MILAN ― Trey Oldenburg won the battle, and his team won the war.
The Jefferson boys basketball senior went head-to-head with Milan’s Landon Talladay in a clash of two of the best scorers in Huron League boys basketball on Friday, Jan. 23.
Oldenburg won the individual battle with a game-high 28 points to 20 for Talladay. And Jefferson posted a 66-46 victory.
Oldenburg is closing in on the school record of 1,185 points held by Jackson Barath.
“Trey played little injured earlier this year with a bad ankle,” said Jefferson coach Corey Wiley. “He has really turned it back on lately. Everyone has. We have a lot of nice pieces and the kids enjoy playing together.”
One of the biggest differences in the game is that Oldenburg got more help from his teammates than Talladay.
Hunter Barton hit a trio of 3-pointers and scored 11 points and Luke Beaudrie added 10.
Barton also played solid defense against Talladay.
“Talladay is a really nice player,” Wiley said. “You look around the county and he’s in the top seven or eight for sure. He hit some nice, tough shots tonight. He has good footwork and plays well.”
Wiley says defense has been the key for Jefferson winning four in a row to improve to 10-4.
“Nice team win on the road tonight,” Jefferson coach Corey Wiley said. “Our defense continues to lead the way.”
Jefferson, which started playing basketball in 1961, has hit double figures for wins only seven times in school history. The school record for wins is 14.
Milan dipped to 3-11.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Carlson’s Sliwinski shines
GIBRALTAR – Junior Luke Sliwinski scored 13 of his career-high 20 points in the first half to get Gibraltar Carlson rolling toward a 53-41 victory over Dearborn Edsel Ford Friday.
Trent Ison also had a nice night for the Marauders with 16 points and a team-high 9 rebounds.
Carlson climbed over .500 at 7-6 with its fourth consecutive win.
Byrd closes for Airport
FLAT ROCK – Dillon Byrd was scoreless at halftime Friday.
By the time the game ended, he was the leading scorer in leading Airport to a 43-33 win over Flat Rock.
The Jets improved to 7-7.
“Our kids showed a lot of fight tonight,” Airport coach Ryan Marino said. “We were in foul trouble early and often but guys stepped up for us when called upon.”
Austin Tackett and Chase Harvell came off the bench to play important minutes.
“The second half was tough only scoring 16 points,” Flat Rock coach Rick Smith said. “We just didn’t execute our game plan very well, but our kids gave great effort and hats off to Airport. They really defend it really well tonight.”
Jordan Godfrey led Flat Rock (3-11) with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Gillum added 8 points.
SMCC battles leaders
RIVERVIEW – St. Mary Catholic Central gave Huron League leader Riverview a great battle before falling 59-45 Friday night.
“We played a very good game tonight,” SMCC coach Bryce Windham said. “Had it at 11 in the fourth and Riverview did a good job of closing it out. Very proud of the guys tonight.”
Jack Starner led the Falcons with 15 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Airport gets 10th win
MILFORD – Airport rolled to its fourth straight win, tripping Milford 53-45 Friday.
“We got some defensive stops, made some tough shots and finished with some free throws down the stretch to close the game out,” said Airport assistant coach Luke Baker. “Milford is a stingy defensive team, and this win will serve us well into the future. Proud of the girls for the effort and overcoming some adversity tonight.”
Sophia Mator scored 19 points and Olivia Gratz 13 for the 10-1 Jets.
Carlson extends streak
DEARBORN – Gibraltar Carlson extended its winning streak to four games with a 55-13 rout of Dearborn Edsel Ford Friday.
“It’s a good win for us,” Carlson coach John Mason said. “We wanted to have a great defensive game for four quarters. I’m very proud of Jillian Farago who pushed the pace from start to finish.”
Addison Wallace led the 10-4 Marauders with 16 points. Mia Jackson and Kennedy Warren were defensive standouts.
PREP WRESTLING
Ida, Jefferson finish 2-3
DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Ida and Jefferson both finished 2-3 at the Dearborn Heights Crestwood Duals Saturday.
