West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/8/22

West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/8/22

Best Win: GR Christian over Northview 65-53

After a hard-fought overtime victory over Brother Rice on Saturday, Northview hosted GR Christian in a potential “let-down” game. Northview fell behind early and never was able to recover as they lost by 12 points. Both teams are now tied at (7-1) in OK White play after splitting the season series. GR Christian was led by a trio of scorers in Delon McCloud (21 pts), Jaylan Ouwinga (18 pts), and Dono’ Thames (18 pts). Jalen Charity led Northview with 16 points in the defeat.

Next Best: Fennville over Watervliet 61-46

Entering the night, Watervliet was (7-1) in conference play and controlled their own destiny in regards to a division title. Fennville had other plans as they went on a 20-0 run at one point in the game to take a 61-46 victory over the division-leading Panthers. It’s now a three-team race for the SAC-Lakeshore title with Lawton leading at (8-1) along with Fennville (8-2) and Watervliet (7-2) right behind. Fennville was led in scoring by Ben Peterson with 19 points while Zay Strickfaden added 14 points. Watervliet senior Andrew Chisek was able to score his 1000th point in the defeat. Watervliet will look to avenge a loss to Coloma on Friday along with keeping their division title hopes alive. Fennville will host Lawton in a critical game for the division title race.

Starting Five (Notable Games):

1. West Catholic 76, Holland Chr. 68

In a big-time OK Blue matchup, West Catholic completed the season sweep of Holland Christian with an eight-point home victory. The Falcons have now won four straight games improving to (9-4) on the season. Michael Morris led West Catholic with 30 points with Kobe Kambestad adding 23 points including critical free throws down the stretch. Holland Christian senior center Jalen Overway scored 33 points in the loss. West Catholic will travel to Allendale on Friday before a huge game on Tuesday hosting undefeated Unity Christian.

2. East Kentwood 58, Hudsonville 49

East Kentwood was able to snap their four-game losing streak with a road victory over Hudsonville. Hudsonville has now dropped three straight games and will host conference leader Rockford on Friday. Mason Dykstra led the Eagles with 16 points in the loss.

3. Godwin Heights 89, NorthPointe Chr. 76

Godwin Heights picked up a much-needed victory over NorthPointe Christian to improve to (6-4) on the season. The Wolverines were led by a career night from junior Jakhary Towns who scored 40 points. NorthPointe Christian senior Brayden Wilkerson scored 34 points in the defeat, a career-high for Wilkerson. Godwin Heights has a pivotal game on the road Friday against Calvin Christian who is a perfect (9-0) in OK Silver play. The Wolverines will need to win to have any chance of catching Calvin Christian in the OK Silver race.

4. Benton Harbor 79, Pennfield 74 (OT)

Following a tough loss on Saturday to DEPSA, Benton Harbor traveled to Pennfield to take on the (10-2) Panthers. The Tigers of Benton Harbor were able to overcome a six-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. The win over Pennfield is one of Benton Harbor’s best wins this season along with their win over Carman-Ainsworth in December. The Tigers will be off until Tuesday when they travel to Kalamazoo Central.

5. Parchment 58, K-Christian 32

Parchment’s perfect season continues with the completion of the season sweep over K-Christian to improve to (15-0). Parchment held a two-point lead at halftime but outscored the Comets 34-10 in the second half to come away with a blowout win. Tony Williams led the Panthers with 27 points including his 1000th career point. Parchment will travel to Delton-Kellogg on Friday with the pivotal game against Schoolcraft scheduled for next Friday. K-Christian has now dropped four of their past seven games and will travel to Schoolcraft on Friday in another difficult matchup for the Comets.

Top Performances:

