KALKASKA — The Kalkaska varsity girls basketball team beat visiting Traverse City Christian, 47-16, in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night.
The Sabres led early in the game; but with 3:20 left in the first quarter, Aubrey Manchester hit a 3-pointer to give the Blazers a 7-6 lead. The home team wouldn’t give up the lead for the rest of the game and held the Sabres to 10 points the rest of the way.
Kalkaska’s Grace Denike led all scorers with 13 points, while Kylee Moore and Myah Little each scored nine.
TC Christian was led by Zoey Anderson, who scored six points. Abigail Miller scored four points in the loss.
The Sabres’ next game will be Jan. 7 against the Traverse City Bulldogs at home, while Kalkaska plays host to Pine River on Thursday.
GIRLS HOOPS
TC Central 61
Cadillac 35
Traverse City Central: Jakiah Brumfield 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals; Lucia France 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks; Lorelei Zielinski 13 points, 7 rebounds; Halle Rose 8 points, 4 rebounds; Marlie McGregor 8 points, 2 rebounds; outscored Vikings 43-18 in second half.
Cadillac: Sanna Jalovaara 13 rebounds, 8 points; Kaleigh Swiger 11 points.
UP NEXT: The Trojans (1-3, 1-0) host Gaylord, Thursday; the Vikings (2-2) travel Thursday to Petoskey.
Ludington 43
TC West 41
Traverse City West: Grace Bohrer 17 points.
UP NEXT: The Titans (1-4, 0-1 Big North) travel Thursday to Alpena.
Kingsley 53
Glen Lake 43
Kingsley: Emilee Robinson 23 points; Marisa Graham 13 points.
Glen Lake: Lydia Fosmore 19 points; Jessie Pugh 14 points.
UP NEXT: The Stags (1-3) host Manton, Thursday; the Lakers (2-2) host Onekama, Thursday.
Leland 58
Bear Lake 24
Leland: Elli Miller 27 points, 8 steals, 5, rebounds, 5 assists; Ella Knudsen 10 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds; Lily Connor 7 points.
Bear Lake: Natalie Brown 11 points.
UP NEXT: The Comets (2-0) visit Suttons Bay, Thursday; the Lakers (3-1) host Walkerville, Wednesday.
Onekama 62
Mason Co. Eastern 15
Onekama: Callie Sinke 24 points; Hailey Hart 15 points; Ava Mauntler 11 points.
UP NEXT: The Portagers (4-0) travel Thursday to Glen Lake.
East Jordan 54
Mancelona 30
East Jordan: June Kirkpatrick 28 points; Lily Snyder 18 points.
Mancelona: Taylor Belongia 12 points; Ella Schram 10 points.
UP NEXT: The Red Devils (4-0) visit Boyne City, Friday; Mancelona (0-5) travels Thursday to Gaylord St. Mary.
Gaylord 60
Boyne City 41
UP NEXT: The Blue Devils (2-2) travel Thursday to TC Central; the Ramblers (0-3) host East Jordan, Friday.
Petoskey 45
Elk Rapids 25
UP NEXT: Petoskey (4-1) hosts Cadillac, Thursday; the Elks (3-3) host Lake City, Thursday.
Gaylord SM 49
Bellaire 37
UP NEXT: The Snowbirds (4-1, 3-0 Ski Valley) host Mancelona, Thursday; the Eagles (2-3, 0-3 Ski Valley) host Central Lake, Thursday.
Joburg 59
Pellston 27
UP NEXT: Johannesburg-Lewiston (3-0, 2-0 Ski Valley) hosts Onaway, Thursday.
Onaway 56
Central Lake 46
UP NEXT: The Trojans (1-2) travel Thursday to Bellaire.
Inland Lakes 63
Forest Area 8
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs (3-1, 3-0 Ski Valley) host Pellston Thursday; Forest Area (1-5, 1-4 Ski Valley) travels Jan. 7 to Central Lake.
Evart 50
Frankfort 40
UP NEXT: The Panthers (0-3) host Brethren, Thursday.
Mason Co. Central 49
Brethren 34
UP NEXT: The Bobcats (0-2) travel Thursday to Frankfort.
BOYS HOOPS
Frankfort 74
Lake City 33
Frankfort: Senior guard Carter Kerby scored a Frankfort program-record 46 points in the Panthers’ nonconference 74-33 win over Lake City. The previous record of 44 was held by Wade Luxford, set in the late 2000s. Tristin Griffin 14 points; Carson Gillison 8 points.
Lake City: Jase Goodrich 10 points; Adrian Schichtel 8 points.
UP NEXT: The Panthers (4-0) host Glen Lake, Friday; the Trojans (2-3) travel Thursday to Morley-Stanwood.
TC St. Francis 47 Kingsley 35
Traverse City St. Francis: Louis Rhein 15 points, 4 steals, 3 assists; Isaiah Millward 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists; Harrison Shepherd 11 points, 6 rebounds.
Kingsley: Brody Wolf 9 points, 6 rebounds; David Whims 6 points, 4 rebounds; Alex Figueroa 6 points.
UP NEXT: The Gladiators (2-0) play Jackson in Elk Rapids’ tournament Friday; the Stags (0-6) host McBain, Friday.
TC Christian 76 Buckley 47
Traverse City Christian: Asher Coates 19 points; Garrett Schultz 18 points; Brady Stoops 14 points.
Buckley: Landon Kulawiak 24 points; Coy Breithaupt 5 points, 7 assists; Alex Francisco 5 points.
UP NEXT: The Sabres (6-1) host Manton, Thursday; the Bears (1-3) host Benzie Central, Friday.
Suttons Bay 67 GT Academy 45
Suttons Bay: Urijah TwoCrow 12 points; Grayson Opie 10 points; Austin Vang 9 points; Zachariah Raphael 8 points; Elijah Kiessel 8 points; Niko Franco 5 points.
Grand Traverse Academy: Coby Bilderback 16 points; Carson Vermilyea 9 points; Weston Kinney 7 points.
UP NEXT: The Norsemen (2-3) host Brethren, Friday; the Mustangs (1-3) travel Thursday to play the Cadillac homeschool team.
Petoskey 61 Boyne City 46
Boyne City: Drew Neer 9 points; Jaden Alger 7 points; Owen Hewitt 7 points.
UP NEXT: The Ramblers (1-3) host East Jordan, Friday.
Elk Rapids 63 Alpena 50
Elk Rapids: Keagen Cotterman 16 points, 5 rebounds; Cam Kerfoot 13 points; Max Ward 10 points; Wyatt Bargy 6 points, 14 rebounds.
UP NEXT: The Elks (3-2, 2-0 Northern Shores) host Kingsford in Friday’s Elk Rapids Invitational.
Charlevoix 56 Manton 38
Charlevoix: Joe Gaffney 23 points, 4 steals; Jackson Crouse 14 points, 20 rebounds, 3 blocks; Logan Wadkins 8 points, 2 steals; Vitale Collins 6 points; Ryan Pearl 5 points, 4 steals.
Manton: Kaleb Musselman 7 points; Jaden Carstens 7 points; Reece Traxler 7 points.
UP NEXT: The Rayders (3-2) travel Dec. 30 to Glen Lake; the Rangers (0-5) visit TC Christian, Friday.
McBain NMC 71 Mason Co. Eastern 38
McBain Northern Michigan Christian: Eli Bowden 20 points; Emmitt Baas 17 points; Colton Winkle 16 points; Blair DeZeeuw 7 points; Sam Pluger 5 points.
UP NEXT: The Comets (3-4) host Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Wednesday.
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