Birch Run Varsity Boys Basketball had a great effort throughout the game against visiting Bay City Central but came up a little short 58-67. At the end of the first quarter, we were down by only four points 11-15 and trailed at halftime trailed by 10 (23-33). The Panthers fell a little further behind by the end of the third quarter 37-51.  At the 4:15 mark in 4th quarter, Birch Run hustled and played a solid pressure defense to bring the game within 3 points, 53-56. When the time ran out, the team fell short 58-67. Gage Martinus topped the Panther scoring with a career high of 22 points and he led the team with 4 steals. Scoring also in double figures were Mason Mellott with 13, and Jaxon Martinus with 12 points. Trent Dalak led the team with 6 rebounds.  

Gage Martinus 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals 

Mason Mellott 13 points, 1 rebound, 3 deflections, 1 block

Jaxon Martinus 12 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 deflections

Trent Dalak 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 deflection

Chase Stewart 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 deflection

Keegan Hale 2 points, 3 steals, 1 deflection

Connor Mausolf 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 deflection

Christain Stebnar 1 assist