Lenawee Christian made the top 10 in each of the first two Michigan Sportswriters boys basketball polls of 2024-25 and showed Whiteford why Tuesday.

The Cougars beat Whiteford 62-48, breaking open a close game early with a strong second half. All-Stater and 1,000-point scorer Jaxon Salenbien scored 22 points, including three straight field goals during a key third-quarter stretch for LCS.

The Bobcats were led by Rylan Joerin, who scored 16 points. Caden Schroyer chipped in with 9 points.

LCS 21 9 18 14 – 62

WHITEFORD 14 10 13 11 – 48

LCS: Bell 1(1) 0-0 3, Scrupsky 3(2) 0-0 8, Davis 4 2-4 10, Kirkendall 1(1) 0-0 3, Kaulins 5(1) 5-5 16, Salenbien 7(3) 5-6 22. Totals 21(8) 12-15 62.

WHITEFORD: Schroyer 4 1-1 9, DeBarr 2 0-0 4, Henegar 1(1) 0-0 3, Griffith 3 0-0 6, Joerin 5(1) 5-9 16, Delmotte 3 0-0 6, Thomas 2 0-0 4. Totals 20(2) 6-10 48.