Krista Metcalf, Engadine Top Rated Saints Post Wins Against Cedarville, Cheboygan

The St. Ignace offense was in high gear as the top-rated Saints defeated the Cedarville Trojans 81-32 in a non-conference home game Tuesday, January 17, and downed the Cheboygan Chiefs 66-32 during a Straits Area Conference contest on the road Friday, January 20.

“This is a very unselfish group of girls who play well together,” said Saints Coach Dorene Ingalls. “They work hard in practice and the effort pays off in the games.”

St. Ignace is ranked number one in the Class A-B-C Upper Peninsula poll and number two and four in two state-wide polls. The team has extended its overall winning streak to 36 and 35 in the league and stands 5-0 in SAC and 11-0 overall on the season.

Five players scored in double figures in the win over the Trojans.

Katie Keller, Pickford St. Ignace opened the game with a 12-0 lead as Kelley Wright hit two triples, Emily Hinsman scored four, and Morgan LaVake chipped in two.

Cedarville cut the St. Ignace lead to 16-8 as Taylor Falkey scored four and Alexis Barr and Kharizma Labinski added two each before the Saints completed the first quarter outscoring the Trojans 23-1 for a 38-9 advantage.

The Saints outscored Cedarville 22-12 in the second quarter for a 60-21 halftime lead and closed out the running clock second half with a 21-11 advantage.

Saints statistics: Kelley Wright, 19 points, four triples; Lauren Goldthorpe, 16 points; Emily Hinsman, 14 points; Sarah Cullip, 12 points; Morgan LaVake, 11 points; Kayla Fulgenzi, six points; Ashley Campbell, one point.

Trojans statistics: Taylor Falkey, 10 points; Kharizma Labinski, seven points; Alexis Barr, five points; Holly Jaroche, three points; Erin Currie and Cayla Massey, two points; Jennifer Strait, Mary Eberts, and Shannon Sayles, one point.

Kelley Wright (20) of St. Ignace drains a 2-point field goal over the outstretched arms of Shannon Sayles (44), as Mary Eberts (12) and Holly Jaroche (3) of Cedarville prepare for a rebound by boxing out the Saints’ Lauren Goldthorpe (30). In the SAC win over Cheboygan, the Saints opened the game with a 20-12 lead after the first eight minutes and increased the lead to 46-15 with a 26-3 margin in the second quarter. The Saints outscored the Chiefs 20-17 in the second half.

Saints statistics: Emily Hinsman, 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals; Kelley Wright, 19 points, six steals, four assists, one block; Sarah Cullip, 10 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, one block; Lauren Goldthorpe, eight points, 10 rebound, three steals; Alexa Thibault, two points, two steals; Kayla Fulgenzi and Brooklyn Chambers, two points; Morgan LaVake, one point, two blocks.

Kharizma Labinski (20) of Cedarville drives to the basket, defended by Sarah Cullip (3) and Morgan LaVake (14). In the junior varsity game, St. Ignace defeated Cedarville 42-25.

Saints statistics: Margo Brown, 11 points; Sarah Smith, 10 points; Kylie Belleville and Kelsey Will, eight points; Autumn Orm, four points, Marie Benning, one point.

Trojans statistics: Monica Krac- kowski, six points; Madi Kruger, five points; Cara Hakola, four points; Bree Bassey and Ashley Sherlund, three points; Morgan St. Andrew and Hope Nightlinger, two points.

Engadine Record at 8-2 with Pair of Victories

Nicole Bouwma, DeTour The Engadine Eagles improved their record to 8-2 on the season after posting non-conference wins over Big Bay de Noc, 65-19, at home Friday, January 20, and Mid Peninsula, 58-42, on the road Tuesday, January 17.

Krista Metcalf and Morgan Mac- Arthur contributed 43 points in the win over the Black Bears.

The Eagles led 18-3 after the first quarter and held a 39-6 halftime advantage, then outscored Big Bay de Noc 26- 13 in the second half.

Eagles statistics: Krista Metcalf, 22 points, seven rebounds, seven blocks, three steals, three assists; Morgan MacArthur, 21 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three assists; Brittany Faltt, seven points, four rebounds; Kassie Kerbersky, six points;

Abbie Albrecht, Kassie Metcalf, Savanah Price, three points; Randi Jo Gribbell, six rebounds, three steals.

Claudia Alexander, Mackinaw City Against Mid Peninsula, Engadine held a 36-32 offensive edge after the third quarter and outscored the Wolverines 22-10 in the final eight minutes to record the win.

Eagles statistics: Morgan Mac- Arthur, 20 points, six rebounds; Krista Metcalf, 17 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks; Kassie Metcalf, 10 points; five rebounds; Randi Jo Gribbell, seven points; Savannah Price, three points; Kassie Kerbersky, one point.

Pickford Edges Cedarville

The Pickford Panthers made 16 of 30 free throws to down the Trojans 34-30 during an Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference road contest Friday, January 20.

