CAMDEN
The St. Philip boys’ basketball team scored early and often against host Camden-Frontier on Thursday, boosting the Tigers to a 74-49 victory in Southern Central Athletic Association action.
St. Philip built a 29-7 lead after the first quarter and never looked back as it improved to 2-0 on the season.
“We started out hot in the first quarter… The pressure defense worked great tonight,” said St. Philip head coach Dino English. “I was really happy with our defensive output.”
St. Philip was led in the victory by Alex Doyle with 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Also for the Tigers, Hunter Haley netted 14 points; Tyler Hubbard-Neil had 11 points and six rebounds; Dreyson English had eight points and five rebounds; Brayden Darr had eight points and Isaac Cloward had five assists and four steals.
MORE BOYS’ BASKETBALL
(At) Bellevue 71, Litchfield 26: All 10 Bellevue players scored in the contest, led by Ethan Bloch with a career-high 23 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists and seven steals. Also for the Broncos (1-1, 1-0 SCAA), Darrin Sommers had 10 points, four assists and four steals.
Athens 50, (at) Concord 45: Jonas Gerstenberger had 12 points, three rebounds and three assists to lead Athens in its Big Eight Conference opener. Also for the Indians (2-0, 1-0 Big Eight), Hayden Bowersox had nine points and nine rebounds, Jonah Harris had nine points and two rebounds and Austin Cole had eight rebounds and three assists.
(At) Climax-Scotts 78, Colon 68 (2 OT): Dallas Froberg scored a career-high 27 points — including 14 over two overtime periods — to lift Climax-Scotts to the victory in the SCAA opener for both schools. Also for the Panthers (1-1, 1-0 SCAA), Sam Eshius had 20 points, six rebounds and five steals, while Kyle Bowering had 10 points. Colon was led by Bradley Brittingham — who hit a 3-pointer with one-second remaining in regulation — with 24 points. Spencer Smolarz scoring the tying basket on a layup for the Magi (1-1, 0-1 SCAA) to force the second overtime.
BOYS’ SWIMMING
(At) Lakeview 106, Portage Central 74: 200 medley relay: Lakeview (Scott Carstens, John Vann, Adam Waltman, Braden Shanks)1:43.23*; 200 freestyle: AJ Cariuty (L) 1:52.29; 200 IM: Vann (L) 1:58.41*; 50 freestyle: Portage Central 22:96; Diving: Jake Budd (L) 212.40; 100 butterfly: Vann (L) 51.82*; 100 freestyle: Portage Central 51.21; 500 freestyle: Portage Central 4:57.54; 200 freestyle relay: Lakeview (Vann, Shanks, Tabor Smyth, Caruity) 1:32.86*; 100 backstroke: Carstens (L) 57.12*; 100 breaststroke: Portage Central 1:06.25; 400 freestyle relay: Lakeview (Caruity, Smyth, Sam Myers, Carstens) 3:31.17.
Record: Lakeview 1-0.
*State qualifying time
Thursday’s State Scores
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Addison 56, Napoleon 49
Alba 51, Vanderbilt 47
Ann Arbor Greenhills 67, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 55
Athens 50, Concord 45
Baldwin 58, Pentwater 34
Baraga 58, Chassell 17
Bay City Central 70, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 29
Bellaire 53, Ellsworth 27
Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy 38, Mason County Eastern 37
Blanchard Montabella 50, Coleman 44
Blissfield 51, Petersburg Summerfield 48
Burr Oak 61, Jackson Christian 44
Cadillac 50, McBain 47
Calumet 53, Ontonagon 38
Carleton Airport 44, Tecumseh 28
Carson City-Crystal 55, Vestaburg 42
Fulton-Middleton 70, Beal City 57
Hancock 44, Ewen-Trout Creek 41
Hanover-Horton 73, Grass Lake 29
Hartland 43, Adrian 33
Hazel Park 77, Center Line 36
Hillman 81, Atlanta 55
Houghton 63, L’Anse 49
Lincoln-Alcona 50, Au Gres-Sims 38
Mancelona 57, Lake City 54
Manchester 53, Jackson East Jackson 46
Mendon 68, Kalamazoo Homeschool 66
Michigan Center 72, Vandercook Lake 67
Mio 63, Fairview 22
Montrose 60, Chesaning 14
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 83, Ashley 23
Oscoda 44, Hale 36
Painesdale Jeffers 40, Dollar Bay 26
Peck 58, Marine City Cardinal Mooney 34
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 72, New Boston Huron 50
Saginaw 74, Saginaw Heritage 27
Southgate Anderson 61, Allen Park 40
Troy 63, Berkley 33
West Bloomfield 55, Waterford Mott 52
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Alma 69, Saginaw Swan Valley 44
Belding 50, Zeeland West 45
Big Rapids 63, Hesperia 34
Birch Run 43, Millington 32
Bloomfield Hills 72, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 70
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 44, Westland Lutheran 35
Bloomfield Hills Marian 69, Romeo 44
Bridgman 36, Centreville 32
Calumet 62, West Iron County 38
Carrollton 55, Merrill 25
Clare 71, Houghton Lake 37
Croswell-Lexington 61, Yale 47
Frankenmuth 65, Bridgeport 12
Freeland 58, Chesaning 19
Gladwin 55, Farwell 36
Goodrich 57, Durand 27
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 57, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 24
Grand Rapids Union 55, Muskegon Heights 23
Hartland 66, Redford Union 13
Hemlock 57, Ovid-Elsie 14
Iron Mountain North Dickinson 41, Powers North Central 39
Ithaca 48, St. Charles 39
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 39, Bay City Central 7
Madison Heights Lamphere 55, Hazel Park 36
Maple City Glen Lake 62, Buckley 34
Mason County Central 65, Ravenna 25
Midland Bullock Creek 66, Shepherd 34
Montrose 35, Lake Fenton 30
Morrice 57, Burton Bendle 29
Newport Lutheran South 47, Saline Washtenaw Christian 43
North Branch 56, Otisville Lakeville 47
North Muskegon 48, Hart 34
Reese 71, Marlette 26
Rochester Adams 56, Auburn Hills Avondale 39
Royal Oak 39, Royal Oak Shrine 28
Shelby 39, Montague 28
Southfield 52, Troy Athens 32
Southgate Anderson 61, Allen Park 40
St. Louis 49, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 44
Stanton Central Montcalm 57, White Cloud 41
Sterling Heights 70, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 54
Waterford Mott 53, Rochester 28
West Bloomfield 60, Ferndale 23
Wyoming 66, Hudsonville 39
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Gaylord vs. Petoskey, ppd. to Feb 8.
