MHSAA District Semifinals: OK Conference Top Performers

<p>A couple of upsets headlined yesterday’s district semifinal action last night, most notably Coopersville’s 57-50 win over Grand Haven. Check out my thoughts on the Northview-FH Northern game and the Rockford-FH Central game as well as the top performers from across the West Michigan area below.</p> <h5>Rockford 57, Forest Hills Central 53</h5> <p>The best overall matchup across the area took place between Rockford and Forest Hills Central in a back-and-forth game that certainly lived up to the hype. Forest Hills Central’s [player_tooltip player_id="1223504" first="Jonas" last="Vanderwoude"] knocked down a couple of threes in the second quarter to help the Rangers go into the break with a two-point lead. In the third quarter, it was Rockford’s Caden Pokorzynski who took over, driving to the basket almost at will to help Rockford grab a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. [player_tooltip player_id="1211148" first="Jacob" last="Bonnett"] ended his career on a high note, scoring 18 points and doing everything in his power to will Forest Hills Central to a win. Blake Murphy had a big game for Rockford as well, scoring 11 points and grabbing a ton of boards and loose balls.</p> <h5>Northview 53, Forest Hills Northern 35</h5> <p>In the second game, Forest Hills Northern threw everything it had at Northview, keeping the game within striking distance until midway through the third. Freshman guard Justin St. Antoine offered a glimpse of the future of Husky Hoops by putting together a gutsy performance against arguably the best backcourt in the state. [player_tooltip player_id="864018" first="Jalen" last="Charity"] stood out as the most impactful player in this one given his activity around the rim. He finished off a handful of tip-ins and had his dribble-drive dialed in all game. Northview also had solid showings from its usual suspects in [player_tooltip player_id="787685" first="Kyler" last="Vanderjagt"], [player_tooltip player_id="987644" first="Tyran" last="Thomas"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1111924" first="EJ" last="Ryans"].</p> <h5>Top Performers</h5> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="863922" first="Brady" last="Titus"], Tri-Unity Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Brady scored 35 points in Tri-Unity’s 58-44 win over Kalamazoo Phoenix. Tri-Unity will play Martin in a Division 4 district championship on Friday at Climax-Scotts High School. </p> <h6>Carson DeHaan, Calvin Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Carson scored 32 points in Calvin Christian’s 63-50 win over Fennville. Calvin Christian will play Covenant Christian in a Division 3 district championship on Friday at Covenant Christian High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1128345" first="Ramere" last="Draper"], Wyoming 2022"</h6> <p>Ramere scored 29 points in Wyoming’s 80-61 win over Caledonia. Wyoming will play East Grand Rapids in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Caledonia High School.</p> <h6>Caden Pokorzynski, Rockford 2023"</h6> <p>Caden scored 19 points in Rockford’s 57-53 win over Forest Hills Central. Rockford will play Northview in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Forest Hills Central High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1211154" first="Zach" last="Gritters"], Covenant Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Zach scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Covenant Christian’s 67-62 win over Potter’s House. Covenant Christian will play Calvin Christian in a Division 3 district final on Friday at Covenant Christian High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1068265" first="Bashir" last="Neely"], Grand Haven 2022"</h6> <p>Bashir scored 19 points in Grand Haven’s 57-50 loss to Coopersville.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1349395" first="Kaden" last="George"], Spring Lake 2022"</p> <p>Kaden scored 19 points in Spring Lake’s 62-57 loss to Whitehall.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1211148" first="Jacob" last="Bonnett"], Forest Hills Central 2022"</h6> <p>Jacob scored 18 points in Forest Hills Central’s loss to Rockford.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1352290" first="Trey" last="Johnson"], Grandville</h6> <p>Trey scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison. Grandville will play West Ottawa in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Grandville High School.</p> <h6>Tyson Mann, Grandville</h6> <p>Tyson scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="864020" first="Brayden" last="Gable"], Grandville 2022"</h6> <p>Tyson scored 18 points in Grandville’s 56-47 win over Jenison.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="987274" first="Jordan" last="Briggs"], Muskegon 2023"</h6> <p>Jordan scored 17 points in Muskegon’s 68-37 win over Kenowa Hills. Muskegon will play Coopersville in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Muskegon High School.</p> <h6>Brady Bosma, West Ottawa 2022"</h6> <p>Brady scored 17 points in West Ottawa’s 46-43 win over Hudsonville. West Ottawa will play Grandville in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Grandville High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1112374" first="Durral" last="Brooks"], Catholic Central 2023"</h6> <p>Durral scored 17 points in Catholic Central’s 82-48 win over Forest Hills Eastern. Catholic Central will play Unity Christian in a Division 2 district championship at Calvin College on Friday at 7:30 pm.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="1213127" first="Javion" last="Otten"], Kenowa Hills 2023"</h6> <p>Javion scored 17 points in Kenowa Hills’ loss to Muskegon.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="864018" first="Jalen" last="Charity"], Northview 2022"</h6> <p>Jalen scored 15 points in Northview’s win over Forest Hills Central. Northview will play Rockford in a Division 1 district championship on Friday at Forest Hills Central High School.</p> <h6>[player_tooltip player_id="787685" first="Kyler" last="Vanderjagt"], Northview 2022"</h6> <p>Kyler scored 15 points in Northview’s win over Forest Hills Central.</p> <h6>Jake DeHaan, South Christian 2022"</h6> <p>Jake scored 15 points in South Christian’s 73-35 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy. South Christian will play Grand Rapids Christian in a Division 2 district championship on Friday at Kelloggsville High School.</p>