Brennan Danielson (12) drives to the hoop for two second-half points against Pickford. The St. Ignace Saints defeated the Rudyard Bulldogs 63-54 during a Straits Area Conference road contest Friday, January 27, and suffered a 63-53 non-league defeat at the hands of the Pickford Panthers Wednesday, January 25.

The Saints put together one of their most productive games of the season at the Harris Kahl Gymnaisum, which has hosted many exciting St. Ignace-Rudyard games over more than 45 years.

“We played solid basketball and competed hard on defense and offense, and a lot of credit goes to Assistant Coach Jim Clement for his hard work with the players,” said Saints Coach Doug Ingalls. “Curtis St. Louis was the leader on offense, Nate Montie leader on defense, and Kurt King was outstanding on the boards.”

The Saints, 3-3 in SAC and 4-7 overall, raced out to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter, with five players scoring, but Rudyard bounced back to slice the St. Ignace halftime lead to 28-21 with a 15-10 advantage in the second quarter.

Curtis St. Louis flies to the hoop for two of his game-high 30 points against the Bulldogs. Rudyard, 4-2 in the league and 10-2 overall, took its first lead (33- 32) of the game five minutes into the third quarter on a Cody Mesnard 2-point field goal, but Tyler Snyder rang up five points to give St. Ignace a 39-38 scoring edge.

The Bulldogs opened the fourth quarter with two consecutive field goals for a 42-39 lead, but Curtis St. Louis made 14 unanswered points to give the Saints a 53-46 lead with 3:36 left in the game.

Nate Montie of St. Ignace followed on a put-back and, on the play, Rudyard’s Tyler Wilson picked up his fifth foul at 2:54. Both teams scored eight points down the stretch, with St. Louis getting four, Parker Simmons three, and Brennan Danielson one for the Saints and Caleb Salo five, Brandon Radle two, and Cody Mesnard one for the Bulldogs.

Cody Mesnard (34) of Rudyard scores inside during the first half against St. Ignace. Saints statistics: Curtis St. Louis, 30 points; Parker Simmons, nine points; Tyler Snyder, seven points, nine rebounds, five steals, five assists; Nate Montie, six points, five rebounds; Brennan Danielson, six points; Kurt King, two points, career high 17 rebounds, John Eby, two points, nine rebounds.

Bulldogs statistics: Cody Mesnard, 12 points; Tyler Wilson, 11 points; Caleb Salo, 10 points; Lukas Steikar and Jared Meehan, seven points; Brandon Radle, three points; Garrett Laponsie and Brady VanSloten, two points.

In the Pickford game, the Panthers outscored the Saints 22-7 in the second quarter, deciding period of the game.

Todd Hecht, Cedarville Saints statistics: Curtis St. Louis, 21 points; Brennan Danielson, eight points; John Eby, six points, career high 21 rebounds; Kurt King and Nick Montie, five points; Tyler Snyder and Kris Gustafson, three points; Parker Simmons, two points.

Panthers statistics: Jordan Lavigne, 20 points; Phil Coullard and Elijah Leach, 10 points; Jared Bush, six points; Camden Ledy, Jarred Lavigne, Jared Hatfield, five points; Issac Leach, two points.

The St. Ignace Saints junior varsity fell to the Rudyard Bulldogs 61- 55 and the Pickford Panthers 70-42.

Saints against Bulldogs: Claeb Leveille, 27 points; Cole Thompson and Keegan Fulgenzi, nine points; Brad Gustafson, five points; Gavin St. Onge, three points; Chase Dekeyser, two.

Dan Lothrop, Brimley Bulldogs statistics: Zack Steikar, 15 points; Austin Trotter and Owen Mills, 14 points; Brandon Hughes, 10 points; Travis Myers, Jonah Sprague, Connor Myers, and Michael Musielak, two points.

Saints against Panthers: Caleb Leveille, 26 points; Cole Thompson, five points; Brad Gustafson, three points; Andrew Sjogren, Gavin St. Onge, Chase DeKeyser, and Jeremiah Anderson, two points.

DeTour Splits Games; Downs NMCA, Fallst to Hurons

The DeTour Raiders defeated Northern Michigan Christian Academy 47-42 during a home contest Friday, January 27, and dropped a 41-39 contest to Rogers City Saturday, January 28.

At home against the Christian Academy Eagles, the Raiders held a 11-10 scoring edge and increased the margin to 22-17 at halftime with a 11-7 advantage in the second period before both teams scored 25 points in the second half.

Pickford’s Jordan Lavigne (10) hits two of his 20 points in the first half against the Saints. Raiders statistics: Kaden Barbeaux, 16 points; Sam Peterson, eight points, eight rebounds; Shane Villo, six points, five steals; Nick Newell, six points; five points, six assists; Steve Pack, four points, five rebounds, five steals.

