Boys Basketball
Columbia Central 62, Northwest 52: Derek Sanders scored 23 points and Conner Cole added 14 points for CCHS. Duncan Moffitt scored 22 points to lead Northwest.
Michigan Center 50, Napoleon 38: Tyler Nall led Napoleon with 10 points, DeVonta Habern added nine points and four steals, and Gavrik Belcourt and Holden Van Poppel each tallied 10 rebounds for Napoleon. Since losing its first game of the season to Onsted, Michigan Center is on a seven-game winning streak. Three players scored in double digits for MCHS with Hunter Clemons scoring 17 points, Spencer Berkeypile added 12 points, and Tre Collins finished with 11 points.
Hillsdale 50, Leslie 46: Conner Marciniak scored 18 points to lead Leslie.
Stockbridge 65, East Jackson 38
Madison 50, Grass Lake 44: Jacob Collins scored 19 points, hauled in eight rebounds and creating four steals for GLHS. Brayden Lape scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Nate Pettit added eight points for the Warriors.
Lenawee Christian 69, Lumen Christi 65: Kadale Williams led Lumen Christi with 17 points and five assists. Luke Tropea and Kasen Burgess each added 13 points for the Titans. Lumen Christi struggled defensively giving up 42 points in the first half.
Western 60, Coldwater 46
Girls Basketball
Concord 74, Manchester 53: The Yellow Jackets had four players in double digits in the non-conference win. Freshman Bradie Lehman scored 23 points, Cece Barrett finished with 17 points, Grace Thorrez added 12 points, and Maria Stevens finished with 11 points for Concord (4-2).
Onsted 48, Napoleon 25
Northwest 55, Arbor Prep 43
Coldwater 38, Western 30
Wrestling
Jackson Quad: Jackson earned a split with a 60-18 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer, but a 38-28 loss to Tecumseh. Eden Nguyen (113) and Sean Benin (132) each earned two pins for Jackson in the quad meet.
Competitive Cheer
Northwest at New Boston Huron: The Mounties finished sixth in the Division 2 competition with 573.
Boys Bowling
Northwest 26, Eaton Rapids 4: Bryce Thomas finished with a 383 series and Greg Marquedant finished with a 200 series for Northwest.
Girls Bowling
Northwest 28.5, Eaton Rapids 1.5: Lacey Wenman rolled a 328 series to lead the Mounties.
Gymnastics
Jackson Area Gymnastics 135.15, Western 123.9: JAG swept all four of the apparatus’ except for the floor exercise in the home meet Thursday. Jackson gymnast Addi Richmond won the vault (8.675), the bars (8.525), and the all-around (34.875). Melody Placeway won the beam (9.225), and Ally Thrun took first in the floor (8.95). Annabelle Beebe was second in the all-around for JAG scoring 32.2.
College Athletic Events
Bowling
Spring Arbor at Collegiate Shootout: Spring Arbor University finished 16th in the men’s division with 8,887 pins at Las Vegas. Brayden Metcalf finished 29th overall with a 210 average. The Lady Cougars were 10th overall scoring 8,430. Kayla Tafanelli placed 23rd individually with a scoring average of 190.
On Deck for Dec. 22, 2023
Boys Basketball
Manchester at Concord 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Michigan Center at East Jackson 7 p.m.
Grass Lake at Saline 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Michigan Center at Grass Lake Team Tournament 1 p.m.
Springport Tri-Meet with Leslie, Clinton 5:30 p.m.
Bowling
Vandercook Lake at Homer (University) 3:30 p.m.
Hockey
Portage at Lumen Christi 5:30 p.m.