Several West Michigan Conference boys basketball teams tipped off divisional play Friday night (Dec. 9).
Below is a roundup with scores and details from those games, plus one girls contest.
BOYS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY, DEC. 9
HART 63, SHELBY 46: Parker Hovey totaled 27 points, seven rebounds and six blocks in leading host Hart past rival Shelby in the CatchMark SportsNet West Michigan Conference Game of the Week.
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MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 51, NORTH MUSKEGON 44: Jayden Perrone finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead visiting Mason County Central to a key WMC Rivers Division win over North Muskegon.
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WHITEHALL 57, FRUITPORT 53: Powered by Camden Thompson’s monster night, host Whitehall overcame a 24-17 halftime deficit to earn a nonleague victory.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 30 points, 14 rebounds, 7 steals, 4 blocks, 1 assist
Kal Koehler 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal
Ca’Mar Ready 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
Fruitport leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Whitehall 2-0 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Fruitport 1-1 (0-0 OK Blue)
Next games:
Whitehall at Sparta, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Fruitport at Montague, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
MONTAGUE 62, ORCHARD VIEW 34: Visiting Montague jumped out to a 17-2 first-quarter lead and cruised to victory in a WMC Lakes Division opener.
Montague leaders:
Isaiah Atchison 18 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 1 steal
Owen Raeth 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Rodney Brassfield 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals
Paul Olson 7 points, 2 assists
Braeden Johnston 9 rebounds, 2 assists
Orchard View leaders:
Keith McAllister 10 points
Cari Flowers 10 points
Records:
Montague 2-0 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Orchard View 0-2 (0-1 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Fruitport at Montague, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Newaygo at Orchard View, Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
OAKRIDGE 76, MANISTEE 37: Visiting Oakridge raced to a 12-0 start and never looked back en route to posting a runaway win in a WMC Lakes Division opener.
Oakridge leaders:
Peyton Ruel 19 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals
Evan Jozsa 14 points, 6 rebounds
Ty Maitland 11 points, 5 steals
Matt Danicek 6 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Oakridge 2-0 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 0-2 (0-1 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Hart at Oakridge, Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
Manistee at Frankfort, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
LUDINGTON 70, FREMONT 49: Host Ludington made 11 3-pointers and got a career-high 15 points from Aidan Gilchrist en route to a runaway win over Fremont in a WMC Lakes Division opener.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 19 points
Aidan Gilchrist 15 points
Matthew Westhouse 9 points
Fremont leader:
Jordon McDonald 27 points
Records:
Ludington 2-0 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Fremont 1-1 (0-1 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Traverse City West at Ludington, Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m.
Big Rapids at Fremont, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
BENZIE CENTRAL 56, RAVENNA 48: Host Benzie Central made 10 3-pointers in the first half as Ravenna opened the season with a loss in the Will Lynch Invitational.
Ravenna leaders:
Drew Mabrito 13 points
Blake Homoly 10 points
Hunter Hogan 8 points
Caleb Forsythe 6 points
Benzie Central leaders:
Jaxon Childers 20 points
Rowan Zickert 16 points
Andrew Gray 14 points
Records:
Ravenna 1-0 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Benzie Central 1-0 (Northwest)
Next games:
Ravenna vs. Menominee in Will Lynch Invitational consolation game at Benzie Central, Saturday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m.
Benzie Central vs. Lake Leelanau St. Mary in Will Lynch Invitational championship game at Benzie Central, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2:30 p.m.
FRUITPORT CALVARY CHRISTIAN 67, HOLTON 40: Host Fruitport Calvary Christian gradually pulled away from Holton and completely broken it open with a 21-4 fourth quarter in this nonleague matchup.
Holton leaders:
Carter Brant 19 points
Brodrick Fialek 11 points
Gavin Wheeler 6 points
Calvary Christian leaders:
Bradley Richards 28 points
Quinn Swanson 16 points
Records:
Holton 0-2 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Calvary Christian 1-1 (0-0 Alliance)
Next games:
Grant at Holton, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Pentwater at Fruitport Calvary Christian, Monday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY, DEC. 9
GRAND RAPIDS OTTAWA HILLS 36, FREMONT 33: Turnovers and back-to-back 3-pointers by Ottawa Hills swung momentum in the host team’s favor in the second half as Fremont dropped this nonconference game.
Fremont leaders:
Lily VandenBerg 11 points
Khaila Noordyk 9 points
Mia Clemence 8 points
Ottawa Hills leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Fremont 1-3 (0-1 WMC Lakes)
Ottawa Hills 2-1 (0-0 OK Gold)
Next games:
Fremont at Oakridge, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Ottawa Hills at Allegan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m.
