Mason County Central’s William Chye poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Boys Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich. (Kara Raeth | CatchMark)
A milestone was reached and season-high point total achieved among boys basketball games played by West Michigan Conference teams on Tuesday night (Jan. 10, 2023).
Here is a roundup of the action:
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 66, WHITE CLOUD 50: Mason County Central senior Will Chye scored 12 points to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career in this nonleague win. MCC hosts Hart on Thursday in a battle of unbeatens.
MCC leaders:
Jayden Perrone 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Will Chye 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Braylin Thurow 9 points
White Cloud leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Mason County Central 7-0 (3-0 WMC Rivers)
White Cloud 4-3 (2-1 CSAA)
Mason County Central’s Jayden Perrone poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Boys Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich. (Kara Raeth | CatchMark)
WHITEHALL 80, GRANT 53: Visiting Whitehall had its highest offensive output of the season en route to the nonleague victory.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 21 points
Ca’Mar Ready 12 points
Trannon Aylor 8 points
Kal Koehler 8 points
Jack Houtteman 7 points
Nate Bolley 7 points
DJ Jamison 7 points
Jack McDowell 6 points
Grant leaders:
Austin Whitney 14 points
Zak Barnhardt 13 points
Lucas Swanson 12 points
Records:
Whitehall 5-4 (2-1 WMC Lakes)
Grant 3-5 (1-2 CSAA)
Whitehall’s Camden Thompson poses for a portrait during a Profile of the Week interview at CatchMark Technologies Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Whitehall, Mich. (Billy Mann | CatchMark)
KENT CITY 56, MONTAGUE 53: Host Montague trailed 16-11 after one quarter and stayed within striking distance, but the Wildcats were playing catch-up for a large part of this nonleague game.
Montague’s boys basketball team dropped a 56-53 nonleague decision to visiting Kent City. See some video clips and hear from the Wildcats’ Braeden Johnston. pic.twitter.com/t40OkUyT19
RAVENNA 49, MANISTEE 40: Host Ravenna used a 25-9 fourth-quarter scoring advantage to pull out the WMC nondivisional victory over Manistee.
Ravenna leaders:
Blake Homoly 12 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds
Caleb Forsythe 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
Carter Schullo 8 points, 9 rebounds
Wyatt Young 8 points, 3 rebounds
Drew Mabrito 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Manistee leaders:
Ben Schlaff 11 points, 2 rebounds
Jeff Huber 9 points
Ethan Edmonson 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Records:
Ravenna 2-5 (1-2 WMC Rivers)
Manistee 0-7 (0-3 WMC Lakes)
Ravenna’s Blake Homoly poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Boys Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich. (Kara Raeth | CatchMark)
MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 52, HOLTON 39: Visiting Holton fell into an 18-7 first-quarter deficit, which grew to 33-11 by halftime, in this nonleague contest.
MCC leaders:
Braden Gustin 17 points
Bryan Convertini 13 points
Holton leaders:
Carter Brant 15 points, 5 assists
Brodrick Fialek 14 points
Chase Albright 8 points
Nate Paseka 7 rebounds
Records:
Muskegon Catholic Central 4-4 (0-0 Alliance)
Holton 0-8 (0-2 WMC Rivers)
Holton’s Carter Brant poses for a portrait during CatchMark SportsNet Boys Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at CatchMark Technologies in Whitehall, Mich. (Kara Raeth | CatchMark)