Regional Semifinal Notes & Top Performers

<h4>Northview 68, Muskegon 55</h4> <p>Last night, I was out at Grand Haven High School for the highly anticipated Division 1 Regional Semifinal between Muskegon and Northview. It was arguably the game of the year in West Michigan and deserving of a Regional Championship matchup. Northview led 13-10 after the first then outscored Muskegon 15-9 in the second to take a 28-19 lead into the half. Muskegon was aggressive in getting to the basket and racked up the fouls against Northview as a result. However, the Big Reds struggled at the free-throw line all night and couldn’t cut into the lead even with Mr. Basketball finalist, Kyler Vandejagt sitting for a large part of the first half.</p> <div id=":t1" class="Am aO9 Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" tabindex="1" role="textbox" contenteditable="true" spellcheck="false" aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true"> <p>In the third quarter, Northview got contributions from Vanderjagt, [player_tooltip player_id="864018" first="Jalen" last="Charity"], [player_tooltip player_id="987644" first="Tyran" last="Thomas"], [player_tooltip player_id="1111924" first="EJ" last="Ryans"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1068141" first="Grant" last="George"] to separate from Muskegon. [player_tooltip player_id="987644" first="Tyran" last="Thomas"] was especially effective in the paint, grabbing loose balls and rebounds and creating numerous second-chance opportunities for Northview. In my opinion, it was Tyran’s efforts that turned out to be the ultimate x-factor that helped Northview maintain its lead throughout. In the 4th quarter, the Big Red went on an 11-0 run and got within three points of Northview midway through the 4th. Northview capitalized at the free-throw line down the stretch to win by a comfortable margin over the Big Reds. It was as impressive of a win as you’ll find by any team across the state. This Northview team is the most complete team I’ve covered in Division 1 and should be considered a favorite to make it to the Breslin with only two games standing between them and the final four.</p> </div> <h4>Regional Semifinal Top Performers</h4> <h6>Brady Bosma, West Ottawa 2022"</h6> <p>Brady scored 27 points in West Ottawa’s 68-60 win over Wyoming. West Ottawa will play Northview for a Division 1 Regional Championship on Wednesday at 7 pm at Grand Haven High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1067860" first="Jalen" last="Overway"], Holland Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Jalen scored 27 points in Holland Christian’s 70-62 loss to Benton Harbor.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="987274" first="Jordan" last="Briggs"], Muskegon 2023"</h6> <p>Jordan scored 27 points in Muskegon’s loss to Northview.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="987270" first="Kaden" last="Brown"], Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2023"</h6> <p>Kaden scored 23 points, had six steals, and five assists in Catholic Central’s 69-44 win over Grand Rapids Christian. Catholic Central will play Whitehall in a Division 2 Regional Championship on Wednesday at 7 pm at Forest Hills Eastern High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="787685" first="Kyler" last="Vanderjagt"], Northview 2022"</h6> <p>Kyler scored 18 points in Northview’s 68-55 win over Muskegon. Northview will play West Ottawa for a Division 1 Regional Championship on Wednesday at 7 pm at Grand Haven High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="864018" first="Jalen" last="Charity"], Northview 2022"</h6> <p>Jalen scored 18 points Northview’s win over Muskegon.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="987644" first="Tyran" last="Thomas"], Northview 2023"</p> <p>Tyran scored 15 points in Northview’s win over Muskegon.</p> <h6>Jaleil Holt, Wyoming 2022"</h6> <p>Jaleil scored 21 points in Wyoming’s loss to West Ottawa.</p> <h6>Jax Wilson, Sparta 2023"</h6> <p>Jax scored 21 points in Sparta’s 61-52 loss to Whitehall.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="863922" first="Brady" last="Titus"], Tri-Unity Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Brady scored 19 points in Tri-Unity’s 53-44 win over Muskegon Heights. Tri-Unity will play New Buffalo for a Division 4 Regional Championship on Wednesday at 7 pm at New Buffalo High School.</p> <h6>Colin Shriver, West Ottawa 2022"</h6> <p>Colin scored 17 points in West Ottawa’s win over Wyoming.</p> <h6>Qua’dir Hatchett, Wyoming 2023"</h6> <p>Qua’dir scored 17 points in Wyoming’s loss to West Ottawa.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="787680" first="Jack" last="Karasinski"], Catholic Central 2022"</h6> <p>Jack scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Catholic Central’s win over Grand Rapids Christian.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1112374" first="Durral" last="Brooks"], Catholic Central 2024"</h6> <p>Durral scored 13 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists in Catholic Central’s win over Grand Rapids Christian.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>