Tag: "Rochester Adams Boys Basketball"
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston pulls away from Adams to reach Sweet 16
Diton, Wasilk, Steinman shine as Wolves avenge a pair of regular-season losses to the Highlanders . BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Email: dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Facebook: North Oakland Sports: https://www.facebook.com/North-Oakland-Sports-439028726180861 LAKE ORION — It’s a rare occasion that Cavanaugh Diton gets to enjoy moments in the limelight. That happened in grand fashion Monday night in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Defensive pressure allows Adams to pull away from Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams is starting to hit its stride. After some bouts with inconsistency, the Highlanders are becoming a team no one wants to face as the second half of the season rolls around. Rochester found that out Friday in the annual Crosstown Showdown at […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams cruises past Romeo, earns district date against Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT Senior Editor S.M.G. Wire Services / www.northoaklandsports.com Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans OXFORD — It was simply business-like for Rochester Adams Thursday night against Romeo. The Highlanders dominated all phases of the game and cruised to a 56-44 victory over Romeo in a Division 1 district semifinal at Oxford High School – even though Adams had […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Mims’ free throws lift Rochester Adams past Stoney Creek in Crosstown Showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Justice Mims must have ice in his veins. The sophomore guard from Rochester Adams hit two free throws with two seconds left and helped lock down Rochester Stoney Creek in the waning seconds during the Highlanders’ 38-37 OAA White Division win Friday in the Crosstown […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake Orion phases Rochester Adams out of district picture
BY DAN STICKRADTYBY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Much like rival Oxford, Lake Orion has not enjoyed tremendous postseason success when it comes to boys basketball. So it’s only fitting that Lake Orion has earned a date in this year’s newly-renamed Division 1 — formerly Class A — district finals. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams upsets two-time defending state champion Clarkston
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Brad Crighton hesitated to call Monday’s Division 1 pre-district win by Rochester Adams the biggest in school history, but he didn’t shy away from the importance of the triumph, either. Unranked Adams, the OAA White Division champion two years removed from a winless […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: OLSM rallies past Rochester Adams to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickradt WEST BLOOMFIELD — Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a date with top-ranked Clarkston. St. Mary’s pulled way from Rochester Adams down the stretch in a 41-35 Class A regional semifinals victory at West Bloomfield High School. The Eaglets will face Clarkston at 7 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester holds off Adams to win annual Crosstown Showdown
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans Instagram: stickradtdan Snapchat: Dan.Stickdradt ROCHESTER HILLS — Hunter Schattler remembers vividly the growing pains of a 0-21 season. That was the 2014-15 campaign, Schattler’s freshman campaign Schattler also remembers his freshman and sophomore seasons where his Rochester basketball team were blown out of the gymnasium by arch-rival […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek staves off Rochester Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Playing in three games already this season where the final score was three points or less proved to pay dividends Friday night for Rochester Stoney Creek. The Cougars staved off rival Rochester Adams, 46-43, in an OAA crossover contest to snap a two-game skid. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Dakota holds off Rochester Adams for first regional crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — A couple of years ago, Jermaine Jackson Jr. and his teammates made a vow to each other to create a legacy for Macomb Dakota basketball. It appears that their collective goal is becoming a reality at Dakota. The Associated Press second-ranked Cougars kept their […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams staves off Brandon to reach regional finals
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MACOMB TWP. — The final weeks of the season can bring out the best in athletes, especially seniors in a one-game elimination format. It has more than motivated the 10 seniors on Rochester Adams’ boys basketball roster. The Highlanders, third in the talent-laden OAA Red Division, held […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Adams pulls away from Rochester Stoney Creek for district title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Defense can often win championships. It sure has aided Rochester Adams this year. Members of the OAA Red Division each of the past two seasons, the Highlanders used their experience of playing a brutally-tough schedule to their advantage, and posted on e of its […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams remains perfect in downing pesky Rochester
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — As part of its 8-0 start, Rochester Adams has found different ways to win ball games this winter. On Friday against arch-rival Rochester, the Highlanders went to its inside-outside game to tame the Falcons, 57-45, in the 10th annual Crosstown Showdown at Oakland University’s […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams outlasts Stoney Creek in battle of unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams and Rochester Stoney Creek draw several parallels. The two schools reside five miles apart and the two rivals currently sport boys basketball teams off to very fast starts in the 2015-16 season. They both also have high hopes of contending for league […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: 2014 All-OAA Team
2014 ALL-OAKLAND ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION BOYS BASKETBALL Below are the boys basketball all-league selections for all three Divisions of the OAA. ALL-OAA RED DIVISION CLARKSTON: Mike Nicholson, sr.; Nick Owens, sr.; Andrew Myers, jr.; ROCHESTER ADAMS: Akhemji Williams, sr.; Spencer Littleson, soph.; BLOOMFIELD HILLS: Yante Maten, sr.; Armand Cartwright, sr.; NORTH FARMINGTON: Jeron Rogers, jr.; […]
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: 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: 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 […]
