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The Montague girls basketball squad defeated Oakridge 46-39 on Tuesday in a West Michigan Conference battle.
Ally Hall led the Wildcats with 17 points, while Claire Meacham added eight and teammate Braquelle Osborne had seven.
Montague led after the first quarter 9-8, 24-13 at halftime and 36-17 at the end of the third quarter.
Leah Lowry led Oakridge with 13 points on the night while Jasmine Pastor added 11.
Montague is now 10-0 on the season while the Eagles are now 5-7 overall and 3-7 in the West Michigan Conference play.
WEST MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
WHITEHALL 51, RAVENNA 27 – The Vikings held Ravenna to single digits in all four quarter to win a West Michigan Conference game on Tuesday.
Whitehall jumped out to a 19-9 advantage at the end of the first quarter, then went on a 9-6 second quarter run to lead 28-15 at halftime.
The Vikings held a slim 9-8 advantage in the third quarter to take a 37-23 lead heading into the fourth, then closed the game with a 14-4 run.
Jade Taylor and Greta Hosticka paced the Vikings with 11 points apiece, while Karleigh Jeffries chipped in with 10.
Ravenna was led by Emma Gilliard with seven points, while Haley Lemkie and Haley Cox added five. Delaney Mabrito pulled down eight rebounds.
The Vikings are now 8-5 on the season and 6-4 in conference play.
HART 51, MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 32- Jayd Hovey and Morgan Marvin had a huge game for the Pirates in the victory over Mason County Central on Tuesday night in league action.
Hovey had 11 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists, while Marvin led Hart with 13 points.
The Pirates led the first quarter 16-7, 32-14 entering halftime and 38-26 at the end of third quarter.
Nyah Tyron and Wren Nelson added 13 points apiece for the Spartans.
The Pirates are now 10-3 overall and 9-2 in conference play, Mason County Central is now 4-8 on the season and 3-7 in league action.
LAKES 8 CONFERENCE
WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 69, MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 14– WMC’s defense was stout in the win allowing only single digits in each quarter in its Tuesday night Lakes 8 game.
Kyla Wiersema led the Warriors with 22 points while Taylor Folkema had a double-double, finishing with 17 points and 11 steals.
The Warriors led the first quarter 23-0, led 40-4 entering halftime and had a 58-10 advantage at the end of third quarter.
The Crusaders were led by Claire LaVigne with eight points.
The Warriors are now 11-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play, while MCC is now 4-6 on the season and 3-3 in the Lakes 8 Conference.
O-K BLUE CONFERENCE
GRAND RAPIDS WEST CATHOLIC 72, SPRING LAKE 33 – The Lakers could not manage to stop an unbeaten West Catholic squad on Tuesday night.
Spring Lake trailed 21-10 after the opening quarter, 41-13 at halftime and 58-27 heading into the fourth stanza.
The Lakers were led by Zoe Walters with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Jennifer Judge added 10 points and four rebounds.
Abbey Kimball led the Falcons with 19 points.
The Lakers are now 5-5 both overall and in the O-K Blue Conference.
O-K RED CONFERENCE
JENISON 52, GRAND HAVEN 33- Molly Long led the Bucs with nine points in their Tuesday night loss in an O-K Red Conference game.
Zoe Spoelman added eight points and three blocks while Avery Keefe had a team-leading eight rebounds for the Buccaneers.
Grand Haven trailed the first quarter 12-11, 26-19 entering halftime, and 35-24 at the end of third quarter.
The Buccaneers are now 2-8 overall and in conference play.
CSAA
BIG RAPIDS 48, FREMONT 31 – The Packers were down 16-4 after the opening quarter and 29-19 at halftime. Big Rapids went on a 13-8 run during the third quarter to take a 42-27 lead heading into the fourth.
Calla Miller led Fremont with 11 points.
The Packers are now 3-10 on the season and 3-8 in Conference play.
ALLIANCE LEAGUE
WELLSPRING PREP 48, FRUITPORT CALVARY CHRISTIAN 43– Cate Anhalt led the Eagles with 17 points in their loss on Tuesday night in Alliance league action.
Anhalt also added five rebounds and three assists while McKena Wilson had 16 points and four rebounds in the loss.
The Eagles trailed the first quarter 15-11, were behind 23-21 entering halftime, and were down 36-34 at the end of the third quarter.
The Eagles are now 5-6 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
WEST MICHIGAN D LEAGUE
BRETHREN 42, PENTWATER 33 – The Falcons could not complete a comeback despite Mikaylyn Kenney’s near triple-double on Tuesday night.
Kenney had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals for Pentwater, but had to leave the game early in the fourth quarter with five personal fouls.
The Falcons led 5-3 after the first quarter and 20-18 at halftime. Brethren responded in the third quarter, going on a 15-2 tear to take a 35-20 lead.