On the road at Rogers City, the difference came from the free throw line as the Hurons connected on 10 of 18 and the Raiders connected on only three of 14.

Raiders statistics: Steve Pack and Sam Peterson, 10 points; Kaden Barbeaux, nine points; Devon Livingston and Jordan Warner, three points; Nick Newell, two points. Cedarville Remains Undefeated with Win over Engadine

The Cedarville Trojans remain undefeated at 5- 0 in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference and 11-0 overall after a 63-29 home league win over the Engadine Eagles Friday, January 27.

The Trojans led 47-13 at halftime before both teams scored 16 points in the second half.

Trojans statistics: Josh Hester, 18 points; Martin Payment, 12 points; Jim Haske, 11 points; Keith Boucher, nine points; Todd Hecht, seven points; Derek Griffin, three points; Adam Skinner, two points; Tucker Haske, one point.

Eagles statistics: Jeff Bomber, 13 points; Robert Miller, six points; Connor Frisch, five points; Jeff Dishaw, Lester Livermore, two points; Michael Ramelis, one point.

Fourth Quarter Offense Lifts

Brimley over Pickford

Brimley outscored Pickford 22-8 to lift the Bays to a 50-39 Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference win over the Panthers Friday, January 27.

The Panthers led 31-28 after three quarters before the Bays turned up their offense in the final eight minutes to post a 11 point win.

Bays statistics: Dan Lothrop, 12 points; Michael Kuenzer, 10 points, 10 rebounds; Jason Aikens, eight points; Dylan Schroeder, seven points; Dakota Bowen, five points; Justin Graham, Shane Beaune, Tommy Aikens, Donnie Lewis, two points.

Panthers statistics: Jared Hatfield, 12 points; Elijah Leach, eight points; Camden Ledy, seven points; Jordan Lavigne, five points; Phil Coullard, four points; Jaed Bush, two points; Issac Leach, one point.

Bays Fall to Blue Devils in Rivals-Cancer Game

The Brimley Bays fell to the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils 49-41 during a non-conference road contest, the annual “Rivals vs. Cancer” benefit game, Tuesday, January 24. Proceeds benefit the oncology department at War Memorial Hospital.

The Blue Devils led 28-20 at halftime before both teams scored 21 points in the second half.

Bays statistics: Dakota Bowen, 10 points; Michael Kuenzer, eight points; Shane Beaune and Jason Ai- kens, seven points; Tommy Aikens, four points; Dan Lothrop, three points; Dylan Schroeder, two points.

Blue Devils top scorers: Steven Angeli, 14 points; Lucas Krupa, 12 points.

Mackinac Island Girls, Boys

Split with Grand Marais

Mackinac Island Lakers split games with the Grand Marais Polar Bears, with the Lakers girls and boys winning on Friday, January 27, but falling to the visitors Saturday, January 28.

The Lakers girls defeated Grand Marais 48-31 on Friday and were defeated 43-41 in overtime on Saturday, while the Mackinac Island boys beat the Polar Bears 59-51 on Friday and fell 78-72 on Saturday.

Lakers girls statistics (Friday): Zhan’e Nash, 16 points, 16 rebounds, five steals; Hailey Bean, eight points, 12 rebounds; Hailey Armstrong, seven points, four steals; Halee Tokarz, six points, seven steals; Amelia Roe, four points; Mary Schockling, three points, 10 rebounds; Mackenzie Bean and Adriene Rilenge, two points.

Lakers girls statistics (Saturday): Halee Tokarz, 18 points, seven steals; Zhan’e Nash, 11 points, 20 rebounds; Mary Schockling, six points, 19 rebounds; Hailey Bean, six points, eight steals, seven rebounds.

Lakers boys statistics (Friday): Anthony Rickley, 20 points, nine rebounds; Collin Armstrong, 13 points; Justin Acosta, 10 points; Jerremy Hepker and Will Barnwell, seven points; Neil Horn, two points, five rebounds.

Lakers boys statistics (Saturday): Neil Horn, 19 points, 10 rebounds; Collin Armstrong, 18 points; Anthony Rickley, 16 points, 14 rebounds; Justin Acosta, 10 points; Jeremy Hepker, six points; Will Barnwell, two points.

Mackinac Island Girls

Defeat Ojibwe

The Mackinac Island girls defeated Ojibwe 64-24 Wednesday, January 25.

Lakers statistics: Halee Tokarz, 23 points; Hailey Armstrong, 19 points; Zhan’e Nash, 16 points; Hailey Bean, Ameila Roe, and Mackenzie Bean, two points.