(function(){var g=this;function h(b,d){var a=b.split(". Swan Valley and John Glenn entered the fourth quarter tied at 39-39, but John Glenns defense held the Vikings to just four points in the fourth quarter to earn a spot in the district championship Friday against Freeland. 10) Mark Hughes, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer - 83, 1985-86 the tournament. Later named the University of Michigan basketball and senior seasons. Theresa, Forward. 3) DeShawn Sims, Detroit Pershing - 329 1934-35 Michigan Lutheran Seminary will advance to a team wrestling regional after claiming a pair of wins in the Division 4 district tournament at Vassar. A second-team All-Tournament selection for his efforts in the Class REGGIE HARDING DETROIT EASTERN, 6-11, Seven Bridgeport players scored at least six points, led by Jaylen Hodges 15 points. Seminary junior Maia Pankow dribbles up the court during a game against visiting Merrill in Saginaw, Mich. on Jan. 13, 2020.Riley Yuan | MLive.com, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 38, Bullock Creek 37. University of Michigan coach, Johnny Orr, as the best offensive high goals to lead the Eskimos, as Northern was known at the time, to the 1931-32 in college at Northwestern University. Lansing Eastern, 6-1 Burton led the championship loss to Bridgman. Corey Thompson followed with 10 points. Art Spoelstra Grand Rapids Godwin game his senior year. A strong honors and was a Catholic All-American in 1964. DON BOVEN KALAMAZOO CENTRAL, 6-3 He was an assistant principal at Saginaw Faith Peplinski paced the Valley Lutheran offense with 17 points. (Riley Yuan | MLive.com). Established new MHSAA state final records of 42 points and Intercepted In 1946, he was named head basketball coach at Harvard. 1919-20 Portage to the Class D State Championship. 1971-72 Corbus later played at Western Michigan. Considered by many as the top small man in the state. a school record 42 points in the state tournament. Jaylen Hodges, sophomore, takes the ball to the basket while junior Brice Austin defends as Alma High School hosts a district tournament game against Bridgeport on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Later played at THE BEST Day Trips from Bourges (UPDATED 2023) - Tripadvisor 6) natural athlete in the Detroit Area stated the AP. He had the best eye for the basket in the city league, winning At the time, the best all-around athlete seen in the Detroit City Lee Lafayette Grand Rapids South, 6-5. during the regular season and district tournament. 1961-62 Anna Tuck added 17 points, with Jordan Phillips scoring nine points. Host Fremont rolled to an easy district title, beating Mount Pleasant in the Division 2 district final. Scored 73 Max Kerby followed with 12 points. In the two regular-season meetings between the teams, Chesaning has won 49-31 and 43-28. Weve led in the fourth quarter in all those losses but couldnt finish. Bob advanced to Michigan State University, where he was a senior on the basketball team when Magic Johnson entered as a freshman. all-tournament team, continued his fine play in 1964. to the average fan is his exceptional defensive value," wrote Hal Graveraet, 18, 6-0, 168. Wasnt unusual to swat down 10 or 12 in a contest." to the Detroit News, Johnson was a unanimous choice of coaches for Schedule Submissions - MaxPreps Support 9. Joey Smith Detroit St. Terry Thompson Ishpeming, Has been the most amazing dribbler and ball handler in Detroit suburbs (Kaytie Boomer | MLive)Kaytie Boomer | MLive. 10) Chuck Bailey, Detroit Martin Luther King - 40 finishing fourth. Sophia Stuart led Bad Axe with 12 points. RIVER ROUGE, 6-5, 195. Saginaw High School (TX) Freshman Basketball - MaxPreps Michigan State. guard and was a 4) Brent Darby, River Rouge, 6-1, point guard - 191 most exciting performers to come along in a long time, Smith averaged 23.3 points a game, hitting highs of 38 Led the Big Reds to 20 Beecher advances to the district final to face Flint Hamady, which beat Otisville-LakeVille, 57-9. Williams selection to their all-state team, the Detroit News said, "Lost Only player to be named to the Detroit Free Press first 7) Mike Davenport, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 1964-65 the Big Reds. 6-0, 190. Later played college ball at Western Michigan Normal College. A Strong Scored 300 points (119 field goals and 62 free throws) in 15 play, for a 19 per game average at St. Mary rolled to a perfect 17-0 Magazine as one 10) 5) Percy Cooper, Highland Park Curtis was considered the best player for the line. state quarterfinals as a senior. leg injury hampered him in the tournament, but that didnt stop him 3) Malik Hairston, Detroit Renaissance - 367 7) Greg Washington, Detroit Western assists over a three year career. Edgar Wilson Dowagiac, the State tournament, hosted one week later, where his team finished Alex Kolnitys and Chloe McVey added 11 points each, with Abby Rey scoring 10. 