Basketball roundup: Zander Woodruff's 52 points help Laingsburg rally past D2 No. 6 Freeland
LAINGSBURG 72, FREELAND 65
FREELAND — Zander Woodruff broke the school record with a career-best 52 points to lead the Division 3 No. 1-ranked Wolfpack to a nonleague win over Division 2 No. 6 Freeland (16-2). Laingsburg (19-0) went on a 16-0 run to end the game en route to the win. JV score: Freeland 83, Laingsburg 68
DeWITT 55, EVERETT 48
DeWITT — Adam Flannery tallied a team-high 17 points for the Panthers in a CAAC Blue win over Everett (7-9, 2-8). Zach Nevison scored 10 points, Luke Hanselman tacked on nine points and Garrett Grewe hauled in 15 rebounds for DeWitt (12-6, 4-5).
EAST LANSING 65, HOLT 56
EAST LANSING — Cam Hutson finished with 15 points and JL Branson had 12 points and nine rebounds while leading the Division 1 No. 3-ranked Trojans (17-2, 9-0) in their CAAC Blue win. KJ Torbert contributed 12 points and three steals, Christian Dunn pulled down nine rebounds and Charlie Baker had seven rebounds and three blocks for East Lansing, which outscored Holt, 19-6, in the third quarter to take control. Brandon Mercer II had a game-high 22 points and five assists and Donye Thomas finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for Holt.
GRASS LAKE 49, LESLIE 37
GIRLS
EAST LANSING 67, HOLT 57
HOLT ― Ari James had 23 points while helping the Trojans (11-5, 7-2) extend their win streak to six with a CAAC Blue victory over Holt (11-6, 7-2). Sophie Klinger added 15 points for East Lansing. Maya Barker led Holt with 14 points while Allison Metzger had 10 points.
WAVERLY 52, OKEMOS 51
DELTA TWP. ― Xadaija Scott led all scorers with 24 points to help the Warriors (7-9, 3-6) outlast Okemos for the CAAC Blue victory. Elizabeth Schafer picked up a team-high 10 points for Okemos (7-10, 2-8).
STOCKBRIDGE 43, ST. JOHNS 40
ST. JOHNS ― Gracee Robidou led the Panthers with a game-high 19 points in their tight nonleague win over St. Johns. Alaina Kellenberger chipped in 14 points for Stockbridge (11-6). Isabel Thelen notched 13 points and four steals and Rachel Jackson tacked on 12 points and hauled in six rebounds for St. Johns (9-8).
EASTERN 65, ANN ARBOR CENTRAL ACADEMY 17
ANN ARBOR ― Leah Palacios scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Quakers to a nonleague road victory over Ann Arbor Central Academy (1-10). Avyanna Vidal picked up nine points and five rebounds and Krist Palacios tacked on eight points and pulled down six rebounds for Eastern (4-13).
LANSING CHRISTIAN 49, SEXTON 17
Lydia Brogan led all scorers with 16 points to help guide the Pilgrims to a nonleague road victory over Sexton. Ava Mustapha added on 12 points for Lansing Christian (7-9). Deja Delgado scored a team-high 10 points for the J-Dubbs (1-12).
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