Novi could have had a comfortable halftime lead but made just 2 of 13 shots from 3-point range over the first two quarters. West Ottawa had a five-point lead with 1:54 left in the first quarter before Novi reeled off the final eight points to take a 17-14 lead into the second.īoth teams had mini runs in the second period before Trendon Hankerson’s basket gave Novi a 26-25 halftime edge as West Ottawa managed only two free throws on its final five possessions of the first half. It took Novi two minutes before it could find the range and hit a shot - a triple by Jiovanni Miles - and the Wildcats were on the boar West Ottawa delivered the first punch, scoring the game’s first six points before Novi could work up a sweat.
Xavier Wade and Tyler Bosma each scored 13 points to lead West Ottawa (25-2), which will now play in its first state title game. Maddox finished with 13 points, but with West Ottawa’s ability to make free throws, there was not an opportunity for him to cash in on a third straight game-winning shot for the Wildcats (17-9). With the game tied, Pederson nailed his fourth 3-point shot with 3:22 left to play and then passed to Liam Cavanaugh for a lay-in and a four-point lead. The win sends West Ottawa into Saturday’s 12:15 state championship game against defending champ and No.
Not only did Pederson keep Maddox in check, he added 12 points to enable Holland West Ottawa to pull out a 53-50 victory. from taking over Friday’s Class A semifinal game at the Breslin Center.Īnything Pederson could provide offensively was a bonus.
"My teammates and myself, we're excited to come in here." Holland West Ottaway 53, Novi 50ĭrew Pederson’s job was to keep Novi’s Traevon Maddox Jr. "It's my soon-to-be home, so I'm excited every time I come here," he said. He totaled 61 points between last year's semifinal and championship and his 42 points Friday puts him at 103 points for his career while playing on the Spartans' floor. When he watches Loyer and the Wolves compete for a second-straight championship Saturday, he'll likely see that scoring record fall, as Loyer is five points away from surpassing him.Ĭlarkston is expecting another big performance from Loyer, too. When Dane graduated from Clarkston in 1998, he finished his career with 2,287 career points, which is 11th all-time in MHSAA history. Dane was a big help in recruiting Loyer to East Lansing. MSU assistant Dane Fife, son of Clarkston coach Dan Fife, watched Loyer from the arena's tunnel for most of the game. He does a good job of finding everybody, and he does a good job of letting everybody get a team effort in and put the ball int he basket." He knocks down shots for us, and it opens things up for others. "When he gets going like that, we just try to key in on him and get him the ball. "When he gets it going, not a lot of people can stop him," said guard CJ Robinson, who pitched in nine points and five assists. Loyer finished 7 of 11 from the 3-point line and made all 11 of his free-throw attempts. That period set the tone for the rest of the game for Clarkston, which gained a 25-point lead in the fourth. Basketball: Clarkston's Foster Loyer wins in runaway vote "I thought we came out and threw that first punch early and we led from there," Loyer said, who finished with 42 points. He buried two shots just 6 feet past half court with ease, while he capped the period with a fading buzzer-beater from 3. Loyer scored 17 points in the opening quarter, making more 3-pointers (five) than the Pilots (19-8) had made field goals (four). Clarkston guard Foster Loyer shoots against Warren DeLaSalle guard Easton Sikorski during second period action of the Class A MHSAA semifinals Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing MI.
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