Top Performers Across West Michigan: Tuesday, December 17th

<p>Tuesday night's slate of games featured a heavyweight battle between hopeful state title contenders, Grand Rapids Christian and Grand Rapids Catholic Central, a Wyoming squad that is asserting itself as one of the more underrated teams in the area and a Union team that made a statement with its narrow win over a talented Rockford team. Let's dive in and take a look at who stood out in the area on Tuesday, December 17th.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kobe-bufkin/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Kobe Bufkin</span></a>, Grand Rapids Christian, 2021</strong></em></p> <p>Bufkin, considered to be the most sought after guard in the area in the 2021 class led the Eagles with 29 points, defeating Grand Rapids Catholic Central, a team that has been a popular pick to represent West Michigan at the Breslin Center in March. </p> <p><em><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Chanse Crittendon</span>, Comstock Park, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>The senior wing scored at will during Tuesday night's 66-64 loss to Hopkins, tallying 29 points. Comstock Park will be much improved from a season ago with performances like this from its senior leader.</p> <p><em><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Jack Karasinski</span><span style="color: #000000;">, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 2022</span></strong></em></p> <p>Karasinski tallied 18 points in a loss to Grand Rapids Christian on Tuesday. Karasinski's 6'5" frame and athletic ability are reasons why he's gaining interest from a number of Division I teams. His development will be crucial to Catholic Central's March aspirations.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jeremiah-pittman/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Jeremiah Pittman</span></a>, Grand Rapid Union, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>Pittman scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Tuesday night's 50-49 win over Rockford. Consistent outings like this from Pittman will make the Redhawks a dangerous team to match up with.</p> <p><em><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">Ray'Vaughn Anderson</span>, Grand Rapids Union, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>Anderson joined Pittman in Union's efforts to pick up a marquee non-conference win over the Rams, recording 17 points. The Redhawks will look to get out to a 3-0 record with a win over Dowagiac on Friday. </p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/riley-fields/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Riley Fields</span></a>, Wayland, 2021</strong></em></p> <p>Junior guard Riley Fields scored 18 points in a 89-84 win over Hamilton on Tuesday. Although the Wildcats dropped its second game of the year, Wayland more than doubled its scoring output from its first game in which they only scored 40 points.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/carson-gulker/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Carson Gulker</span></a>, Zeeland West, 2021</strong></em></p> <p>Gulker led the Dux with 19 points, helping Zeeland West pick up a 68-62 home non-conference game against Coopersville. Gulker asserted himself by drawing fouls and finishing a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the second half.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/eli-steffen/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Eli Steffen</span></a>, Zeeland West, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>Steffen paced the Dux with 15 points and 8 assists in Zeeland West's win, helping the Dux win its first game of the season.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/menalito-mcgee/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Menalito McGee</span></a>, Wyoming, 2020</strong></em></p> <p>The senior guard went off for 27 points in Wyoming's 73-54 thrashing of Northview. It might be time to take a closer look at the Wolves after dominating one of the areas more talented teams.</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kyler-vanderjagt/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Kyler VanderJagt</span></a>, Northview, 2022</strong></em></p> <p>VanderJagt did all he could to help Northview win on Tuesday, scoring 25 points lead the Wildcats. Consistent performances like this are reasons why high major Division I programs are taking notice of VanderJagt.</p>