Tag: "Troy Athens Boys Basketball"
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 […]
Clarkston avenges Athens in battle of unbeatens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — A year ago, Clarkston had a unfavorable and uncharacteristic start on the basketball, court heading into the holiday break with a disastrous 1-4 record. One of those losses was a 41-40 setback to Troy Athens, which defeated the Wolves for the first time in school history last […]
Quick start helps Athens cruise past Oxford
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — It’s one thing for a team to have high expectations and another thing for that team to actually live up to top those expectations. Troy Athens’ is living up to such expectations out on the basketball court so far this season. The Red Hawks are off to […]
WEDNESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Athens holds of Ferndale
TROY — Troy Athens received quite a scare Wednesday night. If anything, the Red Hawks learned a lesson that no lead is safe. Athens held on to defeat Ferndale in an OAA crossover boys basketball game, 81-78, but not before the visiting Eagles went on a 35-21 fourth-quarter and came three points shy of pulling […]
