam Carpenter adding 10 points and eight rebounds as the Lions improve to 4-0.
Calhoun Christian 47, Jackson Christian 40
Micah Reed had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Calhoun Christian with Camden Smith adding 14 points and seven rebounds.
Quincy 55, Camden-Frontier 7
Quincy led 23-2 after the first quarter and didn't look back in its home opener. Ryan Kempter had 13 points and five steals to lead the Orioles, who go to 1-1.
Delton Kellogg 60, Bellevue 59
Delton Kellogg was down 10 points at halftime before earning the come-from-behind win. Tyler Howland had 13 of his team-high 18 points in the second half for Delton Kellogg as Torren Mapes had 12 of his 17 points in the second half as well. Bellevue drops to 2-1 as Caleb Betz had 26 points with Noah Loren adding 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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