The Fremont boys JV team finished their season with a 53-48 win on the road on Thursday against Central Montcalm.  Fremont led most of the way but the Hornets pressure defense kept the game close.  Brenden Maka led the Packers with 12 points and 7rebounds.  Justin Dirheimer had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds and also added  5 steals.  He also made clutch free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.  Jacob Maier had a good game as well with 9 points and 7 rebounds and Chaz Miller added 6 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.  Fremont finished the season with a 9-8 record.  Thanks to the players for all of the hard work they put in, and to all of the parents for your support throughout this challenging basketball season.  A special thanks to our athletic department, our janitors, and our great high school staff for everything they did to make this season possible!  Go Pack!!

The boys J.V. team defeated Newaygo on Tuesday night 59-48 in a back and forth contest.  Fremont trailed by one after the first quarter but came back strong in the second to take a four point lead into halftime.  The Packers bumped the lead up to six in the third, only to see Newaygo storm back and lead by as many as five.  After a timeout, the Packers went on a 6-0 run to end the quarter and led by one heading into the fourth.   Fremont was able to pull away in the fourth quarter to earn a hard fought victory.  The Packers were led by Justin Dirheimer who finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds.  Brenden Maka had 13 points and Kyler DeKuiper added 8 points and 4 assists.  Landon Bartolameolli also had a good game with 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.  Fremont plays at Tri-County on Thursday.

We traveled to Orchard View today and struggled right out of the gates getting down 25-12 after the first quarter.  They displayed far more energy than us early on getting to the basket at will.  Our goal was to keep Ke"ontae Barnes out of the paint but he got in at will on drives and also in transition.  The second quarter wasn't much better as we were down 50-29 at half.  Orchard view then scored the first 7 points of the 3rd quarter putting us down 28 points, 57-29.  At that point we showed some fight and went on a run cutting the lead down to 12 and drawing a time-out, but we could get no closer.  Bottom line is they were able to run out in transition much better than us and also shot better from range, making 11 3pt shots.  We fought hard but could never get close enough in the second half to make it a game.  Braiden McDonald led us with 29 points and had 8 rebounds.  Joshua Zerfas had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.  On a positive note 9 of our 10 players ended up scoring at least one basket.  Orchard View is very good and well coached, its important for us to play teams like this so we can continue to improve.  We are 1-2, 1-1.  

The JV boys struggled in their first game of the season losing to Big Rapids.  The lack of practice time really showed as Fremont could not get into any kind of rhythm on the offensive end, and defensively they missed assignments and struggled to secure rebounds. The Cardinals were the more physical, aggressive team and took control of the game in the second half.  Chaz Miller led the Packers with 10 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.  Fremont's next game is at Newaygo on Thursday.