BOYS BASKETBALL

Benton Harbor 62 Niles Brandywine 54

Buckley 62 Manistee Catholic Central 52

Fremont 66 Central Montcalm 53: The Packers captured a CSAA-Gold win on the road, taking down Central Montcalm by thirteen points. Fremont shot 62% from the field, led by 25 points from Braiden McDonald, 12 from Lane Converse and 12 from Jordan McDonald. Both Trey Chapin and Fisher Hill scored 16 points for Central Montcalm. Hill posted a double-double with 15 rebounds.

Fruitport Calvary 87 Hesperia 34: The Eagles cruised to a non-league victory on Monday. Their offense was clicking, as they found success from beyond the arc and in transition.

Hart 46 Mason County Central 30: The Pirates captured a WMC victory, as their offense woke up after a slow 6-6 first quarter. Hart never trailed, and played disciplined defense in their victory. Parker Hovey and Kellen Kimes paced the team with 12 points, while Jake VanderWilk added 8 points.

Holton 66 Newaygo 31: The Red Devils were up eight points after the first quarter, and their offense clicked over the final three quarters as they cruised to a blowout victory. Aidan Poling led Holton with 19 points, while Austin Fowler (13), Brodrick Fialek (11) and Wyatt Monette (11) also finished in double-digits. Wyatt Mortenson led Newaygo with 11 points.

Middleville 59 Ottawa Hills 55: The Trojans earned a victory against Ottawa Hills in a close match-up on Monday. The Bengals led going into halftime (35-30), but Thornapple quickly caught up, ultimately pulling away in the third and fourth quarter. Austin VanElst (17) and sophomore Terrell Jefferson (16) led Middleville. Ottawa Hills had three players score in double figures: Santana Phillips (15), Kamarion Beal (13), and Duncan Carter (11). (Report by Chelsee Martino)

Morley Stanwood 67 Evart 34: The Mohawks captured a victory over Evart on Monday. Carter Veldkamp (24) and Ryland Nelson (20) each had big scoring days for Morley Stanwood.

Oakridge 52 Shelby 39: The Eagles trailed 36-35 after three quarters of play, but they rallied with an explosive fourth quarter to capture this WMC victory.

Paw Paw 67 Otsego 60: The Bulldogs suffered a Wolverine Conference loss on Monday, a rare feat on the hardwood. This snapped a remarkable 44-game conference winning streak that dated back to December 2017 (per Fox17’s Jason Hutton).

Plainwell 58 Dowagiac 40

Potter’s House 71 Wellspring Prep 43

Sturgis 69 Allegan 43

Three Rivers 56 Vicksburg 35

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Central Montcalm 57 Fremont 52: The Hornets battled back from an early deficit to top the Packers by five. Bailey Vissman led CM with 16 points, Emily Putnam added 10 points, and London Eldridge posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Flushing 57 Standish-Sterling 49: The Panthers suffered a loss against Flushing on Monday night. Macey Fegan led the Standish-Sterling with 20 points and 6 rebounds, when Brenna Bartlett added 15 points and 4 rebounds.

Holton 44 Orchard View 22

Middleville 59 Ottawa Hills 32

Morley Stanwood 49 Evart 31: The Mohawks captured another win, as Brooke Brauher passed the 1000 career point plateau. She led the team with 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Madison Garbow added 11 points. Brae Berry did a little bit of everything with 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Otsego 53 Paw Paw 20

Plainwell 47 Dowagiac 21

Potter’s House 51 Wellspring Prep 30

Sturgis 35 Allegan 31

Vicksburg 49 Three Rivers 44