Area Basketball Recap 1/24-1/27

Defense, balanced scoring, and late-game execution highlighted a busy stretch of basketball action across the area as teams continued to jockey for conference positioning.

BOYS BASKETBALL

North Muskegon 53, Western Michigan Christian 46

North Muskegon overcame a 12-7 first-quarter deficit by winning the middle two quarters (17-9, 16-10) and held on down the stretch to earn the road conference win.
Top scorers:

• North Muskegon: Braylen Burrel 16, Adam Dugener 15, Teddy Lamiman 6
• Western Michigan Christian: Brody Haveman 20, Tyson Annema 10, Zach Weare 8

North Muskegon 70, Holton 16

The Norse locked in early, jumping to a 23-2 first-quarter lead and cruising to a decisive win behind hot shooting and pressure defense.
Top scorers:

• North Muskegon: Braylen Burrel 22, Adam Dugener 17, Teddy Lamiman 6
• Holton: Jacob Dean 7

Fruitport 75, Montague 25

Fruitport showed no rust after a long break, building a 24-6 first-quarter lead and pulling away steadily with balanced scoring across the roster.
Top scorers:

• Fruitport: Dexter Lillmars 21, DayDay Williams 20, Hudson Hazekamp 14
• Montague: Top scorers not provided

Fremont 54, Whitehall 48

Fremont led most of the way and sealed it with free throws late after Whitehall cut it to one in the final minute.
Top scorers:

• Fremont: Mossen Green 27, Gabe Hulst 12
• Whitehall: Corde Anderson 16, Pierce Westerlund 13, Elijah Smith 10

Hart 48, Western Michigan Christian 39

Hart leaned on defense and late free throws to create separation in the final minutes and close out the win.
Top scorers:

• Hart: Kolton Rockwell 17, Caleb Ackley 13, Jagger Lenon 10
• Western Michigan Christian: Top scorers not provided in this stat set

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Montague 39, Orchard View 35

Orchard View led late, but Montague closed with a strong fourth quarter (16-13) to secure the WMC-Lakes win.
Top scorers:

• Montague: Annelyse Schneider 9, Marguerite O’Connell 8, Gabby Dietz 7
• Orchard View: Elixis Scott 18, Jurnee Johnson 6

North Muskegon 38, Mason County Central 32

North Muskegon used balanced scoring to build a halftime lead and stayed composed late to earn a program milestone win over MCC.
Top scorers:

• North Muskegon: Delaney Young 18, Grace Miller 11
• Mason County Central: Aubrey Chye 14, Jessica Peterson 5

North Muskegon Girls 39, Oakridge Girls 28

North Muskegon broke the game open with a dominant second quarter (16-2) and controlled the rest of the way.
Top scorers:

• North Muskegon: Leading scorers not provided in this stat set
• Oakridge: Adrianna Raap 10, Cambria Guenthardt 10

Ludington Girls 44, Shelby Girls 30

Ludington led at halftime and stayed steady through the second half to hand Shelby its first loss of the season.
Top scorers:

• Ludington: Eloise Kwietniewski 14, Madelyn Kenyon 8, Claire Keith 7
• Shelby: Jayna Burmeister 12, Ava Lamberg 6

Ravenna Girls 40, Holton Girls 27

Ravenna pulled away in the second half and remained unbeaten in conference play with a solid road win.
Top scorers:

• Ravenna: Natalie Rosel 18, Addy Woodring 9
• Holton: Kaylee McMillan 8, Lilly Stone-Tibbits 5

Whitehall 52, Mason County Central 46

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