 Boys Fremont 63 Grant 50 The going was slow in the opening period as the Packers inched out to an 11-6 lead before catching fire to nearly double up their visitors by halftime. They continued to build their advantage heading into the fourth with a commanding 57-35 lead. .“In this very unusual year both teams battled even though both teams were down players.’” said Packer Coach Pete Zerfas. Braiden McDonald led Fremont with 17 points and 8 rebounds, Martin Curiel had 15 points, Lane Converse scored a career high 13 points, Jordan McDonald had 8 points and 8 rebounds and Joshua Zerfas had 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Payton Swinehart had 12 points for Grant. Fremont (2-1, 2-2) will play 4 games in 5 days beginning on Friday when they visit Tri County Grant (1-2, 1-3) will host Newaygo Newaygo 73 Tri County 48 The Lion sailed past the Vikings behind balanced scoring and solid defense up and down the Newaygo bench. "I felt our defense stepped up tonight and helped us get into a rhythm offensively,” said Coach Jason Long “ I was happy to see the boys hard work in practice pay off in the game tonight." Wyatt Mortensen knocked down 17 points to lead the Lion attack with Ashton Stephens and Josiah Long close behind with 16 apiece. The Vikes were led by Ty Merlington with 17 points and Cam Friend hit for 16. TC (1-2)) hosts Fremont Friday while Newaygo (1-1) travels down '37 to face Grant. Holton 45 White Cloud 41 A back and forth game from start to finish. Holton stretched out an 19-11 lead in the 2nd quarter before White Cloud came back to cut into a single point at intermission .White Cloud jumped out a 33-25 lead in the third quarter before Holton came back led by Aidan Poling and Wyatt Monette who both hit multiple key shots for the Red Devils. Coach Swanson: “It took everything we had to win tonight. We knew we were in for a dog fight, and that's exactly what we got. Nothing but respect for all the players that competed. They all fought hard.” “Very proud of how hard they played tonight,” said WC Coach Bob Jones.”They fought to the very end.” Aidan Poling paced Holton with 21 points to go with 4 steals while Wyatt Monette dropped 16 and also posted 4 steals. Sam Venema led the way for WC with 14 points, Alex Elder hit for a dozen, Taylor Bode scored 7 and Mason Ruether added 6.. White Cloud (1-2, 1-2) will host Hart Wednesday while Holton (3-1, 3-1) welcomes in Ravenna. Girls Newaygo 50 Tri County 35 The Vikings are always tough at home and they jumped out early taking a 7-0 lead before the Lions got on the board but the visitors steadied and overtook TC to build a 27-19 halftime lead. "We didn't start the way that we wanted but I am proud of the way this team responded.,” said Coach Nate Thomasma.”The girls kept their composure against a good Tri-County team that has a lot of experience." Jaylee Long led the Lions with 18 points and 4 rebounds. Emmerson Goodin had 9 points to go with 6 rebounds. Newaygo had 3 other girls score over 5 points to have a well rounded night. Newaygo (3-0, 4-0) Tri-County jumped out early on Newaygo 7-0 3 minutes into the game. But Newaygo outscored TC 15-6 in the 2nd quarter to lead at the half 27-19. "We didn't start the way that we wanted but I am proud of the way this team responded. The girls kept their composure against a good Tri-County team that has a lot of experience." Newaygo improves to 4-0 (3-0) in the league. Tri-County drops to 2-1 (2-1) in the league. White Cloud 53 Holton 29 In their second game in two days the host Indians took charge early forging a 9 point lead after one and not letting up as they pushed the advantage to 33-16 by intermission. “The team came out firing on all cylinders and the sharp shooting and ferocious defense continued in the second half,” said Coach Brown. Alexis Strait stuffed the stat sheets with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 steals. Cassie Watson added 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals and Carsyn Scarlavai dropped in 8 points while nabbing 3 steals. “Carsyn Scarlavai continues to be a headache for the opposing team,”added Brown.”She consistently changes the game with her defense” Ryann Robins led the Red Devils with 8 points with teammate Gianna Reed hitting for a half dozen. Holton (1-2, 1-2) is back at it tomorrow as they host Ravenna. Whilte Cloud (2-1, 2-2) has a day off before heading for Lakeview for a Thursday contest. Grant 41 Fremont 33 The bitter cold that had settled outside the gym made its way onto the court as both teams began the night a bit chilly when it came to putting the ball in the basket. The Tigers and Packers opened the game with a combined 1-25 from the field resulting in the teams mercifully ending the first period with the hosts holding a 3-2 lead. The offensive output improved slightly before the half as the teams went to their locker rooms for the break with Fremont holding a 15-10 edge. The Tigers came out of the break with their shooting touch intact as they busted out from long range raining down a quartet of triples to overtake and pass the Pack whose offensive woes continued. The visitors entered the final frame holding a 33-23 lead. Fremont made a run in the fourth pulling to within 5 points but the Tigers held them off to claim the conference win. Calla Miller led Fremont with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kaitlynn Bennett had 9 rebounds, and Haley Zerlaut chipped in 6 points and 4 assists. Grant was led by Sara Arends' 14 points and Chloee Chase finished with 8. Fremont (0-3, 0-3) heads to Tri County Friday while Grant (2-1, 2-2) will host their long time rivals from Newaygo.
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