West Michigan Conference boys basketball: Roundup from March 2, 2023

Seven boys basketball games involving West Michigan Conference teams took place Thursday night.

Here is a roundup of the action from March 2, 2023:

WHITEHALL 70, ORCHARD VIEW 57: On Whitehall’s senior night, sophomore Camden Thompson finished with 26 points and 20 rebounds as the Vikings clinched a share of the WMC Lakes Division title. Senior Tyler Manzo, a favorite of fans and his teammates, scored the first bucket of the game.

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HART 68, HOLTON 16: Visiting Hart capped the regular season with a perfect record at 22-0, the first unbeaten mark in program history, at least in the modern era.

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FREMONT 55, MANISTEE 40: Fremont senior Jordon McDonald reached the 1,000-point milestone for his career in leading the Packers to the WMC Lakes Division victory over host Manistee. “Jordon is going to average over 20 points per game for the second year in a row and he will go down as one of the best players to put on a uniform for Fremont,” Fremont coach Adam Bowen said.

Fremont leaders:

Jordan McDonald 26 points, 10 rebounds

Chaz Miller 8 points, 10 assists

Manistee leaders:

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Records:

Fremont 10-11 (5-6 WMC Lakes)

Manistee 5-17 (1-11 WMC Lakes)

Congrats to Fremont senior Jordon McDonald for scoring his 1,000th career point tonight in the Packers’ 55-40 win at Manistee. He finished the game with 26 points and 10 rebounds. (Fremont fans were excited, too, based upon the audio. Thanks to Fremont basketball for the clip.) pic.twitter.com/wvb0ULM86s

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OAKRIDGE 44, MONTAGUE 43: Host Oakridge rallied from a 25-17 halftime deficit and avenged an earlier 30-point loss to shorthanded Montague in this WMC Lakes Division game and regular-season finale. Oakridge’s Ty Maitland provided a big boost, including making a key block as time expired.

Oakridge leaders:

Peyton Ruel 15 points

Evan Miller 12 points

Ty Maitland 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks

Montague leaders:

Owen Raeth 15 points

Rodney Brassfield 8 points

Kade Johnson 8 points

Records:

Oakridge 10-12 (6-6 WMC Lakes)

Montague 12-10 (6-6 WMC Lakes)

LUDINGTON 77, BENZIE CENTRAL 65 (OT): Jaxon Childers buried a 30-footer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime for host Benzie Central. Ludington outscored Benzie Central 14-2 in OT to notch a victory in the regular-season finale.

Ludington leaders:

David Shillinger 34 points

Matthew Westhouse 20 points

Aiden Gilchrist 8 points

Benzie Central:

Myles Pritchett 24 points

Jaxon Childers 18 points

Records:

Ludington 20-2 (11-1 WMC Lakes)

Benzie Central 11-11 (10-4 Northwest)

MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 80, HESPERIA 43: Visiting Mason County Central outscored Hesperia 24-3 in the first quarter and built a 50-19 halftime lead in this regular-season finale.

MCC leaders:

Will Chye 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals

Jack VanderHaag 15 points, 5 steals

Kolden Myer 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists

Hesperia leaders:

Jared Tanner 10 points

Zach Glenn 9 points

Maddox Mosley 9 points

Ian Fox 9 points

Records:

Mason County Central 15-7 (8-4 WMC Rivers)

Hesperia 4-17 (1-11 WMC Rivers)

RAVENNA 44, WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 34: Host Ravenna outscored Western Michigan Christian 28-17 in the second half in this regular-season finale and preview of Monday’s Division 3 district opener at Holton, where the Bulldogs and Warriors will meet again.

Ravenna leaders:

Blake Homoly 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Carter Schullo 8 points, 12 rebounds

Dylan May 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

Chase Thomas 6 points, 2 rebounds

Western Michigan Christian leaders:

Jared Olsen 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists

Fisher Campbell 9 points

Records:

Ravenna 8-14 (6-6 WMC Rivers)

Western Michigan Christian 7-15 (Independent)