Wildwood's William Kelley attempts a shot against LL3J at the 87th Gold Medal Classic on March 11, 2026 at the Frank Rodman Community Club in Hermansville. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

HERMANSVILLE — As high school basketball winds down, the action on the court is just beginning for the 87th Annual Gold Medal Classic. Four games took place here Wednesday night at the Frank Rodman Community Club.

In the first game, LL#J from Carney defeated Wildwood from Powers in Class D action 80-74. Oscar Kangas had a dunk and a 3-pointer in the contest for Wildwood. LL3J was led by Reece Castor with 28 points. Joey Pontbriand added 26 and Mike Polfus had 14 including three 3-pointers.

“We moved the ball around and played good team basketball,” Castor said. “I always enjoy playing with these guys and this tournament lets you get back together with old friends and make new ones and just hang out and play ball.”

In the second game, Sidetrack defeated Teals Farm 58-45 in Class EE action. Tyler Mercier had 28 points and Ben Stage added 10. North Central senior Brooks Castle made his Gold Medal Classic debut and had three points and 10 rebounds and said this tournament is a lot different than high school basketball.

“It’s not high school basketball for sure,” Castle said. “It’s a different game out there. Tyler Mercier was on fire for us. He was putting up shots and knocking them down.”

In the third game, Kingsford defeated the Young Bucks 65-54 in Class D action. Brandon Sager had 17 points and Jack Kreigl added 10 for Kingsford. Young Bucks were led by Anthony Pedala and Truth Seetner each had 18 points in the loss.

In the final game of the night in Class E action it was Wildwood picking up the 71-52 victory over Post 340. Jason Davis led the way for Wildwood with 34 points and Ben Snider added 22. Post 340 was led by Brian Grommis with 26.