TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

Below are the pairings for the 2011-12 Michigan Association of Christian Schools Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball State Tournament. Call host school for further details, or visit www.macshome.org for daily updates.

BOYS BASKETBALL

DIVISION I

NORTH SECTIONAL

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Game 1 — Vassar Juniata Christian 43, Bridgeport Baptist 36.

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 2 — Davison Faith Baptist at Midland Calvary Baptist, 6:30 p.m.

Game 3 — Vassar Juniata Christian at Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian, TBA.

Friday, March 2

Game 4 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

SOUTH SECTIONAL

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Game 1 — Lake Orion Baptist 62, Clinton Township Faith Christian 42.

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 2 — Troy Bethany Christian vs. Rochester Hills Christian at Clarkston Springfield Christian, 7 p.m.

Game 3 — Lake Orion Baptist at Temperance Stateline Christian, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 2

Game 4 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

DIVISION I FINALS — State Finals at Clarkston Springfield Christian at 3 p.m.

DIVISON II

NORTH SECTIONAL

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Game 1 — Gladwin Skeels Christian 43, Holt Capitol City Baptist 36.

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 2 — Carson City Fellowship Baptist at Waterford Lakecrest Baptist, TBA.

Game 3 — Gladwin Skeels Christian at Kinross Maplewood Baptist, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 2

Game 4 — Sectional finals, at site and time to be determined.

SOUTH SECTIONAL

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Game 1 — Clarkston Springfield Christian 50, Milford West Highland Christian 36.

Game 2 — Midland Christian 51, Laingsburg Christian 19.

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 3 — Clarkston Springfield Christian at Adrian Berean Baptist, TBA.

Game 4 — Midland Christian at Coruna Immanuel Christian, TBA.

Friday, March 2

Game 5 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

DIVISION II FINALS — State Finals at Clarkston Springfield Christian at 1 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

DIVISION I

NORTH SECTIONAL

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 1 — Davison Faith Baptist at Carson City Fellowship Baptist, TBA.

Game 2 — Saginaw Community Baptist at Midland Calvary Baptist, 5 p.m.

Friday March 3

Game 3 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

SOUTH SECTIONAL

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 1 — Lake Orion Baptist vs. Rochester Hills Christian at Clarkston Springfield Christian, 5 p.m.

Game 2 — Troy Bethany Christian at Clinton Township Faith Christian, TBA.

Friday, March 2

Game 3 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 3

DIVISION II — State Finals at Clarkston Springfield Christian, 11 a.m.

DIVISION II

NORTH SECTIONAL

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 1 — Vassar Juniata Christian at Wixom Christian, TBA.

Game 2 — Kinross Maplewood Baptist advances on forfeit.

Friday March 3

Game 3 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

SOUTH SECTIONAL

Friday, Feb. 24

Game 1 — Milford West Highland Christian at Holt Capitol City Baptist, TBA.

Game 2 — Corunna Immanuel Christian at Clarkston Springfield Christian, TBA.

Friday, March 2

Game 3 — Sectional finals at site and time to be determined.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 3

DIVISION II — State Finals at Clarkston Springfield Christian, 9 a.m.

SEMSL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Feb. 21 at Alpine Valley)

TEAM SCORES—  1. Holly/Oxford Unified, 73; 2. Birmingham Brother, 94.5; 3. Grand Blanc, 98; 4. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 124; 5. White Lake Lakeland, 149; 6. Fenton, 1612; 7. Walled Lake Northern, 190.

SLALOM — 1. Damon Rotermond (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 41.67; 2. Seth Thompson (Fenton) 42.30; 3. Lars Joergens (Holly-Oxford Unified) 42.38; 4. Ian Pierce (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 43.48; 5. Graham Berry (Birmingham Brother Rice) 43.50; 6. Phil Krlick (Grand Blanc) 43.52; 7. Griffin Dahl (Birmingham Brother Rice) 44.26; 8. Jake Martin (Grand Blanc) 44.30; 9. Brandon Sagnani (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) 44.32; 10. Joe Metz (White Lake Lakeland) 44.40; 11. Alex Schultz (Holly-Oxford Unified) 44.80; 12. Dan Smallegan (White Lake Lakeland) 45.26; 13. Max Weinberg (Fenton) 45.31; 14. Spencer McKay (Holly-Oxford Unified) 45.55; 15. Zach Helm (West Bloomfield) 45.83; 16. (tie) Matt Wellman (Birmingham Brother Rice) 46.18; Erik Meeks (Waled Lake Northern) 46.18; 18. Geoff Becker (Birmingham Brother Rice) 46.47; 19. Adam Novajovsky (Grand Blanc) 46.66; 20. Alec Wilhoite (Flint Powers Catholic) 46.69.

