Grand Haven Buccaneers bench roars after a play because the Grand Haven Buccaneers host the Rockford Rams for a basketball doubleheader at Grand Haven Excessive Faculty in Grand Haven, Mich. on Friday, January 31, 2025. Rockford Rams beat the Buccaneers 57-50.Arthur H. Trickett-Wile | MLive.com
GRAND HAVEN, MI – The Grand Haven boys basketball has been cash in crunch time this season and that behavior continued on Tuesday evening.
The Buccaneers fell behind 36-23 within the first half of their contest in opposition to Mona Shores however rallied to outscore the Sailors 27-8 within the fourth quarter and extra time session to safe a wild 64-55 comeback win in non-conference motion.
Harper Huntington scored 16 factors to tempo Grand Haven (12-4), whereas Amani Frierson added 14 factors and eight rebounds and Will Plummer added 12 factors.
Jonathan Pittman and Landyn Smith every scored 15 factors to steer Mona Shores (6-11), whereas Jordan Bledsoe added 12 factors.
“I’m pleased with our battle, however we’ve to discover a approach to end video games,” stated Mona Shores head coach Louis Murray. “We’ll study from this and preserve constructing.”
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West Ottawa 64, Reeths-Puffer 51
The Panthers jumped out to a 33-22 lead within the first half and fended off the Rockets down the stretch to safe a hard-fought win in non-conference motion.
Brayden Mitchelson completed with 21 factors, 5 rebounds, and two steals to steer Reeths-Puffer (5-12), whereas Marvin Moore added 17 factors, 5 steals, two rebounds, and two assists, and Elliot Schneider had eight factors and 5 rebounds.
“I’m completely happy that we fought again within the fourth quarter. We simply didn’t care for the ball within the first three quarters, which led to our downfall,” stated Reeths-Puffer head coach JR Wallace.
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Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 45, Spring Lake 32
The Lakers fell behind 19-12 within the first half and couldn’t decelerate the Chargers down the stretch in a non-conference loss Tuesday evening.
Sam Bajt completed with 10 factors and two steals to steer Spring Lake (10-7), whereas Jaden Core added 9 factors and 6 rebounds.
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Fruitport 63, Hopkins 26
The Trojans jumped out to a 24-7 lead within the first quarter and continued to roll previous the Vikings for a convincing win in O-Okay Silver Convention motion.
DayDay Williams completed with 17 factors to steer Fruitport (14-3), whereas Dexter Lillmars added 13 factors, Grade Anspach had 11 factors, and Hudson Hazekamp and Ryan Bosch every added six factors.
“Tonight was a well-balanced group effort,” stated Fruitport coach Steve Erny. “We set the tone early on the defensive aspect of the ball and didn’t let up. Everybody performed an essential position on this recreation.”
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West Michigan Aviation Academy 49, Ravenna 44
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 22-14 lead within the first half however couldn’t decelerate a fourth-quarter rally from the Aviators in a troublesome non-conference loss Tuesday evening.
Dylan Might scored 20 factors to steer Ravenna (8-9), whereas Nash Hoffman added 9 factors and Shea Iwaniw had seven factors.
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Muskegon Catholic Central 67, Saugatuck 22
The Crusaders jumped out to an early benefit and continued to roll previous the Trailblazers for a convincing win in non-conference motion.
Bradley Richards completed with 34 factors and 10 rebounds to steer Muskegon Catholic (7-8), whereas Bryan Convertini added eight factors and eight assists, Ian Donnelly added six factors, Aaron Lamach grabbed six rebounds and Quinn Swanson added 5 factors and 5 assists.
“Tonight, we began gradual however we picked the strain up and eventually bought in a rhythm and knocked down some pictures. Now, we have to end the remainder of the season sturdy,” stated MCC head coach Andre Zackery.
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Whitehall 68, Huge Rapids 35
The Vikings jumped out to a 29-10 lead within the first half and continued to roll previous the Cardinals for a convincing win in non-conference motion.
Cam Thompson completed with 21 factors, 18 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks to steer Whitehall (14-3), whereas Pierce Westerlund added 12 factors, and Brock Morningstar had eight factors, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Evan Thomas scored six factors, Corde Anderson added six factors and 7 rebounds and Christian Gomez and Kiyan Kirsche every scored 5 factors.
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Grant 80, Montague 35
The Tigers raced out to a 40-16 lead at halftime and continued to cruise previous the Wildcats for a convincing win in non-conference motion.
Ethan DeLong scored 19 factors to steer Grant (15-2), whereas Zaiden Phillips added 16 factors and Honest Hatch had 14 factors.
“I used to be not proud of our offense or protection within the first quarter, however the protection kicked in and we outscored Montague 27-2 within the second quarter,” stated Grant head coach Dan George. “We should be extra constant in our play, and we’re engaged on that. It was good to get the bench guys some taking part in time.”
Jack Degan completed with eight factors to steer Montague (4-14), whereas Kellan Francis added six factors and 5 rebounds, Logan Hanson had six factors and Riley Mulder grabbed seven rebounds.
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