Lions Split in Morley; Packer Boys Extend Streak

Boys

Newaygo 71 Morley Stanwood 58
Newaygo and Morley Stanwood faced off in a conference matchup the day before the big winter storm hit.  The game remained close throughout until Newaygo was able to put a few possessions together in the third quarter scoring 29 points.  Newaygo was led by Josiah Long with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.  Logan Klomp scored 14 points and pulled down 6 rebounds while Blake Kerr scored 13 points and added 6 rebounds.  Caris Nelson scored 12 points and dished out 5 assists for the visiting Lions

Girls

Morley Stanwood 51 Newaygo 33
After a closely fought first quarter the Mohawks showed why they are one of the top teams in the region, knocking down 20 points while holding the Lions to a single bucket. Facing a 32-10 deficit after intermission the visitors regrouped and played their hosts evenly the rest of the way.
Coach Thomasma: "We played a pretty good second half against a tough, talented and well coached Mohawks team.  We have put together some strings of pretty good basketball this year but not for 4 quarters yet.   We had a bad stretch in the 2nd period where we tucked our chins a bit out of frustration and against a state ranked team, they will make you pay for it everytime.  We showed some character after halftime, responded well and just played ball.  We hit some shots and took care of the ball and it showed on the scoreboard.  Hopefully we can use that as a springboard the rest of the year.
Naomi Schillman led the Lions in scoring with 11 points as she fired in a trio of triples in the second half.  Kija Schultz scored  8 points to go with 6 rebounds and 4 steals while  Lillian Holmespulled 9 off the glass and added 7 points.
Newaygo (4-4, 1-3) will host North Muskegon (5-3, 3-1) on Tuesday. 

Boys

Fremont 58 Orchard View 50
The Packers made it 4 in a row with a conference win over the Cardinals.
Coach Bowen: “We continue to improve and the boys are working extremely hard.  We still have to clean up some things, but we are definitely headed in the right direction as a team.”
Will DeBlake dropped 21 on the visitors to lead all scorers while Chaz Miller hit for 15 and Ben Mellema canned 13. Miller also dished out a half dozen assists and added 4 rebounds.
Fremont (5-6, 2-3) will have their winning streak tested Tuesday when they visit Whitehall to face the undefeated  Vikings who are currently ranked #3 in Division 2.