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Wayne Scanlon's 12th ranked squad gave #4 Bullock Creek all they wanted, and more, as the Indians eventually dropped a 61-57 decision in a classic battle between two Class B basketball powerhouses.

"It was a great game that we came out on the wrong end of," remarked Scanlon. "Every time we made a mistake, BC seemed to score. We are the only team to score more than 50 points against them and it was a game that went right down to the wire."

The Indians jumped out to a 15-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and upped their advantage to 21-10 in the second stanza before BC called a time-out and went on a 5-0 run to close the gap. Nonetheless, Chesaning still held a 31-25 edge at intermission.

Much of Chesaning's first-half success came against the Lancers' man-to-man defense as the Tribe drew fouls and marched to the free throw line where they converted 18 of 19 charity tosses.

Bullock Creek used a 2-3 zone defense in the second half and began the third quarter by hitting a pair of triples to tie the contest. The Indians faced a 46-43 deficit heading into the final stanza and were staring at a 57-50 disadvantage with just three minutes to go in the game when Katie Vincke scored and Sydney Pacek followed with a steal and a hoop to close the margin to 57-54. Then, with just 57 seconds left to play, Brooke Jastrzembowski launched a three-pointer that tied the game at 57-all.

But BC picked up a favorable blocking call on its next possession, marched to the line and sank a pair of free throws to regain the lead. After a missed basket, Chesaning was forced to foul and the Lancers canned another pair of charity tosses to post the 61-57 triumph.

Jastrzembowski led the Indians with 23 points, sinking a pair of treys and converting 9 of 11 free throws along the way. Sydney Pacek contributed 13 points and Vincke added a dozen markers to the Tribe cause. Whitney Pacek chipped in with seven points.

Just three days later, the Indians were back on the court to face a tough Freeland squad. The visiting Falcons came to town the following Tuesday with just three league losses and only one game behind the second-place Tribe. The Indians grabbed a 35-24 lead at intermission and went on to a 65-56 win.

"We knew Freeland would be tough, because they led us by 13 at their place earlier in the year before we finally rallied for a 58-54 win," commented Scanlon. "The officials complimented both teams on how hard they played and it was great competition. It was a good bounce-back win for us after the tough loss at Bullock Creek on Saturday."

Vincke paced the offense with 22 points to go with three steals. Jastrzembowski registered 18 points, 4 assists and 3 steals. Brooke Beckman scored eight points and hauled down seven caroms while Megan Newton was solid with six points, eight boards, four assists and two steals. Sydney and Whitney Pacek each scored four points with Sydney also dishing out five assists and grabbing four steals. Sabrina Aguilar scored three points for the Indians.

Both teams enjoyed hot shooting nights from the floor as Freeland hit half of their 46 field goal attempts and Chesaning converted 23 of 50 shots for 46%. The Indians continued to capitalize on free throw opportunities, connecting on 16 of 20 charity tosses.

The Indians now stand at 14-2 in the TVC-Central and sport a 14-2 overall record.

Montrose rolls to lane wins over Bentley

Montrose swept the lanes against Bentley on Saturday, February 2, as the Ram guys won a 29-1 match over the Bulldogs and the girls rolled to a 22-8 triumph.

Mike Foster's 235 individual effort in Game 1 highlighted the lopsided win for the boys. Foster followed with a 190 score in the next game. Corky Hickmott won twice with solid efforts of 200 and 225 while Scott Snyder was also a double winner, posting marks of 191 and 167. Mark Snyder won his first game with a 162 and Jack Rodriguez rolled a 153 for a win in his second individual contest. The Rams swept all 10 Baker points.

For the girls, Beth Carpenter (154, 130) and Miranda Cox (107, 111) were double winners. Rachel Wing posted the highest score for the Rams with a winning 162 in her second game while Jessica Jajey also won with a 157 score. The Ram girls also won all 10 of their Baker points.

With the wins, Montrose's girls improve to 3-4 while the boys move to 2-5 on the season.

Hornet matmen finish second at St. Johns

Reiber, Wirgau reach career win milestones for Indians

ST. JOHNS -- New Lothrop's varsity wrestlers were edged by Hastings in the finals and finished second at the fifth annual Carlos Martinez Classic at St. Johns last Saturday, Feb. 9.

The undermanned Chesaning team finished in last place, but had two wrestlers reach career milestones on the day. Jaxon Wirgau recorded his 100th career win in a match against Ithaca, while Chad Reiber reached 200 wins in a match against Shepherd.

The Hornets opened the day with a 54-18 win over St. Johns, then defeated Shepherd 50-17, and Ovid-Elsie 59-5. That put New Lothrop at the top of their pool.

Then in the finals, the Hornets lost a close 31-30 contest to Division 2 Hastings, winner of the other pool.

New Lothrop had six wrestlers go undefeated on the day. They were Justin Krupp (103), Blake Birchmeier (112), Allen Krupp (119), Kelly Krupp (130/135), Marc Confer (171/189) and Ethan Bishop (215/285).

Notching three wins were Kyle Trent (171) and Donny Dawes (285). Ben Burtch (130), Taylor Copes (135) and Tom Wenzlick (160) each had two wins. Also collecting wins for the Hornets were Jesse Lorencz (125), Luke Dawes (140), Jacob Emmendorfer (145) and Travis Timmons (189).

Chesaning started the day with a 54-18 loss to Perry, then followed with a 66-12 loss to Ithaca and a 66-12 loss to Hastings. In the finals, the Indians bowed 57-12 to Shepherd.

Reiber led the Tribe with a 4-0 day at 135 lbs. Wirgau (160) recorded three wins. Also winning for the Indians were Kyle Hoover (140) and Patrick Hook (125).