Port Huron defeats Lakeview, wins share of MAC Silver championship

It’s Port Huron’s outright championship to win.

Sophomore guard Garrett James scored 20 points Friday night to lead the host Big Reds to a 5642 victory over Lakeview in a match-up of two of the three teams that were tied for first place in the Macomb Area Conference Silver Division basketball race.

Conner Rosenau added 16 points as Port Huron completed a season sweep of the Huskies and took sole possession of first place while clinching at least a tie for the title.

The Big Reds are 7-2. Lakeview and St. Clair are 6-3. The Saints lost to Madison 58-46 to fall out of the first-place tie.

Port Huron last won a league championship in 2004.

“That was before any of us were born,” said Rosenau, a 6-foot-4 senior forward. “This season that’s been our goal. We started off rough, started 1-4. Now we’re 8-2 in our last 10. It’s been incredible. I love all these guys.”

James made a 3-point basket and added a pair of 2-point baskets during a 7-1 run that gave Port Huron a 49-41 lead early in the fourth quarter.

“Sometimes I get like that — it feels like everything is going in,” James said. “We were fired up to play this game. We really wanted this one tonight.”

In division finales Tuesday, Port Huron plays Marine City, Lakeview plays Madison and St. Clair plays Marysville.

Matthew Ritter scored 24 points for Lakeview.

The Huskies managed only three points in the fourth quarter and were outscored 29-10 in the second half.

“Port Huron played hard, and they deserved to win the league championship,” Lakeview coach John Carr said. “We had our opportunities. We missed a lot of easy bunnies in key situations.”

Down 32-27 at halftime, Port Huron started the third quarter on an 11-5 run and took a 38-37 lead on James’ 3-pointer. Roesnau preceded the triple with four free throws.

After trailing 28-16 a dozen minutes into the game, Port Huron outscored the Huskies 9-3 in the final 2:59 of the second quarter and Lakeview settled for a 32-27 halftime lead.

Ritter ignited Lakeview in the first quarter. His triple with 29 seconds left ended the scoring and put Lakeview ahead 20-16. He also had baskets that gave the Huskies leads of 11-10 and 15-13.

Lincoln won the division championship last season and then moved to the Gold.

MADISON 58, ST. CLAIR 46

Keanu Mills scored 28 points and had five rebounds and four steals as Madison knocked St. Clair out of a tie for first place in the MAC Silver. Damian Harvey Jr. had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists and Jason Howard and Davion Davis scored seven and five points, respectively. Madison, Lakeview and St. Clair are tied for second place in the division with 6-3 records.

PORT HURON NORTHERN 85, NEW HAVEN 82 (OT)

Tyler Jamison missed the game with an illness, but Port Huron Northern still had his younger brother.

Freshman Alex Jamison scored 28 points and took eight rebounds and freshman Amir Morelan had a double-double with 22 points and 10 assists to lead the Huskies to the victory over New Haven in a Macomb Area Conference White Division game.

Another ninth-grader, Can Harju, scored 20 points to help division-champion Northern improve to 9-0 in the White and 14-1 overall.

Dezmond Gilleylen scored 26 points and LeAndre Barnes 15 for New Haven (5-4, 12-4).

Tyler Jamison has signed with Fairleigh Dickinson.

Port Huron Northern, coached by the Jamisons’ father, Brian, won the Blue Division championship last season and moved to the White. The Huskies have won their last 19 division games.

Port Huron Northern closes its White Division schedule against visiting Grosse Pointe North on Tuesday.

ROMEO 71, WARREN-MOTT 45

The Marauders’ Darian Miller had 19 points, Rylee Itoney 12 points and four rebounds and Martino Haywood six points, four assists and four rebounds.

UTICA 68, LAKE SHORE 36

Mason Brodi had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Luke Cottingham had 11 points and eight rebounds as Utica improved to 8-1 in the MAC Blue with one game to play. Sebastian Soriano made six assists. “He did a great job of getting all of his teammates involved,” coach Dave Hinkle said. Adam Rach scored eight points for Lake Shore. Utica can win at least a share of the division champion if the Chieftains defeat Anchor Bay on Tuesday. Cousino is 7-1 with two games to play. Lake Shore is 1-8 and 2-15.

ANCHOR BAY 57, FRASER 40

Drew Trappe scored 11 points and added eight rebounds and three steals to spark Anchor Bay to the MAC Blue victory. Ashton Goul scored 14 points for Fraser. The Tars are 6-3 and play Utica in their division finale Tuesday at Anchor Bay. The Tars are 8-8 overall.

DAKOTA 36, STEVENSON 33

Owen Colpaert scored 10 points and added seven rebounds and three steals to lead Dakota to the MAC Red victory. Matthew Bommarito had six points, Calvin Watson and VJ Jackson five apiece and Nate Washburn had 12 rebounds as the Cougars’ record moved to 3-5 and 6-7. Joe Malak had 14 rebounds and seven blocks and Alex Moratalla scored 11 points for Stevenson, which is 2-7 in the Red with one game to play. Dakota played at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix on Saturday night.

BROWN CITY 43, MEMPHIS 22

Gaden Muxlow scored 28 points to lead Brown City. Cody Rembowski had seven points and James Whitten five for Memphis. The Green Devils led 31-10 at halftime.

LUTHERAN NORTH 62, CRANBROOK 61 (OT)

Ben Narr scored 28 points, Jacob Burke 12 and Josh Brown 11 to pace Lutheran North (10-3). Coach Jeff DeMasse’s Mustangs have won seven of their last eight games.

Girls basketball

LAKEVIEW 49, DETROIT MUMFORD 42 (OT)

Mackenzie Stein scored 18 points to lead Lakeview. Sam Guciardo scored 14 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Autumn Wirick had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. The Huskies improved to 8-9 with the non-league victory.

LUTHERAN NORTH 44, CABRINI 38

Freshman Emma Rosenow had 15 points and junior Ava Herbst 12 to lead Lutheran North (11-2).

ARMADA 37, ALMONT 27

Ashlyn Upton and Darrah Mackenzie had a double-double apiece to lead Armada to the BWAC victory. Upton scored 12 points and took 12 rebounds and Mackenzie had 12 and 10 as the Tigers improved to 6-4 and 10-7. Sydney Upton added 12 points. Almont’s Grace Koenig scored 11 points. Coach John Baerwolf’s Tigers play at Eisenhower on Monday.

HURON VALLEY LUTHERAN 47, PARKWAY CHRISTIAN 24

Parkway Christian sophomore Tamerah Peterson scored 12 points and senior Sophia Marchesi six.