Boys Basketball: Big wins for Summerfield, Bedford

The boys basketball teams from Jefferson and Summerfield surprised some people – and maybe themselves – by getting off to fast starts this season.

Jefferson was 3-0 in the return of Corey Wiley as head coach and Summerfield was 2-0 heading into Tuesday’s clash.

When the final horn sounded, Summerfield was the only one still boasting a perfect record.

The Bulldogs had four players hit double figures in scoring during a 57-40 victory.

Summerfield coach Phil Schiffler was thrilled with the win.

“I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t,” when asked if he was surprised that his team was 3-0. “But I knew in my heart when you have people who want to be here and are willing to buy in, that you can find great success in that.”

Summerfield found great success from long range, knocking down eight 3-pointers to just one for its host.

“This is a huge win for us,” Schiffler said. “Our guys stepped up and got tougher as the game went on. Every time they made a run, we were able to knock down a shot.”

Wiley said shooting woes shot down his team.

“We really struggled from the field tonight, shooting 28 percent,” he said. “Our struggles at the line continue tonight. We shot 50 percent. Lots for credit to Summerfield. They played really well, shot well.”

Tyler Dafoe led the Bulldogs with 17 points, Brody St. John scored 12, Teddy Gault 11 and Bryce Kalb 10.

Kalb and Brendan Myshock snared 5 rebounds each.

Eastin Kegley paced Jefferson with 16 points.

“Eastin Kegley is a heck of a player,” Schiffler said.

SUMMERFIELD: LaRocca 1 0-0 2, Gault 4 (1) 2-4 11, B. Kalb 1 (1) 7-10 10, St. John 4 (3) 1-4 12, Dafoe 5 (3) 4-5 17, Myshock 1 0-0 2, Stambaugh 1 1-1 3. Totals 17 (8) 15-24 57.

JEFFERSON: Tackett 2 2-4 6, Gelso 3 (1) 2-3 9, Swann 0 1-2 1, Schroeder 0 2-4 2, Kegley 6 4-4 16, Merkel 2 0-0 4, Minney 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 (1) 11-17 40.

Bedford 53, Ann Arbor Pioneer 51

TEMPERANCE – Andrew Hollinger was not going to be denied.

Bedford called timeout Tuesday with the score tied with 13 seconds left to design the final play. Bedford coach Jordan Bollin called a play where Hollinger gets the ball, but normally gives off to a teammate.

“He said, ‘But I’m keeping it,”” Bollin said. “I said, ‘Yeah, you’re keeping it.’”

Hollinger kept the ball and scored the winning basket inside with 1.7 seconds left.

“In the fourth quarter Andrew just grabbed the game and dominated,” Bollin said of his senior, who finished with 11 rebounds and scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Bedford, which lost its first 10 games last season, is off to a 2-0 start and both are Southeastern Conference Red wins. Simon Eighmey added a career-high 13 points.

BEDFORD: Huss 0 1-2 1, Eigmey 5 3-6 13, Behnke 1 1-2 3, Campbell 2 1-1 5, Hollinger 6 10-12 22, Wagonhauser 1 0-1 2, Wolf 2 (1) 2-2 7. Totals 17 (1) 18-26 53.

ANN ARBOR PIONEER: Cristian 4 0-0 8, Conde 0 3-4 3, Powell 2 (1) 0-0 5, Freishler 4 2-2 10, Sompa 2 (1) 0-0 5, Pacernik 1 0-0 2, Mutinda 3 1-2 7, Strauss 2 3-4 7, Yahas 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 9-12 51.

Dundee 49, Blissfield 38

DUNDEE – Dundee was in command most of the night in running its record to 2-0.

“We played a really good game,” Dundee coach Jay Haselschwerdt said.

Braiden Whitaker led the Vikings with 20 points.

DUNDEE: Atkinson 2 (2) 1-2 7, Layton 2 2-2 6, Zanger 0 0-2 0, Bolster 1 (1) 0-0 3, Hatkow 2 (2) 0-0 6, Whitaker 9 2-4 20, Daniel 1 1-2 3, Spare 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 (5) 6-12 49.

BLISSFIELD: Fetzer 1 1-2 3, Meyer 2 (1) 3-3 8, Stines 3 (1) 2-3 9, Henning 0 0-1 0, Wood 1 (1) 0-0 3, Schnoor 4 (1) 2-4 11, Strahan 1 0-0 2, Lenz 1 0-1 2. Totals 13 (4) 8-14 38.

Ida 53, Hillsdale 39

HILLSDALE – Ida started fast and never looked back in helping Jared Karner earn his first win as a varsity head coach.

The Blue Streaks led 9-3 after one quarter and 21-13 at halftime.

