West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/22/22

West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/22/22

Best Win: Grandville over Grand Haven 64-62

Grandville picked up their strongest win of the season on senior night defeating Grand Haven by two points. Senior guard Brayden Gable was the hero for the Bulldogs with a late three-pointer to upset the Bucs. With Grand Haven falling, Rockford clinches at least a share of the OK Red title and can clinch an outright title on Friday with a home victory over East Kentwood. The Bulldogs were led by soph. Cameron Regnerus with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Brayden Gable added 13 points. Grand Haven senior Bashir Neely scored 25 points for the Bucs in the loss.

Next Best: Fennville over Covenant Christian 53-48

Fennville continues to be one of the hottest teams in the state winning nine of their past ten games. The Blackhawks made the long trip up north to face fellow district foe Covenant Christian and defeated them by five points. Covenant Christian had not lost since December when they fell to FH Eastern on the road. These teams could potentially meet in district play in one of the most stacked division three districts across the state. The district is loaded with talent including Calvin Christian, Fennville, Covenant Christian, and Potter’s House Christian.

Starting Five (Notable Games):

1. Rockford 53, West Ottawa 51

Rockford escapes an upset bid from West Ottawa at the Black Hole coming away with a two-point victory. The Rams received help from Grandville defeating Grand Haven and are now in the driver’s seat for the OK Red title. The Rams are now (17-2) overall and will play their final game of the regular season at home on Friday against East Kentwood with the outright OK Red title on the line.

2. Buchanan 73, Mattawan 62

Buchanan bounced back from their loss on Friday against Brandywine with a home victory over D1 Mattawan. I may have been a little overzealous on the Bucks last week ranking them 3rd in the small schools before they fell to Brandywine, but Buchanan is still very talented. The Bucks are now (11-6) and winners of ten of their past eleven games. They will have another chance to knock off a SMAC opponent when they travel to St. Joseph on Saturday. Mattawan on the other hand was unable to build off their strong win over Lakeshore on Friday. The Wildcats fall to (9-10) and will host Gull Lake on Friday in another marquee matchup.

3. Coldwater 60, Pennfield 47

Coldwater completes the season sweep of Pennfield without Ethan Crabtree in the lineup. After the loss of their senior star, Coldwater hasn’t been quite the same team with close wins over subpar teams (Parma Western and Jackson NW). I would not have expected them to defeat Pennfield who was in dire need of a strong win. The Cardinals proved me wrong and pulled off the home victory handing Pennfield their third straight loss. Pennfield drops to (11-6) with three winnable games left on the schedule while Coldwater improves to (14-3) with a pivotal road tilt on Friday at Harper Creek.

4. Cassopolis 69, Centreville 64

Cassopolis avenges an early-season loss to Centreville by handing them their first conference loss of the season. Despite the loss, Centreville is still in control to win the Southwest 10 title with a (14-1) record and games against sub .500 teams the rest of the season. If the Bulldogs stumble then Cassopolis will have a chance to share the title. Cassopolis extended their winning streak to 12 games and were led by 16 points from Daishean Jamison and 15 points from Davion Goins. Both teams will be back in action on Thursday with Centreville hosting Bloomingdale and Cassopolis hosting Mendon.

5. Brandywine 47, Lawton 39

There was no let-down game for Brandywine following their win over Buchanan on Friday. The Bobcats defeated a strong Lawton team by eight points to improve to (12-4) and win their sixth straight game. Brandywine will travel to South Haven on Friday prior to a couple of tough matchups next week against Edwardsburg and Lakeshore. Carson Knapp led the Bobcats with 16 points in the victory.

Top Performances:

