West Michigan Roundup, Wednesday 1/4/22

OK-Conf

Non-Conf

Hamilton 57, Jenison 49

• Hamilton improves to (4-1) on the season, which is their best start since the 2014-15 season when they began the year (4-0).

Hart 64, WM Aviation 59

Southwest MI

Non-Conf

Grand Haven 57, Portage Central 43

GH: Will Korenstra (15 pts), Joey Basil (11 pts), Harrison Sorrelle (11 pts)

PC: Alex Beachneau (9 pts), Zach Stewart (8 pts)

SAC

Galesburg-Augusta 67, Saugatuck 45

Saug: Matt Hartgerink (13 pts)

Bangor Holiday

Wyoming Lee 37, South Haven 36

Bangor 46, Gobles 41

B: Tyler Caruso (17 pts), Jeffrey Howell (14 pts, 12 reb)

Game I Attended:

Grand Haven 57, Portage Central 43

The undefeated (5-0) Bucs of Grand Haven made the long journey down to Portage Central for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday evening. Portage Central entered the game (2-2), taking the court for the first time in nearly 20 days (Dec. 15).

Grand Haven held an early lead 13-10 following the first quarter. Will Korenstra had six early points for the Bucs while Harrison Sorrelle knocked down his lone three-pointer of the game.

Portage Central picked up the defensive intensity for the first four minutes of the quarter trailing Grand Haven 16-15. The Bucs chipped away at the defense and found their way to the line frequently going 7-11 from the line in the quarter. The Grand Haven lead expanded to 25-19 until Mustang guard Payton Porter hit a three-pointer with :30 left in the half. The Bucs took a 25-22 lead into the break.

Grand Haven led 29-25 halfway through the third quarter while the Mustangs struggled to get quality looks offensively. The Bucs went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter leading 42-29 which was their largest of the game.

In the fourth quarter the turnovers for Portage Central began to add up while Bucs guard Kyler Cotton knocked down two three-pointers off the bench to expand the Grand Haven lead to 48-35. The Mustangs had one last run in them trailing 51-43 with 2:30 to play, but once again the turnovers crushed their chance of closing the gap. Grand Haven held the Mustangs scoreless the remainder of the game, cruising to a 57-43 victory.

Soph. Will Korenstra led the Bucs with 15 points on 6-10 FG while Joey Basil and Harrison Sorrelle each added 11 points. Senior guard Kyler Cotton had a significant impact off the bench going 3-4 from three-point range in the fourth quarter.

Portage Central was led by Alex Beachnau with 9 points, Zach Stewart chipped in 8 points, and Payton Porter added 7 points (all in the 2nd quarter).

Portage Central will host rival Portage Northern on Friday while Grand Haven opens OK Red play at home with a pivotal matchup against Rockford.