-Jakhary Towns (Godwin Hts, Jr.): 40 pts

-Jayce Warren (Bridgman, Sr.): 40 pts

-Brady Titus (Tri-Unity Chr, Sr.): 38 pts

-Brayden Wilkerson (NorthPointe, Sr.): 34 pts

-Jalen Overway (Holland Chr, Sr.): 33 pts

-Michael Morris (West Cath, Sr.): 30 pts

-Caleb Johnson (Portage Central, Sr.): 29 pts

-Markvell Shaw (New Buffalo, Sr.): 28 pts, 10 reb

-Tony Williams (Parchment, Sr.): 27 pts

-Bashir Neely (Grand Haven, Sr.): 27 pts

-Kaden Brown (Catholic Central, Jr.): 26 pts

-Kobe Kambestad (West Cath, Sr.): 23 pts

-Jajuan Walker (Benton Harbor, Sr.): 23 pts

-Jaxson Whitaker (Reeths-Puffer, So.): 23 pts, 9 ast

-Henry Weller (Dowagiac, Sr.): 22 pts

-Delon McCloud (GR Christian, Sr.): 21 pts

-Kayden Bird (NorthPointe, Jr.): 21 pts

-Travis Rosel (Coopersville, Sr.): 21 pts

-Tyler DeGroote (Schoolcraft, Sr.): 21 pts, 9 reb

-Cole Weller (Dowagiac, Sr.): 20 pts

-Ryan Van Liere (Mattawan, Sr.): 20 pts

-Luke Leighton (Lawton, Jr.): 20 pts

-Ashton Atwater (Otsego, Sr.): 20 pts

-Jake Moore (Edwardsburg, Sr.): 20 pts

-Evan Breuker (Kenowa Hills, Sr.): 20 pts, 5 ast

-Parker Swartz (Mona Shores, Jr.): 20 pts, 6 reb

-Kaden Johnson (Hartford, Sr.): 19 pts, 15 reb

-Travis Ambrose (Reeths-Puffer, So.): 19 pts, 14 reb

-Durral Brooks (Catholic Central, So.): 19 pts

-Ben Peterson (Fennville, Jr.): 19 pts

-Luke Stowasser (Edwardsburg, Sr.): 19 pts

-Adam Kroeze (Holland Chr, Sr.): 19 pts

-Jack Carlisle (Lakeshore, So.): 19 pts

-JJ Frakes (Lakeshore, Fr.): 18 pts, 10 reb

-Jaylan Ouwinga (GR Christian, So.): 18 pts

-Dono Thames’ (GR Christian, Jr.): 18 pts

-Genesis Kemp (GR Union, Sr.): 18 pts

-Carson Vis (South Christian, Fr.): 18 pts

-Trucel Singleton (Benton Harbor, Sr.): 18 pts

-Merritt Alderink (Zeeland West, So.) 18 pts

-TJ Mitchell (Lakeshore, Sr.): 17 pts, 17 reb

Game I Attended: Edwardsburg 63, Plainwell 42

The Wolverine Conference has been an extremely competitive league this season with multiple teams in the hunt for a conference title. Plainwell is off to a surprising start at (11-3) and (9-1) in conference play. The downside for the Trojans is that they have only defeated two teams with winning records (Three Rivers, Dowagiac). Edwardsburg got off to a quick 8-2 start led by a couple of three-pointers from Jake Moore. Plainwell battled back to take the lead at 21-20 after the first quarter. The Trojans guards led the way in the first quarter with seven points from Sam Gibson and eight points from Holden Deaton. Plainwell continued to hold onto the lead at 27-25 with 4:09 left in the second quarter. Edwardsburg responded with a 9-0 run to close the half holding Plainwell scoreless over the final four minutes. The Eddies took a 34-27 lead into the break. Edwardsburg continued to dominate in the third quarter outscoring Plainwell 19-9 as Jake Moore continued to score for the Eddies. Plainwell was unable to muster any type of run in the second half only knocking down six shots from the field after halftime. Edwardsburg came away with a 63-42 victory improving to (10-4) overall. The Eddies were led by Jake Moore with 20 points including four three-pointers while Luke Stowasser scored 19 points and Jacob Pegura added 10 points. Plainwell was led by Jack Anderson who scored 13 points while junior guard Sam Gibson chipped in 12 points.

OK Conf.

OK Blue

Coopersville 69, Hamilton 54

Unity Christian 69, Fruitport 31

West Cath. 76, Holland Christian 68

OK Gold

Catholic Central 74, South Christian 57

FH Eastern 57, Middleville-TK 47

Kenowa Hills 62, Cedar Springs 47

Ottawa Hills 83, Wayland 52

OK Green

Muskegon 79, GR Union 41

Reeths-Puffer 61, Zeeland East 38

Wyoming 81, Holland 36

Zeeland West 52, Mona Shores 43

OK Red

Caledonia 53, Jenison 48

East Kentwood 58, Hudsonville 49

Grand Haven 63, West Ottawa 42

Rockford 53, Grandville 46

OK Silver

Calvin Christian 71, Hopkins 55

Godwin Heights 89, NorthPointe Chr. 76

Kelloggsville 78, Comstock Park 39

OK White

FH Central 59, East GR 38

FH Northern 67, Greenville 32

GR Christian 65, Northview 53

Lowell 59, Byron Center 55

Other

Covenant Christian 74, Central Montcalm 32

Southwest MI

SMAC

Gull Lake 57, St. Joseph 39

Kalamazoo Central 67, Portage Northern 27

Lakeshore 58, Loy Norrix 43

Mattawan 51, BC Lakeview 49

Portage Central 76, BC Central 69

Wolverine

Dowagiac 73, Allegan 49

Edwardsburg 63, Plainwell 42

Niles 53, Vicksburg 51

Otsego 67, Sturgis 57

Three Rivers 51, Paw Paw 44

Non-Conf

De La Salle 57, Coldwater 44

Benton Harbor 79, Pennfield 74 (OT)

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Southwestern Athletic Conf.

Coloma 50, Saugatuck 39

Fennville 61, Watervliet 46

Galesburg-Aug. 76, Constantine 63

Lawton 49, Gobles 29

Martin 53, Delton-Kellogg 39

Parchment 58, K-Christian 32

Schoolcraft 60, Hackett Cath. 32

Southwest 10

Bloomingdale 41, Mendon 37

Cassopolis 75, Decatur 26

Centreville 75, Bangor 12

Comstock 68, Hartford 45

White Pigeon 64, Marcellus 10

BCS White

Bridgman 74, River Valley 65

Lawrence 52, Howardsville Chr. 48

New Buffalo 94, BH Countryside 77

Other

Heritage Christian 57, Libertas Christian 46

Jonesville 62, Bronson 48

Phoenix 75, Muskegon Heights 47

Union City 43, Quincy 30