GIANT SLALOM — 1. Dalton Sink (Holly-Oxford Unified) 35.20; 2. Seth Thompson (Fenton) 35.25; 3. Damon Rottermond (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 35.45; 4. Lars Joergens-Koka (Holly-Oxford Unified) 35.59; 5. Adam Novajovsky (Grand Blanc) 35.85; 6. Alex Schultz (Holly-Oxford Unified) 36.23; 7. Ian Pierce (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 36.26; 8. Max Weinberg (Fenton) 36.30; 9. Matt Welman (Birmingham Brother Rice) 36.34; 10. Graham Berry (Birmingham Brother Rice) 36.36; 11. CJ King (Grand Blanc) 36.64; 12. Joe Metz (White Lake Lakeland) 36.69; 13. Phil Klick (Grand Blanc) 36.80; 14. Andrew Morgan (Grand Blanc) 36.84; 15. Dan Smallegan (White Lake Lakeland) 36.89; 16. Geoff Becker (Birmingham Brother Rice) 36.93; 17. Daniel Lunghamer (Birmingham Brother Rice) 36.95; 18. Greg Schultz (Holly-Oxford Unified) 37.00; 19. Griffin Pitcher (Birmingham Brother Rice) 37.06; 20. Alex Glasson (Walled Lake Northern) 37.21.

Girls Skiing

SEMSL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Feb. 21 at Alpine Valley)

TEAM SCORES —  1. Birmingham Marian, 52; 2. Walled Lake Central, 57; 3. Fenton, 91; 4. Walled Lake Lakeland, 156; 5. Grand Blanc, 159.5; 6. Holly/Oxford Unified, 230; 7. Farmington Hills Mercy, 241.5; 8. Howell, 247.5; Brighton/East Lansing Unified, 279.

SLALOM — 1. Mallory Slicker (Walled Lake Central) 43.78; 2. Kelly Lumghamer (Birmingham Marian) 44.78; 3. Kelsey Grifin (White Lake Lakeland) 45.58; 4 Kat Streng (Birmingham Marian) 45.97; 5. Lauren Ulrich (Grand Blanc) 46.19; 6. Hannah Brassell (Walled Lake Central) 46.98; 7. Kelley McKay (Fenton) 47.31; 8. Lauren Rhoads (Fenton) 48.05; 9. Haley Goeckel (Birmingham Marian) 49.09; 10. Taylor Krumm (Walled Lake Central) 49.46; 11. Haley Dalian (Walled Lake Central) 50.01; 12. Madison McCreedy (Birmingham Marian) 50.08; 13. McKena Valley (Fenton) 50.13; 14. Rachel Harrington (Holly-Oxford Unified) 50.25; 15. Dan Whiberg (White Lake Lakeland) 50.28; 16. Flanery Wise (Fenton) 51.16; 17. Erika Vischcales (Howel) 51.86; 18. Marina Nimmo (Fenton) 52.09; 19. Tori Hallwood (Fenton) 52.29; 20. Megan Prokott (Grand Blanc) 53.88.

GIANT SLALOM — 1. Kelly Lunghamer (Birmingham Marian) 36.17; 2. Mallory Slicker (Walled Lake Central) 36.58; 3. McKenna Valley (Fenton) 36.92; 4. Kelsey Griffin (White Lake Lakeland) 37.02; 5. Lauren Ulrich (Grand Blanc) 37.20; 6. Taylor Krumm (Walled Lake Central) 37.86; 7. Haley Goeckel (Birmingham Marian) 37.30; 8. Madison McCready (Birmingham Marian) 37.58; 9. Kat Streng (Birmingham Marian) 37.63; 10. Hannah Brassell (Walled Lake Central) 37.86; 11. Haley Dalian (Walled Lake Central) 37.90; 12. Kelley McKay (Fenton) 38.10; 13. Rachel Harrington (Holly/Oxford Unified) 38.11; 14. Amanda Ulrich (Grand Blanc) 38.17; 15. Marina Nimmo (Fenton) 38.21; 16. Dana Wiberg (White Lake Lakeland) 38.77; 17. Lauren Rhoads (Fenton) 38.84; 18. Tess Viergever (Birmingham Marian) 39.31; 19. Olivia Stoick (Farmington Hills Mercy) 39.89; 20. Erika Vischcales (Howell) 39.92.

