Martin Payment, Cedarville Saints Drop SAC Home Game to Cheboygan

The St. Ignace Saints fell to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the Straits Area Conference after a 69-37 home setback at the hands of the Cheboygan Chiefs Friday, January 20.

St. Ignace held a 11-9 scoring edge after the first eight minutes before the shooting fell off and foul trouble got in the way.

Cheboygan took a 26-16 halftime advantage with a 17-5 margin in the second quarter and the Chiefs outscored the Saints 43-21 in the second half.

Saints statistics: Tyler Snyder, 11 points; Curtis St. Louis, nine points; Parker Simmons, six points; Kurt King, four points; John Eby, three points; Kris Gustafson and Nate Montie, two points.

In the junior varsity game, the Saints defeated the Chiefs 52-46.

Camden Ledy, Pickford Saints statistics: Caleb Leveille, 23 points; Chase DeKeyser, 12 points; Cole Thompson, nine points; Gavin St. Onge, five points; Ben Scheiding, two points.

Cedarville Remains Perfect in EUPC with Win over Pickford

The Cedarville Trojans remain perfect in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a 4- 0 league record and 8-0 overall after a 70-60 road win over rival Pickford Panthers Thursday, January 19.

“This was a typical Cedar- ville- Pickford matchup,” said Trojans Coach David Duncan. “The team re- cords are thrown out when the teams face each other.”

Cedarville led 25-12 after the first quarter and 36-24 at halftime after Pickford, 4-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference, held a 12-11 scoring edge in the second quarter. The Panthers closed out the game with a 36-34 in the second half.

Caleb Salo, Rudyard Trojans statistics: Josh Hester, 30 points, eight rebounds, six steals, five assists; Martin Payment, 15 points, 16 rebounds; Joe Duncan, 10 points, four assists; Jim Haske, nine points, 11 rebounds, four assists; Todd Hecht, three points; Tucker Haske, two points; Derek Griffin, one point.

Panthers statistics: Camden Ledy, 15 points; Jordan Lavigne, 11 points; Elijah Leach, 10 points; Phil Coullard and Jared Hatfield, seven points; Issac Leach, six points; Jared Bush, four points.

Rudyard Improves to 10-1, 4-1 in SAC with Road Win

The Rudyard Bulldogs held a 25- 24 scoring advantage at halftime and outscored the Rogers City Hurons 37-11 in the second half for a 63-75 Straits Area Conference win Friday, January 20, at Rogers City.

Sam Peterson, DeTour “After a disappointing league defeat to the Sault, I was pleased with our effort on the road,” said Bulldogs Coach Tracy Peterson.

Rudyard, 11-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference, trailed 10-9 after the first eight minutes and took the 11-point halftime lead with a 16-14 margin.

The Bulldogs took control to take a 39-30 lead after three quarters and outscored the Hurons 24-5 in the final eight minutes.

Bulldogs statistics: Tyler Wilson, 32 points, 13 rebounds, two steals; Cody Mesnard, eight points, seven steals; Jared Meehan, six points, eight rebounds, two steals; Caleb Salo, six points; Brandon Radle, three points, four assists; Garrett LaPonsie, four points; Alex Wonders, three points; Brady Van- Soten, two points.

Jeff Bomber, Engadine Free Throws Lift Rudyard To Beat Manistique 53-47

Rudyard made 18 of 25 free throws (72%) to lift the Bulldogs to a 53-47 non-conference win over the Manistique Emeralds Tuesday, January 17.

The Bulldogs held a 10-9 scoring edge after the first eight minutes before outscoring the Emeralds 21-6 in the second quarter for a 30-16 halftime margin.

Manistique outscored Rudyard 31-23 in the second half, but the 18-2 free throw advantage by the Bulldogs was a key to the win.

Bulldogs statistics: Tyler Wil- son, 14 points, 11 rebounds; Cody Mesnard, 11 points; Caleb Salo, eight points, four triples, eight rebounds; Jared Meehan, seven points, eight rebounds; Garrett Laponsie, five points; Lucas Steikar, four points; Brady VanSloten, two points.

