On a light day of high school basketball action for West Michigan Conference teams, Hart’s boys and Oakridge’s girls cruised to lopsided victories on Wednesday (Dec. 21).
Here is a roundup of games involving WMC teams:
BOYS BASKETBALL
HART 80, MESICK 46: Hart stayed unbeaten with a runaway win over Mesick in the Ferris State Invitational.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists
Diego Escamilla 25 points (6 3-pointers), 3 steals
Blake Weirich 13 points, 10 rebounds
Caleb Ackley 6 points, 5 points, 3 assists
Mesick leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Hart 6-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers)
Mesick 3-2 (3-0 West Michigan ‘D’ League)
Next games:
Hart at West Michigan Aviation Academy, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 7 p.m.
Manton at Mesick, Friday, Dec. 30, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
OAKRIDGE 47, COOPERSVILLE 21: Host Oakridge set the tone early, taking a 13-2 first-quarter lead, and junior Anna Lundquist had a monster game in this nonconference victory.
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 23 points, 23 rebounds, 5 blocks
Cambria Guenthardt 9 points
Destyni Lane 7 points, 5 steals
Kaelinn Jozsa 6 points
Coopersville leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Oakridge 4-2 (2-2 WMC Lakes)
Coopersville 2-6 (0-1 OK Blue)
Next games:
Oakridge at Whitehall, Thursday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m.
Hudsonville Unity Christian at Coopersville, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.
SPARTA 49, FREMONT 35: Visiting Sparta jumped out to an 11-2 first-quarter lead and that set the tone in this nonleague matchup.
Sparta leaders:
Andrea Peat 18 points
Makayla Hatchow 16 points
Fremont leader:
Khaila Noordyk 12 points, 9 rebounds
Records:
Sparta 2-3 (0-0 OK Silver)
Fremont 1-6 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Pewamo-Westphalia at Sparta, Thursday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m.
Howard City Tri County at Fremont, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 5:30 p.m.
