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At the Last Second

Jackson boys hoops team falls to Holt 49-48 on last-second free throw  By Mike Moore Staff Writer Holt – At some point, this sort of ridiculous pattern has to come to an end. Doesn’t it? Entering Tuesday night’s road game at Holt, the Jackson boys basketball team had lost four games this year by a total of 10 points. Well, make that five losses by 11 points, now. “It’s tough,” coach Dan Crowley said simply following the 49-48 setback. Holt hit a free throw with 3.2 seconds remaining to break a tie game. “We were right in it, but didn’t shoot well enough from the perimeter. We didn’t make one 3-pointer, which is highly unusual.” Losing in such a tight contest isn’t, though, which makes things even tougher to swallow. The teams were tied 12-12 after the first quarter, and despite a huge size advantage, Holt only led 23-22 at the halftime break. Jackson could have enjoyed a lead at halftime, but hit just 6-of-12 free throws in the first 16 minutes. The third quarter was more of the same, as the teams went back and forth and played to a 37-37 tie entering the final quarter. Trailing 48-46 with…

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The one you circle

Jackson United and Lumen Christi hockey teams set to meet for the first time this season   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – Bring out the clichés, because in this instance, they certainly apply.   Records out the window, the date on the calendar circled.   This is one of those games every year, and when the puck drops Saturday night at the Optimist Ice Arena, the Jackson United and Lumen Christi hockey teams can settle the score.   For now.   “It’s a huge game, really the biggest game of the year,” United coach Andy Sinkovitz said of the 5:30 p.m. contest. “You think the playoffs are the biggest game, but at a local level, it doesn’t get bigger than this.”   “Huge game, the one both teams point to all year long,” Lumen coach Mike Wartella said. “When you do summer skates, you’re thinking about this game.”   The teams split last year’s meetings, each winning once by a 4-3 count.   The second game went to Jackson, and the Old Leather Skate the teams play for has had its orange and black side showing since then.   “And our guys see it everyday we go…

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Friday Night Scoreboard

Boys Onsted 66 Hillsdale 62 Grand Ledge 47 Jackson 46 Marshall 61 Lumen Christi 52 Coldwater 59 Northwest 50 Western 66 Charlotte 60 Columbia Central 58 Blissfield 49 Girls Grand Ledge 57 Jackson 43 Vandercook Lake 63 Addison 47 Napoleon 52 Michigan Center 22 Manchester 37 Hanover-Horton 21 Grass Lake 59 East Jackson 21 Charlotte 37 Western 33 Northwest 65 Coldwater 39 Marshall 56 Lumen Christi 24 Jackson Christian 56 North Adams-Jerome 41 Concord 74 Union City 43

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Jackson Basketball

Round 1 to the Vikings

Jackson uses big runs, and 23 from Suddeth, to roll past Lumen Christi 57-43   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – He played like a man possessed, and just maybe, he was.   How else can you explain Shonte Suddeth and the game the Jackson High junior had Tuesday night against rival Lumen Christi on the hardwood.   Well, Dan Crowley put it in much simpler terms.   “That’s Shonte,” Crowley said. “That’s what Shonte does.”   Suddeth scored a game-high 23 points at home Tuesday, anchoring a number of big runs for the Vikings in what eventually was a 57-43 victory over the Titans.   “Always a big win,” Crowley added. “We had to win this one at home.”   “It was what we expected,” Lumen coach Pat Neville said of the high paced, back-and-forth game. “Watching them play, it was the tempo we expected. But I thought we did a good job keeping it a half-court game at times. We mixed in some zone, and we made some big shots.”   Suddeth hit an early 3-pointer, and it seemed to ignite the Vikings, who started the game on a 14-3 run.   But after Neville used a…

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