Basketball Roundup: BCC girls sweep Lakeview; Harper Creek boys win sixth straight
BATTLE CREEK - For Battle Creek Central, getting a win against Lakeview in girls basketball is nice.
Two wins over the Spartans in the same season, is special.
Battle Creek Central held off Lakeview, 38-34, in this Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference girls basketball game at Lakeview High School on Friday.
With the victory, BCC earns a sweep of the season series and improves to 11-6.
“We were able to beat Lakeview twice and we beat Harper Creek, so we had a good year in the city,” BCC coach Tony Warren said. “The team was excited about coming over here and getting a chance to get another win against Lakeview.”
Battle Creek Central had control of the game most of the way. The Bearcats had a 27-20 lead at the end of the third quarter as Za'Kariona Caldwell hit a shot at the buzzer.
The Bearcats were still up 32-26 with 2:30 left in regulation as BCC decided to run some time off the clock. Lakeview would get within three points in the final minute, but no closer.
“Lakeview is playing better than they were when we saw them earlier in the year. They are an improved team. They had some momentum late. With no shot clock in high school basketball, we decided to hold the ball a little and finish off the game that way,” Warren said.
A'Mya Hodges led BCC with 17 points with Myliyah Mosley adding 10.
Camille Oxley led Lakeview with nine with Da'Nayah Williams adding seven as the Spartans fall to 6-14.
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Boys Basketball
Harper Creek 47, Parma Western 45
Harper Creek won its sixth straight game and handed Parma Western its first league loss in the final game of the regular season. The Beavers improve to 10-12 and finish third in the league standings in the Interstate 8 Conference at 7-5. Brayden Bess and TreQuon Cotton each had 10 points to lead Harper Creek. Parma Western goes to 11-1 in the league and 16-6 overall.
Jackson Northwest 59, Pennfield 52
Pennfield led 32-29 at halftime before dropping this I-8 game to to fall to 8-14 overall. Calvin Paesens had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers with Dayshawn Boykins adding 13 points. Jackson Northwest goes to 11-11.
Marshall 60, Hastings 23
Marshall improved to 9-13 with the I-8 win over Hastings (8-13). Austin Burns led Marshall with 14 points and nine rebounds with Lincoln Fuller and Zavion Russ each adding 10 points.
St. Philip 57, Burr Oak 48
St. Philip ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak and improves to 14-7 with the SCAA victory over Burr Oak (13-9). Nate Rapelje led the Tigers with 17 points with Lincoln Dzwik getting 14 points and Jackson Dzwik adding 13.
Lansing Catholic Central 50, Olivet 47
Lansing Catholic Central improved to 8-14 with an upset win over Olivet in Capital Area Activities Conference play. Bryce Wine had 15 points and Bo Lincoln added 12 as Olivet falls to 15-7.
Galesburg-Augusta 63, Gobles 40
Galesburg-Augusta outscored Gobles 30-13 in the second half to pull away for this win. Jeremiah Mann had 22 points to lead the Rams, who improve to 15-5.
Mendon 43, Climax-Scotts 33
Mendon (14-8) led 27-12 at halftime on its way to this SCAA win. Miles Shannon had 11 points and nine rebounds for Climax-Scotts (5-17).
Loy Norrix 69, Gull Lake 63
Kai Watts had a career-high 32 points for Gull Lake and is now No. 9 on the single-season scoring list for the school. Ryker Corstange added 16 points for the Blue Devils in the SMAC East Division loss and go to 7-14 overall.
Bellevue 71, Calhoun Christian 54
Calhoun Christian's Micah Reed had 33 points in the loss as the Cougars end the regular season at 11-11. Bellevue finishes as Southern Central Athletic Association West Division champs and are 16-4 overall.
Colon 72, Athens 34
Dalton Williams had 22 points with Kyle Muntain adding 17 as Colon (13-8) rolled past Athens. Heath Tigges had nine points for Athens (0-21).
Reading 56, Homer 45
Logan Nelson had 14 points and five rebounds with Tyson Garrett adding 13 points and five steals as Homer ended the regular season at 5-17.
More Girls Basketball
Gull Lake 58, Loy Norrix 41
Gull Lake (14-5) clinched the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division title with the win over Loy Norrix (6-14). Gull Lake finishes division play at 7-1, a game ahead of second-place Kalamazoo Central. Gull Lake led 34-11 at halftime. Addison Woodrow had 14 points to lead Gull Lake with Bree Eklund getting 10.
Jackson Northwest 51, Pennfield 32
Jackson Northwest led 17-8 after the first quarter as the Mounties remain in first place in the Interstate 8 Conference at 11-1 in the league and 17-3 overall. Emilee Klacking had 14 points and eight rebounds with Natalie Hensel adding seven points and 10 rebounds for Pennfield (5-15).
Burr Oak 44, St. Philip 31
Burr Oak gets to 12-8 with the SCAA win over St. Philip (8-11). Mimi Hibbard and Addi Dzwik each had 12 points for St. Philip.
Colon 50, Athens 43
Colon stayed unbeaten in the Southern Central Athletic Association West Division and improved to 18-2 overall with the win over Athens (6-11). Reese Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Colon. Kami Parlin had 16 points and five rebounds for Athens.
Bill Broderick can be reached at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @billbroderick.
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