Posted On: 03/15/22 10:50 AM
Northview 68, Muskegon 55
Last night, I was out at Grand Haven High School for the highly anticipated Division 1 Regional Semifinal between Muskegon and Northview. It was arguably the game of the year in West Michigan and deserving of a Regional Championship matchup. Northview led 13-10 after the first then outscored Muskegon 15-9 in the second to take a 28-19 lead into the half. Muskegon was aggressive in getting to the basket and racked up the fouls against Northview as a result. However, the Big Reds struggled at the free-throw line all night and couldn’t cut into the lead even with Mr. Basketball finalist, Kyler Vandejagt sitting for a large part of the first half.
In the third quarter, Northview got contributions from Vanderjagt,
Jalen Charity
Jalen
Charity
6'5" | CG
Northview | 2022
State
MI
,
Tyran Thomas
Tyran
Thomas
6'4" | SG
Northview | 2023
State
MI
,
EJ Ryans
EJ
Ryans
6'3" | CG
Northview | 2024
State
MI
, and
Grant George
Grant
George
6'1" | CG
Northview | 2022
State
MI
to separate from Muskegon.
Tyran Thomas
Tyran
Thomas
6'4" | SG
Northview | 2023
State
MI
was especially effective in the paint, grabbing loose balls and rebounds and creating numerous second-chance opportunities for Northview. In my opinion, it was Tyran’s efforts that turned out to be the ultimate x-factor that helped