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JAKE’S TAKE: Improbability makes Troy’s Friday night stunner over Clarkston great
TROY— Troy 58, Clarkston 57? It didn’t make sense. The matchups didn’t check. First-year starter Chris Dorsey for Troy, All-Area senior Jordan Dasuqi for Clarkston. Five-foott-6 shooter Jordan Leonard for Troy, 5-10 shooter Nick Owens for Clarkston. 6-0 big man Danny Wunderlich for Troy, 6-8 center Matt Nicholson for Clarkston. Just one thing: You don’t […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester aiming to make amends with first district title in 25 years
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — There’ rarely seems to be another month where upsets occur in the arena of sports other than March. Rochester High found out that all-too-often trait a year ago can be a nightmare for those expecting a grand finish. Despite a 21-game win streak, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester has little resistance from Farmington
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester and Farmington conveniently share the same nickname, the Falcons. That was about the only similarity on the basketball court Friday night. State-ranked Rochester pasted visiting Farmington to the tune of a 51-22 rout in an OAA crossover boys basketball contest. Led by […]
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012-13
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2012-13 Below are the 2012-13 boys basketball team capsules, compiled by NOS staff. Additions, and corrections can be made by e-mail dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Facebook at www.northoaklandsports.com and on Twitter @LocalSportsFans. SCHOOL: Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Jeff Borja, third season (eighth overall, 83-69). 2011-12 RECORD: 4-17, 0-12 OAA White […]
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS: Check out to see who will be playing at the next level
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Mr. Basketball candidate Young transfers from Troy to Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — James Young, one the nation’s top high school boys basketball players, has left Troy High School and has enrolled in nearby Rochester High School. Vic Fournier, athletics director at Rochester High, confirmed that Young and his family officially enrolled him at Rochester High […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
A.P. Boys Basketball Class A All-State Team
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS A ALL-STATE TEAM CLASS A ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM: Player of the Year: Matt Costello, Bay City Western, 6-10, Sr. Travontis Richardson, Saginaw, 6-3, Sr. Bishop Robinson, Kalamazoo Loy-Norrix, 6-2, Jr. Connar Tava, Warren De La Salle, 6-6, Sr. Denzel Watts, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 6-1, Jr. Kahlil Felder, Detroit Pershing, […]
Troy knocked out via Waterford Mott’s upset punch
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy’s boys basketball team was about to reach the point that good teams often hit where they know they can’t lose. But upstart Waterford Mott, the most unlikely dealer of the knockout punches, threw the Colts’ season into a tough combination of sorrow and frustration. The […]
Troy avenges Pontiac in district semis; Mott upends Athens
TROY — Behind a 22-17 lead to start the game, Troy was able to grab the early lead and cruised to a 66-57 triumph over Pontiac in a Class A district semifinal at Troy Athens. Pontiac (formerly Pontiac Northern) had knocked the Colts out four times in less than a decade, including in a district […]
Troy escapes upstart Kettering, eyes Pontiac
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — All hopes of a Troy-Pontiac showdown Wednesday were about to disappear at the hands of the most unlikely opponent. But a few big plays from James Young, and Troy escaped with a sloppy effort to advance. Troy eventually withstood pesky Waterford Kettering’s upset bid Monday […]
Instant Scoop: Leonard sparks Troy past Adams for OAA-White title
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams was focused on one thing headed into Thursday’s league title matchup against Troy: Stopping James Young. That would be the recipe in allowing Adams to gain a share of the OAA White Division boys basketball title with Troy and Ferndale. But Troy […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester clinches second straight league title for first time in 23 years; Adams upsets Ferndale; Royal Oak stuns Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The last time Rochester captured back-to-back league championships in boys basketball, the trends of rolling pant legs up high or listening to heavy metal music were popular trends and far more common than cell phones are today. There definitely wasn’t the Internet and all of the […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Young’s heroics lift Troy past Oak Park in overtime; Seaholm edges Stoney Creek, North Farmington tips Pontiac in OT
TROY — James young was back it again Thursday night. The junior guard form Troy converted a three-points play with 16 seconds left in overtime, then made the game-clinching steal inside 10 seconds in overtime to help lift the Colts to a 68-65, OAA white Division boys basketball victory over Oak Park. The win kept […]
JAKE’S TAKE: After 2 years, Sylvester finally shines for Troy
TROY — The cheers bellowed from the student section: “LAR-RY! LAR-RY! LAR-RY!” Troy’s Larry Sylvester had just hit six 3-pointers in a row in just his fifth game with a uniform. He was having the time of his life, the best game ever. That was only the victory after a year and a half of […]
Troy’s Sylvester hits game-winner as Colts pay back Ferndale
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY— The last time Troy played Ferndale, Larry Sylvester didn’t even have a uniform. So it must have surprised everyone when Sylvester sat the first 27 minutes, went in with five minutes left, hit the game-winning 3-pointer, and strode off with his team carrying a share of […]
Rochester wins 15th straight by taming red-hot Colts
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY— With each passing game, Rochester is finding a vote of confidence that they are one of the best boys basketball teams in Oakland County. The Falcons have now won 15 straight following Tuesday’s 70-56 OAA crossover win over Troy and nationally-ranked junior James Young. Rochester (15-1) has […]
JAKE’S TAKE: Young’s epic duel with Tatu one for the record books
It seemed like a weekly occurrence in the locker room. Troy junior sensation James Young would come within mere points of a 40-point game, agoal he’s held since the beginning of the season. 36. 37. 36 again. So close, he kept thinking. He finally did it against Clarkston — after all those times coming up […]
