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West Michigan Conference basketball: Boys and girls roundup from Feb. 23, 2023

Whitehall, Ludington boys pick up lopsided wins and stay on track for WMC Lakes title share.

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)

Ludington’s boys basketball team poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Girls Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich.
Manistee’s boys basketball team for the 2022-23 season includes, front row kneeling, left to right, Luke Senters, Grayson Prince, Tyler Protasiewicz, Jeff Huber and Kanon Petzak; back row, left to right, Tramel Caviness, Austen Halcome, Ben Schlaff, Mason Gunnett, Jarrett Edmondson, Ethan Edmondson, Carter Fredericks and Nick Hornkohl. Not pictured, Kaden Kott and Jacob Scharp. (Photo courtesy of Greg Gielczyk | Daily News)

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)

Montague’s boys basketball team poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Girls Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich.

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)

Montague’s girls basketball team poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Girls Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich.
Oakridge’s girls basketball team poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Girls Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich.

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