Charlotte is 3-0 after having defeated Parma Western 62-53 on Dec. 13 at home. Charlotte was up 15-11 after the first quarter, 29-28 at halftime and 41-40 after the third period. Charlotte had a 21-13 scoring advantage in the final eight minutes. Charlotte was able to offset the 29-point effort from Isaiah Ingles who also had four assists. Ryan Peterson scored 13 points for Charlotte.

 

St. Louis entered the holiday break with a 5-0 record thanks to a 50-32 win over Carrollton on Dec. 19. St. Louis was up 9-7 after the first quarter, 20-13 at halftime and 41-23 after the third quarter. St. Louis had a 21-10 scoring advantage in the third period. It was 9-9 in the fourth. Bri Alspaugh scored nine points and had 10 rebounds for St. Louis. Taylor Smith netted 13 points for St. Louis while Amanda Corder added nine. Michaela Austin scored seven points, Ryan Fagins had six points and Brogan Holmes put in five points. Anna Vaiz had 15 points for Carrollton.

 

Carrollton’s girls basketball team has been having a good season but fell 43-22 to Gladwin on Dec. 27. Gladwin was up 14-4 after the first period, 22-11 after the second quarter and 36-19 after the third. Carrollton was outscored 7-3 in the final quarter. Breana Speight scored six points while Bailey O’Neil netted five points and Anna Vaiz and Jalyn Saxton netted four apiece.

 

Midland Bullock Creek entered the holidays with a 3-0 boys basketball record after a 48-24 win against Ovid Elsie on Dec. 18. Bullock Creek was up 8-7 after the first quarter, 27-12 at halftime and 35-17 after the third quarter. Jordan Dopp had 16 points while Parrish Terburgh put in eight and Alex Fleming had seven for Bullock Creek.

 

Frankenmuth improved to 4-3 with a 65-46 win over Birch Run in girls basketball acton Dec. 18. Frankenmuth led 15-5 after the first quarter, 34-14 at halftime and 48-30 after the third quarter. Keri Frahm scored 19 points for Frankenmuth, while Madison Walter had 16 points, Kayla Brooks added nine points, Brayene Benner had seven points and Kelsy Kujac netted six points.

 

Birch Run’s girls basketball team fell to 4-2 with a 65-46 loss to Frankenmuth on Dec. 18. Birch Run trailed 15-5 after the first quarter, 34-14 at halftime and 48-30 after the third quarter. Savannah Gibson scored 17 points while Kyla Breckenridge netted 11 points for Birch Run. Jillian Coggins had six points while Matalynn Cook, Lacy Storms and Julia Haubenstricker had four points apiece.

 

Birch Run fell to 2-1 with a 49-42 loss to Bridgeport on Dec. 17.  Birch Run led 12-6 after the first quarter and was outscored 14-3 in the second period. It was 20-15, Bridgeport at halftime. Bridgeport led 39-28 after the third quarter. Birch Run had a 14-10 scoring advantage in the final quarter. Eric Naylor had 13 points for Birch Run and Andrew Thompson with 11 points. Zachary Miller scored six points.

Birch Run improved its record in wrestling with a 2-0 clip Dec. 18 over Clio and Macomb Dakota. Birch Run defeated both opponents.

 

Going 2-0 for Birch Run were Drew Cox at 119, Adam Grim at 130, Justin Elliott at 135, Tyler Childs at 145, Mitch Franklin at 152, Jared Elliot at 160 and George Lahaar at 215.

 St. Charles fell to 0-6 with a 37-33 loss to Breckenridge in girls basketball action on Dec. 19. Breckenridge led 11-6 after the first quarter, and 18-17 at halftime. But the Huskies trailed 23-21 after the third quarter. They had a 16-10 scoring advantage in the final period. Marissa Kostick scored nine points and Audrey Pumford added eight points for St. Charles.

 

Breckenridge’s girls basketball team improved to 4-1 with a 37-33 victory on Dec. 19 over St. Charles. Breckenridge led 11-6 after the first quarter, and 18-17 at halftime. But the Huskies trailed 23-21 after the third quarter. They had a 16-10 scoring advantage in the final period. Erika Wendling had 19 points, followed by Gabby Foor with 10 points and Alison Willman with seven points.