West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/23/21

West Michigan Roundup, Tuesday 2/23/21

Best Win: Grandville over Grand Haven 69-67 (OT)

Grand Haven came into the game as the top team in the OK Red, but anybody can beat anybody in the Red this season. Grandville played in their third straight overtime game upsetting Grand Haven who was starting to get statewide buzz.

Next Best: BC Pennfield over Coldwater 57-45

In the battle of unbeaten Interstate-8 teams Pennfield was able to get past a talented Coldwater team. Pennfield is a very under the radar program loaded with upperclassmen. They will be a tough out in D2 this season.

Honorable Mentions:

Cassopolis over Centreville 51-48

Portage Northern over St. Joseph 48-36

East Kentwood over Hudsonville 51-48

Best Performance: BC Pennfield’s Ryne Peterson (2021 G): 29 points

Others:

FH Central’s Jacob Bonnett (2022 G): 24 points, 7 steals, 5 assists

Kalamazoo Central’s Gerald Crawford (2021 F): 21 points

Grandville’s Tommy Gregwer (2021 G): 24 points

Coloma’s Drew Goodline (2021 G): 26 points

Game I Attended: Schoolcraft 63, K-Christian 53

It’s always a big game in the SAC-Valley when Schoolcraft and K-Christian get together. Schoolcraft came into the game (5-0) riding a 26 game winning streak while K-Christian entered (4-1) bouncing back after a Friday loss to Delton-Kellogg. It was K-Christian jumping out to a quick 7-2 lead led by J.J. Manion. Schoolcraft’s two wings Tyler DeGroote and Ty Rykse struggled out of the gate shooting a combined 1-6 in the first quarter. In the second quarter K-Christian held a 21-14 lead until turnovers and fouls squashed their lead. Schoolcraft was able to earn 6 points at the line and take a 26-24 lead into the break. K-Christian came out of the half fired up connecting on 6-11 field goals in the third quarter to take a 43-42 lead. The fourth quarter was where Schoolcraft showed why they are considered a D3 title contender completely dominating both ends of the floor. Senior big man Bryce Vanderwiere played fantastic on the offensive end and even better defensively against K-Christian’s big man Brandon Devries (held him to 3-11 FG). After a three at the buzzer by J.J. Manion of K-Christian the final score ended up being 63-53 Schoolcraft. Schoolcraft was led by Bryce Vanderwiere with 17 points, Ty Rykse had 12 points, and Tyler DeGroote added 11 points. K-Christian was led by J.J. Manion with 18 points while Willem de Jong had 11 points.