OAA LEAUGE SUPER MEET

(Feb. 18 at Five Star Lanes, Sterling Heights)

FIRST ROUND: Farmington/Harrison Unified (121-153-189) d. Ferndale (125-111-158); Clarkston (126-161-169) d. North Farmington (174-147-98)

SECOND ROUND: Lake Orion (126-178-192) d. Farmington/Harrison Unified (124-136-113); Clarkston (151-153-183) d. Oxford (167-105-178).

THIRD PLACE MATCH:  Ferndale (161-137-148) d. Oxford (127-169-145)

FINALS:   Lake Orion (126-178-192) d. Clarkston (202-140-148).

QUALIFYING BLOCK: 1. Lake Orion, 2572; 2. Oxford, 2507; 3. Clarkston, 2479; 4. North Farmington, 2434; 5. Farmington/Harrison Unified, 2410; 6. Ferndale, 2403; 7. Royal Oak, 2269; 8. Berkley, 1962; 9. Troy Athens, 1859; 10. Hazel Park, 1474; 11. Troy, DNC.

OAA RED DIVISION FINAL DUAL MATCH STANDINGS: 1. Lake Orion (7-1); 2. Clarkston (5-2-1); 3. Oxford (5-2-1); 4. Troy Athens (1-7); 5. (Troy (1-7).

OAA WHITE DIVISION FINAL DUAL MATCH STANDINGS: Not available.

HIGH GAME (180 or more): 1. Heather Lafnear (Oxford) 208; Caylin Doran (Farmington/Harrison 198; 3. Ella Kearney (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 194; 4. (tie) Carisa Gadson (Ferndale) 191; Ella Kearney (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 191; 6. (tie) Kate Gladstone (Lake Orion 189; Shelby Simpson (Ferndale) 189; 8. Rae’ven Turner (North Farmington) 187; 9. (tie) Theresa Gonzales (Royal Oak) 182; Stephanie Lavely (Clarkston) 182; 11. Kate Gladstone (Lake Orion) 181; 12. Shelby Simpson (Ferndale) 180.

SINGLES SERIES: 1. Ella Kearney (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 191-194—385;  2. Heather Lafnear (Oxford) 171-208—379; 3. Kate Gladstone (Lake Orion) 181-189—370; 4. Shelby Simpson (Ferndale) 189-180—369; 5. Gina Setter (Clarkston) 168-185—353; 6. Carisa Gadson (Ferndale) 158-191—349; 7. Caylin Doran (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 198-147—345; 8. (tie) Casey Baryla (Lake Orion) 168-169—337; Amyre Tensley (Berkley) 160-177—337; 10. Caitlyn Wroblewski (Oxford) 164-167—331; 11. Rae’ven Turner (North Farmington) 187-143—330; 12. Alexa Ballard (Ferndale) 177-152—329; 13. Theresa Gonzales (Royal Oak) 142-182—324; 14. Emily Mesner (North Farmington) 173-145—318; 15. Becca Mix (Lake Orion (167-146—313; 16. Stephanie Lavely (Clarkston) 182-130—312; 17. Sara Uelmen (Royal Oak) 170-138—308; 18. Brooke Harris (Oxford) 153-149—302; 19. Rebecca Rice (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 126-175—301; 20. Chelsea Turk (Clarkston) 144-150—294; 21. Danielle Hopkins (Clarkston) 136-149—285; 22. Jordan Jackson (Ferndale) 145-138—283; 23. Siobion Richards (Royal Oak) 160-115—275; 24. Paige Wooten (Troy Athens) 112-162—274; 25. Jonnea Daley (Hazel Park) 129-139—268; 26. Dianne Schurg (Ferndale) 143-117—260; 27. Mel Waun (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 112-148—260; 28. Emily McFadden (Hazel Park) 103-156—259; 29. Hannah Ferriby (Royal) Oak) 143-107—250; 30. Sabrena Steen (Hazel Park) 123-123—246; 31. Emilee Buzzell (Berkley) 88-155—243; 32. Taylor Trumbo (Royal Oak) 105-134—239; 33. Alex Ngo (Troy Athens) 96-118—214; 34. Kelly Jensen (Berkley) 114-109—223; 35. Veronica Nurak (Troy Athens) 95-126—221; 36. Roxy Segall (Berkley) 100-120—220; 37. Stefana Capatana (Troy Athens) 117-83—210; 38. Jaihlyn Allen (Hazel Park) 89-76—165; 39. Emily Doig (North Farmington) 0-163—163; 40. Courtney Keisman (Lake Orin) 0-160—160; 41. Sophie Hubble (Clarkston) 0-146—146; 42. Kendra Stankiwicz (Lake Orion) 0-141—141; 43. Becci Grifin (Berkley) 0-134—134; 44. Alicia Babicz (Lake Orion) 133-0—133; 45. Erika Nowak (Clarkston) 133-0—133; 46. Colleen Walters (Oxford) 132-0-132; 47. Jenny Ramsey (North Farmington) 129-0—129; 48. Elisa Atyeo (Oxford) 0-124—124; 49. Alex Logan (Oxford) 117-0—117; 50. Sarah King (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 116-0—116; 51. Alyssa Hurlburt (Oxford 0-116—116; 52. Geneva Bass (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 0-113—113; 53. Karen Li (Troy Athens) 111-0—111; 54. Camilla Ash (Troy Athens) 0-102—102; 55. Micah Egnater (Berkley) 72-0—72.

