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BAY CITY, MI – A look astatine nan precocious schoolhouse girls 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].
GIRLS BKB: JOHN GLENN 45, SAGINAW UNITED 40
Victory seemed to beryllium slipping distant from John Glenn.
Until nan Bobcats seized it pinch afloat force.
Getting clutch play successful nan final, decisive minute, Glenn fended disconnected Saginaw United for a 45-40 non-conference victory.
Down nan stretch, Aleeyah Alonzo-Mannie drilled a pivotal 3-pointer and Aubrey Moore sank 2 important free throws to crystal nan triumph for Glenn (4-2). The Bobcats led 30-19 astatine halftime but went into nan 4th fourth pinch a 34-33 edge.
“It was awesome to get successful a situational crippled and really fig retired who tin grip nan unit down nan stretch, being a young halfway group,” Glenn coach Adam Moore said. “Our power successful nan 2nd half wasn’t there, but that’s thing to activity connected and talk successful practice.”
Aubrey Moore vanished pinch 23 points, including a cleanable 6-for-6 astatine nan line. Alonzo-Mannie tallied 16 points successful nan win.
United was paced by Destiny Clark pinch 12 points, MyKael Williams 9 and Makayla Mims eight.
GIRLS BKB: MOUNT PLEASANT 40, GARBER 28
Essexville Garber had an undefeated Mount Pleasant squad successful its sights.
But nan Dukes couldn’t put up nan points erstwhile they needed them most, faltering successful nan 2nd half successful a 40-28 non-league loss.
“Our protect effort was great. We created a batch of havoc pinch our length,” Garber coach Megan Cockrell said. “But we person to beryllium much accordant offensively and play pinch amended rhythm.”
Garber (3-4) hovered wrong 22-17 astatine nan half but managed conscionable 11 much points nan remainder of nan measurement arsenic nan Oilers (6-0) maintained nan precocious hand.
Shayler McIntyre led Garber pinch 12 points while Lexi Borodychuk fronted Mount Pleasant pinch 14.
GIRLS BKB: MIDLAND DOW 63, BAY CITY WESTERN 26
Midland Dow unleashed an fierce crippled from commencement to finish, powering past Bay City Western 63-26 successful Saginaw Valley League North action.
Western (1-3, 0-3) trailed 29-7 astatine nan half and 50-14 done 3 earlier finishing pinch its champion quarter.
“We made mistakes early and nan turnovers caught up pinch us,” Western coach Dan Snover said. “We made immoderate strides successful nan 2nd half, and we’re keeping a maturation mindset pinch this young team. So we’ll return our lumps from this 1 and study from it.”
Adalyn Zanotti had a coagulated crippled for nan Warriors pinch 12 points and 5 rebounds while Olivia-Jo Rytlewski tallied 9 points.
GIRLS BKB: CASS CITY 57, LAKER 32
Isabella Bennett conscionable said “Follow me,” and her Cass City teammates were wise to do so.
Bennett collapsed loose for an unthinkable opening quarter, scoring her team’s first 13 points to propel nan Red Hawks to a 57-32 triumph complete Laker successful Big Thumb Conference White action.
Bennett vanished pinch 16 points, sinking 4 3-pointers for nan contest. Her contiguous outburst staked Cass City (4-2, 2-0) to a 16-3 lead done 1 4th and nan separator grew to 34-9 by nan half.
Skylar Ignash came done pinch 10 points and six steals successful nan triumph while Karsyn Ignash counted 9 points and 10 rebounds and Carla Cortes tallied 7 points and six steals.
“Everyone was flowing well,” Cass City coach Reggie Ignash said. “It was satisfying to spot everyone passing nan shot unselfishly. No 1 cared astir their stats, they conscionable played arsenic 1 portion and helped each different connected some ends of nan floor.”
Aubree Bouck led Laker (1-3, 0-1) pinch 18 points while Lydia Smith notched eight.
GIRLS BKB: USA 38, REESE 32
Unionville-Sebewaing outdueled Reese 38-32 successful a protect conflict successful nan Big Thumb Conference White opener, giving nan Patriots their first 5-0 commencement since 2021.
USA (5-0, 1-0) trailed 19-18 astatine nan half but allowed conscionable 4 third-quarter points to move nan tide.
McKenna Kemp provided nan spark pinch an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double successful nan win. Layla Bolzman scored 10 points and Olivia Green six. Erin Jubar notched six rebounds and 5 steals while Macy Prime contributed 5 assists.
Reese was paced by Brooklynn Spencer pinch 11 points and Jaidyn VanOchten pinch nine.
GIRLS BKB: HALE 56, OSCODA 45
Hale’s cleanable commencement now has a signature victory.
The Eagles knocked disconnected perennially beardown Oscoda 56-45, extending their grounds to 6-0.
“We played difficult and, for nan astir part, we tried to group nan tempo,” Hale coach Joe Kimmerer said. “It was a reliable crippled to travel retired of a agelong break with, but I’m proud of really we responded.”
Hale led 22-19 astatine nan half and extended nan separator to 40-31 done 3 quarters arsenic 3 players collapsed into double figures for scoring.
Anella Barclay notched 20 points and 11 rebounds, Callie Hicks 15 points and Ali Beebe 11 points and 11 boards successful nan win.
Oscoda was paced by Emma Michaud pinch 14 points and Isla Merdzinski pinch 13.
GIRLS BKB: BEAVERTON 57, ST. LOUIS 22
When Beaverton put nan pedal to nan metal, location was nary keeping up.
The Beavers erupted for a 26-0 run, racing past St. Louis 57-22 successful Jack Pine Conference-2 action.
“It’s ever unsmooth coming backmost from a agelong break and to person bully energy. We did that tonight,” Beaverton coach Jason Hubble said. “We still were rusty successful immoderate areas, but wide power was good.”
Beaverton (5-0, 4-0), which led 30-4 astatine nan half, sewage different large two-pronged onslaught from Myah Hubble and Taryn Roberts successful nan win. Hubble dropped successful 28 points to spell pinch six rebounds while Roberts delivered a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Rylan Tabaszewski came done pinch 7 rebounds and 5 steals successful nan win. Beaverton snared 16 steals arsenic a team.
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.
