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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The extremity of nan vacation break intends Michigan’s wintertime precocious schoolhouse sports are successful afloat swing, and galore Grand Rapids-area athletes look to beryllium successful midseason shape to commencement nan caller year.
With that successful mind, we’re taking a look astatine nan section athletes that shined from Dec. 29-Jan. 3 and giving readers a chance to measurement connected which is deserving of MLive/Grand Rapids Press Athlete of nan Week recognition.
Readers person unlimited voting until 9 a.m. Friday, and we’ll people nan victor later that day. Voting has nary base connected postseason honors, specified arsenic nan all-conference aliases all-state teams.
The Athlete of nan Week bid will proceed passim nan wintertime sports season, and to nominate a standout performer, you tin email Patrick Nothaft astatine [email protected] pinch that athlete’s stats and caller accomplishments.
Alex Armstrong, Hudsonville boys basketball
Hudsonville played conscionable erstwhile past week, but Armstrong made nan astir of nan opportunity, arsenic nan inferior helping scored 27 points successful a 72-56 triumph complete Detroit University Prep astatine Grand Blanc’s Charlie Carmody Classic.
Alexis Asekomeh, West Catholic girls basketball
In a rematch of past year’s Division 2 authorities title game, Asekomeh led West Catholic to a 54-52 triumph complete Tecumseh by collecting 19 points, six rebounds and 5 assists, improving nan Falcons’ grounds to 6-1.
Jake Bascom, Rockford boys basketball
The elder guardant and early Central Michigan Chippewa helped Rockford amended its play grounds to 8-0 by scoring 12 points successful a 72-36 triumph complete Traverse City West, past erupted for 23 points successful an 86-55 triumph complete Traverse City Central.
Kyle Brown, Forest Hills Northern boys basketball
The elder defender led Northern to a brace of victories past week by scoring 18 points successful a 64-45 triumph complete Schoolcraft, past adding 17 more, including his 1,000th profession point, successful a 56-50 triumph complete Wayland.
Brody Compau, Rockford wrestling
The freshman took first spot successful nan 106-pound weight people astatine nan prestigious Detroit Catholic Central Invitational connected Saturday, defeating DCC’s Gabe Ryzyi successful nan finals pinch a 9-3 decision, which improved his play grounds to 13-0.
Nick Dolce, Byron Center crystal hockey
The elder guardant came up large successful a brace of 3-2 wins past week, scoring nan game-winning extremity successful nan 3rd play against Mattawan, past netting 2 more, including different game-winner pinch 32 seconds near successful nan 3rd against Grandville.
Liam Fitzpatrick, Rockford wrestling
The 2nd of 3 Rockford champions astatine nan Detroit Catholic Central Invitational, Fitzpatrick won nan 144-pound weight people by defeating Davison’s Calvin Martz pinch an 11-4 determination successful nan finals.
Mady Hayes, Lowell girls basketball
The inferior helping scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead Lowell to a 41-33 triumph complete Northview and a title astatine nan Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament.
Keegan Hulst, Holland boys basketball
Holland had a engaged week, pinch nan Dutch playing 3 games, and Hulst was coagulated successful each of them, arsenic nan elder defender scored 26 points successful a 66-48 nonaccomplishment to Grand Haven, 20 points successful a 57-30 triumph complete Onekama and 23 points successful a 59-42 conclusion to Wyoming Lee.
Sadie Kragt, Zeeland West girls basketball
The inferior defender scored a career-high 28 points to lead nan Dux to a 53-48 overtime triumph complete Hopkins.
Michael Lindquist, Greenville boys basketball
The elder defender and caller 1,000-point scorer continued his beardown play pinch 22 points successful an 84-60 triumph complete Ottawa Hills, improving Greenville’s grounds to 7-1 connected nan year.
Layne Martin, Rockford wrestling
The inferior and defending authorities champ astatine 113 pounds won nan 120-pound bracket astatine nan Detroit Catholic Central Invitational, defeating Davison’s Bryce Holt via awesome determination successful nan finals aft pinning his first 2 opponents.
Bryce Morrison, Hamilton wrestling
The elder improved his play grounds to 18-0 pinch a beardown showing astatine Saturday’s Detroit Catholic Central Invitational, wherever he won nan 150-pound weight people by defeating Brighton’s Kaden Tindall via method autumn successful nan finals aft pinning his first 2 opponents.
CJ Reynolds, East Kentwood boys basketball
The inferior defender scored 16 points, including 4 3-pointers, successful a 77-37 triumph complete Flint Carman-Ainsworth, past poured successful a profession precocious 30 points pinch 7 triples successful a 70-41 triumph complete Port Huron Northern to amended nan Falcons to 7-1 connected nan year.
Trevor Serba, Sparta crystal hockey
The elder skipper led Sparta to a 5-3 triumph complete Hudsonville by scoring doubly and assisting connected nan different 3 goals to amended nan Spartans’ grounds to 6-8 connected nan year.
Landon Smith, Grandville crystal hockey
The elder guardant started nan week pinch 2 goals and 3 assists successful a 9-3 triumph complete Mattawan, past scored 2 much goals, including nan overtime game-winner, successful a 4-3 triumph complete Mona Shores, earlier ending nan week pinch an assistance successful a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Byron Center.
Titus Spencer, Holland Christian boys basketball
The elder defender opened past week pinch 17 points successful a 54-48 triumph complete Petoskey, past scored 17 again successful a 73-59 nonaccomplishment to Grand Haven, earlier closing retired nan framework pinch 27 points successful a 55-51 triumph complete Spring Lake.
Braylon Taylor, GR Christian boys basketball
With prima elder Carl Thompson retired pinch an injury, Taylor stepped up for nan Eagles past week, arsenic nan inferior defender scored 24 points successful a 69-46 triumph complete River Rouge, past poured successful 19 much successful a 68-38 triumph complete Portage Northern.
