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Boys Basketball Regional Tournament Division 3 at Hanover-Horton Laingsburg 63, Michigan Center 42: The season ended in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 regional final for Michigan Center while the undefeated season continued for Laingsburg. The Wolfpack defeated the Cardinals 63-42 at Hanover-Horton High School on Wednesday. Adrien Putnam scored 16 points and Jayden Watson added seven points for Michigan Center (18-8). Laingsburg  is 25-0 and advances to the D-3 quarterfinals next Tuesday at Ypsilanti Lincoln against Ecorse (19-4). The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. 

By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (March 13, 2023 10:43 PM) Five days ago, Michigan Center High School basketball player Hunter Clemons was in a boot and not sure what the rest of the 2022-2023 season would look like. Monday Clemons and the Cardinals gave Leslie the boot from the Michigan High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs. Clemons and Adrien Putnam scored 13 points apiece in the second half for a 67-61 win over Leslie in the Division 3 regional tournament at Hanover-Horton High School. Michigan Center (18-7) advances to the regional final Wednesday against Laingsburg (24-0) at 7 p.m. at HHHS.  A sloppy second half left the Cardinals in a 34-26 deficit at halftime against the Blackhawks. “We just had to slow it down a bit and be more patient,” MCHS Coach Travis Gaddy said. “We switched to a man and then diamond press to get the rhythm in our favor.” It worked as the Cardinals pulled within one point at 45-44 at the end of the third quarter. Clemons scored eight points in the quarter for Michigan Center. Putnam hit two shots to begin the fourth quarter as Michigan Center pulled ahead. But Leslie wasn’t finished, taking a five-point…

Basketball Boys D-3 Regional Tournament At Hanover-Horton High School Laingsburg 61, Jonesville 54 Michigan Center 67, Leslie 61: Adrien Putnam scored 17 points, Hunter Clemons added 16 points, and Jayden Watson tallied 11 points for the Cardinals. Michigan Center (18-7) moves on to face Laingsburg (24-0) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hanover-Horton High School in the regional final.