It was a big night in the West Michigan Conference boys basketball race Thursday. The biggest of games lived up to their billing.
In the CatchMark SportsNet Game of the Week, Whitehall used another double-double from freshman Camden Thompson for a hard-earned road win over rival Montague, 52-46.
Elsewhere, Ravenna’s Kyle Beebe went off for 28 points to lead the Bulldogs to a thrilling 58-53 win at North Muskegon.
Here is a roundup of conference games Feb. 10, 2022:
WHITEHALL 52, MONTAGUE 46: At Montague, the visiting Vikings remained tied for first place with Ravenna atop the league standings after a hard-fought win over the rival Wildcats in the Game of the Week. Whitehall went 21-of-29 from the free-throw line compared to 9-of-15 for Montague. The Vikings outrebounded the Wildcats, 39-29. Whitehall completed the season sweep of Montague, having beaten the Wildcats 53-43 on Jan. 4 at Whitehall.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 15 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
Red Watson 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
Isaac DeHart 8 points, 3 rebounds
Brodie Fogus 6 points, 4 rebounds
Jack Houtteman 6 points, 2 steals
Kyle Stratton 5 points, 4 rebounds
Nate Bolley 4 points
Montague leaders:
Tugg Nichols 11 points, 4 rebounds
Tate Stine 9 points, 5 rebounds
Owen Raeth 8 points, 3 rebounds
Isaiah Atchison 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals
Colton Blankstrom 6 points
Rodney Brassfield 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Records:
Whitehall 10-4 overall, 8-2 WMC
Montague 9-5 overall, 5-5 WMC
Next games:
Hart at Whitehall, 7 p.m. Tuesday
North Muskegon at Montague, 7 p.m. Tuesday
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RAVENNA 58, NORTH MUSKEGON 53: At North Muskegon, Kyle Beebe hit four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 28 points as the visiting Bulldogs kept pace with Whitehall atop the conference standings. Ravenna avenged a 56-41 home loss to North Muskegon from Jan. 4. The ’Dogs finished 10-of-25 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Norse, 32-23.
Ravenna leaders:
Kyle Beebe 28 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block
Travis May 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Grant Becklin 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
North Muskegon leaders:
Troy McManus 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Jason Bogue 9 points
Champ Young 7 points, 5 rebounds
Brandon Rypstra 7 points, 3 assists, 2 steals
Records:
Ravenna 10-4 overall, 8-2 WMC
North Muskegon 9-6 overall, 6-4 WMC
Next games:
Ravenna at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Tuesday
North Muskegon at Montague, 7 p.m. Tuesday
SHELBY 49, HART 44: At Shelby, the host Tigers built a 23-11 halftime lead and stretched the advantage to 16 in the third quarter before they went on to earn the season sweep of the rival Pirates.
Shelby leaders:
Joseph Hayes 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals
Bishop Lee 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal
Carson Claeys 6 points, 4 rebounds
Wyatt Dickman 5 points, 7 rebounds
Hart leaders:
Kohen Porter 15 points
Wyatt Dean 11 points
Jake VanderWilk 8 points
Records:
Shelby 9-5 overall, 6-4 WMC
Hart 5-8 overall, 2-8 WMC
Next games:
Mason County Central at Shelby, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Hart at Whitehall, 7 p.m. Tuesday
OAKRIDGE 72, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 60: At Mason County Central, the visiting Eagles outscored the Spartans 44-21 over the middle two quarters and earned their third straight win. Oakridge made nine 3-pointers.
Oakridge leaders:
Garrett Wever 20 points, 5 assists
Ethan Jozsa 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks
Hunter DeLora 12 points
Matt Danicek 8 points, 5 rebounds
Ty Maitland 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Peyton Ruel 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
MCC leaders:
Kolden Myer 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 blocks
Jayden Perrone 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
Will Chye 8 points, 10 rebounds
Records:
Oakridge 8-8 overall, 4-6 WMC
Mason County Central 4-10 overall, 1-9 WMC
Next games:
Ravenna at Oakridge, 7 p.m. Tuesday
Mason County Central at Shelby, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
