Basketball roundup: P-W girls edge Portland St. Patrick, Lansing Catholic routs No. 6 Frankenmuth

Matthew Pike and Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal

February 2, 2023 at 11:13 PM·3 min read

GIRLS

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA 36, PORTLAND ST. PATRICK 33

WESTPHALIA — Elly Bengal hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final minute to push the Pirates to a CMAC victory over Portland St. Patrick. Bengal finished with a team-high 10 points for Pewamo-Westphalia (10-5, 6-5). Gracelyn Rockley led all scorers with 12 points and hauled in six rebounds and Natalie Teachworth chipped in 10 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Shamrocks (8-7, 5-4).

LANSING CATHOLIC 74, FRANKENMUTH 42

FRANKENMUTH — Anna Richards had eight 3-pointers while scoring 29 points for Lansing Catholic in a nonleague road win over Division 2 No. 6-ranked Frankenmuth (12-2). Leah Richards finished with 14 points, Morgan Wilcox scored 10 points and Gabby Halliwill chipped in eight points for Lansing Catholic (13-4) in its 11th straight win.

Lansing Catholic's Anna Richards, right, moves the ball as Holt's Allison Metzger defends during the first quarter on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Lansing Catholic High School.

HOLT 54, WAVERLY 40

Janae Tyler and Rhema Dozier each finished with 10 points to keep the Rams (14-2, 6-0) unbeaten in CAAC Blue play with a victory over Waverly. Claire Tobias added seven points for Holt, which won its eighth straight.

DANSVILLE 43, SARANAC 9

DANSVILLE — Kourtney Mack and Gracie Taylor each had 14 points for the Division 3 No. 2-ranked Aggies in their CMAC victory. Elizabeth Carpenter added seven points for Dansville (15-1).

LESLIE 49, PERRY 25

LESLIE — Lily Smeiska notched 14 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Blackhawks to a GLAC home victory over Perry (4-13, 1-8). Reece DeRose scored 10 points and Alayna Brown chipped in eight points for Leslie (11-6, 4-4).

MORRICE 55, BURTON BENDLE 31

MORRICE — Aubrey Rogers turned in a double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Orioles in their win. Makenzie Doerner added 14 points for Morrice.

OLIVET 69, MAPLE VALLEY 9

OLIVET — Kienan Dennison finished with 12 points and Ava Myers added 11 points, three steals and three assists for the Eagles (13-4, 8-1) in their GLAC victory over Maple Valley (1-13, 0-8).

BOYS

EASTERN 43, WILLIAMSTON 41

WILLIAMSTON — Tavion Harden led the Quakers with a team-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a CAAC Red win over Williamston (3-14, 1-6). KyRen McKnight picked up 12 points and J. Garcia added eight points for Eastern (8-6, 6-1).

FOWLERVILLE 61, HASLETT 52

FOWLERVILLE — Brendan Ray led all scorers with 18 points to help guide the Gladiators to a CAAC Red win over Haslett. Griffin Gonzalez picked up 10 points and Dillion Wieas added six points and pulled down eight rebounds for Fowlerville (3-10, 1-6). Zack Nartker and Luke Blattert each finished with a team-high 15 points and D’Angelo Fitzpatrick tacked on seven points for the Vikings (2-13, 2-5).

BURTON BENDLE 68, MORRICE 30

MORRICE — Oliver Long scored a team-high seven points for the Orioles in a home loss to Burton Bendle (7-7). Drew McGowan added on six points for Morrice (1-12).

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Basketball: Pewamo-Westphalia, Lansing Catholic girls get big wins

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