A few boys basketball games involving West Michigan Conference teams took to the court on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Here is a roundup of the games reported:
NONLEAGUE
LUDINGTON 60, TRAVERSE CITY ST. FRANCIS 49: Ludington jumped on St. Francis early, taking a 19-6 first-quarter lead, in this nonleague matchup at the Orioles’ Hawley Gym. Ludington senior David Shillinger scored 19 points and moved into the No. 2 spot on the school’s all-time boys scoring list with 1,200. Mike Larsen is Ludington’s all-time leading boys scorer with 1,336.
Ludington leaders:
David Shillinger 19 points
Jack Stidham 14 points
Gages Jones 10 points
TCSF leaders:
No stats or details listed
Records:
Ludington 2-1 overall
Traverse City St. Francis 0-1 overall
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WMC NONDIVISIONAL
NORTH MUSKEGON 52, MANISTEE 47: Host North Muskegon used an 18-6 second-quarter scoring surge to stay unbeaten in the early season and hand Manistee its first defeat.
“This was a good game throughout. Close first quarter, then we were able to create a little separation in the second,” Norse coach Chuck Rypstra said. “Jaxon Lisinski hit two big 3s in the (second) quarter. Third quarter stayed the same and we felt pretty good entering the fourth.
“Manistee caught fire in the fourth and scored 20 points with five 3s in the quarter — three of them by Landin Sowa. We made just a few more plays down the stretch and enough free throws to win it.”
North Muskegon leaders:
Jaxon Lisinski 12 points
Lamarkis Graham 10 points
James Young 8 points, 9 rebounds
Adam Dugener 8 points
Manistee leaders:
Landin Sowa 19 points
Tramel Caviness 12 points
Records:
North Muskegon 3-0 overall
Manistee 3-1 overall
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OAKRIDGE 76, SHELBY 34: Visiting Oakridge jumped ahead of Shelby, 17-8 in the first quarter and 38-16 at halftime, of this WMC nondivisional matchup to remain unbeaten. Oakridge shot 57 percent and had only 11 turnovers, while Shelby shot 43 percent and totaled 23 turnovers.
“Oakridge shot extremely well tonight to come away with a lopsided victory,” Shelby coach Rick Zoulek said. “We just couldn’t get on track offensively, which caused some easy transition baskets for the Eagles.
“Down 12-2 early, we scored three buckets to make it 12-8, but they scored the next five points to end the quarter 17-8. That was as close as it got.”
Oakridge leaders:
Peyton Ruel 11 points, 8 assists
Evan Miller 10 points
Trever Jones 9 points
Amedeo Cuccuru 9 points
Michael Wambaugh 7 points
Bryson Stephenbson 6 rebounds
Evan Jozsa 6 points
Shelby leaders:
Wyatt Dickman 10 points
Trey Waller 9 points
Records:
Oakridge 4-0 overall
Shelby 1-2 overall
