Seven boys games and two girls contests involving West Michigan Conference basketball teams were played Tuesday night.
Here’s a roundup of the action from Jan. 17, 2023:
BOYS BASKETBALL
LUDINGTON 71, ORCHARD VIEW 29: Visiting Orchard View hung tough in the early going, trailing 16-15 early in the second quarter, before Ludington erupted to remain unbeaten. The Orioles outscored the Cardinals 47-9 in the middle two quarters. David Shillinger scored 19 of his game-high 26 points in the third.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 26 points
Gage Jones 14 points
Daniel Ramirez 7 points
Orchard View leaders:
Keith McAllister 10 points
BJ Sewell 10 points
Records:
Ludington 12-0 (6-0 WMC Lakes)
Orchard View 2-7 (1-4 WMC Lakes)
WHITEHALL 56, FREMONT 41: Whitehall outscored visiting Fremont 32-11 in the second and third quarters combined to pull away in this WMC Lakes Division victory, which was the Vikings’ third-straight win.
Whitehall leaders:
Kal Koehler 14 points, 6 rebounds
Ca’Mar Ready 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals
Jack Houtteman 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Trannon Aylor 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals
DJ Jamison 5 points, 5 rebounds
Fremont leaders:
Jordon McDonald 16 points
Chaz Miller 16 points
Records:
Whitehall 7-4 (4-1 WMC Lakes)
Fremont 4-4 (2-3 WMC Lakes)
MONTAGUE 67, MANISTEE 35: Visiting Montague outscored Manistee 36-14 in the first half to take command and cruise to a WMC Lakes Division victory.
Montague leaders:
Braeden Johnston 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Owen Raeth 13 points, 2 steals
Paul Olson 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Isaiah Atchison 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
Owen Petersen 7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Manistee leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Montague 5-5 (3-2 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 0-9 (0-5 WMC Lakes)
HART 85, HESPERIA 31: In Hart’s first home game in a month, the Pirates got big performances against from their 1-2 punch of Parker Hovey and Blake Weirich and strong efforts from a few others as the team remained unbeaten.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 33 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists
Blake Weirich 26 points, 7 rebounds
Diego Escamilla 9 points
Kyan Clark 4 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds
Miguel Escamilla 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Hesperia leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Hart 10-0 (5-0 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 2-8 (1-4 WMC Rivers)
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 54, SHELBY 48: Jayden Perrone scored 11 of his team-high 21 points in the fourth quarter, when the visiting Spartans used a big 26-10 scoring run in this WMC Rivers comeback win. It snapped Shelby’s five-game winning streak.
MCC leaders:
Jayden Perrone 21 points, 5 rebounds
Will Chye 12 points, 5 rebounds
Shelby leaders:
Bishop Lee 24 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals
Phillip Hayes 11 points, 3 steals
Mason Garcia 6 points, 6 assists, 2 steals
Records:
MCC 8-1 (4-1 WMC Rivers)
Shelby 5-6 (2-4 WMC Rivers)
NORTH MUSKEGON 65, HOLTON 22: Visiting North Muskegon completely broke open this WMC Rivers contest with a 29-4 third-quarter run, which Norsemen coach Chuck Rypstra called his team’s best all season.
North Muskegon leaders:
Sam Gallo 15 points, 6 rebounds
Jaxon Lisinski 12 points
Troy McManus 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
James Young 9 points, 6 assists
Ben Meyers 8 points, 3 steals
Holton leaders:
Brodrick Fialek 10 points
Carter Brant 6 rebounds, 5 assists
Records:
North Muskegon 8-2 (3-2 WMC Rivers)
Holton 0-10 (0-4 WMC Rivers)
GRANT 75, RAVENNA 55: Visiting Grant outscored Ravenna 49-20 in the first and third quarters combined to run away with this nonleague matchup.
Ravenna leaders:
Hunter Hogan 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Caleb Forsythe 12 points
Drew Mabrito 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Grant leaders:
Whitney 15 points
Obenauf 15 points
Barnhart 14 points
Records:
Ravenna 3-6 (2-2 WMC Rivers)
Grant 5-5 (2-2 CSAA)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
WYOMING POTTER’S HOUSE CHRISTIAN 49, OAKRIDGE 35: Visiting Oakridge saw its six-game winning streak come to an end in this nonleague matchup.
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 15 points, 7 rebounds
Destyni Lane 9 points, 7 rebounds
Records:
Oakridge 7-3 (4-2 WMC Lakes)
Wyoming Potter’s House Christian 9-4 (2-0 Alliance)
GRANT 61, RAVENNA 16: No stats or details were submitted for this game.
Records:
Ravenna 3-6 (2-4 WMC Rivers)
Grant 8-4 (4-1 CSAA)
