Tag: "Rochester Adams Boys Basketball"
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Adams sweeps winless Stoney Creek; Lake Orion, Oakland Christian roll
ROCHESTER HILLS —Rochester Adams picked up the regular season sweep of crosstown rival Rochester Stoney Creek Tuesday, topping the host Cougars 54-44, in an OAA crossover boys basketball contest. Adams led 20-15 at the half and blew the game open with a 22-7 third quarter run, good for a 42-22 lead entering the final quarter. […]
FRIDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Farmington topples Lake Orion in triple overtime; Everest wins league, Oxford avenges Groves
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s boys basketball team has not had much success in overtime games this season. The Dragons suffered another blow Friday night. Less than two weeks after dropping a double-overtime loss to OAA Blue Division leader Rochester, Lake Orion fell prey to Farmington Friday night by losing to the Falcons, 72-65, in […]
Troy shuts down Adams
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Rochester Adams tried to make a run. It really did. But, as Adams assistant coach Chris Flynn said, “then there was James Young.” Young was spectacular again Friday in Troy’s rout of Rochester Adams — a 63-47 OAA White Division boys basketball victory, which is the Colts’ […]
THURSDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac trumps West Bloomfield; Adams edges Oak Park
PONTIAC — Behind a 42-26 lead at the half, Pontiac cruised past West Bloomfield 72-55 in an OAA Red Division boys basketball contest Thursday. The Phoenix led 22-12 after the first quarter, used a 20-14 run to go up by 16 at the half and blew the door open with a 23-3 spurt in the […]
TUESDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Pontiac holds off Adams; Brandon rolls by Kettering
PONTIAC — Behind a stealer defensive effort, Pontiac avenged a loss to Rochester Adams in last year’s Class A regional semifinals with a 48-44 OAA crossover boys basketball victory over the Highlanders. Pontiac built a six-point lead at the half and kept the Highlanders at bay over the final 16 minutes of play. The Phoenix […]
Seniors pave way as Rochester pulls away from Adams
[polldaddy poll=5768718]BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — As freshman, Rochester’s Taylor Perry and Paris Pereira took their lumps. The Falcons finished under five-hundred those two years but began to turn the corner last year with a league championship, the school’s first in 11 seasons. Rochester gained another marquee win Friday at home […]
FRIDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Holly topples rival Brandon; Clarkston, Adams roll
HOLLY — Behind a 16-7 third quarter, Holly was able to create a little breathing room to upend rival Ortonville Brandon, 54-47, in a Flint Metro League girls basketball game Friday. The Bronchos led 29-26 at the half and 45-33 entering the final frame before Brandon closed the gap down to seven points with a […]
Adams picks up the tempo to pull away from Lake Orion
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Rochester Adams proved that it can play at multiple speeds Tuesday night. The Highlanders found another gear in the second half that Lake Orion simply could not match. The result was a 59-42 non-conference boys basketball win for visiting Adams, which jacked up the tempo in […]
