Peyton Ruel nailed a bucket with 15 seconds left in the game, giving the Oakridge boys basketball team an exciting 44-43 victory over Montague on Thursday in the final game of the regular season.
The Eagles trailed 15-9 after one quarter and 25-17 at halftime, then pulled head with a 15-5 advantage in the third quarter.
Ruel finished with 15 points for Oakridge, Evan Miller added 12 while Ty Maitland totaled nine points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Maitland played a great second half and had a huge block of a Montague shot as time expired.
Owen Raeth led Montague with 15 points.
Oakridge and Montague finished tied for third place in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Division with 6-6 league records. Oakridge was 10-12 in the regular season while Montague was 12-10.

HART 68, HOLTON 16
Hart (22-0 overall, 12-0 conference): Parkey Hovey 17 points. Diego Escamilla 12 points. Caleb Ackley 10 points.
Holton (1-21 overall, 1-11 conference)
RAVENNA 44, WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 34
Ravenna (8-14 overall, 7-6 conference): Blake Homoly 12 points. Carter Schullo 12 rebounds, 8 points.
Western Michigan Christian (7-15 overall)
KENT CITY 57, GRANT 47
Kent City (13-8 overall, 7-3 conference): Jaret Jaramillo 19 points. Seth Vanderwest 12 points.
Grant (11-10 overall, 7-3 conference)
FRUITPORT CALVARY CHRISTIAN 83, MARTIN 36
Fruitport Calvary Christian (12-9 overall, 3-5 conference): Bradley Richards 33 points, 10 rebounds. Gabe VanBaale 17 points, 12 rebounds. Ben Pollock 11 points, 8 assists.
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 80, HESPERIA 43
Mason County Central (15-7 overall, 8-4 conference): Will Chye 33 points. Jack VanderHaag 15 points, 5 steals. Kolden Myer 11 points.
Hesperia (4-17 overall, 1-11 conference): Jared Tanner 10 points. Zach Glenn 9 points. Maddox Mosley 9 points. Ian Fox 9 points.
LUDINGTON 77, BENZIE CENTRAL 65
Ludington (20-2 overall, 11-1 conference): David Shillinger 34 points. Matthew Westhouse 20 points. Aiden Gilchrist 8 points.
MONA SHORES 65, CEDAR SPRINGS 49
Mona Shores (5-17 overall, 1-13 conference): Jordan Bledsoe 24 points. Ryan Opsommer 16 points. Daryl Robinson 9 points.
BALDWIN 73, PENTWATER 61
Pentwater (10-13 overall, 10-9 conference): Will Werkema Grondsma 31 points, 12 rebounds. Mikey Carlson 9 points, 8 rebounds. Kaleb Brown 7 points. Jonny Arnouts 7 points. 
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