Photos by Kara Raeth | CatchMark
Boys basketball action in the West Michigan Conference has been a bit sparse this week, but it’s about to ramp back up.
Below is a roundup of games played Monday-Wednesday (Jan. 8-10) based on info submitted by coaches. If your game does not appear in this roundup, then it’s because no info was submitted to CatchMark.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10
NONLEAGUE
MONTAGUE 72, KENT CITY 31: Every Montague player scored in this nonleague tuneup against visiting Kent City. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday at Kent City, but inclement weather forced it to be postponed and moved to Montague.
Montague jumped out to a 22-11 first-quarter lead and outscored Kent City 35-7 in the second and third quarters combined.
Montague hosts unbeaten North Muskegon Friday in an intriguing WMC nondivisional matchup.
Montague leaders:
Owen Raeth 24 points (5 3-pointers)
Kellan Francis 14 points
Isaiah Atchison 8 points
Braylen VanSickle 6 points
Kent City leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Montague 6-5 overall
Kent City 3-6 overall
Montague senior Owen Raeth (Courtney Jimison | CatchMark)
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TUESDAY, JAN. 9
NONLEAGUE
OAKRIDGE 72, MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 36: Host Oakridge built an 18-10 first-quarter lead and extended it by outscoring MCC 41-12 in the second and third quarters combined. The Eagles won for the 10th time in 11 games leading up to Thursday’s WMC Lakes Division showdown at unbeaten Whitehall.
Oakridge leaders:
Evan Miller 17 points
Bryson Stephenson 12 points
Brody Jennings 9 points
MCC leaders:
Jacob Lyonnais 12 points
Owen Lyonnais 8 points
Records:
Oakridge 10-1 overall
Muskegon Catholic Central 2-9 overall
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MONDAY, JAN. 8
WMC NONDIVISIONAL
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 38, ORCHARD VIEW 24: Visiting MCC outscored Orchard View 18-5 in the second half to pull away for the WMC nondivisional victory.
“Solid defensive game for us. We wanted to come out and set the tone. Our guys really bought in tonight on defense. Our team effort was better tonight,” MCC coach Chris VanderHaag said.
“Eathen Huffman had a good game for us tonight. He was a difference-maker in the paint defensively. Cole VanderHaag was solid for us tonight on both ends. He was strong with the ball tonight. OV runs a good uptempo game. And our guards were able to stay in control. It was a good win on the road for us tonight with great team effort from everyone.”
MCC leaders:
Cole VanderHaag 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Dakota Sterley 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks
Braylin Thurow 5 points, 2 steals
Eathen Huffman 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
OV leader:
Sylvester Jefferson 10 points
Records:
Mason County Central 5-6 overall
Orchard View 3-8 overall
Mason County Central sophomore Cole VanderHaag (Courtney Jimison | CatchMark)
