Newaygo County Showcase

Grant photos by Amanda-Louck Booth
WC Photos by Brent Foondle

A full day of High School hoops took center stage in the Newaygo Lions gym on Saturday as county teams and Shelby gave fans a 6 pack of games.

(G)Tri County 43 White Cloud 38
The Cloud had the Vikings on the ropes but could not close them out as TC rallied in the closing minutes to pull out the win in the Showcase opener.
Coach Wilk: “Today we gave away a win. During the last few minutes we had multiple turnovers and missed a few easy shots.”
Andi Vincent had another huge game leading WC with 25 points.

(B) Tri County  47 White Cloud 41
Coach Jones: “After a hard fought game the night before we headed to Newaygo to face Tri County. After  jumping out to an early 14-9  lead after one, the second quarter we found ourselves in a scoring drought but still up 19-15 at halftime.The third quarter they turned up their defensive pressure and our legs began to fade. After three we were down 31-28. We traded blows in the fourth quarter but just never could recapture the lead and lost 47-41. We have a week to get ready for Lakeview when they come to town on Friday night. 
Jayden Robinson had a team High 12pts, David Higgs 10, Brady Strait 8, Coleson Cruzan 6, Caleb Canning 3 and Jayden Graves 2. 
(G)Newaygo 47 Shelby 40
The Lions took on state rated Shelby and came away with their 6th straight win.
Coach Thomasma: “Great effort from the girls tonight.  Shelby is a well coached and talented team.  We had a physical game last night against Grant and another one tonight vs. Shelby and the girls hung tough.  I thought Kaelyn Stephens came off of the bench and played some big minutes for us which was huge.  Big team win tonight for the girls.”
Ruby Hughes continues to shine on the court tallying 13 points and taking 11 off the glass. Stephens hit for 10 points while Amaya Lathrop and Naomi Schillman each scored 6.

(B) Newaygo 68  Hesperia 65
Newaygo led from the beginning and was able to hold onto the lead at the end for a 68-65 win.  Newaygo was led in scoring by Isaiah Miedema with 19 points followed by Hunter Yearsovich and Blake Kerr both with 16.  Ethan Reyburn chipped in 13.

(G) Fremont 73 Grant 54
The Tigers gave the Packers a game taking a 21-6 lead after one and held them off to reach halftime up 29-27. But after intermission the Packers took control going up by 15 entering the final frame and securing the win
Coach Zerfas: “We took awhile to get going and Grant played very well and smart.  Grant has made huge strides this season as they normally do under Coach Delemater." 
​Coach Delamater: “Fremont was tough today. We had the lead at the half, but we ran out of gas. They are relentless and the play was very physical. I thought we did a pretty good job of containing them in the half court, but they pressure you non-stop with the press and their transition offense. I think the game was much more competitive than the score shows, and I'm really proud of how we played.”
Taylor DeKuiper knocked down 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds Mia Clemence had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals, and Riley Chase had 10 points and 7 rebounds. 

(B) Grant 63 Fremont 36
The Tigers newest winning streak reached 5 with the win over the Packers.
Coach Dan George: "It wasn't our best game, so we didn't reach our goal of getting better every day. We're still working to execute every possession. My guys will keep pursuing excellence."
Zaiden Phillips led the Tigers with 20 points, Ethan DeLong hit for 11 and Sincere Hatch finished with 10.