Boys Bowling

OAA LEAUGE SUPER MEET

(Feb. 18 at Five Star Lanes, Sterling Heights)

FIRST ROUND:  Clarkston (211-193) d. Troy (157-185); Oxford (220-195) d. North Farmington (144-132).

SECOND ROUND:  Berkley (175-227-198) d. Clarkston (203-202-190); Oxford (189-177-174) d. Lake Orion (182-183-163).

THIRD PLACE MATCH:  Clarkston (157-211) d. Lake Orion (135-176).

FINALS: Berkley (149-188-222) d. Oxford (203-168-172).

QUALIFYING BLOCK: 1. Berkley, 2919; 2. Lake Orion, 2822; 3. North Farmington, 2810; 4. Troy, 2788; 5. Clarkston, 2784; 6. Oxford, 2767; 7. Farmington/Harrison Unified, 2710; 8. Ferndale, 2698; 9. Royal Oak, 2583; 10. Hazel Park, 2537; 11. Troy Athens, 2410.

OAA RED DIVISION FINAL DUAL MATCH STANDINGS: 1. Clarkston (7-1); 2. Lake Orion (6-2); 3. Oxford (5-3); Troy (2-6); 5. Troy Athens (0-8).

OAA WHITE DIVISION FINAL DUAL MATCH STANDINGS: Not available.

HIGH GAME (200 or more): 1. Jesse Haske (Royal Oak) 252; 2. Kyle Kirby (Clarkston) 245; 3. (tie) Alex Shelly (Berkley) 222; Brad Burke (Berkley) 222; 5. Leon Lusane (Ferndale)  220; 6. Eric Wagner (Clarkston) 219; 7. Charles Zelechowski (Hazel Park) 217; 8. Aaron Radner (North Farmington) 216; 9. Wes Brummit (Lake Orion) 215; 10. Alex Shelly (Berkley) 213; 11. Ian Eliott (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 212; 12. (tie) Tyler Tollefson (Berkley) 209; Kyle Van Cleave (Berkley) 209; 14. Brandon Hurlburt (Oxford) 207; 15. Mike Brummit (Lake Orion) 204; 16. Adam Gould (North Farmington) 203; 17. (tie) Aaron Radner (North Farmington) 200; Joshua Hulten (Troy) 200; Ryan Melton (Ferndale) 200.

