Jaden Johnson record his sixth straight double-double to lead the Muskegon Catholic Central boys basketball team to a 48-41 victory over Manistee on Friday in a Lakes 8 Conference matchup.
Johnson recorded 15 points and 14 rebounds while Dane Rutz finished with six points, five assists, and five steals for MCC.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 11-4 lead after the first quarter and led 21-11 at halftime. Manistee cut into the Crusader lead in the third quarter, making the score 28-23 heading into the fourth.
The Crusaders improved to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
LAKES 8
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS 61, ORCHARD VIEW 43 – Orchard View led 14-10 after one quarter, but the Tigers led 31-19 at halftime and never looked back.
Darius Williams paced OV with 16 points, Keith McAllister added 15 and Delaney Oakes scored nine.
WEST MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
WHITEHALL 67, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 54 – The Vikings exploded for 27 points in the first quarter and waltzed to the win.
Whitehall led 27-17 after the first quarter, 41-22 at halftime and 56-36 heading into the fourth.
Cam Thompson paced the Vikings with 18 points and nine rebounds. Kal Koehler added 12 points and Kyle Stratten had 10.
Whitehall improved to 6-4 overall and 5-2 in the conference standings.
O-K GREEN
WYOMING 73, MONA SHORES 50 – The Sailors jumped out to a 14-13 lead after the first quarter, but fell behind 37-21 at halftime and 50-34 after three quarters.
Parker Swartz led the Sailors with 15 points and seven rebounds. Keonte Richards scored 10 points, while Donavan Russell finished with six points and seven rebounds.
The Sailors fell to 6-7 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
O-K RED
WEST OTTAWA 47, HUDSONVILLE 44 – Hudsonville led 8-6 after the first quarter and 19-18 at halftime.
The Eagles lost the lead in the third quarter, trailed 34-32 at the start of the fourth quarter and could not recover.
Aden Zank paced the Eagles with 15 points.
O-K BLUE
GRAND RAPIDS WEST CATHOLIC 64, SPRING LAKE 50 – The Lakers fell behind 20-9 after one quarter and were unable to recover.
Kaden George led Spring Lake with 23 points and six rebounds. Jackson Core added eight points, five rebounds and three assists while Eli Morrison scored seven points.
The Lakers are now 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the conference.
CSAA
KENT CITY 68, LAKEVIEW 23 – Kyler Larson paced the Eagles with 17 points. Jaret Jaramillo and Hayden Carlson added 13 points each, while Seth Vanderwest finished the evening with 10 points.
Kent City improved to to 8-3 overall and 5-0 in conference play.
WEST MICHIGAN D
MESICK 69, PENTWATER 24 – Tyler Plummer Eisenlohr led Pentwater with 11 points while Jonny Arnouts finished the contest with nine.
Pentwater fell to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
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