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Michigan: Buchanan advances to girls regional final; Edwardsburg eliminated

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Buchanan's Faith Carson (54) goes up for a shot as Brandywine's Miley Young (22) defends during the Brandywine-Buchanan high school Division 3 District 78 basketball game on Saturday, March 04, 2023, at Coloma High School in Coloma, Michigan.
Buchanan's Faith Carson (54) goes up for a shot as Brandywine's Miley Young (22) defends during the Brandywine-Buchanan high school Division 3 District 78 basketball game on Saturday, March 04, 2023, at Coloma High School in Coloma, Michigan.

For Buchanan's girls basketball team, it was case of déjá vu.

A year ago in the Division 3 regional semifinals, the Bucks trailed Bronson 28-15 with six minutes left in the third quarter before rallying to win 45-37.

Tuesday night at Centreville in the Division 3 regional semis, top-ranked Buchanan was down 37-28 against Bronson at halftime before coming back to prevail 66-59.

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Gabe Miller's team got back in the game by opening the second half on a 12-0 run. The Bucks finally took the lead for good when Faith Carson's free throw broke a 59-59 tie.

Buchanan, now 22-1, will see its first regional title chance since 2001 in Thursday's 7 p.m. regional champioship game against Kalamazoo Christian (22-3), a 60-51 winner over Watervliet in Tuesday's other semifinal.

Carson finished with a career-high 35 points, 19 coming in the second half, to go with 17 rebounds and two blocked shots. LaBria Austin added 18 points, 13 in the second half, along with five rebounds and two steals. Katie Ailes had six rebounds and Maddie Young four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

BUCHANAN 66, BRONSON 59

At Centreville

BRONSON (59): Haylie Wilson 20, Ava Hathaway 5, Brealyn Lasky 11, Aubree Calloway 19, Payton Springstead 4, Helena Eley 0. Totals 22 6-7 59.

BUCHANAN (66): Maddie Young 2, Jillian McKean 2, LaBria Austin 18, Hannah Herman 0, Katie Ailes 6, Alyssa Carson 3, Faith Carson 35. Totals 23 18-25 66.

Bronson

22

37

48

59

Buchanan

10

28

49

66

3-point baskets: Bronson 9 (Wilson 3, Lasky 3, Calloway 2, Hathaway 1), Buchanan 2 (Austin 2). Total fouls (fouled out): Bronson 21 (Eley), Buchanan 12. Records: Bronson 20-4, Buchanan 22-1

Holland Christian 54, Edwardsburg 33

Edwardsburg turned the ball over a costly 26 times in being eliminated by Holland Christian.

Christian got 21 points from Camryn Vandenbosch while advancing to Thursday's title game against Plainwell, an upset 46-42 overtime winner over Olivet.

Averie Markel scored 11 points for the Eddies, who finished 17-8. Chloe Baker added eight and Caitlin Tighe grabbed six rebounds.

HOLLAND CHRISTIAN 54, EDWARDSBURG 33

At Three Rivers

EDWARDSBURG (33): Maddie Pobuda 4, Kenzie Schaible 5, Averie Markel 11, Chloe Baker 8, Abby Bossler 0, Val Johnson 5, Caitlin Tighe 0. Totals 14 2-3 33.

HOLLAND CHRISTIAN (54): Camryn Vandenbosch 21, Tryna Vanderzwaag 7, Tianna Stygstra 6, Kayla Cannon 4, Bria Lampen 6, Jenna Vandenbrink 8, KiereaSmits 2. Totals 21 5-7 54.

Edwardsburg

6

16

28

33

Holland Christian

11

27

41

54

3-point baskets: Edwardsburg 3 (Markel 2, Schaible 1), Holland Christian 7 (Vandenbosch 4, Lampen 2, Vanderzwaag 1). Total fouls: Edwardsburg 6, Holland Christian 11. Records: Edwardsburg 17-8, Holland Christian 18-7

REGIONAL SCORES AND PAIRINGS

DIVISION 2

At Three Rivers

Tuesday, March 7

Holland Christian 54,Edwardsburg 33

Plainwell 46, Olivet 42 (OT)

Thursday, March 9

Championship, Holland Christian (18-7) vs. Plainwell (15-9), 7 p.m.

DIVISION 3

At Centreville

Tuesday, March 7

Kalamazoo Christian 60, Watervliet 51

Buchanan 66, Bronson 59

Thursday, March 9

Championship, Kalamazoo Christian (22-3) vs. Buchanan (22-1), 7 p.m.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Edwardsburg and Buchanan in MHSAA girls basketball regionals