BUCHANAN — The Buchanan Bucks remained undefeated Thursday (Dec. 16) with a 52-41 Lakeland Conference boys’ basketball win over visiting Cassopolis.
The Bucks took an 11-6 lead after one period of play and slowly built upon it. Buchanan was up 27-21 at halftime and 43-31 entering the fourth quarter.
Izaih Dorsey led the Bucks (3-0, 2-0 Lakeland) with 12 points, while Jalen Brown added 12 and Ryan Catalano seven.
The Rangers (2-2, 1-2 Lakeland) were led by Nate Hartline, Oliver Fiala and Jacob Lee with 10 points each.

CASSOPOLIS 41
Dwayne Morgan 4, Nate Hartline 10, Tyler Gilliam 5, Austin Los 2, Oliver Fiala 10, Jacob Lee 10. TOTALS: 15 10-17 41
BUCHANAN 52
Dylan Arnold 4, Savon Brown 5, Andrew Hearington 4, Ryan Catalano 7, Justin Henderson 1, Jalen Brown 12, Brandon Jackson 5, Izaih Dorsey 14. TOTALS: 19 13-32 52

Cassopolis 6 21 31 41
Buchanan 11 27 43 52
3-points baskets: Cass 1 (Gilliam), Buchanan 1 (Catalano). Total fouls: Cassopolis 22, Buchanan 18. Fouled out: Lee (C). Technical foul: Cass bench. Varsity records: Cassopolis 2-2 1-2 Lakeland; Buchanan 3-0, 2-0 Lakeland. JV Cass 47 (Damien Brown 19), Buchanan 45 (Dustin Jones 13)

Clinton Christian….62
Edwardsburg…54
Visiting Clinton Christian handed Edwardsburg a 62-56 setback on Thursday (Dec. 16) as it outscored the Eddies 23-15 in the fourth quarter.
Clinton grabbed a 19-12 advantage after one period of play and led 32-27 at halftime.
Edwardsburg was able to catch Clinton by the end of the third quarter by outscoring the visitors 12-7.
The two teams were deadlocked at 39-39 heading into the final frame.
Josh Kozinski led all scorers with 24 points. The Eddies also got eight points from Ethan Zimmerman, seven points from Kyle Dale and six points from Marcus Albrecht.
Judson Yoder paced a balanced Clinton Christian attack with 19 points. Tyler Eash added 15, Trenton Miller 11 and Justin Stutzman 10.

CLINTON CHRISTIAN 62
Jamin Hochstetler 2, Tyler Eash 15, Trenton Miller 11, Justin Horst 3, Judson Yoder 19, Justin Stutzman 10, Madison Yoder 2. Totals: 20 17-20 62
EDWARDSBURG 54
Dustin Moore 3, Chad Tevlin 2, Ethan Zimmerman 8, Dominic Razzano 2, Josh Kozinski 24, Marcus Albrecht 6, Kyle Slack 2, Kyle Dale 7. Totals: 18 9-16 54

Edwardsburg 12 27 39 54
Clinton 19 32 39 62
3-point goals – Clinton Christian 5 (Stutzman 2, J. Yoder 1, Horst 1, Eash 1), Edwardsburg 1 (Dale 1). Total fouls – Clinton Christian 15, Edwardsburg 20.

Girls basketball
Cassopolis…53
Buchanan…40
BUCHANAN — Visiting Cassopolis used its size advantage to overpower host Buchanan on Friday night.
The Rangers (3-2, 2-2 Lakeland) outscored the Bucks (1-4, 0-3 Lakeland) 20-13 in the final quarter to pull away to the victory.
Buchanan led 12-11 after one quarter of play, but Cassopolis held a 10-3 advantage in the scoreboard in the second quarter to open up a 21-15 advantage at the half.
The Bucks kept it close throughout the third quarter and trailed just 33-27 heading into the final eight minutes of play.
Reese Ellison led Cassopolis and all scorers with 21 points. The Rangers also got 11 points from Lela Broussard and nine points from Tammy Lee.
The Bucks were led by Erin Glavin’s 16 points. Chelsea Adolph finished with 12 points and Ashlyn Pastryk with eight.

