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McDonald tops 1,000 points, Bucks beat Aggies
coach Brian Goodenow was the most

LEROY Call it the perfect finish. proud of his senior
group.
The seniors went out with a win.
"This was a real
Their senior leader went over the
nice game for our
1,000-point mark for his career.
seniors," he said.
The whole team got a physical
"They all played
battle.
Pine River did all of that with a 66- and they all contributed a great deal.
47 win over Beal City in a Highland
McDonald
"Mitchell went
Conference boys basketball contest
over 1,000 points career which is
Thursday night.
very fitting for him to be able do at
When it was over, Pine River
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home with what he's done here."

Beal City led 18-13 after the first
quarter before the Bucks responded
to lead 33-31 at halftime.
Goodenow said his team dug a little deeper and matched the Aggies'
physicality in the second half.
"This was a very fitting game for
the end of the regular season," he
said.
"It was a very physical game that's
what we needed.
"We got tougher and we were able
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to separate ourselves."
The Bucks were up 47-39 going
into the fourth quarter.
McDonald paced Pine River with
24 points, six rebounds and six
steals while Lucas Harris had nine
points and seven rebounds.
Brandon Fulks had eight points
and four assists while Greg Park
had eight points and seven boards.
Pine River (17-3 overall, 11-3 Highland) meets host McBain in a Class
C district contest Wednesday.
Manton
rolls past
Marion
Lake City closes

regular season with a
win over NMC
Rangers put the

wraps on a 15-5
regular-season mark
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LAKE CITY One huge

quarter was really all they
needed.
Still, Lake City held on
down the stretch and beat a
pesky Northern Michigan
Christian team 62-54 in a
Highland Conference boys
basketball contest Thursday
night.
The win boosts the Trojans to 9-11 overall headed
into Class C district play
next week at McBain High
School.
This was a good win,
Lake City coach Brad Besko
said. It just gives us some
momentum to go into the
tournament with a win.
Thursdays game was tied
14-14 after the first quarter
before Lake City put together a big second quarter to
lead 34-22 at halftime.
Give NMC credit, they
took away some things we
wanted to do early and so we
had to adjust, Besko said.
We blitzed them in the second quarter and really continued that in the third quarter.
The Comets put a box-andone on Lake City big man
Lucas Marion but the Trojans had a couple of other
players step up and hit some
big shots.
That second quarter got
us this time, NMC coach
Dale Veddler said. Our
strategy was to stop Marion.
We held him to two points
in the first half but some
of their other guys really
stepped up and helped out.
That was the difference
in the game.
Lake City led 50-37 going
into the fourth quarter before NMC cut the deficit to
just five. The Comets had
the ball and a chance to cut
it to a one possession game
but couldnt capitalize.
We had a few turnovers
and they kept creeping back
in the game, Besko added.
I was proud we held on. We
took care of the ball and hit
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Lake City senior Kory Root shoots over NMC's Jager Haan and Jordan Eisenga during Thursday's Highland
Conference contest. The Trojans beat the Comets 62-54.
some free throws down the
stretch.
Kory Root had big night
in his home finale with 19
points, 16 rebound and three
assists while Daniel Gillow
added 16 points, including
four 3-pointers.
Cade Peterson had 11
points, 10 rebounds and five
assists while Marion added

11 points, 11 rebounds and
three assists.
Besko also commended
the play of senior Bradley
Atkins for bringing a lot of
defensive energy.
Jordan Eisenga paced
NMC with 13 points while
Jager Haan had nine, Jona-
than Perry eight and Cody

Winkle seven.
Lake City (9-11 overall, 6-8
Highland) meets Evart in a
Class C district contest Monday at McBain while NMC
(9-11, 4-10) meets host Mount
Pleasant Sacred Heart in
a Class D district contest
Wednesday.
Oilers slip past

Cadillac in finale
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MOUNT PLEASANT
Time for the post-season.
Cadillac wrapped up
its regular season with a
47-43 loss to Mount Pleasant Thursday in a nonconference boys basketball
contest.
Viking coach Ryan Benzenberg wasn't upset with
his team's effort as Cadillac rallied from a 13-point
halftime deficit to actually
take the lead in the fourth
quarter.
"This was a great game
for us regardless of what
the scoreboard says as we
get ready for districts,"
Benzenberg said.
"I told them at halftime
that I don't care what the
scoreboard says at the end
of the game. I want to walk

out of Mount Pleasant
High School feeling good
about where we're at.
"I feel good about where
we are going into Monday."
The Vikings trailed
Mount Pleasant 13-5 after
the first quarter and 31-18
at halftime Thursday.
Cadillac cut the deficit to
39-30 going into the fourth.
Evan Ferritto paced
Cadillac with 16 points
and five rebounds while
Andrew Emington had 10
points and three steals.
TJ Baker had five points;
Lewis Finch nine rebounds
and four steals; and Ethan
Myers five rebounds.
The Vikings (12-8 overall)
host Manistee in a Class
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B district contest Monday.
Cadillac senior Ethan Myers drives past a Mount Pleasant player
Tip off is 7 p.m.
during Thursdays non-conference contest.
MANTON One season

done.
Time to move on to bigger and maybe even better
things.
Manton wrapped up its
regular season with a 6416 win over Marion in a
Highland Conference boys
basketball contest Thursday night.
The Rangers finished the
campaign at 15-5 overall,
their most wins in quite
some time.
"This was a great way for
us to end the regular season," Manton coach Ryan
Hiller said. "The next focus
is on to districts.
"It's a new season and
we're ready to get after it."
Manton led Marion 22-7
after the first quarter and
was up 36-14 at halftime.
It was 55-16 going into the
fourth quarter.
Jayden Perry paced the
Rangers with 11 points
while Tyler Swing had 10
and Brock Clough added
nine.
Jonah Nelson and Wyatt
Baker scored eight points
apiece.
Hiller also commended
the play of the team's lone
senior, Chandler Shazri,
who grabbed eight rebounds and was given a
standing ovation by the
crowd at the end of the
game as he was coming off
the floor.
Jarek Russell paced Marion with five points.
Manton meets Lake City
or Evart in a Class C district contest Wednesday at
McBain High School.
The Eagles take on Big
Rapids Crossroads on Monday in a Class D district
contest at Mount Pleasant
Sacred Heart.
McBain closes with

a win over Evart
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EVART Good balance.

Good energy.
Pretty easy victory.
McBain wrapped up
the regular season with
a 73-40 win over Evart in
a Highland Conference
boys basketball contest.
The Ramblers took
control early, leading 20-8
after the first quarter and
40-18 at halftime.
"We had a good energy to
start the game and for three
solid quarters, I thought we
played good solid basketball," McBain coach Bruce
Koopman said. "We did a lot
of good things."
Craig Sterk paced
McBain with 17 points
while Jordan Vanderhoef
scored 12. Ty Sterk had 11
points and 18 rebounds
We had a good
energy to start the
game and for three
solid quarters,
I thought we
played good solid
basketball.
Bruce Koopman
McBain boys basketball coach
n
while Cole Powell had 10

points. Hunter Kitson also
scored seven.
The Ramblers (18-2,
12-2) host Pine River in a
Class C district contest on
Wednesday.

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McDonald tops 1,000 points, Bucks beat Aggies

coach Brian Goodenow was the most

home with what he's done here."

Lake City closes

Rangers put the

LAKE CITY One huge

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assists while Marion added

than Perry eight and Cody

Oilers slip past

of the game. I want to walk

MANTON One season

McBain closes with

EVART Good balance.

while Cole Powell had 10

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