West Michigan Districts Roundup: Round 1

<p>The opening round of the MHSAA boys basketball tournament began yesterday as teams put their seasons on the line and seniors fought to extend their careers. The biggest upset of the night was 6-14 Rockford upsetting 16-4 Forest Hills Central in Division 9, while the remaining field in play on Monday held serve. Below I’ll get into the outcomes of each division as well as the top performers from across the area.</p> <p><strong>Division I, District 12:</strong></p> <p><em>East Kentwood 68, Caledonia 67, 2OT</em></p> <p><em>East Grand Rapids 56, Byron Center 46</em></p> <p><em>Wyoming 93, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 49</em></p> <p><strong>Division I, District 10:</strong></p> <p><em>Muskegon 74, Grand Rapids Union 44</em></p> <p><em>Grand Haven 73, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 56</em></p> <p><strong>Division I, District 9:</strong></p> <p><em>Rockford 58, Forest Hills Central 54</em></p> <p><em>Forest Hills Northern 76, Cedar Springs 57</em></p> <p><em>Northview 68, Greenville 50</em></p> <p><strong>Division I, District 11</strong></p> <p><em>Zeeland East 51, Grandville 48</em></p> <p><em>West Ottawa 55, Holland 36</em></p> <p><em>Hudsonville 51, Zeeland West 36</em></p> <p><strong>Division II, District 42</strong></p> <p><em>Fremont 93, Grant 70</em></p> <p><em>Comstock Park 56, Sparta 45<br /> </em></p> <p><strong>Division II, District 44</strong></p> <p><em>Grand Rapids Christian 72, Wyoming Godwin Heights 46<br /> </em></p> <p><em>Forest Hills Eastern 74, West Michigan Aviation Academy 26<br /> </em></p> <p><strong>Division II, District 43</strong></p> <p><em>Grand Rapids Catholic Central 80, West Catholic 53</em></p> <p><em>Unity Christian 75, Allendale 64</em></p> <p><strong>Division II, District 47</strong></p> <p><em>Otsego 78, Plainwell 57</em></p> <p><em>Grand Rapids South Christian 58, Hastings 40</em></p> <p><strong>Top Performers:</strong></p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="531692" first="Jarvis" last="Walker"], Muskegon, 2020</h6> <p>19 points, nine rebounds, three assists</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="789745" first="Vern" last="Nash"], Muskegon, 2020</h6> <p>17 points, five assists, three rebounds</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="789808" first="Jeremiah" last="Pittman"], Grand Rapids Union, 2020</h6> <p>14 points, five rebounds, two steals</p> <h6>Luke Gruppen, Zeeland East</h6> <p>18 points</p> <h6><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> [player_tooltip player_id="811133" first="Brandon" last="Claerbaut"], Zeeland East<br /> </span></h6> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">13 points, 9 rebounds<br /> </span></p> <h6><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">[player_tooltip player_id="811107" first="Nate" last="Claerbaut"], Zeeland East</span></h6> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">12 points, 14 rebounds, 8 blocks</span></p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="529521" first="Justin" last="DeGraaf"], Hudsonville, 2020</h6> <p>16 points, 8 rebounds</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="814561" first="Zac" last="Velthouse"], Unity Christian, 2021</h6> <p>29 points</p> <h6>Grant Balcer, Unity Christian, 2021</h6> <p>24 points</p> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-15d164r r-vlx1xi"> <h6 class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-1g94qm0 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" lang="en"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Branden Kleyn, Allendale</span></h6> <div class="css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-1g94qm0 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" dir="auto" lang="en"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> 21 points<br /> </span></div> </div> <h6 dir="auto" lang="en">[player_tooltip player_id="787685" first="Kyler" last="Vanderjagt"], Northview, 2022</h6> <div dir="auto" lang="en">18 points, 8 rebounds</div> <h6 dir="auto" lang="en">Drew Sinke, Grand Haven, 2020</h6> <div dir="auto" lang="en">26 points</div> <h6 dir="auto" lang="en">[player_tooltip player_id="789795" first="Owen" last="Ross"], Grand Haven, 2020</h6> <div dir="auto" lang="en">24 points</div> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1g94qm0"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1udh08x"> <div class="css-1dbjc4n"> <h6 class="r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu">Anthony Jaworowski, Comstock Park, 2020</h6> <div>16 points</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>