West Michigan Conference boys basketball teams were busy Monday and Tuesday.
Here is a roundup of the action from Dec. 11-12:
TUESDAY, DEC. 12 GAMES
NONLEAGUE
MONTAGUE 61, FRUITPORT 48: Visiting Montague overcame a 13-0 deficit at the start of the game in posting a third straight victory entering the big matchup with Whitehall Thursday.
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WHITEHALL 66, SPARTA 58: Camden Thompson and Camar Ready combined for 45 points and 27 rebounds in powering host Whitehall to the nonleague home win over Sparta.
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NORTH MUSKEGON 51, WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 44: Visiting North Muskegon relied on its defense from the start and did enough to hold off Western Michigan Christian in the second half to earn the nonleague victory and remain unbeaten.
“We played well out of the gate defensively, which had been an issue for us,” North Muskegon coach Chuck Rypstra said. “Our offense went away in the third quarter, as they really beat us. We regrouped in fourth and made enough free throws down the stretch.”
North Muskegon leaders:
Adam Dugener 21 points (9-of-10 free throws)
Lamarkis Graham 17 points, 6 rebounds
TJ Byard 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists
James Young 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
WMC leaders:
Ben Moorhead 12 points
Derrick Ashley 10 points
Records:
North Muskegon 5-0 overall
Western Michigan Christian 2-3 overall
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BIG RAPIDS 54, FREMONT 51: Turnovers and missed, makeable shots proved costly for visiting Fremont in a nonleague game against Big Rapids.
“We played very hard but came up short again as we struggled to handle their pressure in the second half,” Fremont coach Adam Bowen said. “We will continue to work hard to get better as the season goes on.”
Fremont leaders:
Chaz Miller 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Kyler DeKuiper 15 points
Big Rapids leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Fremont 1-3 overall
Big Rapids 3-2 overall
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GRAND RAPIDS WELLSPRING PREP 80, RAVENNA 57: Visiting Ravenna jumped out to a 21-16 first-quarter lead, but turnovers plagued the Bulldogs the rest of the way in this nonleague contest.
“In the fourth, (Ravenna) had to abandon the game plan in order to try and create momentum but just couldn’t muster enough gas,” Ravenna coach Courtney Kemp said.
Ravenna leaders:
Carter Schullo 22 points
Dylan May 10 points
Blake Homoly 8 points
Wellspring Prep leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Ravenna 2-2 overall
Wellspring Prep 4-1 overall
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GRANT 79, SHELBY 34: Visiting Shelby slipped to 1-4 overall on the season with the nonleague road loss to Grant, which won its fourth straight game and improved to 4-1. No stats or details were submitted for this game.
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LAKEVIEW 42, HESPERIA 38 (OT): Visiting Hesperia suffered a tough loss on the road against Lakeview in this nonleague matchup. The Panthers led 27-18 at halftime. Foul trouble and struggles from the free-throw line doomed Hesperia, which lost two of its starting guards to foul issues. Lakeview outscored Hesperia 6-2 in the overtime period. Hesperia shot 32 percent from the free-throw line compared to 61 percent for Lakeview.
Hesperia leaders:
Nicholas Guarnieri 15 points
Ethan O’Neil 10 points, 13 rebounds
Lakeview leaders:
Braden Salladay 11 points
Nicklas Perez 9 points
Boston Syrjai 8 points
Records:
Hesperia 1-3 overall
Lakeview 2-3 overall
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MONDAY, DEC. 11 GAMES
WMC NONDIVISIONAL
OAKRIDGE 66, HART 49: Visiting Oakridge jumped on Hart with a 28-9 first quarter and cruised to the WMC nondivisional win while remaining unbeaten on the season.
“Really happy how we started the game tonight. The guys have played very good, unselfesh basketball – making the extra pass or finding the open guy. Oakridge had eight assists in the first quarter to go along with three steals,” Oakridge coach Tracy Ruel said. “Starting the second half, I feel Hart changed up defenses and we didn’t play with the same intensity that we started the game.
“I’m extremely happy with the basketball we are playing right now. The guys have bought into the team concept, and are playing with a high level of energy.”
Oakridge leaders:
Brody Jennings 17 points (5 3-pointers), 7 rebounds
Peyton Ruel 16 points, 10 assists, 3 steals
Evan Jozsa 12 points, 11 rebounds
Evan Miller 4 assists
Michael Wambaugh 4 rebounds
Hart leaders:
Blake Weirich 14 points, 8 rebounds
Ty Schlukebir 13 points
Caleb Ackley 10 points, 10 rebounds
Kaden Bond 10 points, 3 assists
Records:
Oakridge 6-0 overall
Hart 2-4 overall
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LUDINGTON 67, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 43: Senior guards David Shillinger and Spencer Holmes had big nights in leading Ludington to a runaway WMC nondivisional road win over neighboring rival Mason County Central.
“For the most part, I was really happy with my young guards. They handled the full-court pressure of Ludington,” MCC coach Chris VanderHaag said. “We missed some contested baskets in the paint. I don’t see that happening later on the season.
“Overall I was happy with my guys’ effort. They took some punches and threw a few. Every game is a dogfight for us. Games like this only will make us better.”
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 27 points (4 3-pointers)
Spencer Holmes 20 points (4 3-pointers)
Daniel Ramirez 7 points
MCC leaders:
Cole VanderHaag 12 points, 3 rebounds
Peyton Merz 10 points, 10 rebounds
Dakota Sterley 8 points, 5 rebounds
Records:
Ludington 4-1 overall
Mason County Central 1-4 overall
