UNION CITY — Anytime the Union City Chargers and the Quincy Orioles face off on the field, court, mats, track or pitch there are bound to be some fireworks and some good ole fashioned back-and-forth action.
That is exactly what fans and spectators got Friday night as Union City played host to Quincy at McNett Fieldhouse for their annual SnoComing game. Union City controlled the first half of play and held off an Orioles charge in the second half to take the win 46-31.
Union City’s Nolan Chard (3) goes up strong for a reverse layup versus Quincy on February 13, 2026
“It was really nice to get one back on Quincy, we went over there earlier in the year and came up short, and this Quincy team is solid, like usual, they are really blessed over there,” Union City coach Ben Chard said. “Our boys really came into this game with a plan, especially on the defensive end, we wanted to put multiple bodies on their best players, we wanted to rebound or at least tip it and keep things alive, and we were able to take care of that tonight against a very good Quincy team.”
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The last time Quincy and Union City faced off it was Quincy taking the win over the Chargers 46-38 back on Jan. 13. Braylon Estlow led the Orioles in that win with 18 points while Alex Dunn had 12 points. Nolan Chard led the Union City effort in the tough loss with 12 points while Jacob Smith added 10 points.
Friday night was a different type of game as Union City buckled down on defense, especially in the first half, largely holding the Quincy offense in check. Union City outscored Quincy 11-8 in the first quarter and opened things up in the second quarter, outscoring the Orioles 14-3, building a 25-11 lead at the half.
Quincy’s Alex Dunn (42) goes up for an easy two versus Union City on February 13, 2026
The Orioles buckled down themselves and made a run in the second half, outscoring Union City 15-12 in the third quarter, closing the score to 37-26 heading to the fourth quarter. Quincy closed the score to within single digits at the five-minute mark after an inside bucket by Dunn, however Union City regained control quickly with an acrobatic spinning lay up by big man Liam Payne on the other end.
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Quincy tried to crawl back into the game however their offense went ice cold over the final four minutes as the Orioles were held scoreless while Union City put away the game from the free throw line. In the end the night belonged to Union City who defeated Quincy in their final home game of the season 46-31.
Top Performers
Micah Payne, Union City – Payne, who did not play in the first meeting between the two teams due to injury, led all scorers with 15 points, including 4 of 5 from the free throw line.
Braylon Estlow, Quincy – Estlow led the Orioles in scoring with nine points, six of which came in a big third quarter.
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Nolan Chard, Union City – Chard poured in 13 points, one of two Chargers in double figures
Alex Dunn, Quincy – Dunn had a slow start to his night but turned it on late, scoring eight points, seven of which coming in the second half.
Liam Payne, Union City – Payne scored eight points and helped hold Quincy big man Alex Dunn to single digits with a tough defensive effort.
Garrett Haylett, Quincy – Haylett added six points in the tough loss
Braxton Miller, Union City – Miller had seven points in the victory after being held scoreless in the first meeting.
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He said it
“It is always tough coming to Union City and getting a win on the road. We just kind of started out real slow, no one really wanted to go out and do their part. We talked about it at halftime and I just told them all we have to do is execute and doing the little things that have helped us get to where we are.” – Quincy coach Connor Aemisegger
What comes next?
Quincy falls to 10-9 overall and 5-7 in the Big 8 conference. The Orioles will return to action Tuesday when they host league leading Springport which is tied atop the standings with Concord at 10-1.
With the win Union City improves to 6-13 overall and 5-7 in the Big 8. The Chargers will return to action Tuesday when they travel to Concord to face the 16-3 Yellowjackets who currently sit tied for first in the conference with a 10-1 record.
This article originally appeared on Coldwater Daily Reporter: Union City boys basketball beats Quincy