Tag: "Troy Girls Basketball"
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL: Adams upsets Oxford; Rochester Hills edges Lake Orion Baptist; Rochester rolls Groves
OXFORD — Rochester Adams outscored Oxford 15-11 in the fourth quarter and helped on for a 43-34 OAA White Division upset of the host Wildcats. Oxford outscored Adams 13-7 in the third quarter to pull to within 29-23. Adams led 9-4 after the first quarter and 22-10 at the half. Raiven Owusu scored 19 to [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stoney Creek escapes Troy’s upset bid
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Friday’s girls basketball game was all about No. 25 vs. No. 25, Troy’sSydney Heath vs. Rochester Stoney Creek’s Lauren Voss. Heath won in the scoring column, but Voss won on the scoreboard. Troy played its best defensive game of the season but fell just [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Oxford rallies past Troy
TROY — Oxford closed with a 14-10 fourth quarter to upend Troy, 45-42, in an OAA crossover girls basketball contest Tuesday. Jessica Murphy scored 18 with eight rebounds and converted 7-of-9 free throws for Oxford. Miranda Murphy added 11 points and Shelby Davis scored eight for the Wildcats (8-1). Rachael Zelmanski scored 19 points and [...]
2012 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Queens of the court have all the assets
(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.) BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was another banner year for girls basketball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area this winter. Did we say banner year? Waterford Our Lady [...]
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS
AREA MHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT DRAWS Below are the 2011-12 MHSAA girls basketball district draws involving schools from the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage area. Contact host school for further information. For state-wide brackets, visit the MHSAA’s website at www.mhsaa.com.  CLASS A  DISTRICT NO. 8 HOSTED BY HOLLY Monday, Feb. 27 Game 1 — Clarkston vs. [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clarkston clinches OAA-Red title outright
TROY — Last season Clarkston made an abrupt turnaround to finish as the runner-up in the OAA Girls basketball standings. This season the Wolves are league champions of the outright fashion. Needing a win on the final night of the regular season, the Wolves hounded Troy, 61-38, to finish 12-2 overall in the league and [...]
Stoney Creek rallies past Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net ROCHESTER HILLS — Though it toted a three-game losing streak into a top team’s home gym Tuesday, things looked okay for a while for the Troy girls’ basketball team. Rochester Stoney Creek made sure they didn’t end up that way. Troy took three key daggers in the second [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lapeer West downs Holly in FML showdown; Avondale, Rochester record lopsided wins
HOLLY — A rare chance to win a league championship was not in the stars for Holly’s girls basketball team Friday. The Bronchos, who have not won a league title in 18 years, were no match for Flint Metro League leader Lapeer West Friday, as the visiting Panthers wiped out the Bronchos’ chances with a [...]
Troy uses long runs to drain West Bloomfield
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — With runs of 7-0, 14-0 and 23-2, West Bloomfield was probably wondering if it was involved with a basketball game or math class Monday. Troy trounced the Lakers, 47-28, after jumping out to a 19-2 lead and continually pouring on large runs on West Bloomfield. Senior guard [...]
Moss outshines Russell as Troy rolls Athens
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — Monday’s heavyweight fight was University of Buffalo signee Karin Moss of Troy vs. Oakland signee Sinclair Russell of Troy Athens. After 27 minutes of punch-for-punch, Moss took over. The senior dished out seven assists in the second half, and her double-double led four Colts in double-digit scoring [...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Avondale rallies to nip Colts
JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT TROY — A total of 16.3 seconds, one shot, and three points. It didn’t pan out. Auburn Hills Avondale came back from a 12-point deficit in the second half Thursday at Troy, then smothered a last-second 3-point attempt for the 43-41 OAA Red Division girls basketball win. On the previous possession, [...]
Troy cages Harris, North Farmington for another OAA-Red win
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — When North Farmington senior Jasmine Harris graduates this year and never has to play Troy again, she probably won’t mind a bit. Already signed with the University of Massachusetts, Harris was smothered for the third straight time against coach Dennis Koch’s Troy girls basketball team. Holding North [...]
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester rolls over Farmington; Adams upends Oxford in overtime
FARMINGTON — After winning only four games last season due to an inability to score, Rochester gained an impressive road win Tuesday with a fine behind a fine defensive effort. The Falcons rolled over host Farmington, 43-26, in an OAA White Division contest. Rochester opened the game with a 13-1 blitz and allowed Farmington only [...]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Avondale blasts Stevenson; Lutheran Northwest bombards Clarenceville
AUBURN HILLS — Auburn hills Avondale used a 14-2 game-opening to thrust it into a 60-35 non-league girls basketball rout of visiting Sterling Heights Stevenson Thursday. The Yellowjackets added a 17-10 second quarter to give them a 31-12 lead at the half. Avondale outscored the Titans 29-23 in the second half. Hannah Little scored a [...]
Troy runs all over rival Athens
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens held a rare lead on rival Troy before the clock actually started Tuesday. That was about the only upper edge the Red Hawks would enjoy on the Colts on this night. Troy responded with an 11-1 run over the first four minutes and cruised to [...]
Troy pulls away from Oxford
TROY — Troy used a 14-8 run in the first quarter and slowly pulled away to post a for a 57-43 non-conference victory over Oxford. An 18-11 spurt put Troy ahead 32-19 at the half. Oxford used a 19-12 surge in the third frame to close to within 44-38 entering the fourth period. The Colts [...]
