MONTABELLA Montabella defeated Coleman 54-40 in Mid-State Activities boys basketball on Wednesday.

The Mustangs got out to an 8-2 lead after the first quarter and extended their lead to 18-9 at the break before outscoring the Comets 36-31 in the second half.

Logan Schocknesse led Coleman with eight points, while Josh Hilliard had seven points, and Blake Verrett had six rebounds.

David Gormley led the Mustangs with 18 points.

Comets coach Steve Fox said he was happy with his teams effort, especially considering the illness which many of his players have been dealing with.

We got off to a slow start, pretty sluggish at first, Fox said. We came out and played better in the second half. We tried to push the ball a little bit more, (and) we ran the offense a little bit better. The key of the game was that we couldnt really get the turnovers we wanted off our press, and they hit some key shots when we needed to get defensive shots.

The Comets (1-14 overall, 1-10 MSAC) host Ashley on Friday.

Coleman won the junior varsity game 66-46, as Kam DeVrieze led the Comets with 22 points.

Bay City John Glenn 52, Gladwin 25

BAY CITY Bay City John Glenn defeated Gladwin 52-25 in nonconference boys basketball on Wednesday.

The Bobcats had a 7-3 advantage after a close first quarter and extended their lead to 19-11 at the break. John Glenn then pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Flying Gs 33-14 after halftime.Devin Boylen led Gladwin with seven points, while Max Wentworth and Mason Fitzpatrick both contributed seven rebounds.

Brendon Schlink led the Bobcats with 10 points.

The Flying Gs (4-12) host Whittemore-Prescott on Wednesday.

John Glenn also won the junior varsity game, 72-39.

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