CASSOPOLIS 53
Tammy Lee 4 0-1 9, Savannah Sullivan 2 0-1 5, Lela Broussard 5 0-2 11, Jocelyn Transou 2 3-3 7, Reese Ellison 9 3-8 21. Totals: 22 6-15 53
BUCHANAN 40
Ashlyn Pastryk 3 2-2 8, Chelsea Adolph 5 2-6 12, Erin Glavin 7 0-0 16, Courtney Adolph 1 0-0 2, Dalis Benson 2. Totals: 17 4-8 40

Cassopolis 11 21 33 53
Buchanan 12 15 27 40
3-point baskets: Cassopolis 3 (Lee, Sullivan, Broussard), Buchanan 2 (Glavin). Total fouls: Cassopolis 8, Buchanan 15. Fouled out: None. Varsity records: Cassopolis 3-2, 2-2 Lakeland; Buchanan 1-4,0-3 Lakeland

Edwardsburg…59
St. Joseph…75
ST. JOSEPH — Visting Edwardsburg was no match for St. Joseph Tuesday night in girls’ basketball action.
The Eddies were outscored 16-8 in the opening quarter and they were unable to catch the Bears, trailing 33-23 at halftime and 59-45 heading into the final quarter.
Rachel Vite had 20 points for Edwardsburg, which also got 17 points from Emily Kozinski and seven points from Mariah Murphy.
Katie Mavis scored a game-high 23 points to lead St. Joseph. Erika and LeAnne Priebe finished with 15 and 14 points respectively.

EDWARDSBURG 59
Emily Kozinski 7 3-4 17, Mariah Murphy 2 3-4 7, Rachel Vite 9 2-4 20, Sarah D’Amico 2 2-2 8, Ashle Streb 0 0-2 0, Hannah Hack 1 0-0 2, Brooke Portwood 1 3-4 5. Totals: 22 13-20 59
ST. JOSEPH 75
Erika Priebe 6 3-5 15, Christina Valentine 1 0-0 2, LeAnne Priebe 5 4-7 14, Lindsay Peirce 1 0-0 3, Katie Mavis 9 3-6 23, Jaz Williams 2 0-0 4, Lauren Brower 5 0-0 12, Lesy Schalk 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 10-18 75

Edwardsburg 8 23 45 59
St. Joseph 16 33 59 75
3-point baskets: Edwardsburg: 2 (D’Amico); St. Joseph 5 (Mavis 2, Brower 2, Peirce). Total fouls: Edwardsburg 14, St. Joseph 18. Fouled out: None. JV score : St. Joseph 49, Edwardsburg 22. Varsity records – St. Joseph 4-1, Edwardsburg 4-1

Cassopolis…48
Lake Michigan…34
ST. JOSEPH — Freshman Tammy Lee tossed in 13 points to help lead visiting Cassopolis to a 48-34 non-conference victory over Lake Michigan Catholic Tuesday night.
The Rangers also got 10 points from Reese Ellison and nine points from Savannah Sullivan and Lela Broussard.
Laura Sifrig led the Lakers with 14 points.

CASSOPOLIS 48
Tammy Lee 4 5-12 13, Savannah Sullivan 4 0-1 9, Lela Broussard 3 3-8 9, Jocelyn Transou 1 5-8 7, Reese Ellison 4 2-5 10. Totals: 16 15-34 48
LAKE MICHIGAN 34
Brea Osborn 1 0-0 2, Laura Sifrig 6 1-4 14, Lauren Visin 2 0-0 4, Megan Broderick 3 0-0 7, Savannah Smart 0 0-2 0, Abby Sassano 1 3-4 5, Annie Barta 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 4-10 34

Cassopolis 14 20 38  48
Lake Michigan 8 19 25 34
3-point baskets: Cassopolis 1 (Sullivan), Lake Michigan 2 (Sifrig, Broderick). Total fouls: Cassopolis 12, Catholic 22. Fouled out: Sifrig (LMC), Smart (LMC)