Seven boys basketball games and one girls contest involving West Michigan Conference schools were played Friday night.
Here is a roundup of the action from Feb. 3, 2023:
BOYS BASKETBALL
LUDINGTON 64, FREMONT 48: Visiting Ludington bounced back from its first loss of the season by using a 23-10 third-quarter scoring advantage, sparked by David Shillinger’s 21 points in the frame, to pull away from Fremont in this WMC Lakes matchup.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 28 points
Matthew Westhouse 12 points
Spencer Holmes 12 points
Fremont leaders:
Chaz Miller 15 points
Jordon McDonald 12 points, 7 rebounds
Records:
Ludington 14-1 (7-0 WMC Lakes)
Fremont 8-5 (3-4 WMC Lakes)
MONTAGUE 57, ORCHARD VIEW 39: Balanced Montague extended its winning streak to five games by outscoring visiting Orchard View 16-1 in the second quarter and 15-9 in the third in this WMC Lakes matchup.
Montague leaders:
Braeden Johnston 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Owen Raeth 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
Rodney Brassfield 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists
Isaiah Atchison 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
Kade Johnson 6 points
Paul Olson 4 points, 6 assists, 2 steals
Orchard View leaders:
Kari Flowers 14 points, 6 steals
Brian Sewell 13 points
Records:
Montague 9-5 (5-2 WMC Lakes)
Orchard View 2-12 (1-6 WMC Lakes)
GRAND RAPIDS COVENANT CHRISTIAN 75, WHITEHALL 71: Visiting Whitehall saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end in a hard-fought, nonconference loss to a tough Covenant Christian squad.
Covenant Christian leaders:
No stats submitted
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 22 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 blocks
Jack Houtteman 14 points, 3 rebounds
DJ Jamison 11 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
Ca’Mar Ready 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Trannon Aylor 6 points, 2 rebounds
Kyle Stratton 6 points, 3 assists
Nate Bolley 4 points, 5 rebounds
Records:
Covenant Christian 11-5 (Independent)
Whitehall 11-5 (5-1 WMC Lakes)
OAKRIDGE 57, MANISTEE 28: Host Oakridge overcame the absence of its two leading scorers, Peyton Ruel (illness) and Evan Jozsa (injury), and snapped a six-game losing streak in this WMC Lakes contest.
Oakridge leaders:
Evan Miller 10 points
Matt Danicek 8 points
Brody Jennings 7 points
Manistee leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Oakridge 5-9 (3-4 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 1-13 (0-7 WMC Lakes)
HART 63, SHELBY 38: Visiting Hart outscored rival Shelby 18-9 in the second quarter and 20-12 in the third in pulling away in this WMC Rivers matchup. Parker Hovey notched another triple-double despite being under the weather and the Pirates remained unbeaten on the season.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals
Caleb Bitely 14 points
Blake Weirich 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Diego Escamilla 8 points
Shelby leaders:
Bishop Lee 14 points, 6 rebounds
Phillip Hayes 8 points, 2 rebounds
Mason Garcia 5 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Wyatt Dickman 4 points, 4 rebounds
Carson Claeys 4 assists
Records:
Hart 15-0 (7-0 WMC Rivers)
Shelby 5-9 (2-5 WMC Rivers)
NORTH MUSKEGON 58, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 40: Visiting North Muskegon avenged an early-season loss to MCC with the help of a 10-3 second-quarter scoring advantage. The Norse extended their winning streak to seven games.
North Muskegon leaders:
Troy McManus 19 points
Jaxon Lisinski 14 points
Denny Belmonte 6 points, 3 assists
Ben Meyers 3 rebounds, 3 assists
MCC leaders:
Will Chye 21 points, 7 rebounds
Jayden Perrone 10 points
Records:
North Muskegon 12-2 (5-2 WMC Rivers)
MCC 10-4 (5-2 WMC Rivers)
RAVENNA 56, HOLTON 30: Host Ravenna used a 17-5 third-quarter scoring advantage and pulled away from there in completing the season sweep of Holton in this WMC Rivers Division contest.
Ravenna leaders:
Caleb Forsythe 17 points, 6 assists, 2 steals
Carter Schullo 15 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
Drew Mabrito 8 points, 6 rebounds
Dylan May 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Chase Thomas 4 points
Hunter Hogan 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Holton leaders:
Brodrick Fialek 12 points, 6 rebounds
Carter Brant 7 points, 4 assists
Records:
Ravenna 5-9 (4-3 WMC Rivers)
Holton 0-14 (0-7 WMC Rivers)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
OAKRIDGE 55, WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 50: Visiting Oakridge won for the sixth time in seven games in this nonconference matchup against Western Michigan Christian.
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 18 points, 14 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 blocks
Kaelinn Jozsa 17 points, 8 rebounds
WMC leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Oakridge 13-4 (6-3 WMC Lakes)
Western Michigan Christian 7-8 (Independent)
