Tag: "Rochester Hills Christian Boys Basketball"
BOYS BASKETBALL: Burrick, Rochester Hills Christian stand tall during improbable week capped with MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Standing only 5-foot-7, Deven Burrick is often one of the smallest players on the basketball court. He’s quite used to it. On Saturday, he was the one standing on top of the world. The senior guard from Rochester Hills Christian scored a game-high 21 points […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Holmes a rising star for Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — When Kaloh Holmes was a wide-eye eighth grader in a varsity world, he was far from a deer caught in headlights. Eligible under the sub-100 student rule set forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations and Michigan Association of Christian Schools, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2017-18
BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES 2017-18 Below the the 2017-18 boys basketball team capsules for high schools located in the coverage region for www.northoakalndsports.com. Additional information can be forwarded to dan.stickradt@northoaklndsports.com or results@northoaklandsports.com. Follow on Twitter @LocalSportsFans Auburn Hills Avondale HEAD COACH: Tim Morton, 15th season (non-consecutive, 184-136). 2016-17 RECORD: 12-10, 4-6 OAA White Division […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian blitzes Auburn Hills Christian to claim 74-56 victory
BY DAN STICKRADT CORRESPONDENT dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Earlier this season, a parent walked up to Rochester Hills Christian boys basketball coach Jon Bronsing and said his team was like a swarm of bees. It is a fitting analogy. Rochester Hills Christian won for the second consecutive night, using its trademark — swarming […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Waterford Lakecrest Baptist holds of Rochester Hills Christian for MACS-I state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Waterford Lakecrest Baptist voluntarily moved up to repeat as a state champion. The second-seed Defenders captured their third Michigan Association of Christian Schools boys basketball state title March 5 with a 54-49 decision over top-seeded Rochester Hills Christian at Clarkston Springfield Christian High School. Lakecrest […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Waterford Lakecrest Baptist stepping up to try to repeat as state champions
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans WATERFORD — In an odd and bold move, Waterford Lakecrest Baptist will not try to defend its Michigan Association of Association Schools Division II state title this season. That’s because the Defenders voluntarily moved up a division. Lakecrest Baptist, which has around 30 students in grades 9-12, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian ousts Stateline Christian to reach MACS Division I state finals
DAVISON — With the top four seeds showing to be near-images of one another this season, the race to the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I state title game was wide open when the state tournament began earlier this month. Rochester Hills Christian made sure it would be playing on the season’s final day. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Scoring king Patton keeps putting up numbers despite little notoriety for Rochester Hills Christian
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Ryan Patton steps in, steals a pass, then races downcourt to make a quick feed for a layup by a teammate. Moments later, he receives a pass near the top of the key and calmly drills a deep three-pointer with a defender in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian remains perfect in bouncing Lake Orion Baptist
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Baptist had a simple plan Tuesday: Put a box-and-one on Rochester Hills Christian senior standout Ryan Patton and make other players beat the Lions. The problem is that Rochester Hills Christian is far from a one-man show and the Eagles displayed a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Finally the Victor: Troy Bethany Christian topples Rochester Hills Christian for first MACS state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — It took 40 years, but Troy Bethany Christian is finally a state champion in boys basketball. The Bruins, the top-seed team in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Division I boys basketball state tournament, captured their first-ever state championship Saturday at Clarkston Springfield Christian with […]
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Avondale rolls over Harrison; Clarkston outpaces Pontiac
AUBURN HILLS — Farmington Harrison had a hand in why Auburn Hills Avondale didn’t shoot light out on the basketball court Tuesday night. The Hawks counter with plenty of size while Avondale is somewhat of a smaller team. The Yellowjackets still answered with its quickness and ability to cash in on second chance opportunities in […]
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: 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: 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 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian blasts defending state champion Troy Bethany
TROY — Rochester Hills Christian made a statement sent around the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Friday night. The undefeated Eagles rolled over visiting Troy Bethany Christian, 59-22, in a key FBAC Red Division girls basketball contest. Bethany Christian is the defending MACS Division I state champion. Junior Ashley Parker led the Eagles (8-0, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Clarkston hands North Farmington first loss
CLARKSTON — Trying to avoid a second loss in less than a month, Clarkston tightened down the grips Friday night. The Wolves held visiting North Farmington to sub 40-percent shooting and to under 40 points with a 42-36 OAA Red Division victory over the Raiders. The win also moved Clarkston into sole possession of first […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles remain perfect by bouncing Lapeer Faith
ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind a scoring edge in three of the four quarters Monday, Rochester Hills Christian returned to the hard c ourt with another win Monday to keep its perfect season in tact. The Eagles, playing for the first time in nearly three weeks, upended Lapeer Faith Home School, 52-41, in a non-conference […]
