West Michigan Conference boys basketball teams took to the court Monday, Dec. 5, and Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
Here is a roundup of contests played on those nights:
TUESDAY, DEC. 6
WHITEHALL 64, SPRING LAKE 61: Camden Thompson scored nine of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter as host Whitehall earned a hard-fought win over Spring Lake in a nonleague season opener.
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OAKRIDGE 65, HOLTON 28: Host Oakridge turned up its defense and converted Holton turnovers into points in this WMC nondivisional season opener.
Oakridge leaders:
Peyton Ruel 19 points, 5 assists, 4 steals
Jullian Primmer 10 points
Evan Jozsa 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Matt Danicek 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Ty Maitland 6 points, 3 steals
Holton leaders:
Carter Brant 15 points
Brodrick Fialek 15 rebounds
Records:
Oakridge 1-0 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Holton 0-1 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
Oakridge at Manistee, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Holton at Fruitport Calvary Christian, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
LUDINGTON 87, GRANT 74: Ludington held a 33-30 halftime lead and extended the margin to 14 midway through the third quarter, but the visiting Orioles could never pull away from a pesky Grant squad in this high-scoring nonconference matchup.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 25 points
Spencer Holmes 20 points
Levi Laman 11 points
Grant leaders:
Austin Whitney 16 points
Oakley Obenauf 12 points
Records:
Ludington 1-0 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Grant 0-1 (0-0 CSAA)
Next games:
Fremont at Ludington, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Lakeview at Grant, Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
FREMONT 53, SHELBY 33: Host Fremont started strong as a new member of the West Michigan Conference with a convincing nondivisional victory.
Fremont leader:
Jordon McDonald 25 points
Note: No other stats submitted
Shelby leaders:
Bishop Lee 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Wyatt Dickman 7 points, 3 steals
Carson Claeys 6 points, 3 assists
Records:
Fremont 1-0 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Shelby 0-1 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
Fremont at Ludington, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Shelby at Hart, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. (CatchMark SportsNet WMC Game of the Week)
NORTH MUSKEGON 52, MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 11: Visiting North Muskegon jumped out to a 27-4 halftime lead en route to the dominant, season-opening victory.
North Muskegon leaders:
James Young 16 points, 11 rebounds
Jaxon Lisinski 12 points
Troy McManus 9 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Lamarkis Graham 6 points
Jacarri Edwards 6 rebounds
MCC leader:
Braden Gustin 7 points
Records:
North Muskegon 1-0 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
MCC 0-1 (independent)
Next games:
Mason County Central at North Muskegon, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Hesperia at Muskegon Catholic Central, Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
HART 68, WYOMING KELLOGGSVILLE 30: In coach Nick Bronsema’s first game as Hart’s head coach, the Pirates rolled to a nonleague season-opening victory.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Blake Weirich 20 points, 6 rebounds
Kelloggsville leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Hart 1-0 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Kelloggsville 0-1 (0-0 OK Silver)
Next games:
Shelby at Hart, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. (CatchMark SportsNet WMC Game of the Week)
Wyoming Kelloggsville at Holland, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 70, MANISTEE 45: Visiting Mason County Central pulled away from Manistee with a 20-2 second-quarter scoring advantage en route to the runaway WMC nondivisional win in the season opener for both teams.
MCC leaders:
Will Chye 34 points, 9 rebounds
Jayden Perrone 14 points, 10 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
Kaden Kott 14 points, 5 rebounds
Carter Fredericks 7 points, 3 rebounds
Records:
MCC 1-0 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Manistee 0-1 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Mason County Central at North Muskegon, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Oakridge at Manistee, Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
LAKEVIEW 42, HESPERIA 35: Host Hesperia wrapped up a two-day stretch of back-to-back home games with a nonleague loss to former CSAA Silver Division opponent Lakeview.
Hesperia leaders:
Matteo Materdomini 10 points
Ethan O’Neal 9 points
Lakeview leaders:
Drake Syrjala 15 points
Ben Grant 11 points
Records:
Hesperia 0-2 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Lakeview 1-0 (0-0 CSAA)
Next games:
Hesperia at Muskegon Catholic Central, Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Lakeview at Grant, Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 5
MONTAGUE 62, NEWAYGO 54: Montague got its season off on the right foot, using a 22-11 fourth-quarter scoring advantage to pull away from host Newaygo in a nonconference matchup.
Montague leaders:
Paul Olson 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Braeden Johnston 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Owen Petersen 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Isaiah Atchison 9 points, 12 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 2 assists
Owen Raeth 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists
Carri Williams 6 points, 3 assists
Newaygo leader:
Bryce Decker 28 points
