Photos by Shayla Hardy for CatchMark
NEWAYGO — It may not have been the cleanest game for Whitehall’s boys basketball team, but the Vikings still put on a show in a 66-47 nonleague victory over host Newaygo Thursday night.
Junior Camden Thompson threw down a pair of dunks and a third popped out on him on an evening when he delivered a game-high 19 points, 18 rebounds, six steals, and two assists. Senior Trannon Aylor crammed a one-hander on the way to a line of eight points and seven rebounds off the bench.
Senior Camar Ready was perfect from the floor (6-for-6) en route to 13 points and junior Kal Koehler had nine points for Whitehall, which is ranked No. 5 in the latest Associated Press Michigan Division 2 poll and remains perfect on the season at 14-0 overall.
Photos by Scott DeCamp | CatchMark
Thursday’s win came on the heels of Whitehall’s hard-fought, impressive 58-56 triumph at Cadillac Tuesday in a battle of unbeatens.
For Newaygo (8-5), seniors Logan Klomp and Josiah Long scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Whitehall shot 44 percent from the floor (28-of-64), including 16 percent from 3-point range (3-of-19). The Vikings owned the boards, 43-21, but they had 15 turnovers.
Newaygo connected on 41 percent of its shots from the floor (20-of-49), including 31 percent from beyond the arc (5-for-16). The Lions coughed the ball up 20 times.
Whitehall faces a couple of tough nonleague challenges next week, visiting Division 1 Mona Shores (9-4) on Tuesday and hosting perennial small-school power Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (9-5) on Friday.
Below are photos of dunk sequences by Aylor and Thompson, followed by video highlights.
Here is a photo sequence of Whitehall senior Trannon Aylor flying in for a first-half dunk against Newaygo Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Newaygo, Mich. (Scott DeCamp | CatchMark)
Here is a photo sequence of Whitehall junior Camden Thompson collecting himself and throwing down a two-handed dunk around defenders during the second half against Newaygo Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Newaygo, Mich. (Scott DeCamp | CatchMark)
Here is a photo sequence of Whitehall junior Camden Thompson flying in for a two-handed dunk attempt during the first half against Newaygo Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Newaygo, Mich. This dunk popped out on him, but he grabbed the offensive rebound and put it back in for a bucket. (Scott DeCamp | CatchMark)
