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West Michigan Roundup, District Finals
Best Win: Bronson over Centreville 66-58
Bronson entered district play on fire, winning their final six games of the season after starting (5-9). The Vikings hosted (18-3) Centreville for the district final looking to pull off the mild upset. Bronson came away with an eight-point victory led by 19 points from Aden Hathaway. Centreville’s senior combo of Tyler Swanwick and Mason Lemings combined for 37 points with 19 pts and 18 pts respectively. I knew that Bronson would give Centreville a much closer game than people would expect, but I was not sure that they would upset the Bulldogs. Bronson moves on to face Watervliet in the regional-semifinals.
Next Best: GR Christian over South Christian 44-42
GR Christian defeats South Christian for the second time this season. The loss snaps South Christian’s eight game winning streak and ends the Sailors season. Delon McCloud led GRC with 12 points while Jasiah Rainey added 11 points. South Christian was led by freshman Carson Vis with 14 points. I had picked South Christian to come away with this district title, but the young Sailors came up just short. Look for them to be a dangerous team next season. GR Christian will rematch with Catholic Central in regional play.
Starting Five (Notable Games):
1. Northview 71, Rockford 48
The atmosphere for this district final game was off the charts, a capacity crowd on hand with some people forced to stand in the doorway to catch the action. Rockford entered the game (19-2) while Northview was (21-1). Kyler Vanderjagt put on a Mr. Basketball-esque performance with 29 points leading the Wildcats. Calvin Hyde dominated in the post early in the game scoring 13 points while sophomore guard EJ Ryans added 12 points. Northview moves on to regionals where they will face Muskegon.
2. West Ottawa 38, Grandville 32
The (11-12) Panthers of West Ottawa are district champions once again. West Ottawa overcame a 25-20 deficit entering the final quarter to claim the district title. Although the Panthers struggled in the regular season, I had this team winning the district with their senior leadership and veteran coaching. West Ottawa will face Wyoming in the regional-semifinals.
3. St. Joseph 52, Lakeshore 49
The third meeting of the season between rivals St. Joseph and Lakeshore took place in the district final. Lakeshore trailed 48-47 with :05 left when Jack Carlisle stole the inbounds pass and made a layup to take the lead at 49-48. Following that play, Lakeshore was called for a blocking foul in the backcourt which sent St. Joseph to the line. St. Joe converted both free throws to take a one-point lead at 50-49. The Lancers would miss and foul St. Joe again and the Bears would take the district title.
4. Catholic Central 68, Unity Christian 48
The Crusaders of Unity Christian matched up with Catholic Central for a district title rematch from last season where Unity lost by 19 points. Unity Christian entered the game a perfect (21-0) while Catholic Central was (20-1). Catholic Central defeated Unity Christian by a large margin once again in the district final. Kaden Brown led the Cougars with 26 points while Jack Karasinski added 14 points, and Durral Brooks had 13 points. The Crusader's senior star Gabe Newhof finished his final high school game with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Catholic Central will face GR Christian in the regional semi-finals.
5. Parchment 58, Otsego 55
The Parchment Panther's incredible season continues with a three-point victory over Otsego. Parchment improves to (21-1) on the season and will face Edwardsburg in the regional semi-finals. The stellar career of Otsego guard Ashton Atwater has come to a close as he finished with 30 points in his final high school game.
Top Performances:
-Grant Gondrezick (Benton Harbor, Jr.): 34 pts
-Jax Wilson (Sparta, Jr.): 31 pts
-Ashton Atwater (Otsego, Sr.): 30 pts
-Ryan Young (Buchanan, Sr.): 30 pts
-Kyler Vanderjagt (Northview, Sr.): 29 pts
-Damarion Travis (Eau Claire, Jr.): 27 pts
-Kaden Brown (Cath. Central, Jr.): 26 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast
-Markvell Shaw (New Buffalo, Sr.): 25 pts
-Brady Titus (TUC, Sr.): 21 pts, 5 reb
-Brayden Wilkerson (NPC, Sr.): 20 pts
-Jack Hollebeek (Calvin Chr., Sr.): 20 pts
-Andrew Chisek (Watervliet, Sr.): 20 pts
-Kaiden Bierhalter (Watervliet, So.): 20 pts
-Nick Lopez (Gobles, So.): 20 pts
-Thomas Dillard IV (K-Central, Sr.): 19 pts
-Ty Rykse (Schoolcraft, Sr.): 19 pts
-Aaron Jasiak (Parchment, Jr.): 19 pts
-Aden Hathaway (Bronson, Jr.): 19 pts
-Mason Lemings (Centreville, Sr.): 19 pts
-Tyler Swanwick (Centreville, Sr.): 18 pts
-Adam Kroeze (Holland Chr., Sr.): 18 pts
-Micah Koole (Covenant Chr., Sr.): 18 pts
-Trucel Singleton (Benton Harbor, Sr.): 17 pts
-Cooper Geib (Lawton, Sr.): 17 pts
-Gabe Newhof (Unity Chr., Sr.): 16 pts, 8 reb
-David Day III (Muskegon, Jr.): 16 pts
-Luke Leighton (Lawton, Jr.): 16 pts
-Ethan Hill (Muskegon, Sr.): 15 pts
-Jalen Overway (Holland Chr., Sr.): 14 pts, 17 reb
-Jack Karasinski (Cath. Central, Sr.): 14 pts, 9 reb
-Darius Baker (Parchment, So.): 14 pts
-Andrew Landis (Rockford, So.): 14 pts
-Carson Vis (South Christian, Fr.): 14 pts
Division 1:
District 9
Northview 71, Rockford 48
District 10
Muskegon 69, Coopersville 43
District 11
West Ottawa 38, Grandville 32
District 12
Wyoming 77, East GR 61
District 13
St. Joseph 52, Lakeshore 49
District 14
Kalamazoo Central 69, Coldwater 41
Division 2:
District 41
Whitehall 57, Montague 39
District 42
Sparta 53, Fremont 40
District 43
Catholic Central 68, Unity Christian 48
District 44
GR Christian 44, South Christian 42
District 45
Holland Christian 65, Hamilton 47
District 46
Benton Harbor 82, Berrien Springs 42
District 47
Edwardsburg 48, Vicksburg 25
District 48
Parchment 58, Otsego 55
District 50
Marshall 46, Harper Creek 25
Division 3:
District 75
Pewamo-Westphalia 69, NorthPointe Chr. 52
District 76
Calvin Christian 61, Covenant Christian 55
District 77
Schoolcraft 59, Kalamazoo Christian 31
District 78
Lawton 68, Hartford 34
District 79
Watervliet 57, Buchanan 51
District 80
Bronson 66, Centreville 58
Division 4:
District 113
Muskegon Heights 47, Calvary Christian 44
District 114
Tri-Unity Christian 60, Martin 35
District 115
Gobles 43, Lawrence 31
District 116
New Buffalo 67, Eau Claire 63
District 117
Bellevue 66, BC St. Philip 48
District 118
Colon 64, Athens 52