Bay City area boys roundup: Win over neighboring rival is best way to bounce back

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BAY CITY, MI – A look astatine nan boys precocious schoolhouse sports segment successful nan Bay City area for Jan. 5, 2026. Bay City area coaches are asked to taxable results, highlights and comments nan nighttime of each crippled by emailing [email protected].

BOYS BKB: JOHN GLENN 76, ALL SAINTS 33

Tough losses sting.

But pursuing pinch a bully triumph tin easiness nan pain.

Fresh disconnected an overtime nonaccomplishment to Alpena, nan John Glenn boys hoops squad started nan treatment process pinch a 76-33 triumph complete Bay City All Saints.

“We really hammered connected our defense nan past believe aft a reliable 1 against Alpena,” Glenn coach Derrek Clyde said. “After a crippled for illustration that, it tells you a batch astir your squad really they respond.

“We played difficult and did a batch of small things right, and that was reflected successful nan score.”

Glenn bolted to a 22-4 first-quarter lead arsenic Danzell Calhoun scored 8 of his 17 points. Dylan Wood led nan Bobcats pinch 23 points and Caleb Seafert scored 16 arsenic Glenn sank 8 3-pointers successful nan contest.

With starring scorer Jack Wetters retired pinch illness, All Saints saw 10 players put points connected nan committee but nary successful double figures. Dylan Paul and Jeffrey Hartman each vanished pinch six points. Henry Essex, Jonathan Kirkpartrick and Luka Neering each snared 5 rebounds for nan Cougars.

“The last people is not pretty, but we battled difficult astatine clip and played bully successful nan halfcourt,” All Saints coach Jason Brzezinski said. “We did a mediocre occupation sticking to our gameplan and taking attraction of nan ball.”

All Saints outscored Glenn 16-15 successful nan 2nd 4th but managed conscionable 13 points successful nan 2nd half.

BOYS BKB: PINCONNING 66, TAWAS 19

Pinconning showed small motion of rust, opening nan caller twelvemonth pinch a resounding 66-19 non-league triumph complete Tawas.

“It was bully to travel retired of nan break pinch a much-needed win,” Pinconning coach Jason Donahue said. “We came retired fierce from nan start. It was bully to spot nan precocious power coming disconnected a agelong break.”

Pinconning blitzed nan Braves 27-4 successful nan first 4th and led 46-8 by nan half. Dayne Ivey scored 10 of his team-high 16 points successful nan first 4th to get nan Spartans rolling. Ryan Kowalczyk and Danny Dubay each scored 14 points successful nan triumph while Sean Donahue and Jaxon Hill furnished 8 apiece. Marcus Pickett led pinch 7 rebounds.

Aiden Smith was tops for Tawas pinch 11 points.

BOYS BKB: STANDISH 65, VALLEY LUTHERAN 44

Landon Nixon and Karter Fegan were earnestly clicking.

The Standish-Sterling duo went wild, combining for astir 60 points successful a 65-44 triumph complete Saginaw Valley Lutheran successful non-conference play.

Nixon dropped successful 32 points to lead nan measurement while Fegan scored 26, sparked by six 3-pointers. The Panthers led 26-22 astatine halftime past went connected a 21-8 tally successful nan 3rd 4th to break it open.

BOYS BKB: GLADWIN 63, SHEPHERD 32

It took a infinitesimal for Gladwin to find afloat speed.

But erstwhile it kicked it, nan Flying G’s were disconnected to nan races.

Gladwin utilized a 19-4 second-quarter burst to large wind past Shepherd 63-32 successful Jack Pine Conference-1 action. Gladwin (5-1, 4-1) led 30-14 astatine halftime.

“The wintertime break layoff seemed evident successful nan first quarter,” Gladwin coach Mike Verellen said. “Our defense was lackluster and a mates guys sewage into early foul trouble. We made immoderate adjustments and shook disconnected that rust.”

The Flying G’s put 3 players successful double figures, headed by Brody Verellen pinch 26 points and 8 rebounds. Ben Verellen notched 16 points and Jacob Pahl 11.

Shepherd was led by Charlie Robinson pinch 10 points.

BOYS BKB: OSCODA 56, HALE 15

Oscoda heads into its rivalry conflict pinch Tawas connected a precocious statement aft storming past Hale 56-15.

The Owls sounded a first-quarter shutout, starring 20-0 aft 8 minutes and 35-4 by halftime.

“We were really bully defensively and played pinch bully effort successful nan first half,” Oscoda coach Mike Poland said. “We will request that aforesaid effort connected Thursday (at Tawas).”

Cole Gerow, Hunter Vincenty-Cole and Reed Curley each notched 10 points successful nan triumph for Oscoda (2-6) while Crue Weisenstein added nine.

BOYS BKB: MIO 62, TC HOME SCHOOL 35

Mio featured an explosive 1-2 scoring punch, racing past Traverse City Home School 62-35 successful a non-league matchup.

Brody Fox poured successful 32 points and Ty McGregor tallied 20 successful nan victory. Fox had a immense all-around game, adding 12 rebounds and 8 steals while McGregor besides pulled down six rebounds.

BOYS BKB: ALCONA 35, AU GRES 28

Au Gres took a lead into halftime but saw its discourtesy bog down successful nan 3rd quarter, starring to a 35-28 nonaccomplishment to Alcona.

“Tough crippled backmost from break,” Au Gres coach Chase Blackmore said. “We’ve sewage to beryllium much fierce toward nan bucket and spot much spell in.”

Au Gres led 17-16 astatine nan midway constituent only to spot Alcona alteration nan crippled pinch a 13-2 third-quarter spree. Brennan Smolen led nan Wolverines pinch 12 points – connected 4 3-pointers – and Levi Jones added six points.

Alcona was led by Edju Hechlik pinch 14 points and Gavin Dellar pinch 13.