WHITEHALL — Whitehall’s boys basketball team had the “layups and 3s” formula working Thursday night in its West Michigan Conference nondivisional home game against Shelby. The Vikings mixed in a couple dunks, too.
Ten 3-pointers by the squad and two slams by Camden Thompson highlighted Whitehall’s 92-61 victory over the Tigers. By the end of the night, nearly the entire roster had gotten into the act during the team’s sixth-straight win.
Check out photos at the top of this story, including a sequence from Thompson’s first-half dunk, and a video here opening with Thompson’s second-half flush and including comments from both teams:
Below are notables and more details from the game:
Thompson, a sophomore, finished with game highs of 28 points and 12 rebounds to go with five steals, four assists and one block.
Whitehall junior DJ Jamison continued to provide a big lift, making five of his nine 3-point attempts and finishing with 19 points to go with seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.
Whitehall senior Jack Houtteman continued to play well, too, scoring 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from deep.
Whitehall senior Jack McDowell provided a boost off the bench with nine points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in about 14 minutes of action.
Whitehall junior Trannon Aylor had five points.
In one of the more memorable moments, senior reserve Tyler Manzo scored on a layup in the game’s closing minutes. They were the first points of his varsity career and prompted a wild celebration from the Vikings’ bench.
Whitehall finished 10-of-20 from 3-point range. The Vikings outrebounded the Tigers, 43-23.
Shelby senior Bishop Lee was a force down low with a team-high 24 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Shelby senior Carson Claeys had 11 points and four rebounds.
Shelby junior Wyatt Dickman had 11 points and three rebounds.
Shelby junior Phillip Hayes added nine points and six rebounds.
Whitehall improves to 10-4 overall. The Vikings are 5-1 in the WMC Lakes Division, one game behind unbeaten Ludington in the standings. Those teams tangle again Feb. 7 at Ludington in the CatchMark SportsNet Game of the Week.
Shelby slips to 5-8 overall. The Tigers are 2-4 in the WMC Rivers Division.
Next games: Whitehall hosts Mona Shores on Tuesday (Jan. 31), while Shelby doesn’t play again until next Friday (Feb. 3) when it welcomes rival Hart.