Boys basketball roundup: St. Johns, Mason, Olivet, Laingsburg earn league wins

Matthew Pike and Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal
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ST. JOHNS 58, WILLIAMSTON 48

St. Johns' Anthony Dupuis, right, shoots against Mason's Levi Stambaugh, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Mason.
St. Johns' Anthony Dupuis, right, shoots against Mason's Levi Stambaugh, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Mason.

ST. JOHNS — Logan Schroeder had 19 points to lead the Redwings (8-3, 4-2) to a CAAC Red win over Williamston. Anthony Dupuis added 16 points for St. Johns.

LESLIE 39, BATH 37

BATH -- Jared Peck hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to propel the Blackhawks to a nonleague win over Bath. Peck led all scorers with 13 points and Bronson Clayton picked up eight points for Leslie (8-4). DeVondre Chandler tallied 12 points and five rebounds and Jacob Kuhn finished with seven points and grabbed six rebounds for the Bees (1-9).

MASON 78, HASLETT 50

MASON -- Levi Stambaugh finished with a team-high 16 points to help guide the Bulldogs to a CAAC Red home win over Haslett. Kaleb Parrish tallied 14 points and seven rebounds, Luke Marlan picked up 14 points and dished out nine assists and Cason Carswell added on 10 points for Mason (11-2, 6-0). D’Angelo Fitzpatrick led all scorers with 19 points and Zack Nartker chipped in 11 points for the Vikings (2-11, 2-4). JV score: Mason 48, Haslett 37

EASTERN 64, FOWLERVILLE 50

Kyren McKnight led the Quakers with a team-high 15 points and snagged four steals in a CAAC Red home win over Fowlerville (2-9, 0-9). J. Garcia tallied 14 points and Myles Edmunds tacked on 12 points for Eastern (6-6, 5-1).

OLIVET 71, STOCKBRIDGE 46

OLIVET — The Division 2 No. 4-ranked Eagles closed the opening half on a 9-1 run before pulling away to remain unbeaten with a GLAC victory over Stockbridge. Bo Lincoln had 20 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists to pace Olivet (13-0, 7-0). Bryce Wine made three 3-pointers and scored 16 points and Brayden Wine added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles. Kegan Collins and Joey Ballagh each had 14 points for Stockbridge (5-6, 2-5).

PORTLAND 51, EATON RAPIDS 26

EATON RAPIDS -- Dominic Novara led the Raiders with a game-high 12 points in their CAAC White road victory over Eaton Rapids. Evan Gross added 12 points for Portland (6-6, 2-4). Braylon Nobach scored a team-high eight points for the Greyhounds (0-12, 0-6).

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LAINGSBURG 79, SARANAC 44

SARANAC -- Zander Woodruff led all scorers with 32 points as the Division 3 No. 2-ranked Wolfpack picked up a CMAC road win over Saranac. Luke Snyder notched 12 points and Jacob Essenberg chipped in 10 points for Laingsburg (12-0, 7-0). Sam Sterzick tallied a team-high 14 points and Isaiah Morgan added 13 points for the Red Hawks (1-10, 0-7).

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA 68, FOWLER 54

FOWLER -- Jamison Eklund led all scorers with 35 points to push the Pirates to a CMAC road win over Fowler. Grady Eklund added 21 points for Pewamo-Westphalia (8-3, 4-1). Jacob Halfmann finished with a team-high 17 points, Aaron Simon scored 14 points and Alex Halfmann chipped in 12 for the Eagles (7-3, 4-1).

DANSVILLE 39, POTTERVILLE 36

POTTERVILLE -- Drew Frantz tallied a team-high 22 points as the Aggies outlasted Potterville (7-7, 3-3) for the CMAC win. Calvin VanHartesvelt tacked on 11 points for Dansville (5-7, 4-3). Da'Marion Hicks had 17 points and Chris Hicks had 11 points to lead Potterville (7-7, 3-3).

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CORUNNA 81, OWOSSO 48

OWOSSO — Brevin Boilore knocked down nine 3-pointers while scoring 35 points to lead the Cavaliers (10-2, 5-1) in their Flint Metro League victory over Owosso. Wyatt Bower added 20 points, four assists and four steals and Braylon Socia had 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Corunna, which posted its fourth straight win. Andrew Lewis notched 16 points and five rebounds and Santi Aquire added eight points for the Trojans (0-14, 0-6).

LAKEWOOD 51, PERRY 36

PERRY -- Jayce Cusack notched a game-high 20 points to help lead the Vikings to a GLAC win over Perry. Nate Willette picked up 15 points and Eli Jablonski tacked on seven points for Lakewood (8-6, 5-2). DJ Jenks finished with a team-high 14 points for the Ramblers (5-9, 2-5).

OVID-ELSIE 71, MT. MORRIS 56

MT. MORRIS -- Logan Thompson’s game-high 25 points propelled the Marauders to a MMAC road win over Mt. Morris (6-6, 4-6). Clay Wittenberg notched a double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Tryce Tokar tacked on 12 points and snagged five steals for Ovid-Elise (11-1, 9-1).

LANSING CHRISTIAN 54, MAPLE VALLEY 47

Benji Sambaer had a team-high 14 points as Lansing Christian notched a fourth straight win in a GLAC victory over Maple Valley (4-9, 0-7). Elijah Ellis scored 12 points and Judah Schafer finished with eight points for Lansing Christian (9-4, 4-3).

ALMA 60, BIRCH RUN 47

BIRCH RUN — Sam Rosales had 27 points to lead Alma in its Tri-Valley Conference 8 win. Jacoby Dunlap added 10 points and Delvon Pascoe-Ward added nine points for Alma (8-4, 5-3).

BURTON BENTLEY 49, MORRICE 42

BURTON -- Drew McGowan and Oliver Long each finished with a team-high 11 points for the Orioles in a road loss to Burton Bentley (4-7). Travis Farrow picked up seven points and Joel Fisher added six points for Morrice (1-9).

CARSON CITY-CRYSTAL 60, BRECKENRIDGE 32

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