Tuesday featured a full night of West Michigan Conference girls basketball action, while a nonleague game was played Monday as well.
Here is a roundup of games involving WMC teams played Dec. 11-12 and submitted to CatchMark:
TUESDAY, DEC. 12
WMC LAKES
LUDINGTON 43, MONTAGUE 28: Visiting Ludington banked on its defense and grinded out a WMC Lakes Division victory over Montague.
“It was a tough game tonight against a good team,” Montague coach Jess DeBruin said. “We will use this game as a stepping stone to get us where we need to be.”
Montague leaders:
Addison Pranger 13 points
Avah Vandermeulen 6 points
Adilynn Peterson 4 points
Ludington leaders:
Elianna Jeruzal 13 points
Jordyn Anderson 7 points
Jennah Skiba 6 points
Emma McKinley 6 points
Peyton Welch 4 points
Madelyn Kenyon 4 points
Records:
Montague 1-2 (1-1 WMC Lakes)
Ludington 2-1 (2-0 WMC Lakes)
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MANISTEE 63, WHITEHALL 47: Host Manistee outscored Whitehall 15-7 in the first quarter and 20-9 in the third in pulling away in this WMC Lakes Division matchup.
“Manistee did a great job running the floor and knocking down open shots,” Whitehall coach Brian Milliron said. “I was proud of the girls’ effort and fight tonight, but we just didn’t have the horsepower against a strong Manistee shooting night.”
Said Manistee coach Kenn Kott: “We played well defensively and that, in turn, helped our offense. We shot much better tonight compared to last week, so that’s also a plus. Whitehall would never go away and managed to keep the score close every time after we made a run. It’s such a competitive league.”
Whitehall leaders:
Lexi Daggett 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Kendall Osborne 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
Allie VanAntwerp 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Lucy Zamojcin 6 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
Jayna Edmondson 28 points
Libby McCarthy 20 points
Records:
Whitehall 0-3 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 2-1 (2-0 WMC Lakes)
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FREMONT 39, OAKRIDGE 18: Host Fremont picked up its first girls basketball win over Oakridge in at least 20 years, according to Packers coach Pete Zerfas. The teams were at 5 after the first quarter, but Fremont outscored Oakridge 10-0 in the second quarter to take command.
“We survived a cold-shooting night with great team defense to earn our first win (of the season),” Zerfas said.
Fremont leaders:
Taylor DeKuiper 10 points, 10 rebounds, 8 steals
Mia Clemence 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals
Eliana VandenBerg 5 points
Khaila Noordyk 4 points
Riley Chase 4 points
Oakridge leaders:
Cambria Guenthardt 8 points
Anna Lundquist 6 points
Records:
Fremont 1-1 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Oakridge 0-3 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
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WMC RIVERS
HART 72, RAVENNA 24: Host Hart opened defense of its WMC Rivers Division title in runaway fashion. Ravenna scored the first basket of the game, but Hart responded and never looked back.
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NORTH MUSKEGON 32, SHELBY 29: Host North Muskegon opened a challenging week with a WMC Rivers Division victory over Shelby, jumping out to a 20-11 halftime lead and holding on. The Norse host Hart, a Division 3 state semifinalist last season, in another big game Friday.
“Another great team effort,” North Muskegon coach Jill Young said. “Playing a team with a rich tradition like Shelby is such an honor and they always show up. I love the effort this Norse team gives. It’s downright inspiring because we were outsized. Our rebounding and hustle were the difference.”
North Muskegon leaders:
Delaney Young 16 points, 5 rebounds
Marilyn Gaston 6 points, 6 rebounds
Allie Jensen 6 points, 5 rebounds
Shelby leaders:
Brylee Friedman 8 points, 7 rebounds
Molli Schultz 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
Kendall Zaverl 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Biloxi Lee 4 points, 6 rebounds
Records:
North Muskegon 3-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers)
Shelby 3-1 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
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HOLTON 53, HESPERIA 4: Host Holton jumped on Hesperia from the start and ran away with the WMC Rivers Division victory.
“Our press was able to give them problems in the first quarter and we got out to a 24-0 lead and put it away early,” Holton coach BJ Jordan said. “The message was, ‘It isn’t about how many we score, but how many we give up and can we play with the same defensive intensity when we’re not pressing up big late in the game?’
“It’s easy to coast on ‘D’ when you’re up big. I thought we did a decent job of keeping our intensity up the entire game. Many girls contributed for us and almost everyone got in the scorebook, which is always nice.”
Holton leaders:
Lexi Bartolameolli 13 points
Aubrey Goyings 12 points, 11 rebounds (9 offensive), 3 steals
Abbie Fowler 12 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
Ryann Robins 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals
Alexis Nichols 5 points
Hesperia leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Holton 2-1 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 1-2 (0-2 WMC Rivers)
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MONDAY, DEC. 11
NONLEAGUE
SHELBY 33, WHITE CLOUD 25: After a slow start for both teams, visiting Shelby overcame an 18-15 deficit by outscoring White Cloud 18-7 in the fourth of this nonleague matchup.
Shelby leaders:
Biloxi Lee 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Molli Schultz 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals
Kendall Zaverl 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
Lydia Soelberg 6 points, 2 rebounds
White Cloud leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Shelby 3-0 overall
White Cloud 2-1 overall
