By Staff
CONSTANTINE – The Cassopolis Rangers rolled to a 72-42 victory over Colon in the opening game of the Class C District Tournament at Constantine High School on Monday.
The Rangers grabbed a 33-16 halftime lead and never looked back in topping the Magi.
Nick Davis led the Rangers with a game-high 24 points.
Cassopolis also got 14 points from Paul Curtis. Larry Harris and P.J. Smith both finished with seven points.
Danny Baker led Colon with eight points.
The Rangers will now face Centreville in Wednesday night's semifinal. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
CASSOPOLIS 72
Larry Harris 3 0-1 7, DaShaun Curtis 1 0-0 3, Nick Davis 10 4-7 24, P.J. Smith 3 0-0 7, Paul Curtis 4 5-6 14, Kris Morgan 2 2-4 6, Lonnie Williams 1 1-3 4, Raymond Nelson 1 2-4 5, Andrew Warren 0 0-0 0, Antonio Ballard 1 0-0 2, Stefon Luckey 0 0-0 0, Justin Jackson 0 0-0 0, Mario Peterson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 14-23 72
COLON 42
Luke Salter 3 0-0 7, Brandon Main 0 0-0 0, Jerred Morris 2 3-5 7, Michael Balizet 2 2-3 6, Bobby Kauffman 3 2-2 8, Alex Fitch 1 0-0 2, Travis Sharp 2 0-1 4, Danny Baker 4 0-0 8, Steven Fisher 0 0-0 0, Josh Schoiber 0 0-0 0, Spencer Hochstetler 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 7-11 42.
Cassopolis 8 33 56 72
Colon 4 16 34 42
3-point baskets: Harris, D (C), Curtis (C), Smith (C), Williams (C), Nelson (C), Salter (CO). Total fouls: Cassopolis 16, Colon 18
Edwardsburg…34
Harper Creek…67
THREE RIVERS – Battle Creek Harper Creek eliminated the Edwardsburg Eddies from the Class B District Tournament on Monday night with a 67-34 victory at Three Rivers High School.
Brent Shuttleworth led the Eddies with 10 points.
EDWARDSBURG 34
Brian Sevison 3 0-0 6, Adam Young 0 0-0 0, Mike Rangel 2 0-0 5, Nate Harness 2 0-0 6, Lance Koehn 0 0-0 0, Brent Shuttleworth 3 3-3 10, Nick Fedore 1 0-0 2, John Rosol 0 0-0 0, Matt Boesler 0 0-0 0, Korey Moore 2 0-0 5. Totals: 13 3-3 34
HARPER CREEK 67
R. Bean 2 1-2 5, R. Penny 3 2-2 8, N. Smith 5 0-0 13, C. Tuck 1 1-1 3, N. McCleary 3 1-2 8, C. Rial 1 0-0 4, J. Burdette 0 0-0 0, R. Weaver 4 0-0 7, D. Birmingham 1 0-0 2, J. Garavalic 1 0-1 2, D. Plaunt 3 0-0 8, B. Norton 0 1-2 1, T. Nelson 0 0-0 0, T. Ivany 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26 6-10 67
Edwardsburg 3 13 20 34
Harper Creek 16 34 51 67
3-point baskets: Rangel (E), Harness (E) 2, Shuttleworth (E), Moore (E), Smith (HC) 3, McCleary (HC), Weaver (HC), Plaunt (HC) 2.
Total fouls: Edwardsburg 10, Harper Creek 5. Fouled out: None.