St. Joe 43, Portage Northern 29
A strong defensive effort led St. Joe to a 43-29 Class A District opening win over Portage Northern. The Bears limited the Huskies to just ten points through three quarters.
Offensively, Anna Fischer scored a game high 20 points for St. Joe, Katie Algyre added 10. Lexie Coon and Mikayla Graham each turned in nine point for Northern.
With the win, St. Joe improves to 18-2 on the season as they advance to face Lakeshore Wednesday night at 5:30 in Mattawan in the District Semi-Finals.
In Girls’ Class D Tournament basketball action from Lawrence, The Lake Michigan Catholic Lakers took the early lead and never looked back, beating Watervliet Grace Christian, 57 to 7. The Lakers’ senior forward, Katy Sullivan led all scorers with 12 points. Senior guard Rylie Hess scored the only points for the Patriots. LMC will play Three Oaks River Valley on Wednesday night.
In the nightcap between Michigan Lutheran and Lawrence, the host Tigers erased a 12-point deficit to come within one point late in the 4th quarter, but the Titans’ defense held up for a 38 to 35 win. The Tigers’ Katelyn Tidey led all scorers with 12 points in the losing cause. Michigan Lutheran was paced by Sarah Jackenmeyer and Mackenzie Zabel, both ending the night with 11 points. The Titans will play Covert on Wednesday.
MONDAY’S TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
CLASS A AT MATTAWAN
Kalamazoo Central 54, Portage Central 36
St. Joe 43, Portage Northern 29
CLASS A AT BATTLE CREEK LAKEVIEW
Coldwater 78, Sturgis 53
Harper Creek 37, Gull Lake 26
Lakeview 44, Battle Creek Central 34
CLASS B AT NILES
Berrien Springs 54, Benton Harbor 35
Niles 44, Buchanan 42
CLASS B AT PAW PAW
Three Rivers 56, Vicksburg 31
CLASS B AT WAYLAND
Otsego 51, Plainwell 22
CLASS B AT FENNVILLE
Hamilton 58, Allendale 29
CLASS C AT BRANDYWINE
Brandywine 64, Eau Claire 10
Watervliet 55, New Buffalo 35
Cassopolis 60, Bridgman 51
CLASS C AT MARCELLUS
Constantine 42, White Pigeon 31
Decatur 31, Marcellus 29
CLASS C AT KALAMAZOO HACKETT
Kalamazoo Christian 47, Galesburg-Augusta 40
Kalamazoo Hackett 35, Gobles 32
CLASS D AT LAWRENCE
Lake Michigan Catholic 57, Grace Christian 7
Michigan Lutheran 38, Lawrence 35
