Boys Basketball: Scznsny leads Monroe to second win of the season
WYANDOTTE – Drew Scznsny played the best game of his varsity career to help Monroe’s boys basketball team earn its second win of the season Friday night.
Scznsny rang up 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 53-41 triumph over Wyandotte Roosevelt.
“We didn't play our best tonight, but good enough to win,” Monroe coach Larry Middleton said.
The Trojans started fast, building a 12-5 lead in the first quarter.
They were up 31-21 at halftime and 41-25 after three periods. That gave them a cushion to survive a late surge by Wyandotte.
Lukas Johnson added 12 points and Logan Frank 10 for the 2-6 Trojans.
Monroe | 12 | 19 | 10 | 11 | – | 53 |
Wyandotte | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | – | 41 |
MONROE: Scznsny 4 6-9 14, Johnson 5 2-2 12, Frank 4 (2) 0-0 10, Rzepa 1 0-0 2, Sweat 2 (1) 0-0 5, Loveland 1 0-0 2, Bice 0 1-2 1, Simmons 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 (3) 9-13 53.
WYANDOTTE ROOSEVELT: Bradford 2 (1) 2-2 7, Teudell 1 (1) 2-2 5, Gatteri 1 0-0 2, Fores 1 0-0 2, Kilyer 1 0-0 2, Snider 8 (4) 3-3 23. Totals 14 (6) 7-7 41.
Airport 59, Jefferson 45
Tyler Lakatos gave Airport the spark it needed.
The senior came off the bench to score all 6 of his points in the first quarter.
“I told the guys before the game we needed to come in a make a statement early in the game,” Ruhlig said. “We jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter.”
Joel Westaway had a big night for the 5-5 Jets with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Brandon McComas contributed 13 points and 7 rebounds. Cooper Nye was the team’s top rebounder with 11.
“Credit Jefferson with a gutsy defensive attack in the second half,” Ruhlig said. “They didn’t give up and poured the pressure on.”
Jefferson (4-6) was led by Myles Tackett with 15 points, Ben Merkel with 12, and Eastin Kegley with 11.
“We never quit and played hard in the second half,” Jefferson coach Corey Wiley said. “We must get better on the defensive glass and finishing around the rim if we want to compete.”
Airport won the junior varsity game 65-27. Dillon Byrd had 15 points and Lance Choike and Aidyn Stahr scored 12 each.
Airport | 21 | 10 | 13 | 15 | – | 59 |
Jefferson | 7 | 6 | 15 | 17 | – | 45 |
AIRPORT: Nowak 2 (1) 0-0 5, Westaway 6 3-8 15, Harvell 4 0-1 8, Moore 1 0-0 2, McCormas 4 5-7 13, Nye 3 0-2 6, Langton 0 2-2 2, Lakatos 3 0-0 6, Byrd 1 0-0 2, Tackett 0 0-2 0. Totals 24 (1) 10-22 59.
JEFFERSON: Tackett 4 (1) 4-8 15, Gelso 1 (1) 0-0 3, Armetta 1 0-0 2, Kegley 5 1-4 11, Merkel 5 2-4 12, Oldenburg 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 (2) 7-16 45.
Dundee 74, Clinton 69
DUNDEE – Dundee coach Jay Haselschwerdt was thrilled after watching his team improve to 6-4.
“It was just a great game between two great teams that came down to the wire,” he said. “We were fortunate to pull it off. This is kind of what high school basketball is all about.”
Braiden Whitaker poured in 26 points, including some highlight plays down the stretch. Gabe Daniel scored 12 points for the Vikings and Ethan Layton added 10.
Dundee | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | – | 74 |
Clinton | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | – | 69 |
DUNDEE: Atkinson 2 (2) 0-0 6, Layton 2 (1) 5-8 10, Zanger 1 0-0 2, Bolster 3 (3) 0-0 9, Hatkow 3 (2) 1-2 9, Whitaker 10 (1) 5-7 26, Daniel 5 2-2 12, Spare 0 0-1 0. Totals 26 (9) 13-20 74.
CLINTON: Huston 0 0-2 0, Tschirhart 4 (3) 0-0 11, Richie 0 4-4 4, Stelzer 3 2-2 8, Stockford 7(2) 4-6 20, Busz 10(4) 1-2 25, Gilson 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 (9) 12-18 69.
Erie Mason 75, Britton Deerfield 50
DEERFIELD – Carson Brown scored 37 points for Erie Mason on Tuesday.
On Friday, it was Alex Langenderfer’s chance to shine as he poured in 27 points.
“The Eagles played to a packed BD gym and jumped to a 42-19 halftime lead behind Alex Langenderfer’s best game of the year,” Mason coach Kevin Skaggs said.
Carson Brown added 14 points, Trent Herrera logged 7 assists, and Jackson Icoangeli contributed 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the 5-3 Eagles.
Erie Mason | 18 | 26 | 18 | 13 | – | 75 |
B.Deerfield | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | – | 50 |
ERIE MASON: Langenderfer 10 (3) 4-4 27, Carson Brown 6 (2) 0-0 14, Casey Brown 2 (1) 2-2 7, Wise 3 (3) 0-0 9, Brown 1 1-2 3, Iocoangeli 3 (1) 0-0 7, T. Herrera 1 0-0 2, Knapp 3 0-0 6. Totals 29 (10) 7-8 75
BRITTON DEERFIELD: L. Shiels 8 (2) 3-5 21, Colin Johnson 2 2-3 6, McRoberts 2 2-2 6, Watson 2 (2) 0- 6, B. Shiels 1 1-2 3, Bush 1 (1) 0-0 3, Tristan Johnson 0 2-4 2, Plum 0 2-2 2, Smith 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 (5) 13-21 50.