Ty Robertson led the offense with 17 points while Kirby Carsten tossed in 11 and Carter Diedrich 10.

Ida’s junior varsity (1-1) won 52-37 as Owen Synder scored 17 points and Gavin Albring 11.

IDA: Robertson 6 (2) 3-7 17, Miller 1 0-0 2, Kuiela 2 1-2 5, Schrader 3 (2) 0-1 8, Lutz 0 0 0-1 0, Diedrich 4 2-2 10, Carsten 5 (1) 0-0 11. Totals 21 (5) 6-13 53.

HILLSDALE: Granata 1 0-0 2, Bowles 6 (2) 9-11 23, Davis 1 0-1 2, Adams 1 0-0 2, Lennox 1 (1) 0-0 3, Wickham 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 (3) 10-15 39.

Airport 37, Southgate A&T 34

SOUTHGATE – Colin Nowak hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining to clinch Airport’s first win of the season.

“We knew we had to control the tempo of the game, and we did,” Airport coach Jason Ruhlig said. “We were patient on offense and let the game come to us. We took care of the ball with only eight turnovers. The low score was a reflection of solid defense on both sides of the court.”

Brandon McComas led the 1-2 Jets with 10 points and Joel Westaway had 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Airport lost the junior varsity game 65-40 and the freshman contest 65-23. Lance Choike scored 17 for the JV.

AIRPORT: Nowak 1 6-6 8, Westaway 2 (1) 3-4 8, Moore 2 (2) 0-0 6, McComas 4 (1) 1-1 10, Ruhlig 1 0-0 2, Byrd 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 11 (5) 4-5 37.

SOUTHGATE A&T: Handy 4 (1) 2-2 11, DePriest 1 0-1 2, Stokes 2 1-2 3, Miller 3 (3) 0-0 9, Marshall 1 0-2 2, Lopez 0 0-2 0, Anderson 3 1-2 7. Totals 13 (4) 4-8 34.

Ypsilanti Lincoln 40, Monroe 33

WILLIS – Gabe Sweat scored 13 points, but Monroe could not quite get over the hump.

“Our guys played a heck of a game,” Monroe coach Larry Middleton said. “We got hurt on their press a few times and that was the difference. I am proud of our guys.

YPSILANTI LINCOLN: Dorsey 4 (2) 0-0 10, Davis 3 (1) 6-6 13, Ali 1 0-0 2, Jones 4 1-2 9, White 1 1-2 3, Greene 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 (3) 9-12 40.

MONROE: Scznsny 2 0-0 4, Johnnson 1 (1) 0-0 3, Roberts 1 0-0 2, Frank 4 (1) 0-0 9, Rzepa 1 0-0 2, Sweat 5 (3) 0-1 13. Totals 14 (5) 0-1 33.

Tecumseh 42, Milan 34

TECUMSEH – Milan managed just 7 points in the first half and had to fight from behind all night.

Tecumseh led 22-7 at halftime.

Connor Dessellier led 0-3 Milan with 10 points.

TECUMSEH: G. Mossburg 1 (1) 2-4 6, Hunt 4 (1) 2-4 11, Danley 1 0-0 2, R. Mossburg 3 0-1 6, Benschoter 5 (1) 1-2 12, Zajac 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 (3) 5-11 42.

MILAN: Ballard 1 0-0 2, Hill 1 (1) 0-0 3, Denham 2 (2) 0-0 6, Wourman 2 0-0 4, Raasch 2 0-1 4, Ballard 1 0-1 2, Chmielewski 1 (1) 0-0 3, Walleen 0 0-2 0, Dessellier 4 (2) 0-0 10, Reddick 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 (6) 0-6 34.

Dearborn Edsel Ford 41, Gibraltar Carlson 35

DEARBORN – Gibraltar Carlson scored the first 11 points of the game, but struggled after that.

“It was better than the first two games, but we’re struggling to put things all together,” Carlson coach Paul Morrison said.

Ben Przytula and Roy Braddy scored 7 points each for the 0-3 Marauders.

Edsel Ford also won the JV game.

DEARBORN EDSEL FORD: Birchenough 2 (1) 2-2 7, Dover 5 (1) 1-2 12, Elwassem 5 9-13 19, Owenby 1 0-0 2. Totals. 13 (2) 12-17 41.

GIBRALTAR CARLSON: McBride 0 2-4 2, Kemokai 1 0-2 2, Braddy 2 3-3 7, Anderson 1 0-1 2, Jones 1 (1) 0-0 3, Johnson 0 5-8 5, Zachary 2 1-1 5, Smith 1 0-0 2, Przytula 3 1-1 7. Totals 11 (1) 12-20 35.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Boys Basketball: Summerfield tops Bears; Hollinger, Mules prevail