Curtis St. Louis St. Ignace Saints Fall to Chiefs

In Showdown

St. Ignace and Cheboygan battled for 32 minutes before the Chiefs outlasted the Saints 75-70 in a Straits Area Conference (SAC) offensive showdown at LaSalle High School Friday, January 22.

Coach Barry Salter and his Chiefs, who are in first place in the SAC with a 5-0 mark and 8-1 overall, relied on balanced scoring with five players in double figures, while Coach Jason Marshall and his Saints fell to 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in the league.

Cheboygan jumped out to an 8- 2 lead as Jordan Spohn, who led the Chiefs with 22 points, 13 in the first quarter, scored the first eight points en route to a 26-16 advantage after the first eight minutes.

Gerrit Mortensen, who recorded a triple double for St. Ignace with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, scored 10 first-quarter points.

Jordan Baker Cedarville During the opening period, the Chiefs’ Trevor Closs scored his 1,000th career point at the 2:27 mark. Both teams scored 12 points in the low scoring second quarter as Cheboygan took a 38-28 lead into halftime.

Austin St. Louis scored six points and Cole Christiansen added three to open the third quarter and cut the Cheboygan lead to 42-37 before the Chiefs outscored St. Ignace 18-6 during the final three minutes for a 60-43 advantage going into the fourth quarter.

The Chiefs opened the final quarter with a 6-3 margin for their largest lead of the game at 66-46 with 6:52 remaining in the game.

St. Ignace answered with a 10- 0 run as Austin St. Louis scored six and Evan Everson chipped in four to slice the Chiefs lead to 66- 56 at the 4:30 mark, but Cheboygan turned up its offense with a 9-3 score for a 75-59 lead with 2:10 left on the clock.

The Saints didn't quit and continued to play tough basketball, scoring the final 11 points of the game to cut the final margin to five points.

Kaiden Barbeaux DeTour Saints remaining statistics:

Austin St. Louis, 23 points, 10 rebounds, three assists; Evan Everson, six points, five rebounds; Curtis St. Louis, six points, four rebounds; Kevin Guillard, five points; Landon Marshall, two points.

Chiefs remaining statistics: Nick Hancock, 16 points; Trevor Closs, 13 points; Derek Ferris and Kollin Currie, 10 points each; Adam Laur, four points.

Saints Fall in JV Game

The St. Ignace Saints junior varsity fell to the Cheboygan Chiefs 64- 55 Friday, January 22.

Saints statistics: Eric Hepker, 28 points; Parker Simmons, 10 points; Chris Belonga and Aaron Colegrove, five points; Nate Montie, four points; Xan Belonga, two points; Brennan Danielson, one point.

Evan Everson (24) scored six points with five rebounds for St. Ignace against Cheboygan Friday, January 22. Cedarville Defeats DeTour

In EUPC Match-up

Cedarville and DeTour battled in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference (EUPC) match-up, with the Trojans snapping a twogame losing streak, their longest in more than four years, with a 56- 37 road win over the Raiders Thursday, January 21.

Second-half offense was the key as the Trojans turned a threepoint

halftime advantage into a 19-point victory.

DeTour, 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the league, held a 15-14-scoring edge in the first eight minutes before Cedarville, 4-0 in the EUPC and 8-3 on the season, took a 27- 24 halftime lead with a 13-9 margin in the second quarter.

The Trojans outscored the Raiders 29-13 in the second half that included 16-8 in the third quarter and completed the contest with a 13-5 advantage in the final eight minutes.

Kevin Guillard (4) of the Saints scores this two-point field goal during the second half. Trojans statistics: Connor McLeod, 17 points; Andrew Jaroche and Jordan Baker, 15 points; Tyler Kanitz, seven points; Matt Schlosser, two points.

Raiders statistics: Ian Burton, 10 points; Tyler Anderson and Chase Livingston, nine points; Kaiden Barbeaux, six points; Brandon Melcer, two points; Sam Peterson, one point.

Five Score in Doubles

During Raiders Win

Five players scored in double figures to lead the DeTour Raiders to a 75-34 home non-conference win over the Mackinaw City Comets Tuesday, January 19.

The Raiders led 45-16 at halftime and outscored the Comets 28- 18 in the second half to record the win.

Adam Alexander Mackinaw City Raiders statistics: Tyler Anderson, 16 points; Chase Livingston, 13 points; Ian Burton, 12 points; Brad Melcer and Sam Peterson, 10 points; Brandon Kurkiwrewicz and Harry Reinfelder, two points.

Comets statistics: Adam Alexander, 21 points; Tim Vieau, five points; Dakota Withey and Peter Strojny, four points.

Trojans Fall to Swordsmen

Free throws played a key factor as the Cedarville Trojans fell to the Harbor Light Christian Swordsmen 54-47 Tuesday, January 19.

