Game at New Lothrop 3-8-23  Ovid-Elsie 63 Perry 52   Leaders: Tryce Tokar 16 pts, 5 rebs, 4 steals, 3 assists Logan Thompson 16 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assists Clay Wittenberg 14 pts, 12 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals Hunter Bates 8 pts, 10 rebs,  Braxton Stenger 7 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 3 steals   Comments: We struggled to shoot the ball tonight especially early as we came out sluggish and with nerves. We started off really slow, but did a better job in the second half of getting to the basket. Tokar really stepped up and made some big plays for us down the stretch, and our guys did a good job of securing the win in the 4th quarter.    Record: Ovid-Elsie 18-4

Game played at Ovid-Elsie 3-2-23 Ovid-Elsie 74 Eaton Rapids 59   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 21 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assists Logan Thompson 21 pts, 4 rebs, 3 steals Braxton Stenger 12 pts, 7 steals, 6 assists Tryce Tokar 6 pts, 4 steals Tucker Loynes 5 pts, 3 rebs   Comments:  It was a tremendous way to send our seniors out with a win on our home floor tonight in our regular season finale. All 7 of them have been an integral part in continuing to build on our tradition, and sustaining the success and standard of the program. We want to thank all of them for all they've done for us. We move on to a brand new season tomorrow, and we are looking forward to it.   Final Regular Season Record: Ovid-Elsie 17-4

Game at Ovid-Elsie 2-24-23 Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 66 Lakeville 52   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 21 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists Logan Thompson 11 pts, 3 steals, 2 assists Braxton Stenger 8 pts, 6 steals, 5 asststs, 3 rebs Gunner McCreery 8 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists Kole Middleton 6 pts, 4 rebs   Comments: We're really proud of the way we battled all year long through some adversity with injuries and sickness to earn another conference title. Our guys showed great resiliency and fortitude all season and offseason long and we couldn't be happier for them to see the fruits of their hard work.   Records: Ovid-Elsie 16-3 Lakeville 0-20

Game 2-13-23 at Ovid-Elsie Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 50 Corunna 33   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 13 pts, 6 rebs, 2 steals Hunter Bates 9 pts, 9 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals Bruce Thornton 8 pts, 2 assists Logan Thompson 7 pts, 2 steals, 2 assists Tryce Tokar 7 pts, 2 steals Braxton Stenget 6 pts, 5 rebs, 6 steals, 4 assists   Comments: What a great team win over a really good Corunna team tonight. We got great contributions from many guys, and really got after it on the defensive end of the floor. We're really proud of the execution on that side of the ball, as well as how we took care of it and got some great looks especially in the second half.    Records: Ovid-Elsie 15-2 Corunna 13-4

2-10-23 Game at Durand Ovid-Elsie 49 Durand 47   Leaders: Tryce Tokar 17 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists Clay Wittenberg 10 pts,10 rebs, 2 assists Hunter Bates 8 pts, 15 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks Logan Thompson 7 pts ,2 assists Braxton Stenger 4 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assists   Comments: What a great high school basketball atmosphere tonight. The game was a seesaw battle for the whole 32 minutes-we were fortunate to have the ball on the last possession-and got a big basket by Clay Wittenberg with 2 seconds left to win. We couldn't be more proud of our guys coming on the road, and getting it done tonight in a hostile environment.   Records: Ovid-Elsie 14-2 Durand 14-3

Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 51 Linden 40 Stat Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 21 pts, 9 rebs, 2 steals Logan Thompson 13 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assists Hunter Bates 9 pts, 9 rebs Braxton Stenger 5 pts, 6 rebs, 6 steals, 5 assists Tryce Tokar 3 pts, 7 rebs, 3 steals   Comments: We're really proud of the way our guys stepped up and got after it tonight. We're battling some key injuries and sickness in the starting lineup right now, so some guys are seeing roles changing, and they rose up to that challenge especially tonight vs a big Linden team.    Records: Ovid-Elsie 13-2 Linden 4-13

