Tag: "boys basketball"
BOYS BASKETBALL: A.P. Class C All-State
The Associated Press Class C basketball All-State team, as selected by a panel of 11 Michigan sports writers: Josh Jackson, Detroit Consortium, 6-6, Soph., Player of the Year Noah Bacchus, East Jordan, 5-10, Sr. Amariontez Ivory, Flint Beecher, 6-2, Sr. Tyler Jandron, Negaunee, 6-2, Sr. Colin Lake, Ottawa Lake Whiteford, 5-8, Sr. Luke Meyer, Addison, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: A.P. Class D All-State
The Associated Press Class D basketball All-State team, as selected by a panel of 11 Michigan sports writers: Evan Kraatz, Allen Park Inter-City Baptist, 5-11, Sr., Player of the Year Kevin Gamble, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 6-6, Sr. Nick Hincka, Posen, 6-1, Sr. Lindsey Hunter IV, Southfield Christian, 5-10, Sr. Travis Vincent, Powers North Central, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bloomfield Hills topples Clarkston to win first regional crown
TOUT VIDEOS: http://www.tout.com/u/danstickradt1 BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SOUTHFIELD — Duane Graves understands just how difficult it is to pull a hat trick against a quality program. Beating a team three times in one season is a daunting, and often, difficult task to complete. He witnessed the finishing touches […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston cruises into Sweet 16 with rout of Troy Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans SOUTHFIELD — All season long, veteran Clarkston boys basketball coach Dan Fife has seen the steady development of his now deep bench. It was on full display Monday night. The Wolves, the OAA Red Division co-champions, sent 14 of 15 players into the scoring column […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens pulls away from Troy to claim second straight district
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans PONTIAC — Even in a year when Troy Athens shared a conference crown, the Red Hawks didn’t fully live up to expectations. Those finally surfaced during the past week. Athens captured its second straight district crown — the first time that has happened since winning district […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Holly enjoying perfect 22-0 ride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt Twitter: @LocalSportsFans HOLLY — Allyssa Copley made a promise a couple of years ago to Holly girls basketball coach David Hall. “I told him that we’d win at least one championship before I graduated,” said Copley, a 6-foot-1 senior standout. True to her words, Holly did win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Midland Calvary Baptist trips up Rochester Hills Christian for MACS-I state championship
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — If Midland Calvary Baptist and Rochester Hills Christian could have hit the basketball court 10 times this season, the two would likely go 5-5 against one another. Fortunately for Calvary Baptist, its turn to shine came Saturday afternoon at Clarkston Springfield Christian High School. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills rolls Troy Bethany to reach MACS-I final
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.Stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans DAVISON — An end of an era will come Saturday for six seniors on Rochester Hills Christian’s boys basketball team. The Eagles hope to fly out into the sunset with a happy ending. Rochester Hills Christian advanced to the state finals of the Michigan Association […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Elzerman drops 42 points as Oxford outlasts Hazel Park
OXFORD — Connor Elzerman had a career night Tuesday. The junior from Oxford scored a game-high 42 points, one of the highest single-game point totals in school history, in leading Oxford to a 72-66 victory over Hazel Park in an OAA Blue Division contest. The guard made nine two-pointers, canned for three-pointers and finished a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL Troy pulls ahead of Troy Athens in OAA White race
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans TROY — Somewhat under the radar at the beginning of the boys basketball season, Troy is now in the driver’s seat for a league championship. The Colts took down rival Troy Athens, 59-44, Wednesday night to take control of the OAA White Division with three games […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy works double-overtime to topple Lake Orion; Everest Collegiate, Adams cruise to wins
TROY — Some overtime was required Tuesday night in Troy. But the extra sessions proved to be worth it. The Colts kept pace in the OAA White Division boys basketball race with a 65-62, double overtime triumph over visiting Lake Orion to remain one game behind league-leader Troy Athens entering the final three weeks of […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian avenges top-ranked Midland Calvary Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS CHRISTIAN — It was only two months ago when Midland Calvary Baptist stunned defending Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state champion Rochester Hills Christian in a non-conference boys basketball contest. The two schools have had plenty of recent history, too, on the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion Baptist downs Blue Water Christian for fifth straight win
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Baptist outscored Smith’s Creek Blue Water Christian 27-11 over the middle two quarter and ventured onto a 48-41 FBAC Blue Division victory Wednesday. The Lions, who captured their fifth straight win, were paced by Jason Noruk’s 14 points and 10 rebounds. Mark Dewar added 12 points and eight rebounds and […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Southfield Christian soars past Lutheran Northwest; Eagles fall in OT; Adams downs Seaholm
SOUTHFIELD — Southfield Christian is the two-time defending state champions in the Class D boys basketball circles. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest saw firsthand that the Eagles are loaded once again. Southfield Christian maintained its stranglehold on the MIAC Blue Division lead Tuesday with a 84-42 thrashing of the Crusaders. The Eagles (13-1, 9-0) were led […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion bounces back to topple Troy Athens
TROY — Finally, Lake Orion’s offense clicked on all cylinders Friday night and it was enough to propel the Dragons to an upset. Lake Orion built a 35-18 lead at the half and held on for a 65-49 triumph over host Athens, handing the Red Hawks their first LAA White Divison loss of the season. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Everest climbs over Jewish Academy; Divine Child clips NDP in overtime
CLARKSTON — A 25-13 lead after one quarter jet-fueled Clarkston Everest Collegiate to a 74-53 CHSL-Intersection Division win Thursday over West Bloomfield Jewish Academy. Everest Collegiate hit 10 three-pointers on the night and had five players reach double figures in the win. Owen McMahon had 15 points to lead the balanced effort. Luke Allen added […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Holly bounces Brandon; Lakes, Stoney Creek, Oxford all roll to wins
HOLLY — A lopsided first quarter gave Holly plenty of breathing room and the Bronchos kept pace in the Flint Metro League boys basketball race Friday with a 76-45 triumph over visiting rival Ortonville Brandon. Holly had to defeat Brandon in overtime three weeks earlier. Jake Daniels scored 18 points and Kyle Woodruff followed with […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets Bloomfield Hills in overtime
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The return of Akhemji Williams and the heroics for Thomas Girdler helped Rochester Adams upset OAA Red Division league-leader Bloomfield Hills Friday night, 87-85, in overtime. Girdler hit a three-pointer from the left corner as time expired for the game-winning basket. Girdler finished with 12 points, while Williams netted a game-high 31 […]
