Beavers Streak Past Redhawks: HS Basketball – February 28

The Harper Creek Beavers stuck to their game plan and passed with flying colors in a 94-73 victory over the Marshall Redhawks Friday. After leading by just two after the first quarter, the Beavers would hold the Redhawks to 12 points the next two quarters to pull away. The Beavers started the second half on a 14-2 run in the first 3:39 to stretch what was a 46-36 lead to a 60-38 runaway.

Senior guard TraVon Johnson matched his season high with 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds and six dishes for Harper Creek (17-2), who finished in second in the inaugural Interstate 8 Conference standings. Khylen Watkins added 23 points with a 11 in the first quarter, and James Cadena was a point short of his season average with 16.

Jacob Brubaker tried to lead the charge back in the fourth quarter for the Redhawks (8-10), scoring 12 of his team-high 25 points in the loss. Marshall finishes the I-8 schedule in a three-way tie with Pennfield and Parma Western for fifth place.

Here are the rest of the scores, as Battle Creek Central, Lakeview and Pennfield all fall, while St. Philip continues their solid play on the road. Also, congratulations to Marshall's Girls on a successful 19-1 regular season.

Friday, February 27th
Boys Basketball
Game of the Night
Harper Creek 94, Marshall 73
Harper Creek 17-2 (12-2 Interstate 8) - Marshall 8-10 (4-10 Interstate 8)

Loy Norrix 64, Battle Creek Central 54 (BC Central 11-8)
Gull Lake 71, Lakeview 61 (Gull Lake 2-15, Lakeview 2-17)
Jackson Lumen Christi 75, Pennfield 53 (Pennfield 9-10)
St. Philip 50, Colon 34 (St. Philip 12-6)
Marshall Academy 61, Calhoun Christian 25 (Calhoun Christian 1-19)

Athens 55, Springport 41 (Athens 7-11)
Bellevue 54, Climax-Scotts 45 (Bellevue 14-5, Climax-Scotts 14-5)
Niles Brandywine 63, Bronson 37 (Bronson 6-12)
Galesburg-Augusta 48, Parchment 40 (Galesburg-Augusta 5-14)
Maple Valley vs. Olivet (Maple Valley 3-14, Olivet 9-8)
Quincy 70, Homer 50 (Quincy 16-1, Homer 9-11)
Jackson Christian 54, Tekonsha 38 (Tekonsha 5-13)
Union City 55, Jonesville 31 (Union City 15-3)

Girls Basketball
Loy Norrix 75, Battle Creek Central 67 (BC Central 6-13)
Lakeview 48, Gull Lake 37 (Lakeview 12-8, Gull Lake 11-9)
Marshall 29, Harper Creek 26 (Marshall 19-1, Harper Creek 13-7)
Pennfield 67, Jackson Lumen Christi 48 (Pennfield 9-11)
Calhoun Christian 49, Marshall Academy 24 (Calhoun Christian 10-9)

Athens 49, Bronson 44 (Athens 13-6, Bronson 14-6)
Bellevue 29, Climax-Scotts 27 (Bellevue 11-8, Climax-Scotts 11-7)
Parchment 41, Galesburg-Augusta 32 (Galesburg-Augusta 14-6)
Homer 53, Quincy 30 (Homer 16-4, Quincy 1-18)