SINGLES SERIES: 1. Alex Shelly (Berkley) 213-222—435; 2. Aaron Radner (North Farmington) 216-200—416; 3. Brad Burke (Berkley) 222-188—410; 4. Charles Zelechowski (Hazel Park) 189-217—406; 5. Joshua Hulten (Troy) 198-200—398; 6. Mike Brummit (Lake Orion) 188-204—392; 7. Jesse Haske (Royal Oak) 252-135—387; 8. Kyle Kirby (Clarkston) 245-140—385; 9. Kevin Yang (Lake Orion) 191-191—382; 10. Ian Eliott (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 212-170—382; 11. Brandon Hurlburt (Oxford) 169-207—376; 12. Eric Wagner (Clarkston) 157-219—376; 13. Ryan Melton (Ferndale) 170-200—370; 14. Leon Lusane (Ferndale) 147-220—367; 15. Danny Berger (Troy) 196-170—366; 16. Shawn Donaldson (Oxford) 173-190—363; 17. Jeff Peltier (Troy) 179-182—361; 18. Sean McKinney (Oxford) 183-177—360; 19. Tyler Hancsak (Clarkston) 185-174—359; 20. Adam Gould (North Farmington) 151-203—354; 21. Alexander Grosso (Troy Athens) 161-179—340; 22. Reno Max (Berkley) 177-161—338; 23. Ethan Zavier (Berkley) 179-148—327; 24. Alek Bashi (Royal Oak) 168-156—324; 25. Kam Caldwell (North Farmington) 143-180—323; 26. Zac Bringham (Royal Oak) 167-156—323; 27. Michael Allen (Hazel Park) 153-164—317; 28. Joe Jackson (Troy) 174-140—314; 29. Name Not Available (Lake Orion) 313-0—313; 30. Ryan Fura (Ferndale) 141-170—311; 31. Name Not Available (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 0-310—310; 32. Matt Benes (Troy Athens) 154-153—307; 33. Name Not Available (North Farmington) 159-147—306; 34. Mitch Guzanek (Oxford) 170-134—304; 35. Allard Roen (Troy Athens) 145-159—304; 36. Tyler Suton (Royal Oak) 164-139—303; 37. Shane Smith (Hazel Park) 150-152—302; 38. Anthony Madry (Ferndale) 150-151—301; 39. Travis Fura (Ferndale) 143-157—300; 40. Ben Nelson (Troy Athens) 148-144—292; 41. JJ Puckett (Royal Oak) 143-141—284; 42. David Shuten (Hazel Park) 145-131—276; 43. Name Not Available (Clarkston) 152-124—276; 44. Scott Chapple (Hazel Park) 177-96—273; 45. Wes Brummit (Lake Orion) 0-215—215; 46. Tyler Tollefson (Berkley) 209-0—209; 47. Kyle Van Cleave (Berkley) 0-209—209; 48. Brian Billips (Clarkston) 0-188—188; 49. Kyle Jump (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 187-0—187; 50. Anthony Lee (North Farmington) 0-182—182; 51. Collin Jump (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 175-0—175; 52. Scott Chosholm (Lake Orion) 168-0—168; 53. Juwan Teamer (Farmington /Harrison Unified) 168-0—168; 54. Michael Johnson (Oxford) 0-166—166; 55. Alex Waun (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 0-162—162; 56. Josh Baryla (Lake Orion) 0-159—159; 57. Name Not Available (Troy) 158-0—158; 58. Tyler Giddey (Troy) 0-154—154; 59. Heath Hammond (Farmington/Harrison Unified) 0-150—150; 60. Matt Marcetti (Lake Orion) 0-147—147; 61. Alex Zazaian (North Farmington) 147-0—147; 62. Chris Gemborys (Clarkston) 142-0—142; 63. Kyle Woody (Oxford) 141-0—141; 64. Derek Hilty (Troy Athens) 0-104—104.

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LAKE ORION — Revenge can often be sweet, especially when a championship is on the line. That’s exactly what happened for Rochester Adams on Tuesday.

The Highlanders put the finishing touches on the Oakland Activities Association White Division girls basketball championship with a resounding 38-25 road victory over second place Lake Orion.

The host Dragons needed a win to stay in the hunt entering the final game of the regular season.

The win avenged a 43-42 defeat to the Dragons back on Jan. 18 and snapped a three-game losing streak overall, where Adams shot miserably from the floor last week in losses to Rochester Stoney Creek, Farmington and Bloomfield Hills Andover. Only the Farmington loss was league game.

Adams (12-7, 11-2) now has a two-game lead on the rest of the field with one game left in the regular season.

“We knew after the loss last Thursday to Farmington that this was the best way to play for a championship,” offered Adams coach Fran Scislowicz, who guided his team to its 11^th league championship in 21 seasons. “We knew if they won they would tie us (for the lead) and if they won, we would take it all. We were thrilled to have that opportunity today and we capitalized on it.”

Adams did take it all behind a stellar defensive effort, which kept Lake Orion from getting untracked offensively in the comforts of its own field house.