The Panthers, 9-4 overall and 3- 1 in the league, trailed 10-7 after the first eight minutes before outscoring the Trojans 13-2 in the second quarter for a 20-12 halftime margin. Cedarville held a 18-14 scoring edge in the second half.

Panthers statistics: Abbie Andrzejak, 14 points, six steals; Olivia Smith, 12 points, nine rebounds, eight steals, three blocks; Jessie Barras, three points; Katie Keller and Stacey Beard, two points; Kristi Gough, one point.

Trojans statistics: Alexis Barr, six points, five steals, four rebounds, four assists; Jordan Chisholm, six points, three re- bounds; Kharizma Labinski, six points; Cayla Massey, five points, seven rebounds, three steals; Taylor Falkey, three points, three rebounds; Shannon Sayles, two points, six rebounds.

Panthers Down Indians

The Panthers connected on 28 of 42 from the free throw line that included 11 of 18 in the fourth quarter to down the Newberry Indians 53-46.

Panthers statistics: Olivia Smith, 20 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, four assists, three steals; Abbie Andrzejak, 13 points, three steals; Kristi Gough, seven points, three assists, three steals; Stacey Beard, six points; Jessie Barras, four points; Katie Keller, three points.

Defense Lifts Brimley in Win over DeTour

The Brimley defense lifted the Bays to a 51-21 Eastern Upper Peninsula road win over the DeTour Raiders Friday, January 20.

“This was the best defensive game we have played all season,” said Bays Coach Ray Bell. “We played with more intensity.”

The Bays are 9-2 overall and 2-2 in the conference. DeTour fell to 6- 5 overall and 1-3 in the EUPC.

Brimley opened the game with a 18-4 advantage in the first period and increased the lead to 30-7 at halftime with a 12-3 margin in the second quarter and outscored the Raiders 21-14 in the second half.

DeTour made only 10 of 54 basket attempts, an 18% success rate.

“We had our worst shooting game of the season,” said Raiders Coach James Geyer. “This has been very frustrating for everyone.”

Bays statistics: Whitney Frazier, 14 points, 10 rebounds; Anna Carrick, 10 points, eight rebounds; Sydney Beaune, seven points, six rebounds, five assists; Tabitha Graham, six points, six rebounds, five assists; Megan Parish, six points; Taylor Wilson, Tiffany Wilson, Taylor Mills, two points.

Raiders statistics: Nicole Bouw- ma, 11 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks; Julie Reed, four points; Alyssa Anderson, two points, five steals; Sydnie Mickelson and Jennifer Brady, two points.

DeTour Downs Rudyard, Inland Lakes in Non-League Games

The DeTour Raiders defeated the Rudyard Bulldogs 54-43 Monday, January 16, and the Inland Lakes Bulldogs 49-42 Tuesday, January 10, during a pair of non-conference games.

“We lost Rachel Hoffman to an injury early in the game at Rudyard, but Julie Reed came off the bench and played very well,” said Raiders Coach James Geyer.

The game was tied at 22 at halftime but DeTour held a 36-35 scoring edge after the third quarter and outscored Rudyard 18-8 in the final eight minutes to post the win. De- Tour made 8 of 12 from the free throw line in the last quarter.

Raiders statistics: Nicole Bouwma, 23 points, 24 rebounds, four blocked shots; Sydnie Mickelson, 12 points; Jennifer Brady, seven points; Alyssa Anderson, four points, 10 assists, five steals; Julie Reed and Rachel Hoffman, four points.

Bulldogs statistics: Leah Jarvie, 19 points, Brittany Brown, seven points; Maria Harrison, six points; Mackenzie Gibson, five points; Hunter Perry, three points; Victoria Cusick, one point.

Against the Bulldogs, Sydnie Mickelson drained a 3-point fieldgoal to send the game into overtime tied at 40, then scored three points to add to Nicole Bouw- ma’s six to lift the Raiders to a seven point win.

The Raiders led 23-20 at halftime before Inland Lakes held a 20-17 advantage in the third quarter to send the game into overtime.

Raiders statistics: Nicole Bouwma, 22 points; Sydnie Mickelson, 15 points; Jennifer Brady, eight points; Rachel Hoffman and Mary Firack, two points.

Mackinaw City Remains in First Place with NLC Win over Alba

The Mackinaw City Comets remain in first place in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 7-1 record after a 78-47 road win over the Alba Wildcats Wednesday, January 18. The Comets are 8-3 overall on the season.

The Comets led 21-10 after the first eight minutes and increased the margin to 44-19 at halftime with a 23-9 advantage in the second quarter. They outscored the Wildcats 34-28 in the second half.

Comets statistics: Courtney Wallis, 31 points, seven assists; Hailee Paquet, triple double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals; Claudia Alexander, 12 points, 10 rebounds; Cassie LaLonde, 12 points; Sarah Ragola, eight points, eight rebounds.

The Comets won the junior varsity game 51-20 to remain undefeated in the conference with a 8-0 record and improved to 9-2 overall.

Comets JV statistics: Blaine Yoder, 12 points; Lily Alexander, six points, 10 rebounds.