-Ramere Draper (Wyoming, Sr.): 34 pts

-Isaiah Daylo (Mich. Lutheran, Sr.): 30 pts

-Jacob Zartman (Otsego, Sr.): 28 pts

-Parker Swartz (Mona Shores, Jr.): 27 pts, 3 ast, 3 stl

-Trucel Singleton (Benton Harbor, Sr.): 25 pts

-Bashir Neely (Grand Haven, Sr.): 25 pts

-Brady Titus (Tri-Unity Chr., Sr.): 24 pts

-Jake Moore (Edwardsburg, Sr.): 24 pts

-JJ Frakes (Lakeshore, Fr.): 24 pts

-Isaiah Currie (Coopersville, Sr.): 24 pts

-Genesis Kemp (Union, Sr.): 23 pts

-Tristen Perry (Hopkins, Jr.): 23 pts

-Ashton Atwater (Otsego, Sr.): 23 pts

-Henry Weller (Dowagiac, Sr.): 22 pts

-Kaden Brown (Catholic Central, Jr.): 22 pts

-Tyler DeGroote (Schoolcraft, Sr.): 22 pts

-Anthony Lijewski (New Buffalo, Sr.): 22 pts

-Jack Karasinski (Catholic Central, Sr.): 21 pts

-Luke Stowasser (Edwardsburg, Sr.): 21 pts

-Ryan Young (Buchanan, Sr.): 21 pts

-Macoy West (Buchanan, Sr.): 21 pts

-Devin Rainey (Union, Sr.): 21 pts

-Jeremiah Mitchell (New Buffalo, Sr.): 21 pts

-Jajuan Walker (Benton Harbor, Sr.): 20 pts

-Jordan Love (Wyoming, Sr.): 20 pts

-Cameron Regnerus (Grandville, So.): 19 pts, 10 reb

-Jalen Overway (Holland Chr., Sr.): 19 pts, 10 reb

-Cam Chandler (Unity Chr., Sr.): 19 pts

-Jordan Briggs (Muskegon, Jr.): 19 pts

-TJ Mitchell (Lakeshore, Sr.): 19 pts

-Jack Carlisle (Lakeshore, So.): 19 pts

-Caleb Tuttle (West Cath., Sr.): 19 pts

-Michael Morris (West Cath., Sr.): 19 pts

-Colin Williams (Rockford, Sr.): 18 pts

-Kaden George (Spring Lake, Sr.): 18 pts

-Matt Swanwick (Centreville, Fr.): 18 pts

-Levi McKenzie (FH Central, Jr.): 18 pts

-Grant Gondrezick (Benton Harbor, Jr.): 18 pts

-Charlie Commeret (Comstock Park, So.): 18 pts

-Porter Saunders (Spring Lake, Sr.): 17 pts, 12 reb

-Will Kuiper (Mattawan, Jr.): 17 pts

-Brayden Szamrej (Hudsonville, So.): 16 pts

-Daishean Jamison (Cassopolis, Sr.): 16 pts

-Kaiden Bierhalter (Watervliet, So.): 16 pts

-Andrew Chisek (Watervliet, Sr.): 16 pts

-Carson Knapp (Brandywine, Sr.): 16 pts

-Gabe Newhof (Unity Chr., Sr.): 16 pts

-Ivan Winters (Cedar Springs, Sr.): 16 pts

OK Conf.

OK Blue

Coopersville 53, Allendale 48

Spring Lake 62, Hamilton 49

Unity Christian 65, Holland Chr. 44

West Catholic 67, Fruitport 42

OK Gold

Catholic Central 84, Cedar Springs 35

FH Eastern 55, Kenowa Hills 50

South Christian 88, Ottawa Hills 57

Wayland 68, Middleville-TK 53

OK Green

Mona Shores 68, Holland 57

Muskegon 54, Reeths-Puffer 30

Wyoming 101, GR Union 82

Zeeland West 47, Zeeland East 41

OK Red

East Kentwood 70, Caledonia 65

Grandville 64, Grand Haven 62

Hudsonville 65, Jenison 39

Rockford 53, West Ottawa 51

OK Silver

Godwin Heights 61, Sparta 51

Calvin Christian 67, Kelloggsville 60

Comstock Park 51, Hopkins 39

OK White

FH Central 86, Greenville 47

FH Northern 47, East GR 37

GR Christian 80, Lowell 49

Northview 65, Byron Center 22

Southwest MI

Non-Conf

Benton Harbor 87, Coloma 24

Bridgman 58, Berrien Springs 57

Buchanan 73, Mattawan 62

Climax-Scotts 66, Battle Creek Acad. 14

East Lansing 78, Gull Lake 54

Fennville 53, Covenant Christian 48

Galesburg-Aug. 47, Maple Valley 38

Lakeshore 70, Edwardsburg 65

Niles 53, South Haven 42

Niles Brandywine 47, Lawton 39

Otsego 81, BC Lakeview 74

Portage Central 63, Vicksburg 32

Potter’s House Chr. 57, Martin 27

Schoolcraft 78, Three Rivers 33

Watervliet 62, Dowagiac 42

Interstate 8

Coldwater 60, Pennfield 47

Harper Creek 71, Lumen Christi 47

Southwest 10

Cassopolis 69, Centreville 64

Comstock 76, Mendon 34

Decatur 51, Marcellus 29

Hartford 74, Bloomingdale 40

White Pigeon 68, Bangor 19

BCS White

New Buffalo 95, St. Joe MI Lutheran 52

BH Countryside 83, Howardsville Chr. 67

River Valley 60, Lawrence 43

Eau Claire 94, Covert 61

SCAA

Colon 52, BC St. Philip 46

Other

Bronson 64, Quincy 40

Jonesville 56, Union City 35