The Highlanders led 10-5 after the first quarter but went ice cold in the second frame.  Using a slow-down, patient offense, Lake Orion turned the five-point deficit at the end of the first quarter to a 16-12 lead at the half.

The Dragons went on an 11-2 run in the second quarter in, not allowing the Highlanders to convert a single basket and just 2-of-4 free throw shooting. Meanwhile, Lake Orion sank three straight 3-pointers from three different players — Laura Turnbull, Marisa Secontine and Nicole Krier — to go up four points at the half.

Adams tightened the defensive reigns after halftime, as the Dragons (12-7, 9-4) only converted four field goals in the entire second half. After freshman Nicole Krier hit a short-range jumper with 7:12 left in the fourth quarter, which cut the deficit down to 27-25, the Dragons would not score again.

Lake Orion went 0-for-9 from the floor after that point with three turnovers, while Adams went on a 13-7 run in the third quarter on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor.

“I told the girls afterwards. You have to tip their hats to (Adams). They came out and hit shots,” said Lake Orion coach Steve Roberts. “We covered it pretty much for the first half.  With their zone and traps (they shut us down). They came out in the second half, moved the ball, they found the shooter and knocked down shots.

“At times we had shots and they didn’t go in and they had some looks and at times they went in,” added Roberts. “I thought both teams played like champions. I was proud of my team. They fought through some adversity (all season with injuries) and played hard. They were in the league race going into tonight.”

A pair of free throws by Lauren Boyle and back-to-back 3-pointers from Karissa Roveda and Boyle gave Adams a 35-25 cushion with 5:16 still to play. The Highlanders were only 3-of-8 from the foul line and 0-for-3 from the floor after that point.

Boyle and Roveda each scored nine to lead a balanced effort for Adams, which had nine players score points and hold a 25-21 edge on the boards. The Highlanders finished the night 12-for-26 from the floor (46 percent) after attempting over 70 shots in a loss Saturday to Andover.

Krier scored nine and Secontine had nine with six rebounds for Lake Orion. Only four players scored points for the Dragons, who only attempted four free throws and shot 9-for-37 from the floor (24 percent).

“We switched it up a little bit,” said Scislowicz. “We went after (Secontine) and took her out a little bit and made someone else try to make some shots against us. We thought we played very good defensively. We didn’t give them very many second chance sot opportunities.”

The Highlanders’ title run came as a surprise to many inside the league.

“We were picked to finish fifth,” reminded Scislowicz. “Our leadership was the difference. That’s the thing with high school sports. We may not be the most talented, but the kids like each other. They have that family atmosphere and the seniors lead every day.”

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The Class A state-ranked Wolves coasted to a 77-51 victory over the Highlanders in an OAA crossover boys basketball contest to move to 15-2 on the season.

Clarkston jetted out to a 23-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. An23-1 surge in the second quarter gave Clarkston a 46-20 lead at the half and put the game away.

Both teams scored 31 points after halftime, although Clarkston led by as many as 29 points at the end of the third quarter (67-38).

Nick Tatu and Mitch Baenziger each scored 16 points to pace Clarkston. Mat Dellinger, who returned form an injury that sidelined him for two weeks, scored 13, the same amount as Jordan Dasuqi. Dylan Hancook followed with seven points for the Wolves.

Adams (10-7) was paced by13 points from Akhemji Williams and 12 points, all on 3-pointers, from James Berger. John Neidhart and Ben Limb scored six apiece.

OXFORD 60, LAPEER EAST 50: Oxford tied the modern day school record with its 13^th win of the season, topping Lapeer East in this non-conference game Tuesday.

Oxford has also recorded 13 wins in 1981, 1990 and 2000.

Mark Hazelwood scored a game-high 21 points to go along with four steals, four rebounds and four assists for god measure. Michael Kitchner added 13 points and four assists and Jacques Toussaint followed with 13 points and six assists for Oxford. Zack Raisch chipped in with four points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats.

Oxford (13-4) finished 18-of-25 free throws. A win Thursday at Bloomfield Hills Lahser will give the Wildcats their first league crown since 1981.

Ben Muir scored 20 with eight rebounds for Lapeer East (2-16).

Oxford led 19-10 after the first quarter and 28-26 at the half. The Wildcats outscored Lapeer East 32-24 in the second half to extend the lead to 10 points.

