MHSAA District Semifinals: OK Conference Top Performers
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A couple of upsets headlined yesterday’s district semifinal action last night, most notably Coopersville’s 57-50 win over Grand Haven. Check out my thoughts on the Northview-FH Northern game and the Rockford-FH Central game as well as the top performers from…
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Continue ReadingA couple of upsets headlined yesterday’s district semifinal action last night, most notably Coopersville’s 57-50 win over Grand Haven. Check out my thoughts on the Northview-FH Northern game and the Rockford-FH Central game as well as the top performers from across the West Michigan area below.
Rockford 57, Forest Hills Central 53
The best overall matchup across the area took place between Rockford and Forest Hills Central in a back-and-forth game that certainly lived up to the hype. Forest Hills Central’s Jonas VanderWoude Jonas VanderWoude 6'3" | PG Forest Hills Central | 2024 State MI knocked down a couple of threes in the second quarter to help the Rangers go into the break with a two-point lead. In the third quarter, it was Rockford’s Caden Pokorzynski who took over, driving to the basket almost at will to help Rockford grab a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Jacob Bonnett Jacob Bonnett 5'11" | SG Forest Hills Central | 2022 State MI ended his career on a high note, scoring 18 points and doing everything in his power to will Forest Hills Central to a win. Blake Murphy had a big game for Rockford as well, scoring 11 points and grabbing a ton of boards and loose balls.
Northview 53, Forest Hills Northern 35
In the second game, Forest Hills Northern threw everything it had at Northview, keeping the game within striking distance until midway through the third. Freshman guard Justin St. Antoine offered a glimpse of the future of Husky Hoops by putting together a gutsy performance against arguably the best backcourt in the state. Jalen Charity Jalen Charity 6'5" | CG Northview | 2022 State MI stood out as the most impactful player in this one given his activity around the rim. He finished off a handful of tip-ins and had his dribble-drive dialed in all game. Northview also had solid showings from its usual suspects in Kyler Vanderjagt Kyler Vanderjagt 6'4" | 195 lbs | SF Northview | 2022 State MI , Tyran Thomas Tyran Thomas 6'4" | SG Northview | 2023 State MI , and EJ Ryans EJ Ryans 6'4" | SG Northview | 2024 State #224 Nation MI .
Top Performers
Brady Titus Brady Titus 5'10" | PG Tri-Unity Christian | 2022 State MI , Tri-Unity Christian 2022″
Brady scored 35 points in Tri-Unity’s 58-44 win over Kalamazoo Phoenix. Tri-Unity will play Martin in a Division 4 district championship on Friday at Climax-Scotts High School.
Carson DeHaan, Calvin Christian 2022″
Carson scored 32 points in Calvin Christian’s 63-50 win over Fennville. Calvin Christian will play Covenant Christian in a Division 3 district championship on Friday at Covenant Christian High School.
Ramere Draper Ramere Draper 6'4" | CG Wyoming | 2022 State MI , Wyoming 2022″
Ramere scored 29 points in Wyoming’s 80-61 win over Caledonia. Wyoming will play East Grand Rapids in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Caledonia High School.
Caden Pokorzynski, Rockford 2023″
Caden scored 19 points in Rockford’s 57-53 win over Forest Hills Central. Rockford will play Northview in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Forest Hills Central High School.
Zach Gritters Zach Gritters 6'2" | CG Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 2022 State MI , Covenant Christian 2022″
Zach scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Covenant Christian’s 67-62 win over Potter’s House. Covenant Christian will play Calvin Christian in a Division 3 district final on Friday at Covenant Christian High School.
Bashir Neely Bashir Neely 6'3" | PG Grand Haven | 2022 State MI , Grand Haven 2022″
Bashir scored 19 points in Grand Haven’s 57-50 loss to Coopersville.
Kaden George Kaden George 6'3" | SF Spring Lake | 2022 State MI , Spring Lake 2022″
Kaden scored 19 points in Spring Lake’s 62-57 loss to Whitehall.
Jacob Bonnett Jacob Bonnett 5'11" | SG Forest Hills Central | 2022 State MI , Forest Hills Central 2022″
Jacob scored 18 points in Forest Hills Central’s loss to Rockford.
Trey Johnson Trey Johnson 6'2" | SF Grandville | 2022 MI , Grandville
Trey scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison. Grandville will play West Ottawa in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Grandville High School.
Tyson Mann, Grandville
Tyson scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison.
Brayden Gable Brayden Gable 6'4" | SF Grandville | 2022 State MI , Grandville 2022″
Tyson scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison.
Jordan Briggs Jordan Briggs 6'0" | PG Muskegon | 2023 State MI , Muskegon 2023″
Jordan scored 17 points in Muskegon’s 68-37 win over Kenowa Hills. Muskegon will play Coopersville in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Muskegon High School.
Brady Bosma, West Ottawa 2022″
Brady scored 17 points in West Ottawa’s 46-43 win over Hudsonville. West Ottawa will play Grandville in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Grandville High School.
Durral Brooks Durral Brooks 6'2" | PG Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 2024 State MI , Catholic Central 2023″
Durral scored 17 points in Catholic Central’s 82-48 win over Forest Hills Eastern. Catholic Central will play Unity Christian in a Division 2 district championship at Calvin College on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Javion Otten Javion Otten 6'4" | SG Kenowa Hills | 2023 State MI , Kenowa Hills 2023″
Javion scored 17 points in Kenowa Hills’ loss to Muskegon.
Jalen Charity Jalen Charity 6'5" | CG Northview | 2022 State MI , Northview 2022″
Jalen scored 15 points in Northview’s win over Forest Hills Central. Northview will play Rockford in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Forest Hills Central High School.
Kyler Vanderjagt Kyler Vanderjagt 6'4" | 195 lbs | SF Northview | 2022 State MI , Northview 2022″
Kyler scored 15 points in Northview’s win over Forest Hills Central.
Jake DeHaan, South Christian 2022″
Jake scored 15 points in South Christian’s 73-35 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy. South Christian will play Grand Rapids Christian in a Division 2 district championship on Friday at Kelloggsville High School.