Basketball

Published March 13, 2019

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Big second quarter helps Southfield A&T defeat Grosse Pointe North in regional final

SOUTHFIELD –– In front of its home crowd, Southfield A&T was able to knock of Grosse Pointe North and advance to the quarterfinal round of play. It was tight through one quarter of play, with the Warriors holding a 14-9 lead.

Roseville High coach Hassan Nizam speaks with his players during a game against UD Jesuit. The Panthers lost 91-54.

Published March 12, 2019

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Roseville High falls to UD Jesuit in Division 1 quarterfinal

DETROIT –– University of Detroit Jesuit came out and looked like a team that has been ranked among the best in the state all season. Roseville High was turning it over, missing shots and giving up easy buckets.

Published March 12, 2019

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian girls basketball coach reflects on season and looks to future

SOUTHFIELD –– For the Southfield Christian girls basketball team, this season was a building year, but the team still found success.

Published March 12, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High girls hoops bounces back with district title

UTICA — After an early exit from the Macomb Area Conference tournament almost one month ago, Utica High girls basketball coach Tom McDonald said his team was a resilient group that would bounce back and not hang its heads on that loss to Warren Cousino.

Ferndale High senior Keelen Lucas puts the ball up during a regional semifinal against Detroit Douglass. After beating Douglass, the Eagles’ season ended with an 89-40 loss against Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy March 7 in a regional final.

Published March 12, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale boys basketball ends season with regional final loss

LIVONIA — Ferndale High boys basketball completed the program’s most successful season since 2012, making it to a Division 2 regional final.

Published March 11, 2019

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Defense pushes Lakeview girls hoops past Utica High, into regional final

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — St. Clair Shores Lakeview girls basketball coach Joe Charrette has never coached in a game where neither team made a 3-point shot. That changed March 11, as neither the Huskies nor Utica High hit a 3-pointer in Lakeview's 46-26 win in a Division 1 regional semifinal.

Published March 11, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley boys hoops season ends with regional semifinal loss

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Chippewa Valley boys basketball team fell 44-41 to New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a Division 1 regional semifinal March 5.

Published March 11, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Ravens battle, Knights win district title

The playoffs are a time when the highest highs mix with the lowest lows. For Royal Oak Shrine, this season has been a constant rise.

Grosse Pointe North's Christina Braker tries to drive by a Grosse Pointe South defender during a Division 1 district championship game. North won the game 42-25.

Published March 8, 2019

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Grosse Pointe North uses stingy defense to knock off Grosse Pointe South in district championship

GROSSE PONTES –– Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South have been two of the best offensive teams in the Macomb Area Conference all season.

Published March 8, 2019

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Size advantage leads Port Huron Northern girls basketball past L'Anse Creuse North in district final

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Port Huron Northern girls basketball team is headed back to the regional round for the first time since 2016. The Huskies (15-8) bested Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 50-38 in a March 8 Division 1 district final to stay alive.

Published March 8, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Local teams fall short in Division 1 basketball districts

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — With losses in Division 1 district games last week, the Roseville High and Eastpointe High girls basketball seasons have come to a close.

Published March 8, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Clintondale boys basketball wins first district title since 2012

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Clintondale boys basketball team fell 78-43 to Detroit Edison PSA March 5 in a Division 3 regional semifinal, but that doesn’t take away from what the team accomplished this season.

Published March 6, 2019

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L'Anse Creuse North, Port Huron Northern girls hoops teams to meet in district final

The Macomb L'Anse Creuse North and Port Huron Northern girls basketball teams will battle in a Division 1 district final at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at L'Anse Creuse North after picking up district semifinal wins over Anchor Bay and Macomb Dakota.

Southfield Christian’s Malcolm King goes up for a shot in a game earlier this season. The Eagles won a Division 4 district title by defeating West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy 67-48 Feb. 27.

Published March 6, 2019

Southfield Sun

Southfield Christian wins district title; Bradford, A&T bow out of boys basketball playoffs

After winning a Division 4 state championship a season ago, the Southfield Christian boys basketball team moved a step closer to repeating as champions.

Published March 5, 2019

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UD Jesuit boys hoops pulls away from De La Salle in regional semi

SOUTHFIELD — The University of Detroit Jesuiit boys basketball team proved too much to handle for Warren De La Salle, as the Cubs outlasted the Pilots 62-51 in a March 5 Division 1 regional semifinal.

Ferndale High boys basketball players and staff are pictured after winning a district championship March 1. It was the Eagles’ first district title since 2012.

Published March 5, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale High boys basketball wins first district title in more than five years

WARREN — Ferndale High’s boys basketball team won the program’s first district championship since 2012 with an 81-56 victory against Warren Lincoln March 1 in a Division 2 district final at Lincoln.

Published March 4, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Chippewa Valley boys basketball wins another district title

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Chippewa Valley’s boys basketball team won the program’s fifth district title in the last nine seasons with a 39-36 win against Sterling Heights Stevenson in a Division 1 district final March 1 at Utica Ford II.

Published March 4, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica High, Eisenhower hoops fall in district tournament

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — With losses in a Division 1 district tournament last week, the curtain has closed on both the Utica High and the Utica Eisenhower boys basketball season.

Published March 4, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High girls basketball finds success in MAC play

ROSEVILLE –– The Roseville High girls basketball team didn’t need a motivational speech or pregame music to get amped up for the Macomb Area Conference Silver/Bronze Tournament championship game Feb. 23 at Grosse Pointe North.

Grosse Pointe North's Joey Rheaume looks to make a play during a Division 1 district final game against Grosse Pointe South. North won the game 54-48.

Published March 1, 2019

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Grosse Pointe North defeats Grosse Pointe South, claims district title

GROSSE POINTE –– With the score tied at 39 and just over six minutes left on the clock, Grosse Pointe North and Grosse Pointe South were in a battle to decide which team was going to win a Division 1 district title and advance to regionals.