Breckenridge’s boys basketball team improved to 2-2 on Friday with a 43-40 victory over Montabella. Breckenridge was up 10-8 after the first quarter, 20-16 at halftime and 29-17 after the third quarter. Montabella had a 23-14 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Keegan Giles scored 17 points to lead Breckenridge while Austin Chamberlin had 12 points and Wade SanMiguel added six.

Vestaburg fell to 3-2 in girls basketball action on Friday with a 51-27 loss to Breckenridge. Breckenridge was up 18-7 after the first quarter, 26-10 at halftime and 43-20 after the third quarter. Breckenridge had an 8-7 scoring advantage in the final quarter.

 

Shana Fisk led Vestaburg with eight points.

Breckenridge improved to 5-1 in girls basketball action on Friday with a 51-27 victory over Vestaburg. Breckenridge was up 18-7 after the first quarter, 26-10 at halftime and 43-20 after the third quarter. Breckenridge had an 8-7 scoring advantage in the final quarter.

Erika Wendling scored 15 points for Breckenridge, followed by Alison Willman with 14 points and Emily Chapin with 13.

 

 

 

Sanford Meridian’s girls basketball team evened its record to 3-3 on Dec. 19 with a 34-30 victory over Houghton Lake. Meridian trailed 12-4 after the first quarter, 20-16 at halftime and 28-27 after the third quarter but outscored Houghton Lake 7-2 on the fourth. Sarah Stockford scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds and five steals for Meridian, while Blake Garner had 10 points, six rebounds and three steals for the winners. Madi Cassidy added four points, eight rebounds and two steals.

 

Midland Bullock Creek fell to 3-1 in boys basketball action Friday with a 49-30 loss to Sanford Meridian. Meridian was up 13-12 after the first quarter, 23-21 at halftime and 38-21 after the third quarter. Meridian had a 15-0 scoring advantage in the third and 11-9 in the fourth. T.J. Radosa had eight points and Parish Terburgh seven points for Meridian.

Sanford Meridian improved to 4-0 in boys basketball action Friday with a 49-30 victory over Midland Bullock Creek. Meridian was up 13-12 after the first quarter, 23-21 at halftime and 38-21 after the third quarter. Meridian had a 15-0 scoring advantage in the third and 11-9 in the fourth.

 

Kevin Scheibert scored 16 points and Jacob Ham added 15 for Meridian.

 

Birch Run was second at the New Lothrop Wrestling Invitational on Saturday while New Lothrop was third. DeWitt was eighth, Greenville 10th, Holt 13th, Mason 16th, Bullock Creek 17th, Montrose 18th, Chippewa Hills 19th and Sanford Meridian 20th. For Birch Run, Jerry Fenner was first at 125 pounds and Mitch Franklin third at 152.

Bay City Western finished first in the 22-team New Lothrop Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. Birch Run was second and New Lothrop was third.

 

For BC Western, Jacob Alarie at 215 pounds and Tom Schoenherr at 135 were second; Mike Rojas at 130 was third, Noah Schoenherr at 112 was fourth, Colby Moore at 119, Blake Jackson at 125 and Zach Davis at 145 were fifth.

Ithaca’s wrestling team defeated Shepherd 42-33 and Bay City John Glenn 42-30 in recent wrestling action.

 

Going undefeated for Ithaca were Dawson Sherman at 103, Branton Wymer at 119, James O’Boyle at 145, Derek Teed at 152, Jonah Loomis at 171 and Jaron Czachowrski at 189.

Justin Honsinger recorded his 100th career win for Hemlock in going 5-0 at Saturday’s Shepherd Invitational

Hemlock was 4-1 with its only loss being a 49-27 verdict to Chesaning. Hemlock beat Big Rapids 57-12, Pine River 49-30, Shepherd 48-35 and Bath 60-18.

 

Going 5-0 for Hemlock were Landon Honsinger at 119, Justin Honsinger at 130, Steven Hinkton at 189 and Cody Russell at 285. Tyler Near at 112, Andrew Garchow at 152 and Alberto Flore at 215 were 4-1.