Thursday Hoop Shots

Cloud Boys cage Panthers while WC Girls fall to Spartans; Tigers streak stops at 4 

White Cloud 57 Hesperia 21
After falling to Big Rapids on Tuesday the Cloud got back on the winning track with a convincing win over visiting Hesperia.
Coach Jones:”After a slow start we ended the first quarter up 14 to 11. The second quarter we turned up the defensive pressure and our offense found life outscoring Hesperia 18 to 9 to take a 32-20 lead. The third quarter we put the game away, outscoring Hesperia 18 to 1. Due to some injuries we only dressed nine tonight all nine players contributed to the victory. Jayden Robinson had a game High 14 pts Noah Robinson 12 Jared Watson 10 Kevin Strait 9 Jayson Ruether and Kaleb Canning 5 and David Higgs finished out the scoring with two points. 
White Cloud (5-2, 2-1) will take on Muskegon Catholic Central (1-6) at the Holton Holiday Tournament Thursday at 6pm.

Photo Credit: Missy Gomez, Gomez Photography

Photo Credit: Missy Gomez, Gomez Photography

Photo Credit: Missy Gomez, Gomez Photography

Mason County Central 55 White Cloud 10
The Spartans have rolled through the early part of their season including an emotional win Monday over cross county rival Ludington. On Thursday they welcomed in White Cloud and notched their 5th win in a row slamming the door on the defensive end and sending the visitors home with their 4th straight loss.
Coach Wilk: “Tonight we struggled to put the ball in the hoop.  MCC has a big rim protector in Wren Nelson, and she rejected a lot of our inside shots. They also were on fire in the 1st half. It seemed like every shot they took went in, and that made for a long night.  We will look to get back on track when we play in the Holton Holiday Tournament. 
White Cloud (2-4, 1-2) will face Muskegon Catholic Central (1-3, 1-1) Thursday at 2pm.

Wednesday

Spring Lake 62 Grant 37
In a battle of the unbeatens the Lakers broke away in the second quarter and never looked back as they routed an undermanned visiting Tiger team.
Coach Delamater: “We were without 6 players last night which really limited what we could do. I had to use the 5th quarter rule to have JV girls play with us to give us some depth. Overall, I thought we handled the situation well. The JV girls played hard and the five varsity girls played intense the whole time, regardless of the score. We had a decent first quarter, but Spring Lake shot the lights out in the second and third quarter making nine threes in that 16 minute stretch. Ashbaugh led us with 18 points and Natalia Rodriguez added 10.”
Grant (4-1, 3-0)is back in action Friday as they face another undefeated team from the OK when they visit Cedar Springs (5-0).