Tag: "Troy Boys Basketball"
ON THE RISE … Mr. Basketball candidate James Young takes attention in stride
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — James Young heard that there would be some major changes, a fresh start, in his life this past summer. Already a focal point in the college basketball recruiting scene as a top-10 recruit, Young was told by his mother, Tiplance Vernon, that she […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Fitzgerald’s free throws put away Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WARREN — Troy didn’t have a choice but to foul. But Warren Fitzgerald just kept making free throws. Fitzgerald shot 14-for-17 from the line in the second half to ice a 61-58 win over Troy at the third annual Freedom Classic game Saturday. Both teams played Friday night […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Troy goes cold in 57-36 loss to North Farmington
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy’s boys basketball team knew it was in for a dogfight every night in the OAA Red Division this season. And a dogfight it got against North Farmington Friday night. North Farmington rolled into Troy and beat the Colts, 57-36, using a hot-shooting perimeter offense […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Adams pulls away from Troy; Oak Park dusts Avondale
Twitter @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — This game had trap game written all over it. Coming off an emotionally-filled victory over Rochester, Rochester Adams used a 23-7 run in the third quarter to pull away from Troy and post a 70-53 OAA crossover victory, keeping its perfect season alive despite lackluster first-half performance. “This was a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Unbeaten Southfield pulls out late win over Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy boys basketball team’s OAA Red Cinderella story is over — for now. Unbeaten Southfield made sure of that. The Bluejays handed the Colts their second straight loss and first in league play with a 62-52 OAA-Red victory Friday night. This one came down to free-throw […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Early 22-0 run gives Troy easy Roundball Classic win over Divine Child
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BIRMINGHAM — Nate Bladecki couldn’t believe just how big Troy’s second-quarter run was Thursday afternoon. “Twenty-two to zero?” he said. The 22-0 onslaught helped the Troy boys basketball team cruise past Dearborn Divine Child in the Motor City Roundball Classic, 66-39. Divine Child took the early 9-5 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Early 22-0 run gives Troy easy Roundball Classic win over Divine Child
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net BIRMINGHAM — Nate Bladecki couldn’t believe just how big Troy’s second-quarter run was Thursday afternoon. “Twenty-two to zero?” he said. The 22-0 onslaught helped the Troy boys basketball team cruise past Dearborn Divine Child in the Motor City Roundball Classic, 66-39. Divine Child took the early 9-5 lead, […]
JAKE’S TAKE: Improbability makes Troy’s Friday night stunner over Clarkston great
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 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Rochester Hills Christian rolls Lake Orion Baptist; Troy edges Lathrup
ROCHESTER HILLS — Behind three players in double figures, Rochester Hills Christian opened up FBAC play Thursday with a resounding 79-42 victory over Lake Orion Baptist in boys basketball action. Junior guard Marquez Hatcher led the way for the Eagles (5-0) with a double-double, scoring a game-high 28 points with 10 rebounds. Aaron Berry added […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Athens beats Troy for second straight year, 56-55
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The buzzer sounded. Troy Athens’ student section emptied out onto the court. Troy’s? Well, all it could do was chant, “Let’s Play Football.” Troy fell behind in the third quarter and never took the lead back, falling to rival Athens in its season opener Friday night, 56-55. […]
BASKETBALL: Mr. Basketball favorite James Young sends oral to Kentucky
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans MADISON HEIGHTS — James Young is about to be a part of an historic recruiting class at the University of Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 senior swingman, who recently transferred to Rochester High from Troy High for his senior year after his family moved in July, announced Thursday that […]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Division I talents spark hardcourt elite
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans (EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, NOS is reposting some of its fall and winter sports All-Area teams from the 2011-12 school year.) During the 2011-12 boys basketball season, it was commonplace to see recognizable Division I and Division II coaches sitting up in the […]
Troy knocked out via Waterford Mott’s upset punch
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Troy’s boys basketball team was about to reach the point that good teams often hit where they know they can’t lose. But upstart Waterford Mott, the most unlikely dealer of the knockout punches, threw the Colts’ season into a tough combination of sorrow and frustration. The […]
Troy avenges Pontiac in district semis; Mott upends Athens
TROY — Behind a 22-17 lead to start the game, Troy was able to grab the early lead and cruised to a 66-57 triumph over Pontiac in a Class A district semifinal at Troy Athens. Pontiac (formerly Pontiac Northern) had knocked the Colts out four times in less than a decade, including in a district […]
Troy escapes upstart Kettering, eyes Pontiac
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — All hopes of a Troy-Pontiac showdown Wednesday were about to disappear at the hands of the most unlikely opponent. But a few big plays from James Young, and Troy escaped with a sloppy effort to advance. Troy eventually withstood pesky Waterford Kettering’s upset bid Monday […]
Instant Scoop: Leonard sparks Troy past Adams for OAA-White title
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams was focused on one thing headed into Thursday’s league title matchup against Troy: Stopping James Young. That would be the recipe in allowing Adams to gain a share of the OAA White Division boys basketball title with Troy and Ferndale. But Troy […]
THURSDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Young’s heroics lift Troy past Oak Park in overtime; Seaholm edges Stoney Creek, North Farmington tips Pontiac in OT
TROY — James young was back it again Thursday night. The junior guard form Troy converted a three-points play with 16 seconds left in overtime, then made the game-clinching steal inside 10 seconds in overtime to help lift the Colts to a 68-65, OAA white Division boys basketball victory over Oak Park. The win kept […]
JAKE’S TAKE: After 2 years, Sylvester finally shines for Troy
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 […]
