Tigers Keep Rolling, Lions, Cloud Fall Short

Grant photos by Amanda Louck-Booth
WC Photos by Bobbie Cruzan
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Grant 77 Reed City 27
The Tigers made it 8 in a row with a dominant win over the Coyotes that saw a running clock put into play midway through the 3rd quarter. The hosts emptied the bench during the 4th and 10 Tigers made it into the book.
Coach George: “"We hit all of our team marks tonight, offensively and defensively. I was thrilled with our defensive effort, the best of the season."
4 Grant players reached double figures led by Zaiden Phillips with 15. Sincere Hatch hit for 14 Blake Rider knocked down a dozen and Ethan DeLong finished with 10.  Logan Deur came off the bench to play about 4 minutes of running clock and poured in 9 points.
Grant (3-0, 8-0) will travel to Stanton Tuesday to take on the Hornets of Central Montcalm before hosting a Red Division showdown with co-leader Big Rapids on Friday.

Big Rapids 70 Newaygo 54
The Cardinals showed no rust in their first game back since the break as they fired off 8 triples to take a 47-25 lead into intermission. The Lions were able to make some adjustments at halftime and competed in the second half but were unable to claw back into contention and dropped the Red Division game.
Hunter Yearsovich led the Lions in scoring hitting for 16  while Isaiah Miedema and Russell Toth both scored  15. Ethan Reyburn finished with 8.
Newaygo (2-2, 4-5) will host Kent City on Tuesday.

Kent City 55 White Cloud 39
Host WC lost their second straight game in a divisional matchup with the first place Eagles. 
White Cloud (1-2, 7-4) will travel to Big Rapids Tuesday to face the Cardinals.Amanda Louck-Booth