It was a light night for West Michigan Conference boys basketball teams on Monday.
Here is a short roundup of the action on Dec. 18, 2023:
WMC LAKES
WHITEHALL 77, MANISTEE 37: Visiting Whitehall placed four players in double figures and nearly got a fifth in double digits as the team finished 10-of-24 (42 percent) from 3-point range. Meanwhile, the Vikings’ defense continues to lock down opponents as the squad remains unbeaten.
Whitehall jumped out to a 30-10 first-quarter lead and extended the margin to 55-18 by halftime.
Next up for Whitehall are two games in the Cornerstone University Holiday Classic: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. Hamtramck and 7 p.m. Friday vs. East Grand Rapids.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 18 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
Kal Koehler 17 points, 8 rebounds
Brock Morningstar 15 points (4 3-pointers), 2 assists
Kyle Stratton 10 points, 5 assists, 2 steals
DJ Jamison 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal
Manistee leaders:
Chaos Davis 11 points, 2 steals
Tramel Caviness 11 points
Kaden Kott 8 points, 2 rebounds
Records:
Whitehall 5-0 (3-0 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 4-4 (1-3 WMC Lakes)
Whitehall junior Kal Koehler (Courtney Jimison | CatchMark)
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NONLEAGUE
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 55, BRETHREN 52: Visiting MCC outscored Brethren 18-9 in the fourth quarter to pull out a solid nonleague victory.
“We pulled off a good win against a scrappy Brethren team,” MCC coach Chris VanderHaag said. “We had trouble keeping them off the boards and their big guy was really solid. We couldn’t seem to get any calls to go our way (17-8 foul count). We loosened up their zone some in the second half.
“Jaxon Munoz had a great game tonight. He was able to get into their zone and find the open guy. This was the turning point. These guys are not quitters. They keep fighting. Our turnovers have been coming down, too. And I see the nerves going away.”
MCC leaders:
Dakota Sterley 21 points, 8 rebounds
Cole VanderHaag 9 points, 3 rebounds
Braylin Thurow 8 points, 2 assists
Peyton Merz 5 points, 8 rebounds
Jaxon Munoz 8 assists, 6 rebounds
Brethren leaders:
Garrett Mobley 16 points
Connor Wojo 15 points
Jack Meszeros 12 points
Records:
Mason County Central 4-4 overall
Brethren 5-2 overall
