Four boys basketball games and one girls contest involving West Michigan Conference teams were played Thursday night.
Here is a roundup of the action from Feb. 23, 2023:
BOYS BASKETBALL
HART 63, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 45: Unbeaten, host Hart clinched the WMC Rivers Division title with the win, the first conference championship for the Pirates’ boys basketball team since 1963.
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WHITEHALL 89, OAKRIDGE 52: Host Whitehall moved one step closer to a WMC Lakes Division title share with a runaway victory over Oakridge.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 20 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks
Ca’Mar Ready 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block
Trannon Aylor 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Jack Houtteman 9 points
Jack McDowell 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
Lavarion Dean 6 points, 3 rebounds
Kal Koehler 6 points
DJ Jamison 5 points, 6 rebounds
Kyle Stratton 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
Oakridge leaders:
Jullian Primmer 14 points
Evan Miller 10 points
Records:
Whitehall 15-5 (9-1 WMC Lakes)
Oakridge 9-11 (5-6 WMC Lakes)
LUDINGTON 68, MANISTEE 35: Visiting Ludington jumped out to a big early lead against rival Manistee and moved within one win of a WMC Lakes Division title share.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 17 points
Gage Jones 10 points
Matthew Westhouse 10 points
Manistee leader:
Ethan Edmondson 14 points
Records:
Ludington 18-2 (10-1 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 5-15 (1-9 WMC Lakes)
MONTAGUE 68, WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 44: Host Montague got balanced scoring on senior night en route to the runaway nonleague win over Western Michigan Christian.
Montague leaders:
Braeden Johnston 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
Isaiah Atchison 13 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Owen Petersen 10 points, 5 rebounds
Owen Raeth 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Dacarri Williams 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals
WMC leaders:
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Records:
Montague 11-9 (5-5 WMC Lakes)
Western Michigan Christian 5-14 (Independent)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
MONTAGUE 38, OAKRIDGE 30: Visiting Montague avenged an earlier loss to Oakridge in this regular-season finale. With the win, the Wildcats finish alone in second place in the WMC Lakes Division, while the Eagles take third.
Montague leaders:
Ella King 9 points, 2 rebounds
Haylee Schwarz 7 points, 5 rebounds
Braylyn Bultema 6 points, 4 rebounds
Oakridge leaders:
Lily Blackburn 14 points
Anna Lundquist 7 points, 12 rebounds
Records:
Montague 15-7 (9-3 WMC Lakes)
Oakridge 16-6 (8-4 WMC Lakes)
