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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester smothers Oxford to advance to district finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester girls basketball coach Adam Sheldon has slowly seen his team come of age this season. The Falcons, who finished 3-18 last season, have seen some tremendous improvement in recent weeks, and have picked up a pair of postseason wins on its growing resume. Rochester, which […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Unlikely source helps Stoney Creek rally past Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams’ defensive plan was simple Wednesday night. Tightly guard Rochester Stoney Creek’s seniors, in particular all-time leading scorer Gabby Yurik, and make the other players beat the Highlanders. The Cougars’ found such a lethal player in freshmen Maria Zandi. Zandi delivered the dagger, a wide-open […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Avondale rallies past Troy; Kettering holds off Pontiac
AUBURN HILLS — Behind a furious fourth-quarter rally, Auburn Hills Avondale kept its dream alive of defending its district trophy by rallying past Troy, 46-45, Wednesday night in a Class A district semifinal. Troy (9-12) led 31-28 entering the fourth quarter, only to see the host Yellowjackets go on an 18-14 run over the final […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bethany Christian avenges Faith Christian in MACS tourney
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Revenge is even better in the postseason. Troy Bethany Christian had a chance to avenge two regular season defeats to Clinton Township Faith Christian in a second round game of the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I girls basketball state tournament and the Bruins came through in the clutch. Bethany Christian […]
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 […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Auburn Hills Christian thumps West Highland
AUBURN HILLS — Taylor Barton was a one-man wrecking crew Monday night and Milford West Highland Christian found out the hard way. Barton, a senior guard from Auburn Hills Christian Academy, scored a game-high 25 points with six assists and six rebounds to lead the Cougars to the non-league win. Geoffrey Wickson added 13 points […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep rolls Lutheran North; Bishop Foley, Lakes win openers
CAPAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep opened up the Class B girls basketball tournament in fine fashion Monday night. Holding a one-point lead t the half, the Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half for a 54-39 triumph over Macomb Lutheran North in a game played at Capac High School. Notre Dame Prep trailed […]
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS Below are the 2011-12 MHSAA girls basketball district draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact host school for further information. For state-wide brackets, visit the MHSAA’s website at www.mhsaa.com.  CLASS A  DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY HOLLY Monday, Feb. 27 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston clinches OAA-Red title outright
TROY — Last season Clarkston made an abrupt turnaround to finish as the runner-up in the OAA Girls basketball standings. This season the Wolves are league champions of the outright fashion. Needing a win on the final night of the regular season, the Wolves hounded Troy, 61-38, to finish 12-2 overall in the league and […]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac rallies past North Farmington; Cranbrook downs Everest
PONTIAC — Behind a 30-20 second half, Pontiac wrapped up the regular season Friday with a 52-43 victory over North Farmington in OAA Red Division girls basketball play. Pontiac led 12-8 after the first quarter, only to see North Farmington grab a 23-22 lead at the half thanks to a 15-10 run in the second […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bethany Christian Rochester Hills in MACS tourney; Stateline Christian trumps Lake Orion Baptist, Berean halts Springfield Christian
CLARKSTON — Troy Bethany Christian and Rochester Hills Christian split during the regular season en route to sharing the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division boys basketball title. The rubber match Saturday was not even close. Troy Bethany rolled past Rochester Hills Christian, 52-35, in a Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I section game. […]
MACS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
MACS BASKETBALL STATE 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 […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clarkston rolls over Adams; Oxford toasts Lapeer East
CLARKSTON — Behind four players in double figures and 10 players in the scoring column, Clarkston had little trouble with Rochester Adams on Tuesday night. 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 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston edges North Farmington to clinch OAA-Red title share
FARMINGTON HILLS — Clarkston received quite a scare on Tuesday night. 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 […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Oxford stymies Rochester; Roeper roughs up Oakland Christian
OXFORD — Behind 15 points from Miranda Murphy and another fine defensive effort, Oxford moved into third place in the OAA White Division girls basketball race Tuesday with a 38-26 home win over Rochester. Jessica Murphy added eight points for Oxford (10-9, 8-5), which can finish in a second-place tie in the league with a […]
FRIDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams edges Oak Park; Rochester pulls away from Troy Athens
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams overcame an early eight-point deficit and used a 31-2 second half for a 49-46 OAA White Division boys basketball triumph over Oak Park. Zack Litleson led three Highlanders in double figures with 17 points. Drew McBride added 10 points, Akhemji Williams seven points and Matt Sokol had six points for […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lapeer West downs Holly in FML showdown; Avondale, Rochester record lopsided wins
HOLLY — A rare chance to win a league championship was not in the stars for Holly’s girls basketball team Friday. The Bronchos, who have not won a league title in 18 years, were no match for Flint Metro League leader Lapeer West Friday, as the visiting Panthers wiped out the Bronchos’ chances with a […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lake Orion keeps pace with win over Harrison; Oxford rolls over Athens
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion overcame a first-quarter deficit by putting forth a stingy defensive effort that yielded only 14 points during the final three quarters in Thursday’s 37-027 victory over Farmington Harrison. Harrison led 13-9 after the first quarter, only to see Lake Orion go on a 8-3 spurt for a 17-16 led at […]
