Local Sports:Monroe girls basketball, bowling win Wednesday
MONROE – Trent Moody came out on top in a battle of two undefeated first-year head coaches as his Monroe High team held off Nick Brillhart’s Whiteford squad 38-35 Wednesday night.
“It was not our prettiest game, but you have to win ugly sometimes and we did that,” Moody said. “I am thrilled with our 3-0 start. Monroe didn’t win back-to-back games last year and we just won our first three. The girls are doing everything we ask and have been a thrill to coach and I am very happy to be at Monroe.”
Zoe Leach led the Trojans with 12 points. Jillian Roberts added 9 and Alana Aulph 8.
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“We played a great defensive first half only giving up 9 points, but struggled in the second half giving up second-chance points and allowed them to shoot open shots,” Moody said.
Whiteford trialed 18-9 at halftime and 28-17 after three quarters, but came charging back with 18 points in the fourth quarter.
“Anna Schober’s last-second 3 from the top of the key rimmed in and out at the buzzer,” Brillhart said. “Tough way to lose, but encouraged that we didn’t quit and battled until the end.”
Emily Rasor led the 3-1 Bobcats with 12 points.
PREP BOWLING
Monroe’s Eagle soars
TEMPERANCE – Evan Eagle shot games of 201 and 285 to lead Monroe’s boys to a 17-13 victory over Bedford at Forest View Lanes Wednesday.
“This kid is an absolute beast on the lanes again this season,” Monroe coach Gary Pendleton said of Eagle.
LJ Robertson added a 258 for the Trojans, who also won the girls match 21-9 and the junior varsity boys 18-12.
Alexis Woodridge-Lang (188) and Karlee Smithers (165) led the girls.
PREP WRESTLING
Bears beat ranked foe
MONROE – Jefferson (8-0) pulled out a 31-28 victory over state-ranked Westland John Glenn and also beat Southgate Anderson 57-21 Wednesday.
Joseph Peer (106), Ty Rose (126), Ryder Mulherin (138), Gary Rice (144), Carter Simota (157), Martre Pearson (167) and Anthony Cousino (285) all won both of their matches for the Bears.
Ida wins twice
GROSSE ILE – Ida picked up a pair of wins Wednesday, clipping Grosse Ile 36-33 and Beverly Hills Wiley E. Groves 48-36.
Chris Galloway, Trevor Konieczny, Josh Rose, Tristen Sedlar and Kaden Gerth all went 2-0 for the Blue Streaks.
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL
Burmeister provides spark
TEMPERANCE – Cutter Burmeister scored 12 points and Jack Ryan added 10 as Bedford’s seventh grade beat Adrian 29-18 to improve to 11-2.
Jaxson Lestock and Chase Atkins led the eighth graders to a 25-21 triumph.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Local Sports: Monroe wins battle of unbeaten first-year coaches
