Five girls basketball games and one boys contest involving West Michigan Conference teams were played Thursday night.
Here is a roundup of the action from Feb. 16, 2023:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
HART 64, HESPERIA 7: Visiting Hart raced to a 46-1 halftime lead en route to clinching the outright WMC Rivers Division title. It’s a second-straight conference title for the Pirates.
Hart leaders:
Addi Hovey 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 steals
Abby Hicks 12 points, 3 assists, 6 steals
Aspen Boutell 7 points, 4 assists, 4 steals
Mariana VanAgtmael 6 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Hesperia leaders:
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Records:
Hart 18-2 (11-0 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 1-19 (0-11 WMC Rivers)
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 64, SHELBY 42: Host Mason County Central outscored Shelby 46-15 in the first and third quarters combined to maintain command in this WMC Rivers Division matchup.
MCC leaders:
Wren Nelson 20 points
Mallory Miller 13 points, 4 assists
Jessica Petersen 8 points
Shelby leaders:
Molli Schultz 18 points, 3 rebounds
Biloxi Lee 11 points, 6 rebounds
Kendall Zaverl 7 points, 2 assists
Records:
Mason County Central 16-3 (9-2 WMC Rivers)
Shelby 9-12 (6-6 WMC Rivers)
HOLTON 49, NORTH MUSKEGON 38: Visiting Holton got off to a 17-8 first-quarter lead before North Muskegon rallied to get back into it. The Red Devils used a 13-4 fourth-quarter advantage to put the game away in this WMC Rivers contest.
Holton leaders:
Abbie Fowler 20 points
Courtney Boes 13 points
North Muskegon leaders:
Lucy Fricke 8 points, 11 rebounds
Marilyn Gaston 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Fran Vinson 8 points, 5 rebounds
Grace Philpot 8 points
Georgia Skujins 6 rebounds
Kaylee Martin 6 assists
Emma Buchmiller 4 assists
Records:
Holton 11-9 (6-5 WMC Rivers)
North Muskegon 5-14 (4-7 WMC Rivers)
MONTAGUE 57, MANISTEE 38: After an even first quarter that saw the teams tied at 11, host Montague pulled away with a 32-17 scoring advantage in the second and third quarters combined in this WMC Lakes matchup.
Montague leaders:
Addison Pranger 13 points, 8 rebounds
Braylyn Bultema 11 points, 3 rebounds
Lauren Smith 10 points
Ella King 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 9 steals
Emma Peterson 6 assists, 3 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
Jayna Edmondson 16 points
Allison Kelley 14 rebounds, 9 steals
Lacey Zimmerman 5 assists, 5 steals
Records:
Montague 13-7 (8-3 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 8-12 (4-7 WMC Lakes)
FREMONT 30, WHITEHALL 21: Visiting Fremont overcame a 7-4 halftime deficit and outscored Whitehall 18-9 in the fourth quarter to pull out the WMC Lakes Division victory.
Fremont leaders:
Lily VandenBerg 8 points, 7 rebounds
Mia Clemence 7 points
Jessica Bennett 6 points
Olivia Hansen 11 rebounds
Whitehall leaders:
Onnyka Dempsey 6 points, 5 steals
Autumn Ferris 8 rebounds
Records:
Fremont 8-13 (5-6 WMC Lakes)
Whitehall 10-10 (3-8 WMC Lakes)
BOYS BASKETBALL
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 70, RAVENNA 47: Visiting Mason County Central rode the hot hand of Jayden Perrone and the Spartans outscored Ravenna 43-23 in the first and third quarters combined to win this WMC Rivers contest going away.
MCC leaders:
Jayden Perrone 35 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals
Will Chye 12 points, 7 rebounds
Tyler Thurow 5 points
Braylin Thurow 5 points
Ravenna leaders:
Carter Schullo 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks
Dylan May 11 points, 3 rebounds
Hunter Hogan 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Collin Poley 5 points
Records:
Mason County Central 14-4 (7-2 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 6-13 (5-6 WMC Rivers)
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