FENTON 75, AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE 54: Fenton moved to 17-1 on the season with this 21-point non-league victory Tuesday over the Yellowjackets.

Jabbar Mims scored 13 and Zarrick Sturgis followed with seven points for Avondale (4-13). Avondale trailed 33-23 at the half, while Fenton outscored the Yellowjackets 42-32 in the second half.
 

In the end, the state-ranked Wolves were still able to clinch at least a tie for the OAA Red Division girls basketball championship.

Clarkston withstood host North Farmington’s late rally to post a 42-40 victory. Only a Clarkston loss Friday and an Auburn Hills Avondale win the same night can force a tie in the final standings. A Clarkston win Friday will give the Wolves (17-2, 11-2) the title outright.

Clarkston built a 25-16 lead at the half and held a 33-27 advantage entering the fourth stanza. North Farmington (10-9, 6-6) closed with a 13-9 run and nearly pulled off the upset.

Freshman Erika Davenport scored 14 points in the paint to lead Clarkston. Delaney Kenny added 10 points and Megan Hastings scored six for the Wolves, who were only 7-for-15 from the foul line. Hastings made 3-of-4 down the stretch from the charity stripe for Clarkston.

Jasmine Harris scored a game-high 16 points for North Farmington. Kaitlyn Kendall added eight points for the Raiders, who also shot just 7-for-15 from the line.

She didn’t do anything of super-relative nature during the day, either, except go to class and study for a large science project due Wednesday morning.

On the basketball court, the sophomore center from Lake Orion Baptist definitely played with the strength of the Lord and something of Superwoman status.

Watterworth, a 6-foot-2 post player, shattered the school’s single-game scoring record along with setting several other school and conference records, in leading the Lions to a 62-51 upset of visiting Midland Calvary Baptist in the final girls basketball game of the regular season for both teams.

Watterworth, who missed most of her freshman season with a broken wrist, finished with 51 points, 34 rebounds and eight blocked shots, while converting over 60 percent of her field goal attempts. She added three assists for good measure.

“My teammates played really hard and did a great job of passing me the ball,” said Watterworth. “I knew I was scoring a lot, but didn’t know I had that many points or rebounds until afterwards. I was just hitting my lay-ups and jumpers. Everything was just going in. We even scored a couple on fast breaks.”

Senior forward Jill Streetman added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Lions (4-10), who will face second-ranked Rochester Hills Christian in a second-round sectional game in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state tournament Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Clarkston Springfield Christian.

This night belonged to Watterworth, whose totals are also believed to be a conference record for the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division. Her totals for points, rebounds, field-goals made and field-goal-percentage in a single-contest are some of the highest totals in Oakland County history.

The younger sister of current Oakland University starter Bethany Watterworth, who led Lake Orion High School to the 2009 Class A Final Four and is an All-Summit League player in college, this Watterworth, the youngest of seven siblings, had her one shining moment in the sun.

Watterworth, who came in averaging 19 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots an outing, converted 24 field goals, another school record, and made 3-of-6 free throws in the win. A total of 48 of her points came from the floor.

Watterworth held the previous school record for 22 rebounds set earlier in the year and had a previous career-best of 28 points in a contest last month, believed to be the previous second-best in school history.

She already owns the single-game school mark with 12 blocks in a game.

“I have never seen anything like it,” said Janet Noruk, who started the Lions’ girls basketball program in 2002-03 and grew up playing prep basketball in Texas. “How often does a girl score over 50 points in a game or how often does a girl grab over 30 rebounds? These have to be some records for schools in our league. I know they are, bar far, records for our school.”

The all-time state scoring mark for points in a game for all schools is by Danielle Bishop, who scored 72 points in a contest in 2003 for Laingsburg Christian before playing at the University of Toledo.

“I’m hoping she can do it again in the (state) tournament,” said Noruk, whose team has suffered several close losses. “We’ll need it against Rochester Hills, for sure, because they are a really good team.

“Our whole team played well against Calvary,” added Noruk, who noted the 62 points is one of the highest team totals in the 10-year history of the school. “It wasn’t just Breanne. We did a nice job as a team. This was one of our best games overall.”

Jessica Murphy added eight points for Oxford (10-9, 8-5), which can finish in a second-place tie in the league with a home win this Friday over Lake Orion.
The Wildcats led 13-6 after the first quarter and 19-12 at the half. Oxford continued to pull away with a 7-4 third quarter, good for a 26-16 lead, then closed out with a 12-10 run.

