Reese’s Reyna Frost shoots a free throw in a game from earlier this season. Frost became Reese’s girls basketball all-time leading scorer Monday in a win against Valley Lutheran
Tom Gilchrist and Mike Gallagher
Advertiser Staff
REESE — Reyna Frost became Reese High School’s career scoring leader Monday night, tallying 29 points in a 63-33 win over visiting Valley Lutheran.
“I was really happy with our win tonight,” said Reese coach Denny Gruber. “Valley Lutheran was 6-3 coming into the game, so we beat a nice quality team.”
Frost, who has amassed a career total of 1,231 points, surpassed Rachelle Heinlein, who scored a total of 1,208 points through 2001. Frost added 16 rebounds, nine blocked shots, six steals and five assists, Gruber said.
Reese led 36-19 and expanded the margin in the second half. Maddie Coulter added 14 for the Rockets, now 9-3 overall and 4-0 in the Greater Thumb Conference West Division.
Reese hosts the state’s No. 1-ranked Class C team, Sandusky, on Wednesday night.
Kingston 44, Deckerville 30: Kingston’s girls basketball team remains unbeaten in the North Central Thumb League after beating Deckerville on the road Monday. “This was a hard-fought game that was much closer than the score indicates,” said Kingston coach Jay Green, whose Cardinals moved to 8-0 in the NCTL and 11-2 overall. Kingston outscored the Eagles 13-5 in the fourth quarter. Deckerville’s Jenna Genoff scored a basket with 3:30 remaining in the game to cut Kingston’s lead to 37-30, but that would be the last points scored by the Eagles. Genoff scored 11 points to lead Deckerville. Kingston featured a trio of players with 11 points apiece: Cassidy MacGuire, Jenna Boyl and Sarah Savage. Kingston made 18 of 27 free throws, shooting well from the foul line in the second half, to help seal game.
Bullock Creek 57, Frankenmuth 40: The state’s second-ranked Class B team outscored Frankenmuth 31-8 in the second and third quarters to defeat the 10th-ranked Eagles on Monday. The game pitted visiting Frankenmuth, the top team in the Tri-Valley Conference’s East Division, against host Bullock Creek, the top team in the TVC Central. The outside shooting of Bullock Creek’s Ellie Juengel hurt Frankenmuth, as did Haley Nieman who found her way to the basket often. Juengel scored a game-high 17 points while Nieman finished with 14 and Hannah Heldt tallied 10 for Bullock Creek. Madison Walter led Frankenmuth with nine points while Kendra Kujat scored seven.
Bay City All Saints 49, Akron-Fairgrove 44: The host Vikings came close to handing the Cougars their first Michigan Summit League loss on Tuesday night, but couldn’t pull it off. Akron-Fairgrove made only five of 17 free throws in the contest, the second time the Vikings have played All Saints. “This time we played much better against them,” said Viking coach Andy Beauvais. “We did a better job defensively and we were more aggressive offensively and got more free-throw attempts, but we didn’t knock ’em down.” Viking point guard Kim Rayl scored 10 points and collected 10 rebounds. Teammate Emily Wagner also scored 10 for Akron-Fairgrove, now 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the league.
Hemlock 57, Millington 52: Coach Aaron Chamberlain’s Cardinals trailed 32-20 at halftime on the road Monday night but made a run at the Huskies in the second half. Aubrey Alfano scored a game-high 24 points for Hemlock, with Samantha Krauss adding 11 points for the Huskies. Hailey Murray scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Millington. Haley Trickey added 12 points and six rebounds for the Cardinals, while Elizabeth Selich collected 10 points and seven rebounds. Sydney Olmstead contributed six points for Millington.
Carsonville-Port Sanilac 45, Mayville 28: Jimi Harris scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Mayville in this North Central Thumb League road loss. Miranda Zaremba added seven points and seven rebounds for Mayville, while Lauryn Frenzel scored seven. Jenna Franks hauled down seven rebounds for the Wildcats. CPC was led by Natasha Kandell with a game-high 19, followed by Alex Welsh with 10.
Freeland 74, Caro 39: The Tigers fell to the Falcons in a Tri-Valley Conference crossover game Monday night. Caro was tied with the Falcons 14-14 after one quarter. Freeland, however, used a 23-9 second-quarter run to build its lead, and then outscored the Tigers 37-16 in the second half. Caro was led by Melissa Cockerill with 17 points, and Micaylee Root added 10. Taryn Taugher scored a game-high 19 points for Freeland. Caro (7-4, 6-2) hosts Millington on Thursday.
Chesaning 42, North Branch 27: The Broncos fell behind 12-2 after the first quarter, and couldn’t come back from that deficit against the Indians in a TVC crossover game in Chesaning. In the remaining three quarters, North Branch kept close with Chesaning, being outscored 30-25. Aerial Skinner scored nine points to lead North Branch, while Calla McNulty and Lauren Bickel chipped in with six points apiece. North Branch (2-9, 2-6) plays at Frankenmuth on Thursday.
Carrollton 37, Vassar 28: The Vulcans fell to the Cavaliers on the road in a non-conference contest. Vassar trailed by only two points at the half, but a 15-3 run by Carrollton in the third quarter boosted the Cavs to the victory. Rebecca Huizar led Vassar with six points, and Kirsten Walker added five. Vassar (3-8, 1-1) will play at Cass City on Thursday.
USA 41, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 29: Samantha Ewald led USA in the home win on Tuesday night with 13 points, and Kayla Gremel added 11. Breanna Dinsmoore chipped in seven points for the Patriots. USA (7-3, 4-1) plays at Bad Axe on Thursday.
SASA 60, Owen-Gage 10: The Bulldogs dropped a Michigan Summit League match on the road Tuesday. The Dragons jumped out to a 23-3 lead after the first quarter. Rachel Mroz led the Bulldogs with seven points. Owen-Gage (6-6, 2-4) hosts Bay City All Saints on Friday.