Northwest vs Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids defeated Northwest in Class B District Championship, 45-23. They Greyhounds will face Chelsea at Leslie in the regionals. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
East Jackson vs Concord
East Jackson wins Class C District Championship, defeating Concord 46-43. The Trojans advance to the Regionals at Hillsdale vs. Mendon on Tuesday, March 4. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
Lumen Christi vs Jackson
Lumen Christi 88 Jackson 80. Photos by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
Lumen Christi wins City Championship with 88-80 victory over Jackson
Larry Jacobson, JTV Sports As I walked out of the Lumen Christi High School gym on Thursday night following Round 2 of the City Championship series between the Titans and Jackson High, someone up in the stands blew a whistle. How fitting… In a war of attrition with the regular season winding down, Lumen Christi capped off a season sweep of the Vikings in an 88-80 slugfest. But oh how the whistles blew… Unofficially the Titans racked up 29 fouls – including 16 in the second half – but rode a dominant 29-15 second quarter to the win and overcome a brilliant performance by Jackson’s mercurial senior forward Michael Johnson. “We don’t win this game without our second unit,” junior guard Khari Willis said. “Fouls played a role on both sides tonight and we had to adjust. Our second unit really stepped up and helped us finish this off.” A big part of that second unit is Henry Berkemeier, and not just because the junior is 6’5. With Titan big men Matt Bullinger and Demarian Snellenberger missing chunks of time in foul trouble, Berkemeier logged heavy minutes and helped man the front line. “This is what my teammates are counting…
Napoleon vs Columbia Central
Napoleon 54 Columbia Central 37. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
Manchester vs Grass Lake
Manchester 51 Grass Lake 43. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.
SAU’s Carlie Newman named All-Crossroads
Hartford City, IN – The Crossroads Conference has released the women's basketball award winners and Spring Arbor University's Carlie Newman was named to the League's All-Crossroads team. Newman, who averaged over 16 points per game, 31st in the NAIA for DII schools, and fourth in the Crossroads League was named to the league's second team. Newman was the lone Cougar named. In 30 games for the Cougars this season, Newman tallied 498 points, led Spring Arbor with 236 rebounds (7.8 rebounds per game), was second on the team in 3-pointers (57), assists (65), and steals (52). Newman's 236 rebounds was second best in the Crossroads League and makes the sophomore just one of four players to appear in the League's top five in both points and rebounds. Spring Arbor finished their season with a record of 11-19 overall and 5-13 in the CL earning the Cougars a number eight seed.
Girls District Semifinals
Tonight's Girls District Semifinal Games: Class B District Semifinal at Olivet - Northwest vs. Charlotte 6pm Class C District Semifinal at Clinton - Grass Lake vs. Manchester 7pm Class C District Semifinal at East Jackson - Homer vs. Concord 5:30pm, East Jackson vs. Michigan Center 7:00pm Class B District Semifinal at Lumen Christi - Columbia Central vs. Napoleon 8pm
Michigan Center vs Hanover Horton
Michigan Center 50 Hanover Horton 33. Photos by JTV Sports. Click above photo to launch gallery.