Six West Michigan Conference girls basketball games were played Thursday night (Dec. 8), while one boys team from the conference also was in action.
Here is a roundup of those contests:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
THURSDAY, DEC. 8
MONTAGUE 44, WHITEHALL 34: Emma Peterson scored a career-high 21 points to lead host Montague to a victory over rival Whitehall and help offset the loss of standout Kendall Osborne, who suffered an injury early in the game.
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LUDINGTON 39, OAKRIDGE 36: Visiting Ludington outscored Oakridge 15-11 in the fourth quarter to pull off a hard-fought victory in a WMC Lakes Division matchup.
Ludington leaders:
Emma McKinley 11 points
Jennah Skiba 8 points
Olivia Lynn 5 points
Annie Kline 4 points
Keelyn Laird 4 points
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 15 points, 13 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Kaelinn Jozsa 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Records:
Ludington 3-1 (2-0 WMC Lakes)
Oakridge 1-2 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Ludington at Grand Haven, Saturday, Dec. 10, 1:30 p.m.
Fremont at Oakridge, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
MANISTEE 61, ORCHARD VIEW 35: Jayna Edmondson’s double-double led the way for Manistee in its home victory over Orchard View in this WMC Lakes Division contest.
Manistee leaders:
Jayna Edmondson 16 points, 10 rebounds
Libby McCarthy 11 points, 4 steals
Allison Kelley 10 rebounds
Orchard View leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Manistee 3-2 (2-1 WMC Lakes)
Orchard View 0-4 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Manistee at Whitehall, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Orchard View at Fruitport, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 46, HOLTON 27: Visiting Mason County Central outscored Holton 32-11 in the second and third quarters combined to pull away for the WMC Rivers Division victory.
MCC leaders:
Wren Nelson 10 points, 6 rebounds
Gracie Weinert 8 points, 4 assists, 4 steals
Mallory Miller 6 points
Charlie Banks 6 points
Eva Hradel 6 points
Holton leaders:
Layla Cannady 12 points
Ryann Robins 5 points
Records:
Mason County Central 3-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers)
Holton 1-3 (0-2 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
Mason County Central at White Cloud, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Holton at Hesperia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
SHELBY 33, RAVENNA 23: Visiting Shelby outscored Ravenna in three of four quarters to come away with a WMC Rivers Division victory.
Shelby leaders:
Molli Schultz 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Aubrey Klotz 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Kendall Zaverl 8 points, 3 steals
Ravenna leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Shelby 2-2 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 2-1 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
North Muskegon at Shelby, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Hart at Ravenna, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
NORTH MUSKEGON 41, HESPERIA 20: Host North Muskegon used a balanced effort to record its first win of the season.
North Muskegon leaders:
Grace Philpot 8 points
Abbie Wiegers 8 points
Kaylee Martin 7 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals, 6 assists
Georgia Skujins 7 points
Francine Vinson 5 points, 9 rebounds
Marilyn Gaston 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Emma Buchmiller 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
Hesperia leader:
Samy Logana 12 points
Records:
North Muskegon 1-2 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 1-4 (0-1 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
North Muskegon at Shelby, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Holton at Hesperia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
THURSDAY, DEC. 8
MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 61, HESPERIA 19: Host Muskegon Catholic Central jumped out to a 19-7 first-quarter lead and rode that momentum to the nonleague victory.
Hesperia leaders:
No stats submitted
MCC leaders:
Braden Gustin 20 points, 5 steals, 4 assists
Hunter Schrink 11 points, 7 rebounds
Chase Willer 11 points
Records:
Hesperia 0-3 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Muskegon Catholic Central 1-1 (independent)
Next games:
White Cloud at Hesperia, Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
Muskegon Catholic Central at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
