From staff reports

EAU CLAIRE – A big first quarter helped lift visiting Brandywine to a 57-51 non-conference victory over Eau Claire in boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.

The Bobcats (5-11) poured in 19 first quarter points and held the Beavers (7-8) to just nine.

Brandywine’s lead was 36-14 at the intermission and 44-27 heading into the fourth quarter.

Eau Claire outscored the Bobcats 24-13 in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late for the Beavers.

Lance Prescott had 17 points to lead Brandywine, which also got 12 points from Aaron Marquardt and nine points from Austin Searles.

Antonio Lewis scored 16 points for the Beavers.

The Bobcats are back in action on Friday night at Buchanan in a Lakeland Conference match up.

BRANDYWINE 57
Lance Prescott 17; Stone Hadley 8; Cody Udell 2; Dustin Sater 0; Jeremy Zimmerman 2; Wyatt Taylor 0; Mykal Toxepeus 1; Joe Godfrey 6; Aaron Marquardt 12; Austin Searles 9. TOTALS: 22 10-19 57
EAU CLAIRE 51
Keegan Trail 6; Josh Geisler 8; Zach Harner 2; Tyler Burbach 6; Juan Romero 0; Scott Knapper 7; Antonio Lewis 16; Jackson Harner 6. TOTALS: 22 3-4 51

Brandywine 19 36 44 57
Eau Claire 8 14 27 51
3-point baskets: Brandywine 3 (Marquardt 2, Searles 1), Eau Claire 4 (Lewis 2, Burbach 1, Knapper 1). Total fouls: Brandywine 13, Eau Claire 18. Fouled out: Prescott (BW), Lewis (EC). Varsity records: Brandywine 5-11; Eau Claire 7-8