Six boys basketball games and five girls contests involving West Michigan Conference teams took place Tuesday night.
Here is a roundup of the action from Feb. 14, 2023, including Holton’s boys team picking up its first win of the season.
BOYS BASKETBALL
LUDINGTON 90, MONTAGUE 48: Visiting Ludington erupted for 30 second-quarter points to take command and remain unbeaten in WMC Lakes Division play. The Orioles outscored Montague, 54-22, in the second and third quarters combined. Watch a replay of CatchMark SportsNet’s free livestream of the game below.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 29 points
Matthew Westhouse 11 points
Levi Laman 10 points
Montague leaders:
Owen Raeth 17 points, 6 rebounds
Braeden Johnston 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Jakob Heiss 6 points
Hunter Osborne 5 points
Isaiah Atchison 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks
Records:
Ludington 16-1 (9-0 WMC Lakes)
Montague 9-8 (5-4 WMC Lakes)
WHITEHALL 70, MANISTEE 36: Visiting Whitehall built a 37-17 halftime lead and cruised to the WMC Lakes Division victory, which sets up a big game Friday at Ludington. The Vikings trail the first-place Orioles by one game in the loss column. The Whitehall-Ludington matchup is the CatchMark SportsNet WMC Game of the Week and will be livestreamed for free by CatchMark.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 30 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
Ca’Mar Ready 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
Trannon Aylor 6 points
Kyle Stratton 5 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
Jack McDowell 5 points, 3 steals
Kal Koehler 4 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Whitehall 13-5 (7-1 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 3-14 (1-8 WMC Lakes)
OAKRIDGE 61, FREMONT 58: Visiting Oakridge rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit as Matt Danicek scored 11 of his 15 points in the third quarter to spark the comeback in this WMC Lakes Division contest.
Oakridge leaders:
Peyton Ruel 17 points, 8 assists, 4 steals
Matt Danicek 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Evan Jozsa 12 points, 5 rebounds
Evan Miller 9 points, 3 steals
Ty Maitland 7 rebounds
Fremont leaders:
Chaz Miller 21 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Jordon McDonald 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals
Gavin Richards 10 points
Will DeBlake 8 points
Records:
Oakridge 7-10 (4-5 WMC Lakes)
Fremont 8-8 (3-5 WMC Lakes)
HOLTON 64, HESPERIA 35: Host Holton received contributions from several players en route to earning its first victory of the season in a WMC Rivers Division contest against rival Hesperia.
Holton leaders:
Brodrick Fialek 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals
Carter Brant 15 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 steals
Keon McMillan 15 points, 4 steals
Jayce McMillan 14 points
Chase Albright 8 rebounds
Hesperia leaders:
Jared Tanner 6 points
Ian Fox 6 points
Records:
Holton 1-16 (1-8 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 3-13 (1-7 WMC Rivers)
HART 73, RAVENNA 31: Parker Hovey notched his 11th triple-double of the season in leading host Hart to the runaway WMC Rivers Division win over Ravenna. The Pirates remain unbeaten and have a big game at home Friday against North Muskegon.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 20 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 blocks
Blake Weirich 19 points, 9 rebounds
Diego Escamilla 17 points (five 3-pointers)
Caleb Bitely 11 points
Kyan Clark 5 rebounds
Ravenna leaders:
Wyatt Young 8 points
Carter Schullo 7 points
Nate Kooiman 6 points
Records:
Hart 17-0 (8-0 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 6-12 (5-5 WMC Rivers)
NORTH MUSKEGON 62, SHELBY 29: Host North Muskegon raced out to a 19-9 first-quarter lead and extended the margin to 35-18 by halftime en route to the WMC Rivers Division victory.
North Muskegon leaders:
Troy McManus 14 points, 4 steals, 3 assists
Jaxon Lisinski 11 points
Adam Dugener 10 points
Lamarkis Graham 9 points
Denny Belmonte 6 points, 3 assists
Shelby leaders:
Wyatt Dickman 8 points
Bishop Lee 8 points
Records:
North Muskegon 15-3 (8-2 WMC Rivers)
Shelby 6-11 (2-7 WMC Rivers)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 50, WHITEHALL 33: Host Mason County Central outscored Whitehall by a combined 34-17 margin in the first and third quarters combined in this WMC nondivisional contest.
MCC leaders:
Wren Nelson 13 points, 10 rebounds
Mallory Miller 9 points
Charlie Banks 7 points
Whitehall leaders:
Ashley TenBrink 12 points
Sidney Shepherd 6 points, 4 rebounds
Autumn Ferris 6 points, 4 rebounds
Onnyka Dempsey 5 points, 2 assists, 3 steals
Records:
Mason County Central 15-3 (9-2 WMC Rivers)
Whitehall 10-9 (3-7 WMC Lakes)
LUDINGTON 45, TRAVERSE CITY WEST 36: Visiting Ludington picked up a hard-earned, nonleague victory by outscoring Traverse City West 29-20 in the second and fourth quarters combined.
Ludington leaders:
Keelyn Laird 14 points
Olivia Lynn 10 points
Karli Mesyar 9 points
Traverse City West leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Ludington 14-5 (10-1 WMC Lakes)
Traverse City West 4-15 (2-6 Big North)
MANISTEE 64, HESPERIA 20: Visiting Manistee built a 42-8 halftime lead and coasted to this WMC nondivisional win over Hesperia.
Manistee leaders:
Libby McCarthy 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
Jayna Edmondson 16 points
Mariak Bialik 4 assists
Hesperia leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Manistee 8-11 (4-6 WMC Lakes)
Hesperia 1-18 (0-10 WMC Rivers)
SHELBY 43, RAVENNA 37: Host Shelby outscored Ravenna 24-18 in the second and third quarters combined to create the separation needed to pull out this WMC Rivers Division victory.
Shelby leaders:
Molli Schultz 13 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Aubrey Klotz 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
Kendall Zaverl 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Bailey Dickman 6 points
Claire Gowell 5 points, 5 rebounds
Biloxi Lee 6 rebounds
Ravenna leaders:
Emma Gillard 18 points
Teghan Sterken 7 points
Records:
Shelby 9-11 (6-5 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 7-12 (3-8 WMC Rivers)
GRANT 56, HOLTON 45: In a game that was closer than the final score indicates, visiting Holton battled back multiple times before Grant finally pulled away at the end in this nonleague matchup.
Grant leaders:
No stats submitted
Holton leaders:
Ryann Robins 10 points, 8 rebounds
Layla Cannady 8 points
Courtney Boes 7 points, 5 steals
Records:
Grant 13-6 (6-3 CSAA)
Holton 10-9 (5-5 WMC Rivers)
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