FRIDAY’S RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kalamazoo Central 61, Lakeshore 54
In a back-and-forth battle, Kalamazoo Central hung on in the end to pull out the SMAC non-division win. Hutch Ward led four Maroon Giants in double figures with 13 points. Lakeshore had three players score in double figures, led by Grant Gondrezick’s game high 16 points. TJ Mitchell added 14 points and Grant Ruddell finished with 11.
St. Joe 49, Portage Central 41
The Bears grabbed a four points lead after the first quarter, increased it to six at the half, and managed to hold off the Mustangs down the stretch. St. Joe got 11 points from Connor Wright, Joe Brown added eight. Zach MacDonald led Central with nine.
Michigan Lutheran 58, Lawrence 40
Lutheran outscored Lawrence by eight points in the second quarter and by eight again in the fourth to put the Tigers away. Adam Rosenbaum paced the Titans with 16 points, Andy Semenak added 13. Anthony Smith scored nine in the loss for Lawrence.
Countryside Academy 71, Eau Claire 58
La’Marion Gordon led four Cougars in double figures with a game high 19 points. Countryside also got 14 points from Jeffery Brown, 12 from Rylee Carter, and ten from Jamere Matlock. Damarian Travis led Eau Claire with 18 points, Terrance Murphy added 17.
Elsewhere…
Coloma 65, Gobles 24
Lawton 46, Watervliet 43
Buchanan 53, Berrien Springs 40
South Haven 31, Niles 27
Howardsville Christian 44, River Valley 33
Edwardsburg 69, Hartford 21
Centreville 84, Bangor 23
Cassopolis 55, Decatur 29
Bloomingdale 66, Mendon 53
White Pigeon 61, Marcellus 52
Mattawan 60, Portage Northern 53
Fennville 49, Martin 40
Parchment 60, Saugatuck 45
Loy Norrix 74, Battle Creek Central 59
Kalamazoo Christian 56, Delton-Kellogg 37
Kalamazoo Hackett 81, Galesburg-Augusta 25
Schoolcraft 81, Constantine 65
Marshall 49, Plainwell 46
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gobles 52, Coloma 21
Deven Thompson led Gobles with a game high 17 points, Kennadi Killeen added ten. The Tigers also got seven points and ten assists from Amanda Barber 7 points 10 assists.
Niles 52, South Haven 37
The Vikings ran out to a 14 point lead after the first quarter on their way to the win. Alexis Rauch paced Niles with 17 points, Kamryn Patterson added 16.
Elsewhere…
Calhoun Christian 48, Benton Harbor 26
River Valley 45, Howardsville Christian 19
Edwardsburg 54, Hartford 13
Decatur 48, Cassopolis 40
Bloomingdale 50, Mendon 25
Martin 58, Fennville 7
Saugatuck 54, Parchment 30
Kalamazoo Central 56, Battle Creek Central 31
Kalamazoo Christian 49, Delton-Kellogg 23
Kalamazoo Hackett 51, Galesburg-Augusta 20
Schoolcraft 55, Constantine 28
Gull Lake 55, Vicksburg 32
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
BOYS BASKETBALL
Ottawa Hills at Benton Harbor, 5:00 – on 94.9 WSJM
Countryside Academy at Michigan Lutheran, 6:00
Coloma at Buchanan, 7:00
Berrien Springs at Watervliet, 6:00
New Buffalo at Bridgman, 4:30
Cassopolis at Centreville, 2:30
Fennville at Marcellus, 5:30
Mattawan at Lawton, 2:30
Otsego at Portage Central, 7:00
Climax-Scotts at Mendon, 3:00
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. Joe at Niles, 5:30
Coloma at Buchanan, 5:30
New Buffalo at Bridgman, 6:00
River Valley at Colon, 5:30
Climax-Scotts at Mendon, 1:30
