Bucs varsity boys fall to Muskegon 52-48 in district finals
The boy's varsity basketball team lost in the last quarter to the Muskegon Big Reds in the district championship game on Friday. After leading in a close game the Bucs lost the district champions title after a hard fought game and a season of lots of effort.
March 15, 2016
Senior Drew Hewitt carries the ball down the court with teammates Jason Long and Lukas Steffel following. Hewitt contributed 11 points for the team Friday.
Senior Tyler Wiedemann drives the ball in against Muskegon’s defense contributing five points for the Bucs.
Senior Jason Long takes a shot adding two points for the Bucs.
Senior Zac Sinke sinks a 3-point shot with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter falling just one point behind in the 45-44 point game.
Junior Mac Mahacek and varsity water boy Luke Berry respond to the 3-point shot made by Muskegon in the final quarter. Linwood Lee shot a three pointer in the fourth quarter allowing the Big Reds to lead 50-48.
Parents of the players realize their boys season is over after the final shot made by Muskegon with 11 seconds left making the score 52-48 bringing the Buccaneer season to an end
Junior Zac Holman and senior Drew Hewitt sit at on the bench as their season comes to an end along with their years of playing basketball together.”The last quarter was really intense, they hit a lot of tough shots and were really hard to stop. But we had an answer for just about everything they threw at us,¨ Hewitt said.
The Bucs walk off the court after a close loss, with the Muskegon Big Reds following in celebration as district champions. ¨Even though we didn’t finish it the way that we wanted it, I feel we reestablished Grand Have as a major power in basketball this season,¨ junior Clay Landsman said.
Senior Jason long hugs assistant coach Bob Eidson after his final high school basketball season comes to a close with an emotional loss Muskegon.
