Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament: All-Gold Division
Cornerstone University hosted West Michigan’s biggest holiday hoops tournament, consisting of 16+ teams from around the area. The Gold division featured Wayland Union, Godwin Heights, Covenant Christian and Zeeland West. Results Semi-finals Godwin Heights 60, Wayland Union 50 Godwin Heights…
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Continue ReadingCornerstone University hosted West Michigan’s biggest holiday hoops tournament, consisting of 16+ teams from around the area. The Gold division featured Wayland Union, Godwin Heights, Covenant Christian and Zeeland West.
Results
Semi-finals
Godwin Heights 60, Wayland Union 50
Godwin Heights outscored Wayland Union 20-7 in the fourth quarter to win it’s first game of the season. Freshman duo Jakhary Towns and Damarie Thompson combined for 41 points in the semi-final win.
Covenant Christian 67, Zeeland West 62
Covenant Christian snuck past Zeeland West in a semi-final, led by Zack Gritters’ 22 points. Cornerstone University committ Eli Steffen was plagued by foul trouble, but still managed to put up 21 points in only 25 minutes.
Consolation Game
Zeeland West 74, Wayland Union 48
In the consolation game, Zeeland West cruised past Wayland 74-48. The Dux had another strong performance from Steffen, who scored 25 points on 9-13 from the field. Kyle Meulenberg had a strong performance, adding 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Final
Covenant Christian 63, Godwin Heights 49
In the championship game, Covenant Christian put the clamps on Godwin Heights, allowing 49 points on 37% shooting. Covenant’s Christian Mulder shot 9-12 from the field, leading the Chargers with 21 points. Jakhary Towns led Godwin Heights in scoring again with 17 points, while Ru’Quan Buckley added 15 points and nine rebounds.
All-Gold Division First Team
Carson Gulker, Zeeland West, 2021
35 points, 6 assists, 9 rebounds, 12-20, 2-4 (3), 52 minutes
Kyle Meulenberg, Covenant Christian, 2020
23 points, 5 assists, 27 rebounds, 10-18, 53 minutes
Trent Mulder, Covenant Christian, 2020
40 points, 6 assists, 12 rebounds, 16-24, 2-2 (3), 51 minutes
Eli Steffen, Zeeland West, 2020
46 points, 6 assists, 9 rebounds, 17-31, 4-11 (3), 48 minutes
Jakhary Towns, Godwin Heights, 2023
41 points, 3 assists, 8 turnovers, 3 rebounds, 15-32, 8-22 (3), 59 minutes
All-Gold Division Second Team
Ru’Quan Buckley, Godwin Heights, 2021
17 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, 8-11, 22 minutes
Riley Fields, Wayland Union, 2021
25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 9-32, 55 minutes
Zack Gritters, Covenant Christian, 2022
29 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 9-17, 43 minutes
Austin Reeder, Wayland Union, 2021
21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 8-18, 32 minutes
Damarie Thompson, Godwin Heights, 2023
24 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 50 minutes