Four boys basketball games involving West Michigan Conference schools took place Thursday night.
Here’s a roundup of the action from Jan. 26, 2023:
WHITEHALL 92, SHELBY 61: Host Whitehall made 10 3-pointers and got 28 points, including a pair of dunks, from Camden Thompson in the WMC nondivisional win over Shelby.
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HART 74, MANISTEE 48: Hart senior Parker Hovey posted his ninth triple-double of the season, doing so in only three quarters of play, as the visiting Pirates remained unbeaten with a WMC nondivisional win over Manistee.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 31 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists
Blake Weirich 19 points, 9 rebounds
Wyatt Dean 9 points
Caleb Bitely 8 points
Kyan Clark 5 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
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Records:
Hart 13-0 (6-0 WMC Rivers)
Manistee 0-11 (0-6 WMC Lakes)
FREMONT 69, RAVENNA 42: Host Fremont rolled its third-straight victory with the help of strong shooting in this WMC nondivisional matchup with Ravenna. A pair of Jordon McDonald dunks got the crowd going.
Fremont leaders:
Jordon McDonald 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists
Gavin Richards 14 points, 8 rebounds
Chaz Miller 9 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals
Ravenna leaders:
Carter Schullo 17 points
Drew Mabrito 10 points
Records:
Fremont 7-4 (3-3 WMC Lakes)
Ravenna 4-9 (3-3 WMC Rivers)
NEWAYGO 62, OAKRIDGE 60 (OT): Visiting Oakridge overcame a slow start and rallied with a 21-8 fourth-quarter scoring run to force overtime, but the Eagles fell just short in this nonleague matchup against Newaygo.
Oakridge leaders:
Peyton Ruel 23 points, 6 assists
Jullian Primmer 14 points
Matt Danicek 9 points, 7 rebounds
Trever Jones 7 rebounds
Evan Miller 4 assists
Newaygo leaders:
Bryce Dekker 28 points
Josiah Long 10 points
Carus Nelson 10 points
Records:
Oakridge 4-7 (2-4 WMC Lakes)
Newaygo 8-5 (5-1 CSAA)
