A handful of West Michigan Conference girls basketball games took place on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Here is a roundup of the action:
WMC LAKES
MONTAGUE 47, WHITEHALL 27: Visiting Montague played like a motivated group and earned a runaway win on in the Veterans Appreciation Game.
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LUDINGTON 43, OAKRIDGE 27: Host Ludington used a 14-4 first-quarter scoring advantage and pulled away from Oakridge in this WMC Lakes Division matchup.
Ludington leaders:
Elianna Jeruzal 10 points
Peyton Welch 8 points
Jordyn Anderson 8 points
Jennah Skiba 6 points
Emma McKinley 6 points
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 12 points, 14 rebounds, 7 steals
Kaelinn Jozsa 7 points, 8 rebounds
Records:
Ludington 1-1 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Oakridge 0-2 (0-1 WMC Lakes)
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WMC RIVERS
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 54, HOLTON 32: Host Mason County Central shot 48 percent from the floor and overcome a double-double by Holton’s Ryann Robins in this WMC Rivers opener for both teams.
“Proud of the defensive intensity in the second half,” MCC coach Brian Beebe said. “Robins is a very good player and was able to score the ball in a variety of ways, but we did a good job of getting ball pressure and forcing some mistakes which we took advantage of.
“Holton does a good job with their half-court zone defense and we at times were a bit too stagnant against it, but we found a way to get some transition looks as the game wore along.”
MCC leaders:
Mallory Miller 18 points
Eva Hradel 12 points
Wren Nelson 11 points, 3 blocks
Holton leader:
Ryann Robins 21 points, 10 rebounds
Records:
Mason County Central 2-0 (1-0 WMC Rivers)
Holton 1-1 (0-1 WMC Rivers)
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NORTH MUSKEGON 56, HESPERIA 14: Host North Muskegon outscored Hesperia 19-0 in the first quarter and rode that momentum to victory in this WMC Rivers Division contest.
“We had a great team effort tonight with really balanced scoring and tough defense,” North Muskegon coach Jill Young said. ‘Our bench was amazing — they all scored and, again, the leadership of the seniors and junior captain Kaylee Martin managing our offense made the difference.”
North Muskegon leaders:
Grace Philpot 11 points
Delaney Young 9 points, 5 steals
Emma Buchmiller 8 points, 8 steals
Marilyn Gaston 8 points, 5 steals
Hesperia leader:
Grace Weberg 8 points
Records:
North Muskegon 2-0 (1-0 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 1-1 (0-1 WMC Rivers)
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SHELBY 50, RAVENNA 20: Host Shelby raced to a 13-1 first-quarter lead and outscored Ravenna 30-8 in the second half en route to a runaway win in WMC Rivers Division action.
Shelby leaders:
Molli Schultz 17 points, 5 steals, 2 assists, 2 rebounds
Biloxi Lee 9 points, 4 rebounds
Brylee Friedman 8 points, 4 rebounds
Kylie Brown 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Ravenna leaders:
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Records:
Shelby 2-0 (1-0 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 0-2 (0-1 WMC Rivers)