Ovid-Elsie 76 Byron 45   Leaders: Logan Thompson 30 pts,5 rebs, 4 steals Clay Wittenberg 8 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assists Braxton Stenger 8 pts, 5 assists, 3 steals Tryce Tokar 5 pts, 3 steals Beau Price 4 pts, 3 blocks, 4 rebs Justin Cole 4 pts, 3 rebs, 2 assists Tucker Loynes 4 pts, 3 rebs   Comments: It was nice to get 13 guys in the scoring column tonight, as well as a lot of minutes for all 14 guys. Logan Thompson was hot tonight, and our guys all did a tremendous job of playing unselfishly and for the team.    Records: Ovid-Elsie 12-2 Byron 2-12

1-31-23 game @Ovid-Elsie Laingsburg 52 Ovid-Elsie 40   Leaders:  Logan Thompson 9 pts Beau Price 9 pts Tryce Tokar 7 pts, 7 rebs Hunter Bates 6 pts, 11 rebs Clay Wittenberg 6 pts, 6 rebs   Comments: We battled tonight through some adversity and we are really proud of our effort vs a great Laingsburg team. We struggled offensively vs their defense, and took a half to settle in a bit and be able to score. We played pretty well on the defensive end, we've just got to continue to work to execute a bit better vs good teams.    Records: Ovid-Elsie 11-2 Laingsburg 13-0

Game played at Mt.Morris 1-27-23 Final score: Ovid-Elsie 71 Mt. Morris 56   Leaders: Logan Thompson 25 pts, 2 stls, 2 assists Clay Wittenberg 14 pts, 12 rebs, 6 assists, 3 steals Tryce Tokar 12 pts, 4 rebs, 5 steals Braxton Stenger 6 pts, 6 rebs, 6 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks Bruce Thornton 5 pts   Comments: We shot the ball pretty well from the outside tonight, which was much needed as we struggled a bit around the hoop. Logan Thompson played his best game of the season, Tryce Tokar, Clay Wittenberg, and Braxton Stenger were solid and steady as well. Overall this was a good league road win vs. a well coached team.   Records: Ovid-Elsie 11-1 Mt. Morris 6-6

1-24-23  Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 58 New Lothrop 40   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 15 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assists, 2 steals Tryce Tokar 14 pts, 3 assists Logan Thompson 11 pts, 4 rebs Braxton Stenger 7 pts, 9 assists, 5 steals   Comments: "After a sluggish first 12 minutes or so, we really did a great job of closing the 2nd quarter on a 12-0 run to take the lead into the half. We were able to make some shots and play more of our style with tempo-which switched the momentum in the game. We couldn't be more proud of the way we defended tonight. Braxton Stenger did a tremendous job in holding New Lothrop's leading scorer who was averaging 27 points to 13, and was really the piston in our engine. Tryce Tokar also played a very solid game tonight and hit 4 big threes to get us going as well. This was a very nice road win for us!"   Records: Ovid-Elsie 10-1 New Lothrop 4-7

Game @ Ovid-Elsie 1-20-23 Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 76 Montrose 47   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 26 pts, 7 rebs Logan Thompson 10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 2 stls Tryce Tokar 9 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assists Braxton Stenger 4 pts, 5 assists, 3 stls   Comments: After a bit of a sluggish start, we went on a nice run at the end of the 2nd quarter and into the 3rd quarter where we were able to finally pull away from a good Montrose team to get the big league win. It was awesome to see all 14 guys contribute, as all 14 guys scored! Our seniors did a great job of leading us tonight, and we will look to continue to improve each day!   Records: Ovid-Elsie 9-1 Montrose 7-5

1-16-23 @Ovid-Elsie Ovid-Elsie 55 Chesaning 51 OT   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 19 pts, 9 rebs, 3 assists Beau Price 14 pts, 12 rebs Logan Thompson 12 pts Tryce Tokar 8 pts Gunner McCreery 7 rebs, 4 assists   Comments: Tonight was one of those incredible basketball environments where it felt like the last team to have the ball would win. Both teams were incredibly gutsy, making big play after big play down the stretch, we were the fortunate ones to make a few at the end to come up with the huge win in overtime. We had some guys really step up tonight in the second half especially, but none bigger than Beau Price. We are so proud of the energy he played with tonight, and the resiliency we all played with to come through with the big win!   Records: Ovid-Elsie 8-1 Chesaning 10-2

