Tate’s Week 11 Notebook

This past week, I attended the Forest Hills Central-Grand Rapids Christian game and saw the Rangers pick up a huge road win, altering the landscape of the OK White title race. Check out my notes from the game below and vote for the OK Conference Player of the Week.

Forest Hills Central 55, Grand Rapids Christian 48

Forest Hills Central picked up a huge road win this past Friday against a Grand Rapids Christian team that was playing its best basketball of the season. With the loss, Christian no longer has control of its destiny in the OK White title race and now trails Northview by a game in the standings. The Rangers improve to 12-5 on the year and appear to be trending in the right direction with two weeks left before the playoffs begin.

Conner Milton and Jacob Bonnett Jacob Bonnett 5'11" | SG Forest Hills Central | 2022 State MI lead the Rangers to a Big Road Win

Conner Milton and Jacob Bonnett Jacob Bonnett 5'11" | SG Forest Hills Central | 2022 State MI have been one of the best duos in the area dating back to last season, and on Friday night, they showed just how far they can take the Rangers. Conner and Jacob combined for 46 of Forest Hills Central’s 55 points, as both seniors largely dominated their matchups. The duo feeds off each other well and seems to know how to use one another to exploit their opponent’s weaknesses. In Friday’s win over Christian, it was Conner whose perimeter jumper was locked in and Jacob’s dribble-drive that couldn’t be contained. When both get going, Forest Hills Central is one of the more dangerous teams in the area.

OK Conference Players of The Week

Conner Milton, 6’3 F, Forest Hills Central 2022”
On Tuesday, Conner scored 21 points in Forest Hills Central’s 74-64 loss to Northview. On Friday, Conner helped the Rangers get a huge win on the road over Christian, scoring 19 points in the 55-48 win.

Drew Caswell Drew Caswell 5'11" | PG East Grand Rapids | 2023 State MI , 5’11 G, East Grand Rapids 2023”
Drew led the Pioneers to a pair of league wins on the OK White. On Tuesday, Drew scored 20 points in East Grand Rapid’s 53-35 win over Greenville. On Friday, he scored 19 points in a 54-50 win over Lowell.

Jakhary Towns Jakhary Towns 6'1" | SG Godwin Heights | 2023 State MI , 6’1 G, Godwin Heights 2023”
Jakhary helped Godwin Heights cruise to two blowout wins last week and a near third win on Saturday. On Tuesday, Jakhary scored 20 points in Godwin Height’s 60-31 win over Belding. On Friday, he scored 20 points in Godwin’s 73-42 win over Hopkins. On Saturday, Jakhary scored 28 points in Godwin’s 77-75 double-overtime loss to West Catholic.

Michael Morris Michael Morris 6'4" | SG West Catholic | 2022 State MI , 6’5 G, West Catholic 2022”
Michael had a big week to help the Falcons pick up two wins. Michael scored 26 points in West Catholic’s 45-44 win over Coopersville and followed up that performance a day later with 22 points in a double-overtime win over Godwin.