Local Sports: Jefferson matches last season's win total in first game
It took Jefferson girls basketball team 14 games to pick up its first victory last season.
That was the only taste of victory for the Bears in 2020-21.
Jefferson feasted early this year, opening the season with a 48-41 victory over Summerfield Tuesday night.
"One of the girls said to me, 'Coach, we were almost three-quarters of the way in before we got our first win last year.' I said, 'It feels good, doesn't it?'" Jefferson coach Bryan Parran said. "I'm happy for the kids. They had a great effort tonight."
The victory was made sweeter by topping a Summerfield team that advanced to the Division 4 state semifinals last season.
"We beat a good team," Parran said. "(Coach Mickey Moody) does a great job with those kids."
Jefferson shot the ball well in the first half, building a 32-13 lead at halftime.
"Jefferson shot lights out in the first half," Moody said. "They had to have shot 80 percent or better from the floor. They just played a outstanding first half and took it right to us. I give them a lot of credit tonight, they wanted the game more than we did."
Sydney Masserant did all of her damage in the first quarter to get Jefferson rolling. She finished with three 3-pointers and 10 points. Kirsten Vanisacker led the Bears with 12 points, including 9 in the first half.
"We've been shooting the ball pretty well in practice and have been spending more time on our shooting because it's been a downfall the first few years I've been at Jefferson," Parran said. "We shot extremely well tonight. ... It didn't matter who was shooting it, the ball was going in. We moved the ball extremely well."
Summerfield bounced back in the second half, outscoring Jefferson 28-16 after the intermission.
"We came out flat and shot 0-for-15 from the 3-point line in the first half. We just played a really lazy half of basketball," Moody said. "In the second half, we played harder and managed to get the game respectable."
Elaney Fisher and Destanee Smith scored 13 points apiece to lead Summerfield. Smith added nine rebounds.
Summerfield won the junior varsity game 28-23. Mia Miller and Marissa Eastman scored 11 points each to lead Summerfield.
Jefferson ; 16 ; 16 ; 8 ; 8 ; - ; 48
Summerfield ; 9 ; 4 ; 11 ; 17 ; - ; 41
JEFFERSON: R. Roberts 3 1-3 7, Hintz 1 0-0 2, A. Roberts 3 0-0 6, Masserant 3 (3) 1-2 10, Vanisacker 4 (1) 1-3 12, Costas 1 0-0 2, McKinney 3 (1) 2-4 9. Totals 18 (5) 5-12 48.
SUMMERFIELD: A. Fisher 3 0-0 6, Redlinger 2 0-0 4, E. Fisher 5 (3) 0-0 13, Secor 0 0-2 0, Smith 4 (2) 3-6 13, Haller 2 1-3 5. Totals 16 (5) 4-11 41.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Flat Rock 35, Gibraltar Carlson 34
FLAT ROCK – Sophia Somerset hit a pair of free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining to lift Flat Rock over Gibraltar Carlson in Tuesday's season opener.
Carlson led 34-33 with 5.2 seconds remaining, but the Rams collected a rebound on a missed free throw and sprinted the length of the floor to draw contact on the other end.
"The teams had an up-and-down battle with many runs and lead changes throughout the game," Flat Rock coach Brian Kryk said.
Somerset finished with a game-high 14 points, Matajia Cerroni had 9 points and 8 rebounds, and Abby Goldobin added 10 rebounds for the Rams.
Carlson led 20-15 at halftime, but Flat Rock came out strong in the third quarter, holding the Marauders to just two points. The Rams led 29-22 heading into the fourth.
Emma Shimizu had 12 points to pace Carlson.
Flat Rock won the JV contest 29-11, led by 14 points from Addison Roussey
Flat Rock ; 8 ; 7 ; 14 ; 6 ; - ; 35
Carlson ; 8 ; 12 ; 2 ; 12 ; - ; 34
FLAT ROCK: Goldobin 1 1-2 3, Geresy 0 0-1 0, Cerroni 3 (1) 2-4 9, Kopp 2 0-0 4, Smith 2 (1) 0-0 5, Somerset 3 (2) 6-8 14. Totals 11 (4) 9-15 35.
GIBRALTAR CARLSON: Cicoccio 3 (1) 0-0 7, Fowler 1 0-0 2, Pate 1 (1) 0-0 3, Carafelli 2 0-1 4, Poli 0 0-2 0, Miller 3 0-0 6, Shimizu 5 (1) 1-1 12. Totals 15 (3) 1-4 34.
