Boys Basketball - 7th grade - Wednesday, January 18th
The 7th Grade B Team lost to Alma 10-36. Jacob Casey scored 6 points for the Huskies, while Alex Rosenberg knocked the other 4 points in the loss.
The 7th Grade A Team lost to Alma 26-36. Bentley Baumer had a great game, scoring 13 points, producing many steals on defense. Blake Willman scored 7 points, while Sam Dunton, Marcus Plowden, and Max Martinez each knocked down 2 points. Plowden also had six rebounds in the loss.
Boys Basketball - 8th grade - Wednesday, January 18th
Last night the 8th grade boys suffered two tough losses to the Alma Panthers. The 8th graders B Team hung tough the entire game, leading the game at several points, before eventually giving away the lead in the third quarter. William Foss scored his first career bucket, and Jaxon Fromholz scored for the first time in Middle School. Grady Galbraith and Eddie Dearman carried the scoring with 10 and 8 points a piece.
The A team played a very tough first half against a much taller and faster Alma team, only being down 2 at half time. In the second half, Alma was able to use their size and skill to pull away and secure the win. The Huskies were led in scoring by Xavier VanWagner and Wyatt Launstein with 7 a piece. Hemlock will get back to work and play home next Monday against Standish-Sterling.
Boys Basketball - 7th grade - Monday, January 23rd
The B Team was not in action on Monday.
The A Team lost to Standish-Sterling 25-32. Hemlock had their chances to pull ahead in the contest, but just could not get enough good shots to fall. Bentley Baumer led the Huskies scoring with 6 points. Max Martinez contributed five points, hitting a big three near the end of the game that brought his team within three points. Cooper Gensch and Blake Willman both chipped in with 4 points, respectively. Gensch was very active throughout the game, providing rebounds, solid defense, and fighting for loose balls.
Boys Basketball - 8th grade - Monday, January 23rd
Last night the 8th grade Huskies fell to Standish Sterling in a tough fought game. Fatigue and foul trouble hurt the huskies in the second half, and allowed Standish to pull away. The Huskies were led in scoring by Gavin Schmidt with 8 and Wyatt Launstein and Dawson Davenport with 7 a piece.
Boys Basketball - 7th grade - Wednesday, January 25th
The B Team won 24-14. Jacob Casey led the way with 8 points, while Connor Barrows scored 6 points. Jayden Polom and Aiden Trinklein scored 4 points a piece, while Cameron McNalley knocked down a very nice jump shot for two points.
The A Team was firing on all cylinders, earning a 60-10 victory against The Creek. Blake Willman came out firing, hitting two early three pointers, as Bently Baumer hit another three early in the game. Willman scored 16 points, while Baumer had a day with 21 points. Cooper Gensch contributed 9 points and put in another tough day's work on defense and the glass, pulling down 6 rebounds. Tristyn Church had his best performance, scoring 6 points. Marcus Plowden had a quality day as well, scoring 5 points and not allowing much at all from his defensive post. Max Martinez and Samuel Dunton both knocked down three point shots in the great team win.
Boys Basketball - 8th grade - Wednesday, January 25th
Last night the Huskies had two hard fought games against Bullock Creek. The B team secured a nice win 34 to 18, led in scoring by Noah VanHaitsma with 14, Colton Siler with 11, and Jordyn Smith with 9.
The A team played their best game thus far in a tough loss 35 to 38. The Huskies were led by Wyatt Launstein with 13 points, Gavin Schmidt with 9, and Xavier VanWagner with 7. Good job boys.
Submitted by Coach Clark and Coach Siler
