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- High School Sports
- Updated: Jan. 07, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
- Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
BAY CITY, MI – A look astatine nan precocious schoolhouse boys hoops segment successful nan Bay City area for Jan. 6, 2026. Bay City area hoops coaches are asked to taxable results, highlights and comments nan nighttime of each crippled by emailing [email protected]. Be judge to besides cheque retired our girls roundup.
BOYS BKB: MIDLAND DOW 67, BAY CITY WESTERN 56
Bay City Western battled backmost aft a slow commencement but couldn’t overtake Midland Dow successful a 67-56 setback successful Saginaw Valley League North action.
“Dow was a batch much beingness than america and it showed,” Western coach Will Williams said. “We person to beryllium fresh to bring physicality backmost if we want to triumph games successful this conference.”
Western trailed 16-8 aft 1 4th but closed to wrong 32-28 astatine nan half. Chance Sajdak scored 12 points, Zay Hardwick 10, Preston Kolm 8 and Andy Robbins 7 for nan Warriors (2-5, 0-3).
James Anderson scored 21 for Dow while Wynn Diegel added 13.
BOYS BKB: MOUNT PLEASANT 51, GARBER 43
Essexville Garber was conscionable a measurement down successful each 4th arsenic Mount Pleasant inched distant for a 51-43 triumph successful nan non-conference matchup.
Garber trailed 25-22 astatine nan half and 40-33 done 3 quarters.
Gage Jones notched 14 points and 7 rebounds for nan Dukes (5-3) while Cody Cederberg-Kubiak added 12 points.
BOYS BKB: BEAVERTON 63, ST. LOUIS 26
Beaverton wasted nary clip getting it rolling.
Right from nan jump, nan Beavers were connected nan move, steamrolling past St. Louis for a 63-26 triumph successful Jack Pine Conference-2 action.
Beaverton (6-1, 5-1) powered to a 26-4 lead aft 1 4th and ne'er looked back. Ian Roberts pumped successful 27 points, Landon Love scored 22 and each pulled down 12 rebounds successful nan win.
“Ian Roberts and Landon Love some made it a constituent to beryllium aggressive, and they were rewarded for it,” coach Shad Woodruff said.
BOYS BKB: AKRON-FAIRGROVE 56, LANDMARK 40
Akron-Fairgrove saw a chance to return complaint and jumped astatine it.
The Vikings came retired for nan 2nd half pinch a caller fire, blitzing Kimball Landmark Academy for a 56-40 triumph and halting a four-game losing streak.
Akron-Fairgrove (2-5) went connected a head-spinning 22-2 tally successful nan 3rd 4th to prehend control.
“This was a awesome measurement for america to commencement disconnected nan caller year,” A-F coach Jason Lemon said. “I challenged them defensively successful nan 2nd half and they roseate to nan occasion.”
Everybody connected nan squad sewage successful nan scoring file for nan Vikings, led by Ashtyn Spencer pinch 19 points, Iasonas Viaopoulos 12 and Seth Ball seven. Justin Watson scored 12 for Landmark.
Bay County
Basketball Calendar
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7
Boys Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Davison, 7 p.m.
Bay City Western astatine Standish-Sterling, 7 p.m.
Kingston astatine All Saints, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8
Girls Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Mt. Morris, 7 p.m.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac astatine All Saints, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 9
Boys Basketball
All Saints astatine Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
Essexville Garber astatine John Glenn, 7 p.m.
Midland Dow astatine Bay City Central, 7 p.m.
Pinconning astatine Sanford Meridian, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Bay City Central astatine Midland Dow, 7 p.m.
Essexville Garber astatine John Glenn, 5:30 p.m.
Pinconning astatine Sanford Meridian, 5:30 p.m.
Saginaw Heritage astatine Bay City Western, 7 p.m.
Lee Thompson has served arsenic a sportswriter astatine MLive and The Bay City Times since 1996, covering each section sports pinch an accent connected our 24 area precocious schools. He has earned galore awards from nan Michigan...