Aubrey Konal scored nine and Lindsey Larivee added eight pints for Rochester (6-13, 4-9).

BIRMINGHAM ROEPER 48, AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND CHRISTIAN 37: Trailing 26-22 at the half, Roeper turned the tables Tuesday with a 19-14 third quarter and a game-closing 17-6 to post this MIAC Blue home Division victory.

Tori Farrow scored 16, Nadia Salman added 11 points and Julie Padan chipped in with nine points for the Roughriders (7-12, 4-7)

Amber Harrison scored a game-high 17 points for Oakland Christian (4-15, 2-9), while Becky VanSloten followed with eight points for the Lancers.

The Lions’ boys basketball team rolled over visiting Clinton Township Faith Christian, posting a 62-42 triumph to advance to Friday’s second-round sectional game against Temperance Stateline Christian.

Lake Orion Baptist will face the second-ranked Patriots on Friday on the road at 7 p.m.

The Lions (8-8) were paced by senior guard James Noruk, who pumped in 24 points. Sophomore Mark Dewar added 14 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and four assists and sophomore Jason Noruk supplied six points and nine rebounds for Lake Orion Baptist.

The Lions led 17-5 after the first quarter and 33-16 at the half. Lake Orion Baptist held a 29-26 edge in the second half.

Faith Christian (4-14) was paced by Austin Ray with 16 points and Jacob Belloli with 12 points.

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AUBURN HILLS — The last time Auburn Hills Oakland Christian faced rival Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, the Lancers failed to get the ball inside to Josh Peterson.

This time around Oakland Christian did not make the same mistake.

The Lancers went inside early-and-often to its post players, mainly the 6-foot-7 senior Peterson, en route to a 64-52 MIAC Blue Division victory over the visiting Crusaders.

Peterson finished with a game-high 21 points, making 8-of-14 shots in the paint, to go along with seven rebounds and six blocked shots in the victory.

Senior forward Nathan Piasecki added 14 points and 11 rebounds, senior forward Charles Hayden picked up 10 points and nine boards and freshman DJ Stevens supplied six points and six rebounds for the Lancers (13-4, 7-4).

Jon VanNoord was also 3-fo-6 from downtown off the bench for nine points for Oakland Christian.

“We transitioned a lot better. We did a good job running the offense and most importantly we got the ball inside early in the game and established the post,” offered Oakland Christian coach Dennis Hopkins, whose team has gone through some offensive struggles in the past months that has led to an uncharacteristic four league losses.

“We moved the basketball well and we got the ball inside, which is what we talked about before the game. The last time Josh Peterson didn’t touch the ball as much as he should,” continued Hopkins. “We had to do a better job of getting the ball inside to Josh. In our losses, he wasn’t touching the ball enough and we were settling for jump shots way too much.”

The smaller Crusaders, behind some quick guard play and the ability to crash the boards — Northwest held a 41-36 edge in rebounding — slowly clawed back and cut the deficit down to six points to 47-41 with 5:23 left in the game.

Lutheran Northwest again trimmed the game back down to a six-point deficit (53-47) with 1:48 to go on three free throws by junior guard Nathan Drews.

Each time, Oakland Christian’s Peterson and Paisecki had an answer. Piasecki and Peterson both scored six in the fourth quarter, where the Lancers held a 19-18 edge.

Oakland Christian outscored the Crusaders 11-5 after that point. The Lancers made 7 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter, including 7 of 10 inside the final two minutes.

“They just killed us inside,” said Northwest coach Dan Pontillo. We did a nice job coming back on them and we got a lot of and-ones, but we couldn’t stop them inside. They are too big. We did a nice job containing them the last time.”

Drews kept Oakland Christian honest and led Northwest with 22 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three assists. He finished 13-for-13 from the foul line.

Senior Gurther Rashore added 11 points, junior Josh Morrison added eight points and six rebounds, and junior Evan Rouce supplied five points nine rebounds and three blocked shots off the bench for Northwest (9-7, 6-5).

Oakland Christian led 16-8 at the end of the first quarter and 32-21 at the half.

“We have a lot o to work on before districts. I think we just need to concentrate on playing our style of basketball and not let the other team dictate,” said Hopkins. “We’re in a very tough district and we have to learn how to make other teams play our style, not the other way around. I think we did a better job of that tonight.”

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