Matt Rivera, Mackinaw City Brimley Defeats DeTour in EUPC Matchup

The Brimley Bays, 4-1 in the conference and 6-5 overall, defeated the De- Tour Raiders 47-33 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference contest Thursday, January 19. DeTour is now 2-3 in the league and 6-5 on the season.

The Bays led from the opening tip and held a 9-2 advantage after the first eight minutes, then built a 26-15 halftime lead and outscored the Raiders 21-18 in the second half.

Bays statistics: Tommy Aikens, 13 points; Michael Kuenzer, 10 points; Dylan Schroeder, nine points; Shane Beaune, six points; Dan Lothrop, five points; Jason Aikens, two points.

Raiders statistics: Sam Peterson, 12 points; Kaden Barbeaux, 10 points; Steve Pack, eight points; Kirk Peffers, two points; Shane Villo one point.

Tyler Snyder (14) of St. Ignace drives to the hoop during the second half. The sophomore scored 11 points for the Saints. (Photograph by Morgan Gustafson.) Fourth Quarter Difference; Eagles Fall to Mustangs, Rockets

The fourth quarter was the difference as the Engadine Eagles dropped a 51-34 home contest to the Munising Mustangs Saturday, January 21, and a 63-48 contest to the Rapid River Rockets Monday, January 16.

Against the Mustangs, the Eagles trailed 33-16 at halftime and were outscored 21-16 in the second half, including 15-5 in the final quarter.

Eagles statistics: Nathanael Miller, eight points, four rebounds; Jeff Bomber, six points, seven rebounds, three steals; Connor Frisch, six points; Robert Miller, four points; Michael Ramelis, three points; Lester Livermore, two points, two assists; Jeff Dishaw, two points.

John Eby (3) drains this three-point field goal in the first half against the Cheboygan Chiefs. At Rapid River, the Eagles led 12- 11 after the first quarter before trailing 30-25 at halftime. Engadine outscored Rapid River 12-4 in the third quarter to take a 37-34 lead, but the Rockets captured the last quarter and the game with a 29-11 scoring advantage in the final period.

“We played well for three quarters, but turnovers hurt us in the fourth quarter,” said Eagles Coach Elmer Albright.

Eagles statistics: Jeff Bomber, 13 points; Connor Frisch, 12 points; Robert Miller and Michael Ramelis, six points; Lester Livermore, three points; Michael Beaudoin, Nathanael Miller, Jeff Dishaw, Cody Flatt, two points.

Brimley Controls Alanson in Non-League Game

The Brimley Bays defeated the Alanson Vikings 61-17 Monday, January 16.

The Bays took control in the first half, amassing a 35-10 advantage, and outscored the Vikings 26-7 in the second half.

Bays statistics: Michael Kuenzer, 15 points; Dan Lothrop, 11 points; Dakota Bowen, 10 points; Shane Beaune, eight points; Tommy Aikens, Donnie Lewis, six points; Justin Graham, four points; Jason Aikens, one point.

Black Bears Outlast Comets in Non-League Matchup

The Maplewood Baptist Academy Black Bears defeated the Mackinaw City Comets 68- 58 Tuesday, January 17.

The Blackbears took control with a 18-6 lead after the first eight minutes and outscored the Comets 25- 17 in the second quarter to build a 43-23 halftime lead. Mackinaw City held a 35-25 margin in the second half.

Black Bears statistics: Raleigh Frank, 28 points; Matt Goff, 21 points; Gabe Burton, Lamont Grisby, six points; Jason Hill, four points; Sam Eckola, two points.

Comets statistics: Matt Rivera, 14 points; Matt Cornell, 12 points; Noah Morse, nine points; Caleb Jaggi, five points; Josh Johnson, three points; Dakota Eby, Jonah Robbins, Carson Hartman, two points.