Ovid-Elsie Leaders: Logan Thompson 14 pts, 4 steals Gunner McCreery 9 pts, 3 assists, 3 steals Clay Wittenberg 8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 steals, 3 assists Beau Price 6 pts Comments: We’re proud of the energy and execution we came out with on the road tonight after a long bus ride. It was nice to get all 15 of our guys some minutes, and get 13 of them in the scoring column! Records: Ovid-Elsie 7-1 Lakeville 0-8

Game at Byron 1-10-23 Final Score: Ovid-Elsie 56 Byron 23   Ovid-Elsie Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 15 pts, 6 rebs, 5 steals, 3 blocks Logan Thompson 8 pts, 2 steals Braxton Stenger 5 pts, 5 rebs, 3 steals Jamison Custer 5 pts, 2 assists  Tryce Tokar 5 pts, 3 rebs, 3 steals Bruce Thornton 5 pts, 2 steals   Comments: We did a really good job of coming out strong again tonight now for the third game in a row as we jumped out to a 20-2 lead after the 1st quarter. Defensively we did a really nice job of turning Byron over, which gave us some transition opportunities. It was also great to see 11 of our guys get into the scoresheet, and for all 15 of them to play quality minutes!    Records: Ovid-Elsie 6-1 Byron 1-6 

1-6-23 Ovid-Elsie 65 Mt. Morris 24   Ovid-Elsie Leaders: Claw Wittenberg 30 pts, 10 rebs, 3 assists Logan Thompson 11 pts, 4 rebs Gunner McCreery 8 pts, 4 rebs, 4 assists Tryce Tokar 6 pts, 2 steals Braxton Stenger 4 steals   Records: Ovid-Elsie 5-1 (3-1) Mt. Morris 5-2 (3-2)   Coach's Comments: "We're so proud of the way we played tonight. Another great defensive performance vs. a solid and athletic team. We had some guys really step up and get after it tonight-it's been really tremendous to see our improvements."

Final @Ithaca: Ovid-Elsie 57 Ithaca 35   Ovid-Elsie Leaders: Logan Thompson 12 pts, 5 rebs Clay Wittenberg 10 pts, 10 rebs, 5 assets, 3 steals Gunner McCreery 9 pts, 2 blocks Tryce Tokar 7 pts, 5 rebs, 4 steals Bruce Thornton 5 pts Tucker Loynes 5 pts Braxton Stenger 2 ps, 5 assists   Records: Ovid-Elsie (4-1) Ithaca (5-2)   Comments: "Tonight we played our most complete game of the season. We're really proud of some improvements our guys have made over break during the holidays. That's a huge credit to our players and their mentality, and especially our assistant coaches Mike Loynes and Austen Jones pushing our guys in every practice, and in preparing us to play a quality program like Ithaca. Playing all 15 guys is tough; and all 15 contributed to the win tonight"

Durand 58-Ovid-Elsie 52    O-E Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 18 pts, 15 rebs Logan Thompson 16 pts Tryce Tokar 8 pts Braxton Stenger 7 assists, 5 rebs Beau Price 4 pts, 7 rebs   "We shot ourselves in the foot tonight, especially the last 4 minutes of the game. In a close game vs a good team like Durand, it's tough to win turning the ball over over twenty times like we did. We'll use it as a learning experience and work to improve."

Final: O-E 52 New Lothrop 42   Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 23 pts, 7 rebs Logan Thompson 15 pts Gunner McCreery 9 pts-3 3's Braxton Stenger 2 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 3 steals

Ovid-Elsie Leaders: Logan Thompson 16 pts, 6 rebs, 3 steals Clay Wittenberg 12 pts, 4 rebs Braxton Stenger 8 pts, 7 steals, 5 rebs, 7 assists Records: O-E 2-0, Montrose 1-1

Stat Leaders: Clay Wittenberg 24 pts, 7 rebs Logan Thompson 8 pts, 4 steals Tryce Tokar 8 pts Braxton Stenger 2 pts, 7 assists   O-E trailed 49-40 with 4 minutes to go, but were able to claw back and win 52-49 ending the game on a 12-0 run. The Marauders were able to overcome some hot shooting by the Aggies, as they shot 63 percent for the game.