Shelby built a strong lead through three quarters and held off a late Montague rally to secure the win. The Tigers led 35-21 at halftime and 48-34 after three before Montague outscored Shelby 17-8 in the fourth, falling just short.
Shelby leaders:
Isaac Garcia — 13 points
Leighton Belasco — 13 points
Elie Kelley — 11 points
Montague leaders:
Cole Herremans — 17 points
Noah Raeth — 11 points
Manistee 73, Oakridge 38
Manistee took control early and never looked back, opening a 16-3 lead after one quarter and extending it to 44-14 by halftime on the way to the WMC-Lakes win.
Manistee leaders:
Adam Olson — 14 points
Landin Sowa — 12 points
Braylen Zimmerman — 12 points
Oakridge leaders:
Trent Galdeen — 12 points
Bryce Falbe — 9 points
Ravenna 63, Holton 28
Ravenna pulled away in the second quarter with a 22-2 scoring run and cruised to the WMC-Rivers victory. Dylan May reached the 1,000-career point milestone in the win.
Ravenna leaders:
Dylan May — 18 points
Brady Karchinski — 10 points
Holton leaders:
Keon McMillan — 10 points
Ariez McMillan — 7 points
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Western Michigan Christian 47, Spring Lake 36
Western Michigan Christian set the tone early and sealed the road win at the free-throw line. Spring Lake struggled shooting, finishing 31% from the floor and 1-of-15 from three-point range.
Western Michigan Christian leaders:
Tyson Annema — 18 points
Brody Haveman — 12 points
Spring Lake leaders:
John Westhoff — 10 points
Jacob Ayers — 9 points
Hart 73, Shelby 30
Hart dominated from the opening tip, building a 42-17 halftime lead and holding Shelby to just 13 second-half points in the lopsided conference win.
Hart leaders:
Caleb Ackley — 19 points
Kolton Rockwell — 15 points
Miguel Escamilla — 13 points
Shelby leaders:
Evan Waller — 9 points
Leighton Belasco — 6 points
Ludington 84, Fremont 51
After a tight first half, Ludington exploded in the third quarter with a 26-11 run to pull away for the WMC-Lakes victory.
Ludington leaders:
Taj Williams — 22 points
Messiah Himes — 18 points
Cam Gunsell — 17 points
Fremont leaders:
Gabe Hulst — 19 points
Mossen Green — 12 points
Orchard View 62, Montague 56
Orchard View built a first-half lead and withstood a Montague push in the second half to earn the conference win.
Orchard View leaders:
Tyshawn Smith — 19 points
La’brent Wilkerson — 12 points
Montague leaders:
Cole Herremans — 16 points
Logan Hansen — 8 points
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Ludington 62, Manistee 34
Ludington used relentless pressure defense to burst ahead early and cruise to a WMC-Lakes win. The Orioles led 22-8 after the first quarter, 34-17 at halftime, and 54-27 after three.
Ludington leaders:
Eloise Kwietniewski — 14 points
Jaelyn Laird — 13 points
Claire Keith — 13 points
Manistee leaders:
Alayna Edmondson — 8 points, 23 steals
Avamae Fett — 7 points
Maya Goodspeed — 13 rebounds
Montague 37, Holton 34
Montague edged Holton in a tight one, leading 20-17 at halftime and 29-24 after three before holding on late for the three-point win.