By WKTV Staff
ken@wktv.org
Girls basketball regional tournament update
South Christian in regional action at Coopersville
South Christian High School (now 15-9), after won its opening-round game Regional 11 tournament at Coopersville on Monday by defeating the host Coopersville, 52-50, finished their Regional title with an 48-42 win over Muskegon Oakridge (21-4 to end the season) on Wednesday, March 13.
The Sailors will now move on to a Division 2 quarterfinal game, a neutral site game scheduled for Portage Northern High School on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Waiting of them will be undefeated, 24-0, Hamilton. The winner will then move on the MHSAA state girls basketball Division 3 semifinals, to be held at Van Noord Arena, Calvin College, on Friday, March 22.
South Christian High School (now 14-9) won its opening-round game Regional 11 tournament at Coopersville on Monday, March 11, when the Sailors defeated the host Coopersville (16-8 after loss) by the score of 52-50. The finals of the regional is set for Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m., when the Sailors will battle Muskegon Oakridge (21-3), with the winner moving on to a Division 2 quarterfinal game.
For a story on the South Christian girls team follow this link; for a video report follow this link.
Boys basketball quarterfinal tournament update
Tri-unity Christian wins Division 4 state quarterfinal game, advances
Tri-unity Christian (now 22-3), on Tuesday, March 12, defeated Bellevue (24-2 after the loss), 62-31, in the MHSAA state Division 4 quarterfinals, a neutral-site game played at Charlotte High School.
In the game, the Defenders were led by 18 points from senior forward Bennett Sinner, including four 3-pointers, while senior guard Brayden Ophoff scored 12, freshman guard Brady Titus had 11, and senior center Elijah Badgero added nine. A key stat of the game was that Tri-unity had 13 steals in the game, including four by Titus.
“We got after them with our defense right away,” Tri-unity head coach Mark Keeler said to WKTV. “We were just too quick for them and caused a lot of turnovers … We didn’t allow them to get into the game.”
Tri-unity Christian now moves on to the Breslin Center at Michigan State University for the state semifinals on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m., and, possibly, the finals on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m.
For a quarterfinal game preview story on Tri-unity Christian follow this link.
