The Saints’ Austin St. Louis (12) scored a double/double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Rogers City Friday, February 5. Saints Bounce Blue Devils, Hurons During Road Match-ups

The St. Ignace Saints held a six-point halftime lead, but had to go into overtime to down the Gaylord Blue Devils 84-74 during a road non-conference match-up Tuesday, February 2. The Saints posted a come-from-behind 67-64 road Straits Area Conference decision over the Rogers City Hurons Friday, February 5.

Saints Outlast Blue Devils

The Saints and Blue Devils were longtime opponents in the old Michigan Huron Shores Conference, but today Gaylord, a Class A school, is a member of the Big North Conference, while St. Ignace Class C is part of the Straits Area Conference.

St. Ignace led 17-12 after the first eight minutes and held a 19- 18-scoring edge in the second quarter for a 36-30-halftime advantage.

Ricky Gere Rudyard Gaylord outscored St. Ignace 36-30 in the second half that included 19-17 in the third quarter and 17-13 in the final eight minutes to send the contest into a fourminute overtime period.

The Saints bounced back with a strong offensive effort, scoring 18 points while the defense held the Blue Devils to eight points to post the second win over Gaylord this season.

Saints statistics: Gerrit Mortensen, 30 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, three steals; Austin St. Louis, 21 points, five rebounds four assists, two steals; Cole Christiansen, 10 points, two rebounds; Grant Simmons, seven points, eight rebounds; Kevin Guillard, seven points, two rebounds; Landon Marshall, six points, two assists; Evan Everson, four points, seven rebounds, two steals.

Saints Record Comeback Win

Scott Coffey (30) scored 13 points and added six rebounds in the Bulldogs’ win over Newberry Friday, February 5. St. Ignace trailed by 14 points going into the fourth quarter before taking over the offense to outscore Rogers City 29-12 to post the win.

"We took control in the fourth quarter after trailing for the entire game," said Saints Coach Jason Marshall. "The team didn't quit and played strong down the stretch on the road. Mike Barthelemy has joined the team and started playing at Rogers City."

The Saints, 4-3 in the Straits Area Conference and 9-4 overall, trailed 52-38 after three quarters before outscoring the Hurons by 17 points as Austin St. Louis scored 14, Gerrit Mortensen added six, Cole Christiansen chipped in four, Kevin Guillard notched three, and Grant Simmons tallied two in the final eight minutes.

Rogers City held an 8-7-scoring edge after the first eight minutes and increased their lead to 32- 25 at halftime with a 24-18 advantage in the second quarter.

Mitchell Fultz Cedarville The Hurons continued to dominate with a 20-13 margin to take the 14-point lead into the final eight minutes, but the Saints didn't quit and answered with a strong fourth quarter.

Saints statistics: Austin St. Louis, 23 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals; Gerrit Mortensen, 21 points, seven rebounds; six assists, five steals; Cole Christiansen, nine points, two assists, two rebound; Evan Everson, seven points; Kevin Guillard, five points, two rebounds; Grant Simmons, two points, five rebounds, one steal; Landon Marshall and Mike Barthelemy, two rebounds each.

Bulldogs Breeze Past Indians;

Face Chiefs in Key SAC Contest

The Rudyard Bulldogs improved to 6-1 in the Straits Area Conference (SAC) and 10-1 overall after defeating the Newberry Indians during a league match-up Friday, February 5.

Michael Ramelis Engadine The Bulldogs have a busy week, with a home contest against DeTour Monday, February 8, at Pickford Wednesday, February 10, and a key SAC match-up at home with Cheboygan Friday, February 12. If Rudyard defeats the Chiefs, the teams will be tied for the conference lead.

Rudyard raced out to a 28-9 lead after the first eight minutes and held a 17-11 margin in the second quarter for a 45-20-halftime advantage.

The Bulldogs outscored the Newberry 41-22 in the second half, which included 25-17 in the third quarter and 16-5 in the final eight minutes.

Bulldogs statistics: Arik Hesselink, 23 points, eight rebounds; Scott Coffey, 13 points, six rebounds; Ben Harter, 12 points; Davin Salo, nine points, eight assists; Drew Otten, eight points, eight rebounds; Ryan Hendrickson, seven points, five assists, four rebounds, three steals; Rickey Gere, six points; Jared Clark and Brett VanSloten, three points; Jacob McDonoff, two points.

Trojans Post Win Over Vikings;

Down Eagles in EUPC

A sluggish start for the Cedarville Trojans had the team trailing 12-0 before the offense took control to post a 73-58 nonconference road win over the Posen Vikings Wednesday, Febru ary 3. The Trojans posted a 77-32 Eastern Upper Peninsula Confer ence (EUPC) home win against the Engadine Eagles Friday, Feb ruary 5.

"It took us awhile to get going," said Trojans coach Dave Duncan.

Posen led 18-13 after the first eight minutes before the Trojans outscored the Vikings 23-8 in the second quarter for a 36-26-halftime lead.

The Vikings held an 11-9-scoring edge in the third quarter to slice the Trojans lead to 45-37, but Cedarville completed the nonleague win with a 28-21 advantage in the final eight minutes.

