<p>The unofficial finale of non-conference action took place last night across West Michigan as teams are now gearing up for league play in the OK Conference. Forest Hills Eastern picked up a huge win over East Kentwood, defeating the Falcons 66-60 to move to 5-2 on the year. Calvin Christian found the win column for the first time this season after beating Kenowa Hills 60-56. Check out who the top performers were from around the area below.</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1211129" first="Gabe" last="Newhof"], 6’8 F, Unity Christian 2022"</strong></p>
<p>Gabe had a monster game, scoring 31 points and grabbing 13 boards in the Crusader’s 71-52 win over Zeeland East on Tuesday. Unity improves to 5-0 and will travel to Allendale to begin league play in the OK Blue on Friday.</p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1213127" first="Javion" last="Otten"], 6’4 G, Kenowa Hills 2023"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Javion led the Knights with 24 pts in their narrow loss to Calvin Christian. That was Kenowa’s first loss of the season after a 4-0 start. Next up for Kenowa is a home game against OK Gold foe Wayland on Friday night.</span></p>
<p><strong>Tristen Perry, 6’3 F, Hopkins 2023"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tristen scored 24 points to lead Hopkins to a 59-56 win over West Michigan Aviation. The Vikings improve to 1-2 on the year and will host Sparta on Friday in an OK Silver matchup.</span></p>
<p><strong>Brady Haisma, 6’3 G, Calvin Christian 2022"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brady led Calvin Christian with 23 points in the Squire’s 60-56 win over Kenowa Hills. Calvin Christian improves to 1-3 and will host OK Silver foe Belding on Friday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1213117" first="Parker" last="Swartz"], 6’5 G/F, Mona Shores 2023"</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parker scored 22 points to lead Mona Shores to a 63-54 win over Lowell, improving the Sailors record to 3-2. Mona Shores will host Grand Rapids Union on Friday in an OK Green matchup.</span></p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1211154" first="Zach" last="Gritters"], 6’2 G, Covenant Christian 2022"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach scored 22 points in Covenant Christian’s 70-64 win over Holland Christian. Up next for Covenant Christian is a trip to Wyoming Potter’s House on friday.</span></p>
<p><strong>Adam Kroeze, 6’2 G, Holland Christian 2022"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam led Holland Christian with 22 points in the narrow loss to Covenant Christian. Holland Christian travels to Coopersville on Friday to begin league play in the OK Blue.</span></p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1067860" first="Jalen" last="Overway"], 6’7 F Holland Christian</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jalen had a big night, recording a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds in the Maroon’s loss to Covenant Christian.</span></p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="787680" first="Jack" last="Karasinski"], 6’7 F, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2022"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack scored 20 points to lead the Cougars to a 69-34 win over East Grand Rapids. The 4-0 Cougars will host Forest Hills Eastern on Friday in an OK Gold opener.</span></p>
<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="987270" first="Kaden" last="Brown"], 6’0 G, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2023"</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kaden scored 19 points in Catholic Central’s win over East Grand Rapids.</span></p>
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