Girls basketball roundup: DeWitt, Dansville, Corunna, Ovid-Elsie pick up league wins

Matthew Pike, Lansing State Journal
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FRIDAY’S GAMES

DeWITT 43, GRAND LEDGE 36

DeWitt's Taryn Gustafson, right, shoots against Holt's Rhema Dozier, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in DeWitt, Mich. Holt won 49-48.
DeWitt's Taryn Gustafson, right, shoots against Holt's Rhema Dozier, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in DeWitt, Mich. Holt won 49-48.

GRAND LEDGE -- A 10-5 run in the fourth quarter propelled the Panthers past Grand Ledge for this road CAAC Blue win. Taryn Gustafson scored a team-high 12 points and Karissa Cochran finished with eight points for Division 1 honorable mention DeWitt (9-2, 3-2). Ava Scanlon tallied 12 points and grabbed six rebounds and Alayna Armstrong picked up seven points to go with 10 rebounds for the Comets (3-5, 1-3).

HOLT 68, WAVERLY 29

DELTA TWP. -- Janae Tyler scored a team-high 21 points to lead the Rams to a CAAC Blue road win over Waverly (3-6, 1-4). Claire Groenewoud added 17 points and Allison Metzger, Kaylin Howard and Taylor Titus all chipped in six points for Holt (8-1, 4-1). JV score: Holt 37, Waverly 29

PORTLAND 62, EATON RAPIDS 21

PORTLAND -- Ashley Bower led all scorers with 20 points for the Division 2 No. 10-ranked Raiders in a CAAC White win over Eaton Rapids. Ava Guilford contributed 12 points and Alivia Densmore chipped in 11 points for Portland (8-1, 3-1). Adi Sysum tallied a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Greyhounds (3-8, 2-3).

CHARLOTTE 47, SEXTON 23

Sophomore guard Jaelyn Baker picked up a team-high 14 points for the Orioles to lead Charlotte to a CAAC White road win over Sexton. Elise Crossman tacked on six points for Charlotte (5-4, 1-4). Deja Delgado and Zamoni Roper each scored a team-high seven points for the Big Reds (0-8, 0-3).

DANSVILLE 40, SARANAC 32

SARANAC -- Erin Sherwood led the Aggies with a game-high 20 points as Dansville (7-4, 4-3) earned a road CMAC win over Saranac. Anna McPherson finished with a team-high 10 points for Saranac (4-7, 2-6). JV score: Saranac 39, Dansville 20

CORUNNA 59, OWOSSO 40

CORUNNA -- Ellie Toney notched 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Cavaliers to a fifth straight victory in a Flint Metro League win over Owosso. Sydnie Gillett picked up 19 points and Gracie Crowe added on 10 points for Corunna (6-4, 3-2). Skotti Ball-Duley scored a team-high 17 points and Reese Thayer finished with 13 points for the Trojans (3-6, 1-3).

OLIVET 44, PERRY 15

PERRY -- Kara Priddy and Payton each tallied 10 points and seven rebounds as the Eagles secured a GLAC win over Perry (2-10, 1-5). Elle Sheppard and Kienan Dennison each chipped in six points for Olivet (6-4, 4-1).

OVID-ELSIE 69, MONTROSE 9

ELSIE -- Caitlyn Walter led all scorers with 17 points to lead the Marauders to a ninth straight victory with a MMAC win over Montrose (5-4, 2-4). Ava Bates picked up 14 points, Braylon Byrnes scored seven points and Braeden Tokar tallied six points and grabbed eight rebounds for Ovid-Elsie (9-0, 6-0).

ITHACA 39, CARROLLTON 31

CARROLLTON -- Delaney Seaman finished with a team-high 13 points to push the Yellowjackets to TVC win over Carrollton (2-8, 0-8). Lauryn Humphrey scored 11 points and Olyvia Saxton added on six points for Ithaca (5-5, 3-5).

BURTON BENDLE 56, WEBBERVILLE 42

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