Rockford was third at 3,692 in girls bowling for OK Red pre-conference tournament action on Saturday.
Sydney Weiler of Rockford was fourth with a 516. Also for Rockford, Kaitlin Bird was sixth with a 510, Melissa Main eighth with 504, Courtney Mais 15th with 464 and Naomi Pluger 18th with 415.
Hudsonville won the tournament.
Rockford’s boys bowling team finished second Saturday n the OK Red pre-conference tournament at Spectrum Lanes.
Grand Haven had a final score of 4,829 to easily outpoint second-place Rockford with a 4,551.
Rockford was led by Jordan Kaufman, who was on the all-tournament team at 629.
“We came out a little rusty,” said Rockford coach Paul Bellgraph. “I thought we started out OK with a 970 (in the first regular game). We did OK in the Baker games. It was a tough shot out here.”
David Miller for Rockford was ninth overall with a 613. Eric Buck was 13th at 575 and Owen Webber 14th at 573.
Saginaw Valley Lutheran improved to 4-0 with a 56-50 victory on Saturday over Unionville-Sebewaing. Valley Lutheran was up 19-12 after the first quarter, 27-19 at halftime and 38-34 after the third quarter. Valley Lutheran had an 18-16 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Rylan Appold had 17 points and four steals. Nick Howard had 10 points and five rebounds.
Chippewa Hills didn’t get off to a good start to open the 2014 part of their schedule. The Warriors lost on Friday 53-28 to Lakeview in Central State Activities Association action.
Chip Hills trailed 16-2 after the first quarter, 32-4 at halftime and 45-12 after the third quarter.
Michael Todd scored six points for Chip Hills.
Swan Valley fell to 2-2 on Friday with a 73-64 boys basketball loss to Saginaw Valley Lutheran. Valley Lutheran was down 12-9 after the first quarter but had a 22-13 scoring bulge in the second quarter for a 31-25 halftime lead. Valley Lutheran led 46-34 after the third quarter. Valley Lutheran had a 27-20 scoring advantage in the final quarter.
Brock Notter scored 18 points for Swan Valley while Nick Call and Nate Fries netted 13 apiece, Preston Joiner scored 12 points and Garrett Preston had six points.
Saginaw Valley Lutheran improved to 3-0 on Friday night with a 73-64 boys basketball victory over Swan Valley. Valley Lutheran was down 12-9 after the first quarter but had a 22-13 scoring bulge in the second quarter for a 31-25 halftime lead. Valley Lutheran led 46-34 after the third quarter. Valley Lutheran had a 27-20 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Rylan Appold had 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting for Valley Lutheran while Nick Howard made 14 points and Derrick Yurgens had 13 points. Valley Lutheran shot 24-of-55 from the floor. Ryland Appold and Josh Appold had six rebounds apiece. Mike Weiss added five boards. Josh Appold also had five blocks.
Freeland entered the holiday break at 3-3 with a 45-38 loss to Hemlock on Dec. 20. Hemlock trailed 10-7 after the first quarter but had a 21-14 scoring edge in the second quarter and led 21-14 at halftime. Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter and 10 points in the fourth. Taryn Taugher led Freeland with 18 points and seven rebounds. Sofia Guiterrez and Breanne Short had nine points and eight rebounds apiece.
Hemlock entered the holiday break at 6-0 with a 45-38 girls basketball victory over Freeland on Dec. 20. Hemlock trailed 10-7 after the first quarter but had a 21-14 scoring edge in the second quarter and led 21-14 at halftime. Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter and 10 points in the fourth. Karli Arlington scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds for Hemlock while Abbi Phillipson followed with nine points and 12 rebounds. Brooke Philion added eight points while Aubrey Alfano had seven rebounds.
Freeland fell to 2-2 with a 77-53 loss on Dec. 20 to Hemlock in boys basketball action. Hemlock led 15-9 after the first quarter, 30-22 at halftime and 56-40 after the third quarter. Hemlock had a 21-13 scoring advantage in the final quarter.
Jake Jankoska scored 28 points while Travis Hahn netted 11 points, followed by Mitch Piper with five points and Jared Shea with four points.
Hemlock improved to 3-2 prior to the holidays with a 77-53 victory over Freeland in a home boys basketball game. Hemlock led 15-9 after the first quarter, 30-22 at halftime and 56-40 after the third quarter. Hemlock had a 21-13 scoring advantage in the final quarter.
Hemlock was led by Ethan Apsey with 23 points, four assists and three steals while Jacob Rowley had 13 points and four assists, Brad Fleischmann had six points and eight rebound, three blocks and six assists, Austin Keyser had six points and five rebounds and Alex Merchant had two blocks.
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