REGIONAL 2 SEMIFINAL AT EAST KENTWOOD: Forest Hills Central 54, East Kentwood 42
District 7 at Byron Center DISTRICT FINAL:East Kentwood 55, Byron Center 45
DIVISION 2
District 43 at West Catholic SEMIFINALS: Grand Rapids Catholic Central 75, Allendale 56 Lee 49, West Catholic 48 (LEE: Ny’Zhem Marshall, 17 points, 6 blocks, 14 rebounds; Nathan Johnson, 11 points) DISTRICT FINAL: Catholic Central 63, Wyoming Lee 56
District 44 at Ionia First Round: Forest Hills Eastern 56, West Michigan Aviation 36
District 45 at Hudsonville Unity Christian First Round: Grand River Prep 78, Kelloggsville 60 South Christian 62, Godwin Heights 43 Semifinals: Grand Rapids Christian 84, Grand River Prep 49 South Christian 70, Unity Christian 62 DISTRICT FINAL:Grand Rapids Christian 52, South Christian 49
DIVISION 3
District 75 at Calvin Christian First Round: Calvin Christian 68, Potter’s House Christian 66 (OT)
DIVISION 4
STATE FINAL: Tri-unity Christian 79, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 59
REGIONAL 29 SEMIFINAL AT FOWLER: Tri-unity Christian 46, Fowler 39 REGIONAL FINAL: Tri-unity Christian 73, Kalamazoo Phoenix 37 District 114 at Zion Christian DISTRICT FINAL:Tri-unity Christian 78, Zion Christian 40
As the Wyoming High School Wolves and Grand Rapids South Christian boys basketball teams waited to start action in two of several MHSAA District tournaments being played around the area, several local teams were in action Monday, March 7, including at Kelloggsville high where the host Rockets and neighborhood rival Godwin Heights battled for the third time this season in D2 Boys District 44 opening round action.
After splitting two OK Conference Silver contests during the regular season — both tight, highly competitive games — Godwin (10-8 overall) defeated Kelloggsville (12-9), 87-78, to take the season series 2-1, and advanced to the semifinals, Wednesday, March 9, at Kelloggsville, against Grand Rapids Christian (16-4). The game will have a 7 p.m. tip-off.
In other action in the D2 Boys District 44 at Kelloggsville, Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy (15-6) defeated Kentwood Grand River Prep (6-9), 66-51, to advance to a March 9 semifinal game against South Christian (15-5), which had bye in the opening round. The game will have a tip-off of 5:30 p.m.
In other action involving local teams, East Kentwood opened play Monday in the D1 Boys District 12 tournament, hosted by Caledonia but with this game being played on the Falcons home floor. The game, against neighborhood rival Byron Center, was a close contest but the Bulldogs (6-15) ended the Falcons season with a 54-53 win. East Kentwood finished with a 6-15 record.
Byron Center will now play East Grand Rapids (10-10) in semifinal action at Caledonia Wednesday, March 9, with tip-off at 7 p.m. Wyoming high (13-7), playing in the same District 12 tournament but with an opening round bye, will play at 5:30 p.m., against host Caledonia (11-10), which won a 55-48 opening round game over Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills.
Wyoming Potter’s House (15-6), playing the D3 Boys District 76 Tournament at Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, advanced to a Wednesday semifinal game with a 56-24 opening round win over Saugatuck (8-13) on Monday. The Pumas will now play the host Chargers (16-3), which had an opening round bye, in a semifinal game March 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Wyoming Lee (5-15) saw their season come to an end Monday in the D2 Boys District 43 Tournament at Grand Rapids West Catholic, with a 68-16 loss to the host Falcons (16-5).
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (14-6) will play in the D4 Boys District 114 Tournament at Climax-Scotts, with a semifinal game scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, against Kalamazoo Phoenix (10-5).
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