It was a rather light night of West Michigan Conference basketball Friday. A handful of girls games took place across the area.
Here is a roundup of the WMC girls basketball action from Dec. 16, 2022:
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
LUDINGTON 29, WHITEHALL 7: Visiting Ludington turned up the defense, allowing only two Whitehall field goals in the game, and remained unbeaten in WMC Lakes Division play.
Ludington leaders:
Keelyn Laird 9 points
Olivia Lynn 7 points
Jennah Skiba 5 points
Whitehall leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Ludington 5-2 (4-0 WMC Lakes)
Whitehall 2-3 (1-2 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Ludington at Mason County Central, Monday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Whitehall at Fruitport, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
OAKRIDGE 43, ORCHARD VIEW 21: Visiting Oakridge jumped out to an 18-2 first-quarter lead and cruised to the WMC Lakes Division win over rival Orchard View.
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks
Destyni Lane 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Kaelinn Jozsa 8 points
Orchard View leaders:
Payten Bliech 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
CyNiah McKenzie 4 points, 3 rebounds
Elizabeth Estelle 8 rebounds, 3 steals
Mia Martin 5 rebounds, 3 blocks
Records:
Oakridge 3-2 (2-2 WMC Lakes)
Orchard View 0-6 (0-3 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Coopersville at Oakridge, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.
HART 63, NORTH MUSKEGON 17: Hart’s anticipatory, trapping pressure defense caused North Muskegon fits from the start, as the host Pirates swiped 14 steals in the opening quarter and raced out to a 27-4 lead to remain unbeaten. Hart sophomore Addi Hovey missed a triple-doubled by one steal.
Fruitport at North Muskegon, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m.
SHELBY 55, HESPERIA 25: After a tight first quarter, in which visiting Shelby led 13-9, the Tigers broke open this WMC Rivers contest with a 15-2 second-quarter scoring advantage followed by a 19-8 third quarter.