Ida’s Braxton Shaffer of Ida and Cody O’Hern (106), Dino Gessner (113), Sawyer Schaffer 132) and Karson Petit (150) of Jefferson all went 5-0.
Justin Crozier of Ida wound up 4-1.
Teammates meet in finals
SOUTHGATE – Briannna Lynch beat St. Mary Catholic Central teammate PeggyJo Gessner in the 100-pound finals of the Southgate Anderson Girls Invitational Saturday.
Amelia Szawara (14), Hailey Wisler (130) and Madelyn Grube (190) all were champions for New Boston Huron. Teammate Ahlana Taylor (120) was second.
Belle Martin (115) was a champion for Gibraltar Carlson and Tierra Taylor (105) placed second.
Monroe got thirds from Jordyn Jones (105) and Lola Cacioppo (155).
Two champs for Carlson
LAPEER – Abram McCall (106) and Jacob Morris (190) were champions for Gibraltar Carlson in the Lapeer Friday Night Frenzy.
Wally Sindone (132), Gunnar Adams (175) and Matthew Beach (285) were second for the Marauders and Orlando Ehause (113) and Peyton Brown (138) finished third.
PREP BOWLING
Huron’s Wyszynski soars
MONROE – Hunter Wyszynski shot games of 258 and 246 to lead New Boston Huron to a 23-7 win over St. Mary Catholic Central at Monroe Sport Center.
Freshman Lucas McBride made a bid for a 300 game for the Chiefs with the first seven strikes before settling for a 251. Nathan DeVita added 233 and 219 games.
Brady Crawford shot 230 and drew Bredarman 203 to lead Milan past Jefferson 27-3 and Dominik Kryk shot 229 for Flat Rock in a 27-3 loss to Riverview.
In girls action, Alayana Conklin rolled a 227 to spark Huron’s 20-10 win over SMCC, Flat Rock swept the Baker games to beat Riverview 18.5-11.5 to remain unbeaten and Maggie Smith posted a 252 to lead Milan past Jefferson 26-4.
Seaver shoots 287
TECUMSEH – Jaden Seaver shot a 287 game for Monroe’s boys in a 25-5 loss to Tecumseh Thursday.
The girls fell 29-1.
PREP SWIMMING
Mills breaks school record
MILAN – David Mills broke the school record in the 500-yard freestyle to lead Erie Mason-Ida to a 118-64 victory over Milan on Thursday.
He was clocked at 4:55.02 to eclipse the mark of 4:52.31 set by Bryan Andrews in 2008.
Bowie Jacobs qualified for the state meet in the individual medley and backstroke and Brandon Tross hit a state cut in the 50 freestyle.
Mason-Ida sweep the relays with Mills, Tross, Jacobs, Jared Tunison, Brenner Nelson, Mason Reynolds and Robert Otting. Tunison won the individual medley and breaststroke, Tross took the 50 and butterfly. Other wins came from Nelson (100) and Jacobs (backstroke).
Milan swept diving with Caleb Furlong, Jonathon Ringbloom and Luke Keel. Tadas Zukovskis hit a state cut in the individual medley and Ryan Johnson, Landon Brice, Cameon Garcia, Alec Markham, Jameson McShane, Ian Satterley, Owen Stripp, Hank Boicz and Cory Tumusiime posted best times.
Starll sets Carlson record
GIBRALTAR – Jace Starll rang up 291.8 points to break the Gibraltar Carlson school record in diving during a 93.5-89.5 loss to Woodhaven Thursday.
Owen Keith won the 50 freestyle and butterfly and Dylan Cain (500), Conor Raftery backstroke and Donovan Randazzo also won. The Marauders also took the medley relay with Raftery, Randazzo, Keith and Jack Dunwoody and the 200 relay with Owen Lancaster, Dean Manthei, Dunwoody and Keith.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Roundup of Monroe County Region sports for Jan. 22-24
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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