Tag: "prep boys basketball"
BOYS BASKETBALL: Roeper stuns WOLL for district championship
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Birmingham Roeper proved you don’t have to finish with a winning record in the regular season to enjoy postseason success. The Roughriders, who finished just 7-13 in the regular season, won its second game of the week Friday night in the Class D boys basketball state tournament. This time came in the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bishop Foley rallies past Oakland Christian for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — If Auburn Hills Oakland Christian could go back in time around 8 p.m. Friday night, the Lancers would collectively try to relive a portion of the third quarter against Madison Heights Bishop Foley and attempt a do-over. The district-host Ventures rolled used a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Romeo stuns previously-unbeaten Rochester Adams for district crown
LAKE ORION — After stunning perennial state powerhouse Clarkston on Wednesday night, upstart Romeo continued to make headlines again Friday in the Class A boys basketball state tournament. The unranked bulldogs won for the 13th time in 14 games after a 2-6 start, this time knocking off previously-unbeaten Rochester, Adams, 53-52, in the Class A […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Everest Collegiate repeats as district champion
BURTON — Clarkston Everest Collegiate enjoyed its first boys basketball district so much last season that the Mountaineers decided to do it again. Behind a dominating effort, Everest Collegiate, in just its fourth season, routed Flint Madison Academy, 64-38, in a Class D district final at Burton St. Thomas More Academy. The Mountaineers (15-7) rolled […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens holds off Mott for first district title since 2000
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy Athens didn’t celebrate after baskets during a third quarter in which they outscored Waterford Mott 24-8. Good thing, too. It turned out the Red Hawks needed every single one of them. Athens took a commanding lead in the third quarter and held off a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester wins first district crown since 1988
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans STERLING HEIGTHS — This time Rochester would not be denied. After going more than two decades without a district title in boys basketball, the Falcons ended a quarter century of futility by topping district host Sterling Heights Stevenson, 56-34, Friday in a Class A district final. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Young returns, as Rochester slips past pesky Utica Ford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans STERLING HEIGHTS — Mr. Basketball candidate James Young returned to Rochester’s lineup Monday night, the opening evening of the boys basketball state tournament. The Falcons needed every bit of his ailing body to get past upset-minded Utica Ford in a Class A district contest at Sterling […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT ROUNDUP: Pontiac holds off Kettering; Mott edge Avondale; Northwest rolls Madison
TROY — Pontiac staved off Waterford Kettering’s fourth quarter barrage to post a 60-54 victory over the Captains in a Class A boys basketball district opener at Troy High School Monday. Kettering (4-17) outscored the Phoenix 24-11 to make it a six-game deficit inside the final minute. The Captains could not complete the comeback. Javante […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Fenton pulls clean sweep of Holly
LINDEN — Fenton posted the clean sweep of rival Holly this season, beating the Bronchos three times over the course of two months. The third and final victory over Holly came during Monday’s Class A district opener at Linden High School, as the Tigers upended the Bronchos, 69-59, to advance to Wednesday’s district semifinals. Fenton […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston passes first tourney test with win over Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — It was a year ago when Clarkston saw its string of 19 straight district titles in boys basketball come to an end. Playing in one of the state’s top Class A districts this season, the Wolves are trying to make for last season’s […]
MACS BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian claims first state title since 1992
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Good teams normally find ways to win in the clutch. Rochester Hills Christian did just that Saturday evening. The Eagles, the top-seeded team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys basketball state tournament, rallied back from a 50-49, fourth-quarter deficit […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy squanders late lead, Pontiac steals overtime win
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Back and forth the ball went: on the floor, back toward the hoop, back toward the floor. Soon, Pontiac finally scored an offensive rebound. And soon, the Phoenix had upset Troy. Troy led by eight with 2:53 left in the game but couldn’t seal the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston clinches seventh straight OAA-Red title
CLAKRSTON — Few teams in any sport, have put together a streak quite like Clarkston’s inside the Oakland activities Association. The Wolves put the finishing touches Tuesday on their seventh straight OAA red Division boys basketball championship with a 37-33 victory over North Farmington. The league title marked the 10th time in 11 years that […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy’s stingy defense stops Utica Ford, losing streak
TROY — Danny Wunderlich has been at a size disadvantage all season. The 6-foot-2 junior forward Danny Wunderlich had battled North Farmington’s 6-6 Jeron Rogers and Clarkston’s 6-8 Mike Nicholson. It was about time he found an opponent his own size. “He was a happy camper tonight,” Troy coach Gary Fralick said. Wunderlich’s near double-double […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston exacts major payback on Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net CLARKSTON — Troy coach Gary Fralick’s postgame message to his team was short and simple: My fault, sorry for not preparing you better. Move on. After all, only two weeks remain until the district tournament, and the Colts don’t want memories of a 41-point loss hanging around. Clarkston […]
MONDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams rolls over Saginaw Heritage
SAGINAW — A long bus ride home from Saginaw was worth it for Rochester Adams’ boys basketball team. The Highlanders captured their 17th straight win on the road Monday, topping the Hawks 65-31 in a non-conference game. Akhemji Williams scored 18 points to lead the Highlanders. Zack Littleson added 16 points and Tyler Eiseman chipped […]
SATURDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL: Lapeer West’s early surge drops Brandon
ORTONVILLE — Lapeer West opened with a 28-10 run and never looked back in stomping Ortonville Brandon 73-61 Friday in a Flint Metro League boys basketball game. Brandon went on a 16-10 run the second frame to close to within 38-26 at the half. Both teams traded off 34 points in the second half. ZeShawn […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: North Farmington pulls away from Troy in second half
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net FARMINGTON HILLS — Gary Fralick didn’t have any answers. The veteran Troy boys basketball coach saw his team go into the locker room down only one at North Farmington Friday night, but ended up with a 68-42 OAA Red Division loss that pushed them to 6-10 overall […]
