A handful of games involving West Michigan Conference girls basketball teams took place Thursday night.
Here is a roundup of the action from Dec. 21, 2023:
WMC NONDIVISIONAL
RAVENNA 30, WHITEHALL 27: Host Ravenna outscored Whitehall 10-1 in the first quarter and held the lead throughout the contest en route to the Bulldogs’ second straight win.
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MANISTEE 54, SHELBY 47: Visiting Manistee used a 16-9 fourth-quarter scoring advantage to pull out the WMC nondivisional victory in a competitive game against Shelby.
Manistee leaders:
Jayna Edmondson 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals
Libby McCarthy 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists
Lindsey Gardner 8 points
Alayna Edmondson 5 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists
Shelby leaders:
Molli Schultz 18 points, 2 rebounds
Kendall Zaverl 14 points, 6 rebounds
Biloxi Lee 6 points, 6 rebounds
Kylie Brown 9 rebounds, 4 steals
Brylee Friedman 7 rebounds
Lydia Soelberg 5 rebounds
Records:
Manistee 3-2 overall
Shelby 4-2 overall
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NONLEAGUE
FRUITPORT 31, MONTAGUE 26: Visiting Montague trailed 10-4 after the first quarter and struggled to put the ball in the basket in this nonleague contest vs. Fruitport.
“We played and fought hard but couldn’t find the bottom of the basket,” Montague coach Jess DeBruin said. “With break upon us, it is a good time to regroup and get healthy.”
Montague leaders:
Addison Pranger 16 points
Adilynn Peterson 6 points
Avah VanderMeulen 5 points
Fruitport leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Montague 1-5 overall
Fruitport 4-1 overall
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MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 55, WHITE CLOUD 10: Host MCC blanked White Cloud in the first quarter, 21-0, en route to the runaway victory to cap the Spartans’ December schedule.
“I was very happy with how we opened the game. Jaden Gomez is a really athletic point guard and I felt as though our kids did a great job keeping her in front of them and taking them out of their sets,” MCC coach Brian Beebe said. “Mallory (Miller) knocked down a couple of early triples against their zone and was able to really get us going on that end of the floor.”
Miller was 8-for-8 from the floor, including 5-of-5 from 3-point range, all in the first half as the Spartans built a 40-6 lead.
MCC leaders:
Mallory Miller 23 points
Eva Hradel 11 points
Wren Nelson 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks
White Cloud leaders:
No stats or details submitted
Records:
Mason County Central 5-0 overall
White Cloud 2-4 overall
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ORCHARD VIEW 28, BYRON CENTER ZION CHRISTIAN 24: Host Orchard View picked up its second straight win in a tight game with Zion Christian.
Orchard View leaders:
Ambree Ready 8 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals
Cambrie Hardy 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Jurnee Johnson 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Payten Bliech 4 points, 6 steals, 1 blocked shot
J’La Childers 7 rebounds
Kadence Day 7 steals
Zion Christian leaders:
No stats or leaders submitted
Records:
Orchard View 2-3 overall
Zion Christian 4-1 overall