Trojans statistics: Andrew Jaroche, 20 points; Tyler Kanitz, 13 points; Jordan Baker, 12 points; Michael Kenny, nine points; Zach McFarlane, eight points; Connor McLeod, seven points; Matt Schlosser, four points.

Trojans Breeze Past

Eagles

Cedarville improved their record to 6-0 in the EUPC and 11-3 overall and nine players scored for Coach Dave Duncan during the win over the Eagles.

The Trojans opened up play with a 24-12 lead after the first eight minutes and increased the margin to 43-23 at halftime with a 19-11 advantage in the second quarter.

Cedarville outscored Engadine 34-9 in the second half that included 15-3 in the third quarter and 19- 6 in the final eight minutes.

Trojans statistics: Matt Schlosser, 17 points; Connor McLeod, 16 points, eight rebounds; Jordan Baker, 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals; Zach McFarlane, seven points, four assists, four steals; Andrew Jaroche, six points, five assists; Tyler Kanitz, six points, three rebounds; Mitchell Fultz, six points; Jeremy Sherlund, four points, three rebounds; Michael Kenny, three points.

Eagles statistics: Connor Frisch, eight points; Michael Klobucher and Michael Ramelis, six points; Tyler Bennett, four points; Joey Swider and Phillip Hood, three points apiece; Luke Smith, two points.

Trojans JV Goes 14-0

The Cedarville Trojans junior varsity remains undefeated at 14-0 after a 66-30 win over the Posen Vikings Wednesday, February 3, and a 76-42 decision against the Engadine Eagles Friday, February 5.

Trojans statistics vs. Posen: Josh Hester, 20 points; Matt Hill, 11 points; Jimmy Haske, 10 points; Martin Payment, nine points; Bobby Krackowski and Tucker Haske, six points each; Keith Bouschor, four points.

Trojans statistics vs. Engadine: Josh Hester, 23 points; Tucker Haske, 16 points; Jon Thompson and Martin Payment, seven points each; Matt Hill and Jimmy Haske, five points apiece; David Andress, Bobby Krac kowski, and Keith Bouschor, all with four points; Derek Griffin, one point.

No statistics were available for the Engadine team.

Eagles Post Third

Consecutive Win

The Engadine Eagles recorded their third consecutive win with a 66-29 non-conference home decision over the Alanson Vikings Tuesday, February 2.

"We started out slow, but picked up the tempo in the second half," said Eagles Coach Elmer Albright.

The Eagles took control with a 15-5 lead after the first eight minutes and held a 24- 14 advantage at halftime after both teams scored nine points in the second quarter.

Engadine outscored Alanson 42- 15 in the second half that included 19-4 in the third quarter and 23-11 in the final eight minutes.

Eagles statistics: Michael Klobucher, 18 points, seven rebounds, three steals; Tyler Bennett, 15 points, 14 rebounds; Phillip Hood, eight points, four rebounds, three steals; Luke Smith, eight points, nine rebounds; Michel Ramelis, seven points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots; Connor Frisch, four points, nine rebounds.

Mackinac Island Drops Pair

The Mackinac Island Lakers boys squad fell to the Beaver Island Islanders 66-53 Friday, February 5, and 73-35 Saturday, February 6.

The Lakers trailed 34-26 at halftime and the Islanders held a 32-27- scoring edge in the second half.

Lakers statistics: Paul Fisher, 19 points; Thomas Rilenge, 18 points; Collin Armstrong, 12 points; Anthony Rickley and Tyler Joseph, two points.

Mackinac Island trailed 54-15 at halftime before the Lakers held a 20-19 scoring margin in the second half.

Lakers statistics: Thomas Rilenge, 16 points; Collin Armstrong, nine points; Tyler Joseph and Paul Fisher, four points each; Anthony Rickley, two points.

Panthers Down Raiders, Comets

The Pickford Panthers defeated the DeTour Raiders 57-53 during a home Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference contest Friday, February 5, and defeated the Mackinaw City Comets 71-40 during a home contest Monday, February 1.

Panthers statistics: Mckinley Portice, 25 points; Josh Reid, 11 points; Dylan Rye, 10 points; Nathan Gregg and Jordan LaVigne, four points each; Paul Morrison, three points.

Raiders statistics: Chase Livingston, 15 points, five rebounds; Harry Reinfelder, nine points, five rebounds; Kaden Barbeaux, nine points; Brandon Melcer, seven points; Ian Burton, five points, five rebounds; Tyler Anderson, four points, five assists, four steals; Sam Peterson, four points, four rebounds.

Panthers statistics: Mckinley Portice, 26 points, 20 rebounds; Nathan Gregg, 10 points; Josh Reid and Dylan Rye, six points; Jordan LaVigne, Matt McBain, Kyle Decker, and Isaac Leach, four points; Tom Gough, three points; Paul Morrison and Cody Becks, two points.

Comets statistics: Adam Alexander, game high 32 points; Tate Paquet, four points; Peter Strojny and Dakota Withey, two points.