Tag: "prep girls basketball"
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Troy Bethany edges neighboring Troy Christian Leadership
TROY — Troy Bethany Christian outscored neighboring rival Troy Christian Leadership Academy in three of the four quarters Saturday and the Bruins chalked up a 40-31 non-conference girls basketball win over the visiting Defenders. Sophomore Sarah Bishop scored 14 to pace Bethany Christian (8-4). Junior Lianna Sprankle added 11 points for the Bruins. “We have […]
Rivalry shuffle: Holly picks up the pace, dances past Brandon
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com HOLLY — Message sent. Message received. Holly boys basketball coach Lance Baylis was not pleased with his team’s level of play during the first quarter of Friday’s Flint Metro League game against Ortonville Brandon. His instructions to pick up the pace were heard loud and clear after a […]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Holly cruises past rival Brandon
HOLLY — Behind a sterling defensive effort that held Ortonville Brandon to single digits in each of the four quarters, Holly cruised to a 37-22 girls basketball triumph over the visiting Blackhawks. Sophomore Alyssa Copley, Holly’s 6-foot-1 sophomore center, continued to impress with a game-high 17 points to lead the Bronchos (12-3, 10-2). Lauren Maher […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Lake Orion soars past Rochester; Lathrup upsets state-ranked Clarkston
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion realizes that it must win out and get a little help from its friends to stay in the OAA White Division girls basketball race. The Dragons did their part Tuesday. With only three weeks left in the league season, Lake Orion made sure it kept its hopes alive with a […]
Blue Crew on top: Lakes smothers Mooney for another league title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As the two-time defending Class D state champions, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes’ girls basketball team has a long list of season goals. The third-ranked Lakers put a check box next to the first one on Thursday night. Behind a gritty defensive effort that limited […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUND: Rochester Hills Christian clinches FBAC-Red title; Clarkston thumps Rochester to remain unbeaten, Clio upsets Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Before 2010, Rochester Hills Christian had won just one league championship in girls basketball. That came in the fall of 2000, when the Eagles shared the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division. Now, Rochester Hills Christian has captured back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. After winning the 2010-11 league […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Everest Collegiate, Rochester Hills, Notre Dame Prep all record cage victories
CLARKSTON — Behind a sterling defensive effort that held West Bloomfield Jewish Academy to single digits in each quarter, Clarkston Everest Collegiate rolled to a 42-21 CHSL crossover victory Thursday over the Jaguars. Everest Collegiate (8-4) led 11-4 after the first quarter and 19-13 at the half. A 9-5 edge in the third quarter and […]
Girls Basketball State Rankings
PREP STATE RANKINGS Digital Daily www.northoaklandsports.com will publish state rankings in any sport each week. E-mail rankings to results@northoaklandsports.com or to Senior Editor Dan Stickradt at dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Girls Basketball (By The Associated Press) The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on […]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale trips up West Bloomfield; Holly rolls over Lapeer East; Eagles keep FBAC lead
AUBURN HILLS — Thanks to a 29-16 first half, Auburn Hills Avondale kept pace in the Oakland Activities Association Red Division girls basketball race with a 48-41 victory over West Bloomfield. Quennece Garrison had 14 points and Hannah Little scored 13 for Avondale (7-3, 6-1). Sydni Davis scored 22 and followed with six points for […]
Signs of life: Oxford adds to building blocks with win over rival Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — A 3-18 record will take its toll on any team. Seemingly, members of Oxford’s girls basketball team couldn’t wait for last season to come to an end. With some new life, Oxford is starting to gain some ground after slipping through a major rebuilding year […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lakes blasts Shrine; Adams upends Groves
ROYAL OAK — Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes continued to terrorize other small schools in the Catholic High School League Monday and Royal Oak Shrine Catholic was the latest victim. The Lakers, ranked third in Class D, hammered the Knights 58-30, in a CHSL crossover girls basketball contest. Carlee Cottrell led three Lakers in […]
FRIDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clarkston topples North Farmington to remain perfect; Lutheran Northwest stops Oakland Christian
CLARKSTON — Behind a stellar 32-15 first half, Clarkston remained perfect on the season at 12-0 with a 58-42 girls basketball victory over North Farmington. Megan Hastings scored 16 to pace Clarkston. Delaney Kenney added nine points, and both Anna Manila and Erika Davenport scored eight for the Wolves (12-0, 7-0). Kaitlyn Kendall scored 13 […]
Soaring: Rochester Hills Christian’s fends off Lake Orion Baptist to maintain FBAC lead
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — As defending league champions, Rochester Hills Christian is still the surprise of the Fundamental Baptist Athletic Conference Red Division this winter. The Eagles’ girls basketball program graduated eight players, including four starters, and has three freshmen and a sophomore in its regular playing rotation. Nevertheless, […]
SMALL SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Moon’s OT jumper lifts Leadership Christian past Auburn Hills Christian; Faith stymies Bethany Christian
TROY — Eddie Moon seized the moment Thursday night. Moon banked in a shot with seven seconds left in overtime and that proved to be the game-winning basket in Troy Christian Leadership Academy’s 66-64 non-conference boys basketball win over Auburn Hills Christian Academy. Moon finished with 12 points and Mitch Conley scored 25 to pace […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale fights off Pontiac; Stoney Creek bounces Troy
PONTIAC — Behind a 37-32 second half, Auburn Hills Avondale was able to hold off Pontiac for a 63-55 OAA Red Division girls basketball victory Thursday Senior forward Hannah Little powered her way for a game-high 22 points, making 11-for-14 free throws, to pace Avondale (7-3, 6-1). Carolyn Gracey added a career-high 16 points and […]
Lake Orion hands Adams first league loss
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With three starters out for the year with injuries, Lake Orion has had to make wholesale changes to its lineup to try to remain in contention in the OAA White Division girls basketball race. The patchwork lineup was just the Band-Aid the doctor ordered, […]
Another given Friday: Adams holds off Rochester for second straight week
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time in several years, Rochester and Rochester Adams’ girls basketball teams faced each other twice in the regular season. As opposed to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the girls basketball teams from the rival schools have been in separate divisions of the […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Avondale rallies to nip Colts
JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — A total of 16.3 seconds, one shot, and three points. It didn’t pan out. Auburn Hills Avondale came back from a 12-point deficit in the second half Thursday at Troy, then smothered a last-second 3-point attempt for the 43-41 OAA Red Division girls basketball win. On the previous possession, […]
