High school basketball rewind: Fennville girls drop game to Martin
Fennville lost to Martin 47-9 Friday night at home.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 10-2. Fennville went into the half down 16-6. Going into the final quarter Fennville continued to trail 33-8.
“We played our best first half of basketball all season long I thought," said Fennville coach Josh Weimer. "It has been a challenge this season to find our identity offensively.”
Freshmen Christina Mendoza led the Blackhawks in scoring with four points.
“Christina is our motor on defense and works her tail off all game long," Weimer said.
Natalie Wyman and Lila Rosema each had two points on the night. Najeeah Chambers scored one point.
Girls basketball
Lawton 48, Saugatuck 46
The Trailblazers lost a tough one on the road Friday falling to Lawton 46-48.
Trailing 29-23 at the half and 35-42 after three, Saugatuck continued to battle holding Lawton to just one field goal in the 4th however Lawton converted on seven of 11 free throws the Saugatuck only making two.
“Free throws killed us tonight, eight for 25 is not going to win you a lot of games, but more disappointing was that we continue to struggle in the passing game. We simply give away far too many possessions," said Saugatuck coach Kevin Tringali. "More emphasis on this very important fundamental aspect you could argue is the difference between being 4-1 at the break. The good news is it’s not because of lack of effort, they understand our weaknesses, we will embrace the process and try to get better.”
McKenzie Pearson led all scorers with a season-high 18 points, Kennedy Gustafson scored 14.
Black River 40, Grand Rapids Prep 20
The Rats won an Alliance League game
Boys basketball
Lawton 61, Saugatuck 29
The Trailblazers made the long trip to Lawton tonight and lost to the Blue Devils by a score of 61-29.
Lawton was physically dominant right from the start, making any scoring on the night extremely difficult. After coming out of halftime down 28-11, the Trailblazers had their best quarter, winning the third 14-12. However, turnovers in the fourth quarter and more dominant play from Lawton put the game out of reach for good.
Leading the way for the Trailblazers was junior Will Ayers with 10 points. Behind him was freshman Carter Miller with six points on a pair of threes beyond the arc.
East Grand Rapids 49, Hamilton 38
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: High school basketball rewind: Fennville girls drop game to Martin
