Boys: Cloud falls to Spartans, RD’s still looking for win #1
Girls Fremont 42 Whitehall 40 (OT) In a seesaw battle that saw the teams go into overtime the Packers emerged with the conference win over the visiting Vikings. Then hosts held off Whitehall taking a 7-5 lead after one then keeping a 2 point advantage at the break 15-13. After intermission Onnyka Dempsey led a Viking surge as she scored 8 points and helped Whitehall to a 27-23 lead going into the 4th. Trailing for much of the fourth the Packers fought their way back to even with 16 seconds left on the clock. The Vikes had a look at the buzzer but the three point shot rimmed out and the teams went into OT. Whitehall grabbed an early lead with a pair of buckets but once again the Pack clawed their way back with Jessica Bennett holding the hot hand in the extra frame dropping 6 of the teams 8 points. Coach Zerlaut : "It was an exciting win for our kids tonight. Both teams had opportunities to win. It was a very evenly played game, and we found a way to win in the end. I'm really happy for our kids tonight. They have been working hard, continuing to improve, and got to be part of a really fun victory tonight." Bennett paced the Packer scoring finishing with 16 points and Khalia Noordyk hit for 9. Dempsey (11) and Ashley TenBrink (10) led the Vikes in scoring. Fremont (2-3, 4-7) won for the 3rd time in 4 games and will welcome in Manistee Friday. Holton 50 North Muskegon 33 The Norse took an early lead and maintained a 3 point edge at intermission. But the second half belonged to the Devils. Holton scorched the nets in the third firing in 21 points to take command of the game. Coach Jordan : “North Muskegon came out with good energy and were hitting shots early, and we just weren't clicking on offense or defense. In the first half we couldn't do the little things right like catching the ball, knowing who we were guarding or getting back on defense. They shot the ball well in the first half, some were good shots and some were defensive breakdowns. “We went in down by 3 at half, Just challenged the team to clean up the little things. Very happy with the way we played in the second half. It was a 33--8 second half before I pulled the starters and they hit 5 in the last minute so it was a dominant second half for us. We were able to open Up the 3rd quarter on a 7-0 run and never looked back. We had 8 girls get in on the scoring tonight. Layla Cannady showed off some offensive firepower hitting for a game high 15 while Abby Fowler scored 10, nabbed a half dozen steals and dished out 3 assists. Ryan Robins was strong on the glass taking down 10 boards to go with her 6 points and 5 steals. Holton (2-3, 5-5) will travel to Hart Friday to take on the WMC-Rivers leading Pirates. Boys Mason County Central 66 White Cloud 50 The schedule maker has been rough on the Cloud recently. They ended the year with a loss to state ranked Baldwin, then began the new year facing 5th ranked D2 powerhouse Big Rapids. On Tuesday undefeated and WMC Rivers co-leader Mason County Central was on the docket and while the Spartans could have been looking ahead at Thursdays showdown with the undefeated Pirates of Hart, they took care of business and secured the home win. Coach Jones: “They are a well coached, physical team with a lot of seniors and we just didn't shoot very well tonight. Jared Watson knocked down 14 points for the visitors while Kevin Strait nailed a dozen and Noah Robinson finished with 7 The schedule doesn't get any easier for White Cloud (2-1, 4-3) as Grant comes to town Friday. It will be the first home game for Coach Jones’ team in nearly a month. Muskegon Catholic 52 Holton 39 The Crusaders built a 22 point lead by halftime and sent the Red Devils home with a loss. Coach Swanson: “MCC did a great job tonight. Our guys played tough all the way through. There are always things to clean up, but we have a lot of positives to take away from tonight.” Carter Brant led the Devs in scoring with 15 and Brodrick Fialek was close behind with 14. Chase Albright hit for 8 and Nate Paseka grabbed a team high 7 rebounds. Holton (0-2, 0-8) will travel to Shelby Thursday to take on the Tigers.
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