Ida 34, Adrian 26
IDA – Ida's defense carried the day Tuesday as the Blue Streaks opened the season with victory over Adrian.
The Maples, who went winless last season, scored just 5 points in the first half. Ida built a 17-5 advantage at halftime, led by 6 first-half points from Kennedy Albring.
Ida's Grace Capling led all scorers with 10 points.
Adrian outscored Ida 21-17 in the second half.
Ida JV won 34-22. Olivia Scheer led the Blue Streaks with 15 points.
Ida ; 7 ; 10 ; 12 ; 5 ; - ; 34
Adrian ; 3 ; 2 ; 11 ; 10 ; - ; 26
IDA: Burkey 0 3-3 3, Hovest 1 (1) 2-2 5, Schrader 1 (1) 1-6 4, Capling 3 (1) 3-5 10, Albring 2 2-3 6, Sexton 1 0-0 2, Maloziec 1 2-2 4. Totals 9 (3) 13-21 34.
ADRIAN: Ernst 2 (1) 1-2 6, Campbell 2 (1) 1-3 6, Johnson 1 (1) 0-0 3, Dempsey 0 1-2 1, White 0 2-4 2, Scott 1 0-0 2, Patterson 2 2-5 6. Totals 8 (3) 7-16 26.
New Boston Huron 61, Wyandotte Roosevelt 22
WYANDOTTE – Everybody had a chance to contribute in a dominant season-opener for New Boston Huron.
All 12 players earned minutes with 10 scoring points. Lila Clements led Huron with 17 points, Izzie Pritt scored 15, and Samantha Belair added 12.
"Great game overall by every player," Huron coach Lindsey Backhaus said. "Very excited for what the future holds for this team."
Huron scored 24 points in the second quarter to carry a 41-16 lead into halftime.
Roosevelt won the JV game 34-33. Gabby Emelian led Huron with 13 points.
NB Huron ; 17 ; 24 ; 13 ; 7 ; - ; 61
Wyandotte ; 5 ; 11 ; 4 ; 2 ; - ; 22
NEW BOSTON HURON: Burns 1 0-0 2, Pritt 6 3-6 15, Belair 4 (2) 2-2 12, Strochine 0 0-2 0, JAckson 1 (1) 1-2 4, Anderson 0 0-4 0, Kirk 1 0-0 2, Bossick 0 2-2 2, Clements 7 (2) 1-2 17, Mentzer 1 0-0 2, Leporowski 2 (1) 0-2 5, Sic 0 0-1 0. Totals 23 (6) 9-23 61.
WYANDOTTE ROOSEVELT: P. Olson 2 (1) 2-2 7, Sparks 0 0-2 0, Parish 3 0-2 6, Kirby 2 0-0 4, Patrick 0 0-1 0, C. Olson 0 2-2 2, Breton 0 0-1 0, Toboy 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 8 (2) 4-10 22.
Dundee 46, Washtenaw Christian 42
SALINE – Dundee trailed 13-8 after one quarter and 27-23 at halftime, but rallied to win its season opener in the second half.
Eve Salenbien scored 7 of her team-high 12 points after the intermission. Natalie Stahl added 8 points, freshmen Kaylee Imo and Mirra Borg played well and Faith Stahl was strong inside for the Vikings.
“The girls played well for the first game of the year,” Dundee coach Josh Salley said. “We shared the ball real well.”
Dundee ; 8 ; 15 ; 10 ; 13 ; – ; 46
Washtenaw ; 13 ; 14 ; 5 ; 10 ; – 42
DUNDEE: Salley 2 (1) 2-2 7, M. Borg 1 0-0 2, Marek 1 0-0 2, Imo 2 1-4 5, A. Borg 1 1-2 3, Spare 2 0-0 4, F. Stahl 1 1-4, 3, N. Stahl 3 2-4 8, Salenbien 3 (2) 4-6 12. Totals 16 (3) 11-22 46.
WASHTENAW CHRISTIAN: R. McElroy 3 (1) 2-6 9, E. McElroy 5 (1) 8-8 19, Toth 0 0-2 0, Slayton 3 4-9 10, Ceccarelli 1 (1) 0-0 3, Deal 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 (3) 15-27 42.
Tecumseh 64, Monroe 34
Olivia Bussell had a strong game for Monroe, scoring 23 points, but the rest of the Trojans were held to just 11 as Tecumseh rolled to a season-opening victory Tuesday.
