In a West Michigan Conference boys basketball race with plenty of twists and turns, Ravenna pulled back into the lead position by a nose.
The Bulldogs’ 57-48 road victory over Shelby Tuesday night put them a half-game ahead of Whitehall in the league standings, as the Vikings did not play.
Ravenna has a big game this Friday at Montague in the CatchMark SportsNet Game of the Week, which will be livestreamed for free on our YouTube channel.
Elsewhere, North Muskegon remains the hottest team in the league with a fourth-straight win, while Hart pulled out a big home victory in a thriller.
Here is the West Michigan Conference boys basketball roundup from Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022:
RAVENNA 57, SHELBY 48: At Shelby, Ravenna used a second-quarter run to create some separation and finished off the road victory. The win puts the Bulldogs a half-game ahead of Whitehall atop the conference standings.
Ravenna leaders:
Grant Becklin 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Kyle Beebe 12 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists
Clay Schullo 7 points, 4 rebounds
Travis May 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
Carter Schullo 5 points, 7 rebounds
Shelby leaders:
Joseph Hayes 18 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Mason Garcia 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists
Bishop Lee 13 points, 7 rebounds
Records:
Ravenna 6-3 (5-1 WMC)
Shelby 4-3 (2-2 WMC)
Next games:
Ravenna at Montague, 7 p.m. Friday
Whitehall at Shelby, 7 p.m. Friday
NORTH MUSKEGON 52, OAKRIDGE 47: At North Muskegon, the host Norsemen pulled out the hard-fought win and captured their fourth-straight victory in the conference.
North Muskegon leaders:
Troy McManus 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals
Brandon Rypstra 10 points, 4 rebounds
Champ Young 6 points, 6 rebounds
James Young 6 points
Oakridge leaders:
Ethan Jozsa 20 points, 13 rebounds
Hunter DeLora 16 points
Peyton Ruel 4 assists, 4 steals
Garrett Wever 4 assists
Records:
North Muskegon 6-3 (4-2 WMC)
Oakridge 4-6 (1-5 WMC)
Next games:
Mason County Central at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday
Hart at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Friday
HART 62, MONTAGUE 59: At Hart, Parker Hovey’s double-double and Diego Escamilla’s five 3-pointers helped the host Pirates pull out the win over Montague.
Hart leaders:
Parker Hovey 25 points, 11 rebounds
Diego Escamilla 17 points
Montague leaders:
Tate Stine 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Braeden Johnston 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
Tugg Nichols 10 points, 2 assists
Isaiah Atchison 7 points, 6 rebounds
Colton Blankstrom 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Rodney Brassfield 4 points, 7 rebounds
Records:
Hart 4-3 (2-3 WMC)
Montague 4-3 (3-3 WMC)
Next games:
Hart at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Friday
Ravenna at Montague, 7 p.m. Friday
Photos by Brent Raeth | CatchMark
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 87, HESPERIA 45: At Hesperia, Mason County Central scored 23 points in the first quarter and erupted for a combined 56 over the middle two frames en route to the runaway nonleague win.
MCC leaders:
Will Chye 24 points, 6 assists, 3 steals
Jayden Perrone 20 points, 9 rebounds
Tyler Thurow 13 points
Hesperia leader:
Maddox Mosley 24 points
Records:
Mason County Central 3-5
Hesperia 1-6
Next games:
Mason County Central at North Muskegon, 7 p.m. Friday
Hesperia at Holton, 7 p.m. Friday
