THREE RIVERS — Visiting Dowagiac dropped a pair of Wolverine Conference South Division games to Three Rivers on Friday.

The Chieftain girls team remained winless in South Division action following their 64-20 loss to the Wildcats. Three Rivers followed that up with a 50-48 upset of the Dowagiac boys basketball team.

Girls basketball

It was over almost before it started for the Dowagiac girls basketball team, which fell behind 22-2 after one quarter of play.

The Wildcats (16-3, 7-1 Wolverine South) led 40-10 at halftime and then cruised home with a victory under a running clock in the second half.

“I am proud of how we kept fighting and kept our heads in a chippy game,” said Dowagiac coach Jason Turner. “We struggled getting back on defense and gave up a lot of fastbreak points. We finish up our regular season against Coloma and South Haven. We are looking forward to finishing the regular season strong and going into the postseason with some confidence.”

Hadley Miller, who missed the first meeting between the two teams with a head injury, scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Wildcats. Alicia Knapp added 14 points.

Dowagiac (1-17, 0-8 Wolverine South) was led by Allie Conner’s six points. Greta Whitaker, Makayla Hill and Martha Schaller all had four points.

The Chieftains travel to Coloma Tuesday night before wrapping up the regular season by hosting the Wolverine Conference crossover against South Haven. The game tips off at 6 p.m.

Boys basketball

The Chieftains (12-6, 6-2 Wolverine South) led after each of the first three quarters, but were outscored by the Wildcats 15-11 in the final quarter.

Dowagiac led 9-6 after the opening eight minutes and 25-18 at halftime. Three Rivers (7-11, 2-5 Wolverine South) cut the Chieftains’ advantage to 37-35 heading into the final eight minutes of action.

Isaiah Moore led a balanced Wildcat offense with 18 points. Oakley Withers added 16 points, and Parker Elifritz  added 10 points.

D.J. Lanier led the Chieftains with 14 points. Cailyn Murphy added 11 points.

Dowagiac will return to the court Friday when it travels to Paw Paw for a Wolverine Conference non-divisional contest. Tipoff is set for 7:15 p.m.