Bussell had 14 points in the first half, but Tecumseh built a 37-22 lead. Tecumseh closed out the game strong, outscoring Monroe 16-2 in the fourth quarter.
"We did some things well and we did some things bad," Monroe coach Joe Regalado said. "Olivia Bussell did her thing, leading the team with 23 points. The schedule sets up well for us and gives us time to work on a lot of things."
Tecumseh won the JV game 36-18.
Tecumseh ; 23 ; 14 ; 11 ; 16 ; - ; 64
Monroe ; 6 ; 16 ; 10 ; 2 ; - ; 34
TECUMSEH: Zajac 7 6-7 20, Barrett 1 1-2 3, Benschoter 4 3-3 11, Bullinger 0 2-2 2, Wilke 6 2-2 14, Morris 0 3-4 3, Moorehead 3 (1) 4-4 11. Totals 21 (1) 21-24 64.
MONROE: O. Bussell 10 3-5 23, Merkle 1 0-0 2, Crisp 0 0-1 0, S. Bussell 0 2-3 2, Snodgrass 0 1-2 1, Bice 3 0-1 6.
Milan 50, Lincoln 48, OT
YPSILANTI – Lauryn Obey took a beating.
She gave one too.
The Milan senior hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead the Big Reds' to an overtime victory over Ypsilanti Lincoln in Monday's season opener.
"That was one of the gutsiest performances I've seen from a kid in a while," Milan coach Bobby Green said. "She probably got knocked to the floor 5-6 times. They were double-teaming her and knocking her around and she just continued to get up. ... She nursed injuries throughout the game and continued to fight. She could've had 35 honestly. They didn't have an answer for her."
Allie Millina added 12 points and provided key defense against Lincoln's Brianna Clark. Clark led the Railsplitters with 15 points, but scored just four in the second half and overtime.
"In the second half, I made that Allie's responsibility," Green said. "She really shut her down in the second half. ... It's nice to have that ability of somebody on your team who can be a lockdown defender."
Lincoln led 24-18 at halftime but Milan had an 18-7 run in the third quarter to go ahead. Obey scored 5 points in overtime to get the Big Reds the edge.
"They had us down at halftime, but the resilience of these kids showed through," Green said. "A great way to start our season."
Milan ; 9 ; 9 ; 18 ; 7 ; 7 ; - ; 50
Lincoln ; 11 ; 13 ; 7 ; 12 ; 5 ; - ; 48
MILAN: M. McCray 1 0-0 2, Obey 9 (4) 4-10 25, Stines 1 1-4 3, Segrist 3 0-0 6, Millina 3 6-8 12, Laurell 0 1-4 1, S. McCray 0 0-4 0. Totals 17 (4) 12-30 50.
YPSILANTI LINCOLN: S. Clark 3 (1) 2-2 9, Couch 1 1-2 3, B. Clark 5 5-8 18, Mackson 1 0-0 2, Well 1 3-4 5, French 3 3-7 9, Huebler 0 5-6 5. Totals 14 (1) 19-29 48.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Washtenaw 60, State Line 49
SALINE – Eli Dyer scored 25 points, but it was not enough for State Line Christian in a loss to Washtenaw Christian on Monday.
A slow start hurt the 3-2 Patriots. They trailed 12-5 after one quarter and 30-21 at halftime.
Caleb Rains added 10 points for State Line.
Washtenaw ; 12 ; 18 ; 11 ; 19 ; - ; 60
State Line ; 5 ; 16 ; 11 ; 17 ; - ; 49
WASHTENAW CHRISTIAN: Giriev 9 (2) 5-5 25, Iries 6 2-4 14, Dontu 2 0-0 4, Distelweig 6 (2) 0-0 14, McElroy 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 24 (5) 7-9 60.
STATE LINE CHRISTIAN: Koepfer 2 0-0 4, Nehmer 1 0-0 2, Dyer 12 1-3 25, Delk 4 0-0 8, C. Rains 3 (2) 2-2 10. Totals 22 (2) 3-5 49.
PREP HOCKEY
Petrarca gets seven points
WESTLAND – Ashton Petrarca logged three goals and four assists to lead Southgate-Monroe to a 7-6 overtime victory over New Boston United Tuesday.
Aidan Brodie added three goals and Kyle Sutherland was strong in goal. Gabe Obourn scored the winning goal.
“The whole team played great,” coach Rick Butler said. “They never get down on each other. They are always picking each other up.”
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