Flat Rock 53, Grosse Ile 45
GROSSE ILE – Flat Rock trailed 28-24 at halftime, but sliced the deficit to a single point after three and controlled the final period 19-10 to push its record to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the Huron League.
Odin Nemeth hit 6-of-7 free throws in the fourth quarter and Graham Junge and Rocco Breslin scored 5 points each.
Breslin (12), Junge (11), Nemeth (10), and Corey Lannon (10) all scored in double figures for the Rams.
Flat Rock | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | – | 53 |
Grosse Ile | 12 | 16 | 7 | 10 | – | 45 |
FLAT ROCK: Lannon 3 (2) 2-4 10, Nemeth 2 6-7 10, Godfrey 3 (2) 0-0 8, Murphy 1 0-0 2, Junge 4 (2) 1-1 11, Breslin 5 (2) 0-0 12. Totals 18 (8) 9-12 53.
GROSSE ILE: Cappelino 4 0-2 8, Molnar 3 (1) 1-1 8, Swick 4 2-2 10, Driscoll 5 (3) 1-2 14, Miller 2 (1) 0-0 5. Total 18 (5) 4-7 45.
Onted 43, Ida 37
IDA – Ida’s Carter Diedrich has been battling an injured ankle for two weeks. But he refused to leave the court Friday because he knew his team needed someone to guard Onsted center Ayden Davis.
“It was easily the grittiest performance in my 4.5 years at Ida,” Ida coach Jared Karner said.
The whole team gave that kind of effort.
“I am very proud of the effort tonight,” Karner said. “I’m crushed for the kids because they wanted it so bad.”
Kirby Carsten led the 5-5 Blue Streaks with 14 points. Diedrich added 9.
Onsted | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | – | 43 |
Ida | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | – | 37 |
ONSTED: Henegan 2 (1) 2-3 7, Paquin 2 1-2 5, Szul 1 (1) 0-0 3, Hill 0 1-2 1, VanBrunt 2 (1) 0-0 5, Davis 9 4-8 22. Totals 16 (3) 8-15 43.
IDA: Robertson 2 1-2 5, Miller 2 (1) 1-2 6, Schrader 1 (1) 0-0 3, Diedrich 3 (1) 2-3 9, Carsten 5 4-4 14. Totals 13 (3) 8-11 37.
Riverview 65, New Boston Huron 37
NEW BOSTON – Ted Tackett’s reunion with his alma mater did not work out for his new team.
"Riverview came out strong and never let up,” Tackett said. “They played hard and are well coached. We will move on and get back to playing our way.”
Ethan Woolery and Chad Martin scored 12 points each to lead Huron (2-5).
Huron won the junior varsity game 60-45 as Ryan Anderson racked up 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Riverview | 19 | 16 | 19 | 11 | – | 65 |
Huron | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | – | 37 |
RIVERVIEW: McAlindon 3 (2) 0-1 8, DiBrano 0 1-2 1, Ja. Tiberio 1 0-0 2, Je. Tiberio 2 0-0 4, Doyle 9 (4) 0-0 22, Dorn 4 (1) 4-9 13, Spinner 3 (1) 1-2 8, Gailimore 3 (1) 0-0 7. Totals. 25 (9) 6-14 65.
NEW BOSTON HURON: Farrugia 0 1-2 1, Handyside 1 0-0 2, Kantola 1 0-0 2, Martin 6 0-0 12, Grant 1 0-0 2, Woolery 5 (1) 1-2 12, Buettner 1 4-6 6. Totals 15 (1) 6-10 37.
State Line 57, Pathway 25
QUINCY, Ill. – State Line Christian got off to a great start in the Quintin Road Tournament, beating Pathway Christian 57-25 and Rockford Berean 47-28.
Eli Dyer dominated against Rockford with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
Zac Marshall scored 18 points and Dyer 12 in the first game.
State Line | 12 | 28 | 10 | 7 | – | 57 |
Pathway | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | – | 25 |
STATE LINE CHRISTIAN: Marshall 6 (3) 3-5 18, E. Dyer 6 0-0 12, B. Dyer 2 0-0 4. C. Worley 4 (1) 1-1 10, Rains 4 1-1 9, L. Worley 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 (4) 5-7 57.
PATHWAY CHRISTIAN: Nachogall 3 (1) 0-0 7, Lybarger 3 0-0 6, L. Yutzy 2 1-1 5, P. Yutzy 2 (1) 0-0 5, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Brokaw 0 0-2 0. Totals 11 (2) 1-3 25.
State Line | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | – | 47 |
Berean | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | – | 28 |
STATE LINE CHRISTIAN: E. Dyer 10 1-2 21, Marshall 6 (3) 4-4 19, C. Worley 2 1-3 5, Rains 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 (3) 6-9 47.
ROCKFORD BEREAN: Christians 2 4-7 8, Gerke 3 1-1 7, Alberts 3 0-0 6, A. Kahle 1 (1) 0-0 3, N. Kahle 1 0-2 2, Gutierrez 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 (1) 5-10 28.
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