SCHOOLCRAFT — Perennial powerhouse Schoolcraft outscored visiting Niles 31-13 in the middle two quarters to pull out a 47-41 non-conference girls basketball win Tuesday night.

The Vikings (5-3) outscored the Eagles (6-1) in the first and fourth quarters by 12 points, but could not overtime the deficit built up by Schoolcraft.

Niles led 15-7 after one quarter and 24-22 at halftime.

The Eagles held the Vikings to four points in the third quarter to grab a 38-28 heading into the final eight minutes of play.

Alycia Patterson scored 19 points for the Vikings to lead all scorers. She also dished out three assists. Amara Palmer added 12 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to go along with four blocks shots. Kamryn Patterson contributed seven points, while Reese Davies grabbed nine rebounds.

Niles heads to St. Joseph Friday night to take on the Bears in a SMAC West Division contest. The game tips off at 5:45 p.m.

 

Dowagiac basketball

SOUTH HAVEN — The offensive woes of the Dowagiac girls basketball team continued Tuesday night.

The visiting Chieftains were held to four points or less in each of the four quarters of their 40-15 Wolverine Conference non-divisional loss to South Haven.

The game was close, 6-4, in favor of the Rams after one quarter, but South Haven outscored Dowagiac 34-11 the remaining three quarters to pull away to the easy victory.

“Tonight, we played a much better first half, but could not continue it into the second half,” said Dowagiac coach Jason Turner. “We have to work on transferring the things we are working on in practice into the game. I told the girls tonight that the games should be fun. We need to stop putting so much pressure on ourselves. We work hard in practice and prepare so we need to enjoy the game and have confidence that we are prepared.”

Allie Conner led Dowagiac with four points.

 

Edwardsburg basketball

On Tuesday night, Bartz scored a game-high 19 points against the Bulldogs, while Macey Laubach added 10 points and Ella Castelucci eight. Krugh finished with seven points.

Edwardsburg hosts South Haven Friday night.