CARLETON – Flat Rock boys basketball coach Rick Smith was ill.
So ill that he had to miss a rivalry game at Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
He probably was feeling better when he heard that his team pulled out a 56-52 Huron League victory.
“The Rams dug deep with an effort that would make coach proud,” said Flat Rock assistant Steve Kamin.
Flat Rock turned the ball over just eight times.
Evan Szalay and Jordan Godfrey paced the 7-14 Rams with 13 points apiece and Joel Scully came off the bench to add 11.
“We seemed to come out flat in the first half and had to play catch up the rest of the game,” Airport coach Ryan Marino said. “We were able to tie the game late but Flat Rock made plays when they needed to.”
Aidyn Stahr led all scorers with 20 points and Jack Baker tossed in 16 for 10-11 Airport.
The teams split a pair of regular-season clashes. The rubber match will come Monday when the teams meet at Jefferson in the first round of the state tournament.
BOYS
Jefferson 67, Milan 46
NEWPORT – Jefferson posted its 10th win in 11 games and improved to 17-5.
The Bears led 42-32 heading into the fourth quarter, but exploded for 25 points in the final period.
“We closed out with a nice fourth quarter,” Jefferson coach Corey Wiley said. “Great game by Luke Beaudrie.”
Hunter Barton led the offense with 23 points, Trey Oldenburg scored 18 and Beaudrie finished with 11.
Landon Talladay netted 18 points for Milan (3-18).
Gibraltar Carlson 54, Southgate 28
SOUTHGATE – Gibraltar Carlson got back on track after back-to-back losses.
The Marauders started fast, leading 32-14 at the intermission.
Carlson (12-8) got points from nine players, including 15 by Trent Ison.
Riverview 64, SMCC 41
MONROE – St. Mary Catholic Central could not derail the Huron League leaders, who pulled away by dominating the second quarter 18-4.
Brock Cousino scored 10 points for the 3-18 Falcons.
Grosse Ile 60, New Boston Huron 57
GROSSE ILE – A career-high 17 points by Braden Munroe was not enough for New Boston Huron.
“Offensively, we played well, but unfortunately, we lacked discipline on the defensive end,” Huron coach Ted Tackett said. “Credit to the Grosse Ile players for staying in attack mode throughout the game.”
Cole Forster added 16 points and Jackson Surma 12 for 14-7 Huron.
Ann Arbor Skyline 52, Monroe 46
MONROE – Monroe made a late charge with 20 points in the fourth quarter, but could not catch their guests.
The 2-17 Trojans were saddled with their 10th consecutive loss despite a game-high 18 points from Carlos Perry and 10 from Cooper Robinson.
Ida 62, Hudson 47
HUDSON – Ida gave up 19 points in the first quarter and trailed by 3.
The 13-7 Blue Streaks cracked down on defense over the next two periods, giving up just 10 points while scoring 34.
Gavin Albring and Connor Zimmerman scored 13 points each and Luke Hennessey delivered 12.
Manchester 49, Summerfield 28
PETERSBURG – Manchester completed an 18-4 regular season with a convincing win.
“Our boys got blasted tonight from the jump,” Summerfield coach Phil Schiffler said. “We just weren’t the tougher team, getting our rebounded by 17. It also didn’t help that we shot the ball 20-percent from the field. We got some great looks and nothing would drop.”
Onsted 63, Dundee 49
DUNDEE – Dundee gave the Lenawee County Athletic Association champs a battle.
“Really happy with our guys’ effort tonight,” Dundee coach Larry Middleton said. “We played really well against a very good Onsted team.”
Luke Bishop scored 18 points and Levi Evans 12 for the 6-15 Vikings.
GIRLS
Gibraltar Carlson 55, Southgate 22
GIBRALTAR – Gibraltar Carlson dominated the second quarter 21-6 to build a 35-11 lead at the half.
Addison Wallace (17 points), Jillian Farago (14) and Addison Burgei (9) led the offense for the 14-5 Marauders.
Hudson 41, Ida 40
IDA – Ida made great strides from the first time it played Hudson, but fell a point shy of an upset.
“The first time the two teams met Ida gave up 59 points and lost by 17,” Ida coach Tim Leanard said. “Tonight Hudson jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but this time Ida responded defensively. We did a much better job on their leading scorer. The biggest lead was 6 and every quarter ended within 1 or 2 points.”
Six of this season’s losses for 7-11 Ida have come in overtime or by 3 points or less.
Alli Schrader and Alyssa Torres scored 10 points each for the Blue Streaks.
Whitmer 48, Bedford 42, OT
TEMPERANCE – Bedford for outscored 10-4 in overtime and suffered their third straight loss.
Anna Gray scored 21 points for the 10-8 Mules
Onsted 38, Dundee 24
DUNDEE – Dundee got its offense going, scoring just 3 points in the first period and 4 in the fourth.
“Onsted deserves a lot of credit,” Dundee coach Jay Briggs said. “They made things tough for us tonight.”
The Vikings slid to 13-6.
Lenawee Christian 66, Whiteford 33
OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford dipped to 5-14.
“They play hard, physical and not scared of any challenge,” Whiteford coach Nick Kopp said of Lenawee Christian. “That is the standard that I think any good program builds upon. I really envy how her girls play.”
Ann Arbor Skyline 39, Monroe 17
ANN ARBOR – Monroe slipped to 4-14.
Saline 50, New Boston Huron 21
NEW BOSTON – Huron was held to a season low for points by the Southeastern Conference Red leaders.
The Chiefs fell to 6-11.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Monroe County Region basketball roundup for games of Feb. 17
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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