Brimley returns from layoff, notches win
EBEN JUNCTION — Brimley returned to the court for the first time in 2022 and downed Superior Central 44-39 in a non-conference girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.
Vivian Carrick scored 10 points, while Sadie McGuire and Liz Johnson added nine points each for the Bays (4-4 overall). Ceara LeBlanc added eight points, while Autumn Tremblay had six and Lindsey Hill had two points.
The Bays were coming off a week of virtual school and without athletics, and hadn’t played since before Christmas.
“We played well but had to knock the rust off since we haven’t played since Dec. 23 and missing the past two weeks of practice,” Brimley coach Matt Bathey said. “We looked better than I expected especially on defense.”
Katrina Augustyn and Emma Rutter scored 11 points apiece for the Cougars (5-3).
Brimley 16 9 12 7 — 44
S. Central 7 15 10 7 — 39
S. Central — Charlebois 4, Augustyn 11, Rutter 11, Begovac 2, Johnson 8, Rondeau 3. FT: 4-7; F: 11; 3-point field goals: 1 (Rutter).
Brimley — Carrick 10, LeBlanc 8, McGuire 9, Johnson 9, Tremblay 6, L. Hill 2. FT: 4-9; F: 13; 3-point field goals: 6 (Carrick 2, Johnson 2, LeBlanc 1, McGuire 1).
Sault High 45, Cheboygan 27
Sault High earned its fourth straight win, downing Cheboygan 45-27 in a Straits Area Conference girls basketball game Friday night.
Claire Erickson notched 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots, while Mackenzie Bell added 10 points, and Laura Innerebner had nine points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (8-3 overall, 2-1 SAC).
The Blue Devils ran to a 19-4 first quarter lead and took a 27-10 advantage into the half.
Kenzie Burt finished with six points to lead the Chiefs (5-5 overall, 1-2 SAC).
In the junior varsity game, Sault High beat Cheboygan 61-9. Izzy DeWildt led the Blue Devils with 17 points and Annabelle Fazzari had 13. Bella Smith and Abby Kabelman had eight points apiece.
Sault High is scheduled to visit Newberry this upcoming Friday night.
Sault Ste. Marie 19 8 14 4 — 45
Cheboygan 4 6 10 7 — 27
Sault Ste. Marie — Erickson 14, Bell 10, Innerebner 9, Nolan 8, Pratt 3, Eavou 1. FT: 12-15; F: 14; 3-point field goals: 3 (Bell 2, Pratt 1).
Cheboygan — Burt 6, Penfield 5, Chamberlain 4, Jewell 4, Styburski 2, Salter 2, Chase 2, Seaman 2. FT: 5-8; F: 14; 3-point field goals: 2 (Penfield 1, Jewell 1).
St. Ignace 51, Rudyard 37
The Saints handed the Bulldogs their first conference loss of the season, 51-37, Friday night at St. Ignace.
Ally Schultz scored 23 points and Reilly O’Rourke added 11 points for the Saints (5-2 overall, 2-1 SAC).
The Saints led 20-16 at the half, and took control by outscoring the Bulldogs 19-8 in the third quarter.
Tristin Smith scored 18 points and Brooklynn Besteman added nine points for the Bulldogs (3-2 overall, 2-1 SAC).
The Bulldogs scored most of their points from the free throw line, where the finished 24-of-37.
“We did not play well,” Rudyard coach Carlos Molina said. “We were missing our starting point gaurd Karlee Mayer, and we looked way out of sorts. We need to do better this week as we have Pickford on Friday. Tristin Smith played well for us. We just needed to take care of the basketball and we did not. Turnovers killed us.”
St. Ignace visits Pickford Wednesday. Rudyard will be at home against Pickford on Friday.
Rudyard 6 10 8 13 — 37
St. Ignace 8 12 19 12 — 51
Rudyard — Kopitz 7, Smith 18, Besteman 9, MacDowell 2, Martin 1. FT: 24-37; F: 25; Fouled out: Martin, Besteman, MacDowell; 3-point field goals: 1 (Smith).
St. Ignace — Dorenbecker 4, Zaragoza 1, Fraser 5, O’Rourke 11, Kissinger 6, Schultz 23. FT: 12-26; F: 27; Fouled out: Cullen; 3-point field goals: 4 (Kissinger 2, O’Rourke 1, Schultz 1).
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