Sault girls get road win over Alpena, Rudyard boys slip by Chiefs
ALPENA – The Sault Ste. Marie girls' basketball team took to the road on Tuesday night and came home with a win after wearing down the Alpena Wildcats 57-48 in a non-conference matchup.
Laura Innerebner led the Devils with 18 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Claire Erickson led the team on the glass with 12 rebounds to go along with her 15 points and team leading seven assists. Kenzie Bell was the third Sault starter to reach double figure scoring with 13 points, including three three-pointers.
The Devils held a 15-12 advantage at the end of the first quarter and pushed it to a seven point lead at halftime, 29-22. The teams played even in the third quarter, with each posting 13 points in the frame, but the Devils were able to extend the lead by two points over the final eight minutes for the final margin of victory.
The Sault, 5-1, will travel to St. Ignace on Friday and then to Cadillac on Saturday to face Brighton.
SAULT 15 14 13 15 - 57
ALPENA 12 10 13 13 – 48
SAULT – Innerebner 18, Erickson 15, Bell 13, Marchand 5, Bergeron 5, Dewildt 1. FT: 12-22; F: 9; Fouled out: None; 3PFG: 5 (Bell 3, Bergeron 1, Marchand 1).
ALPENA – Wisniewski 18, Dubey 13, Dragjewicz 6, Fitzpatric 4, Precord 3, Prue 2, E. Wisniewski 2. FT: 3-8, F: 16; Fouled out: Prue; 3PFG: 5 (Wisniewski 2, Dubey 2, Precord 1).
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Rudyard slips past Cheboygan
CHEBOYGAN – When the Rudyard Bulldogs were walking off the court after beating the Cheboygan Chiefs 55-47 on Tuesday night, the ‘Dogs probably didn’t think they’d be asking their hosts for a ride home, but that’s exactly what happened when the team found itself stranded in town.
“Our bus broke down at McDonalds after the game,” Rudyard coach Jimmy Suggitt said after the game. “And Cheboygan’s AD Jason Friday gave us a loaner bus so that we could get home safely. That was a class act all the way.”
The Bulldogs didn’t show any signs of breaking down in the first quarter as they got out to an 11-7 lead. By halftime, that lead would double to eight points as Rudyard went into the break leading 24-16.
“We got up by as many as 14 points, but we had some foul trouble,” Suggitt said. “They got back in it in the fourth and played the foul game and we were able to hit our free throws down the stretch.
The Bulldogs hit 14-of-18 free throws in the final quarter.
Cam Peterson led the team with 17 points, while Aiden Bickel and Jesse Zeeryp each chipped in with nine. Jack Cifelli scored six points and also led the team in rebounds with eight.
For Cheboygan, Kaleb Goodrich led the way with 16 points, while Dylan Balazovic was also in double figures with 10.
RUDYARD 11 13 10 22 – 55
CHEBOYGAN 7 9 9 22 – 47
RUDYARD – McMillan 5, Peterson 17, Bickel 9, Zeeryp 9, Cifelli 6, Lamma 2, Sprague 7. FT: 17-25; F: 17; Fouled out: None; 3PFG: 2 (Peterson 1, Sprague 1).
CHEBOYGAN – Gibbons 2, Goodrich 16, Gardner 3, hater 5, Balazovic 10, Johnson 2. E. Gibbons 7, Blaskowski 2. FT: 3-11; F: 21; Fouled out: Hudson, Gibbons; 3PFG: 4 (Goodrich 1, Gardner 1, Thater1, E. Gibbons 1).
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