The Trojans made six of 14 from the free throw line, while the Swordsmen connected on 13 of 17, with eight coming in the final eight minutes.

The Swordsmen held a 10-8 scoring edge after the first eight minutes and took a 21-16 halftime margin after an 11-8 advantage in the second quarter.

Lynn Closs (center), a 1970 graduate of LaSalle High School and a standout for the Saints Class C state runner-up team, watched as his younger son, Trevor, (right) scored his 1,000th career point in St. Ignace Friday, January 22. His older son, Chase, (left) reached the 1,000-point plateau in 2007 while playing for the Mackinaw City Comets. Cedarville cut the Harbor Light lead to 37-34 after three quarters after a 18-16 score, but the Swordsmen completed the game with a 17-13 margin.

Trojans statistics: Jordan Baker, 20 points; Zach McFarlane and Connor McLeod, seven points; Tyler Kanitz, five points; Matt Schlosser, two points.

Swordsmen top scorers: Collin Hewitt, 16 points; Nathan Cook, 16 points.

Trojans JV Remains Perfect

The Cedarville Trojans junior varsity team remains undefeated with a 10-0 record after defeating DeTour 63-58 Friday, January 22, and Harbor Light Christian 61-44 Tuesday, January 19, during road games.

Arik Hesselink Rudyard Trojans vs. Raiders: Matt Hill, 14 points; Josh Hester, nine points; Martin Payment, eight points; Bobby Krackowski, seven points; Keith Bouschor and Tucker Haske, six points; Jimmy Haske and Jon Thompson, four points; Todd Hecht, three points; David Andress, two points.

No statistics were available for DeTour.

Trojans vs. Harbor Light: Josh Haske, 19 points; Tucker Haske, 16 points; Matt Hill and Martin Payment, eight points; Jimmy Haske, four points; Todd Hecht and Keith Bouschor, three points.

Arik Hesselink Scores

1,000th Career Point

Senior Arik Hesselink scored his 1,000th career point to lead the Rudyard Bulldogs to a 71-43 Straits Area Conference (SAC) road win over the Rogers City Hurons Friday, January 22.

Josh Reid Pickford "Arik has been a big part of our program over the years. He and everyone else is playing well," said Bulldogs Coach Grant Ross. "Davin Salo and Scott Coffey have played key roles for this team. Davin keeps the team flowing well and Scott's rebounding is important to our success."

Rudyard remains one game behind Cheboygan in the SAC with a 4-1 record and has improved its overall record to 7-1.

The Bulldogs raced out to a 16- 6 lead after the first eight minutes of the game and held an 18-14- scoring edge in the second quarter for a 34-20-halftime advantage.

Rudyard increased the lead to 51-28 with a 17-8 margin in the third quarter and closed out the league contest with a 20- 15 score in the final eight minutes.

Bulldogs statistics: Arik Hesselink, 19 points, 12 rebounds; Ryan Hendrickson, 14 points; Scott Coffey, 13 points, eight rebounds; Drew Otten, six points; Davin Salo, four points, nine assists; Ricky Gere, Brett VanSloten, and Willie Jacobus, three points.

Hesselink Scores 30

In Bulldogs Win

Senior Arik Hesselink scored career high 30 points, added nine rebounds, and blocked nine shots to lift the Rudyard Bulldogs to a 65-55 non-conference home win over the Manistique Emeralds Tuesday, January 19.

The Bulldogs took a 19-6 lead after the first eight minutes and held a 16-14-scoring edge in the second quarter for a 35-20-halftime margin.

Manistique cut the final score to 10 after outscoring Rudyard 35-30 in the second half.

Bulldogs remaining statistics: Ryan Hendrickson, 12 points; Scott Coffey, 10 points, eight rebounds; Drew Otten, eight points, seven rebounds; Davin Salo, five points.

Emeralds top scorers: Matt Baker, 18 points; Gunner Mickelson, 15 points.

Panthers Use Middle Quarters

To Down Bays

Ten players scored for Pickford and the Panthers outscored the Brimley Bays 52-29 in the combined second and third quarters en route to a 75-58 road Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference decision Thursday, January 21.

The Panthers, one game back of Cedarville in the league race with a 3-1 record and 5- 3 overall, led 19- 12 after the first eight minutes and outscored the Bays 29-10 in the second quarter for a 48-22-halftime lead.

Pickford continued their offensive advantage with a 23-19 edge in the third quarter for a 71-41 score before Brimley closed out the game with a 17-4 margin.

Panthers statistics: Mckinley Portice, 29 points; Josh Reid, 13 points; Dylan Rye, 11 points; Jordan LaVigne and Nathan Gregg, five points; Paul Morrison, four points; Matt McBain, Kyle Decker, Thomas Curtis, and Issac Leach, two points.

Bays statistics: Dylan Graham, 24 points, Jared Parish, 15 points; Dylan Schroeder, seven points; Donnie Lewis and Michael Kuenzer, six points.