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The Western Michigan Christian (Muskegon, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Northern Michigan Christian (McBain, MI) by a score of 49-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
NMCHS1013111044
WMCHS141191549
Final score provided by R. Modderman III.
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Game Story

Michigan High School Basketball - Western Michigan Christian edges Northern Michigan Christian

December 5, 2023: Muskegon, MI 49441

The Western Michigan Christian Warriors (Muskegon, MI) basketball nipped the visiting Northern Michigan Christian Comets (McBain, MI), 49-44 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Warriors (1-2) will now prepare for their test against Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon, MI). The Crusaders go into the non-league test with a 0-2 record.

The Comets now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Beal City for a Highland test on Thursday, December 7. Northern Michigan Christian will encounter a Aggies squad coming off a 87-54 league win over Evart (Evart, MI). The Aggies record now stands at 2-0.

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

WMC took an early lead of 9-4 in the first few minutes of the game with a balanced scoring effort.

Second Quarter

The NMC Knights were led by number 40, Danny Maat, and assisted by a plethora of WMC fouls to cut the lead to 2 at halftime.

Third Quarter

Both teams battled back and forth in the third quarter. NMC tied it up due to missed WMC free throw opportunities.

Fourth Quarter

With 20 seconds remaining, WMC’s Ben Moorhead made a 3 to go ahead by two points. Finally WMC’s Derrick Ashley sealed the game with two free throws with 2.4 seconds left.

NMCHS @ WMCHS Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 5, 2023 @ 7p
Western Michigan Christian High School
The Western Michigan Christian (Muskegon, MI) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Northern Michigan Christian (McBain, MI) by a score of 49-44.

Rankings & Records

Northern Michigan Christian (23-24)

MIClass
33830
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
15-109-88-36-61-1.600.5291,1941,181

Western Michigan Christian (23-24)

MIClass
47093
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
9-135-16-53-50-3.409.8331,0141,155

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Michigan Christian
10.013.011.010.047.8
Western Michigan Christian
14.311.310.811.546.1

Record Breakdown

Northern Michigan Christian (23-24)

Western Michigan Christian (23-24)

15-10
Overall
9-13
9-8
League
5-1
6-2
Non-League
4-10
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
8-3
Home
6-5
6-6
Away
3-5
1-1
Neutral
0-3
0-0
Playoff
0-0
15-10
In-State
9-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0