Pack Pound Morley, Lions Down Dogs

Photos by Matthew Zerfas

Fremont 80 Morley Stanwood 62
The Packers found themselves down by a point at halftime but overcame a spate of turnovers to run away from the host ‘Hawks in the second half.
Coach Zerfas:” Throughout the game we would build a 5 to 8 point lead, then give it away with turnovers. After trailing at the half we again built a 6 point lead after 2 minutes of the third only to have 3 straight turnovers.  After a timeout we regained our focus and ended up outscoring Morley 27-15.”
Taylor DeKuiper continued to excel at the point for the Pack as she sparked the 3rd quarter rally by firing in 4 from distance and finished with 15 of her 27 points in the period. DeKuiper also took down 17 boards, dished out 6 assists and grabbed 5 steals on the night. Riley Chase knocked down 14 while Mia Clemance hit for 13 and added 8 off the glass.
Taylor Johnson finished with 9 points and 5 steals and  Ella Shriver tallied  5 points, 5 steals and 5 assists.  Khaila Noordyk added  5 points, Brynna Barnhart counted  3 points and 8 rebounds and Anna Norris chipped in 3 points. 
Fremont (6-0, 11-2) will play their 4th road game in a row Friday when they visit Montague for a Lakes Division matchup.

Newaygo 44 Ravenna 35
The Lions inched to a 21-18  lead at the break and the teams matched up in the third to enter the final frame holding that 3 point lead. The Bulldogs  scrambled back and took a 3 point lead of their own midway through the 4th but the visitors exploded with a 14-0 run to secure their 4th straight win.
Coach Thomasma: “Good tough win for the team tonight.  Ravenna has good size and is physical and is a tough team to match up with.  We tweaked a few things in our defense and got them to play speed up and we capitalized on some turnovers to finish the game.  The girls made some free throws when we needed to finish the game off which was nice to see."
Amaya Lathrop provided the hot hand hitting for 17 points and adding 3 steals and 4 rebounds. Ruby Hughes ruled the glass pulling down a dozen boards to go with her 11 points and 3 steals.
Newaygo (5-1, 10-2) heads to Grant Friday for a rematch with the Tigers.

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