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TROY— Troy 58, Clarkston 57? It didn’t make sense. The matchups didn’t check. First-year starter Chris Dorsey for Troy, All-Area senior Jordan Dasuqi for Clarkston. Five-foott-6 shooter Jordan Leonard for Troy, 5-10 shooter Nick Owens for Clarkston. 6-0 big man Danny Wunderlich for Troy, 6-8 center Matt Nicholson for Clarkston. Just one thing: You don’t […]
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TROY — The cheers bellowed from the student section: “LAR-RY! LAR-RY! LAR-RY!” Troy’s Larry Sylvester had just hit six 3-pointers in a row in just his fifth game with a uniform. He was having the time of his life, the best game ever. That was only the victory after a year and a half of […]
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It seemed like a weekly occurrence in the locker room. Troy junior sensation James Young would come within mere points of a 40-point game, agoal he’s held since the beginning of the season. 36. 37. 36 again. So close, he kept thinking. He finally did it against Clarkston — after all those times coming up […]
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Pick any big shot. Troy star junior James Young’s 3-pointer after a drive-and-kick by point guard Zak Noor. Noor’s game-tying triple with 6:33 left. Young’s driving, acrobatic, did-that-just-happen layup with 1:30. Seniors like Bryan Martin and Leo Ayrault and sophomores Danny Wunderlich and Craig Duggan were blowing the roof off the place. The whole Troy […]
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They are maybe the most prominent decoration that defines a teenager’s room: Posters. And since teens are constantly changing who they are in effort to find their true self, it’s a good thing that they can easily be put up and taken down. The same can be said for those most commonly found on those […]
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