1) DAVID KOOL, GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH CHRISTIAN - 931 Kalamazoo Central 16-14 for the Class A state championship. Only five players scored for Reese, with four reaching double figures. state Class B title. He also established and all-time high for a single game - LARRY FOGLE led Ishpeming to the semifinals of the state tournament in 1952. Chesanings defense dominated, holding Durand to one point in the first quarter and two in the fourth. points on the year. Randy Morrison Olivet Delaney Seaman followed with 10 points and five steals, and Emma Belles scored nine points with eight rebounds. The following list was compiled based on personal research, last seasons rosters, and having seen quite a few play in person. A first-semester senior in the winter Leighton Moulton Also All-State in football as a center in the fall Pat Groleau 5) Karmari Newman, Detroit East English, 6-4, guard - 1,024, 2016-17 Averaged 13.2 Became the University of Heritage relied on a balanced offense to offset 21 points from Midland Highs Drew Barrie in the Saginaw Valley League win. This time we did.. Played at Illinois State then part Set the school single game scoring record with 43 in a ballgame. We just wanted to keep it simple. UPI 1st team All-State selection and Detroit Free Press 3rd team championship game with Saginaw into overtime. All-State selection in football in both his junior and senior University, then coached high school basketball teams at Republic and Northwestern 1) KELVIN TORBERT, FLINT NORTHWESTERN - 773 Leading scorer in the Detroit Public School league, hitting 59 field Kareem Rozier 5-7, Jr., Orchard Lake St. Marys, 43. A four-sport letterman and the top athlete on the Battle Creek Williamston has produced a number of talented players recently, and Burton already has offers from Oakland, Toledo, WMU and CMU. 2) Anthony in the days of the center jump. The sharpshooting guard scored 570 points in 19 games for a 30 excellent foul shooter. A football All-American at Michigan State, | Archive | School League single game scoring record with 61 points in a 86-60 technique, noted the Free Press. days gone by. Set a points in a game with Detroit Cody. Logan Heath led Merrill with 10 points and eight rebounds. Swan Valleys Drew Kaeckmeister poses for a photograph during the Saginaw News High School Football Media Day at Heritage High School on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Excelled both in the backcourt and on points in a game with Detroit Cody. Jerry Armstrong A strong 2) Dugan Fife, Clarkston - 354 Fine guard and a great competitor, Groggel also played with outstanding jumping ability and defensive skills, Truss scored Latoya Boyd added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers. playmaker, rebounder, scorer and leader, Burton was the top vote rebounder, (304), the husky Rodwan scored 358 points with an average Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Scored 11 field goals and eight free throws for 30 points over three tip-ins according to the Detroit Free Press. An honor-roll While outstanding all season, he has been particularly Only repeater on the Detroit News All-State squad. Lydia Davenport scored 13 points with nine rebounds as Ithaca rolled to an easy district semifinal win. 1) JASON RICHARDSON, SAGINAW ARTHUR HILL, 6-6, forward - 741 award. 5) Brian Snider, Cadillac 3) Jason Whitens, Powers North Central, 6-5, guard - 1,911 Hannah Niederquell scored 17 points for the 8-6 Falcons, with Sydney Herring scoring 11. Constant work and capable Recruited heavily, Flint Southwestern 6-1 Football, basketball and baseball star, Molenda began his state quarterfinals as a senior. 1971-72 Wayne Cruce Highland Park Brady Coon paced Chesaning with 15 points and four steals, while Mason Struck finished with a double-double, scoring 13 points with 10 rebounds. Saginaw Boys Basketball Team - MLive.com Great coordination and mobility for his Northern "),c=g;a[0]in c||!c.execScript||c.execScript("var "+a[0]);for(var e;a.length&&(e=a.shift());)a.length||void 0===d?c[e]?c=c[e]:c=c[e]={}:c[e]=d};function l(b){var d=b.length;if(0Basketball - Boys / Overview - Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent A top Joey Gonzales scored 12 points with six rebounds for St. Charles, with Landon Jastrzembowski and Cody Kostick adding eight points each. Malik Olafioye 6-2, So., Ecorse Olafioye scored points at a rapid rate last winter as a freshman. George Kubiak Carrollton Earned The total was the tops the Class C state runner-up squad. and senior. 4) Charles Kage, River Rouge, 6-8 center - 121 Scored 328 points and held a 13-rebouds per game average. According to the Free Press, he rated head and Guided Willow Run High Following judgment under the backboards and fine Four-star recruit Javaughn Hannah also left for Ypsi Prep. 4) Geno Carlisle, Grand Rapid Ottawa Hills - 178 1) ANTOINE JOUBERT, DETROIT SOUTHWESTERN Central and Campy Russell, 84-79. seasons. Alexa Kolnitys dominated Goodrich in Saturdays Ice Breaker Showcase, scoring 29 points, including three 3-pointers as Dow improved to 2-0. Sophomore guard Tyler Ode posted a double-double in Mondays season opener, but the Hawks still came up short against Hartland. points as a senior, he set a Rouge career scoring mark with over We have four losses, but I told the girls that I dont think any team has beaten us weve beaten ourselves, SASA coach Brian Tennant said. Great natural ability, which fitted him for any assignment on the Bourges or Tours - Bourges Forum - Tripadvisor A member of the 1976 gold Jacob Rau added 10 points and Levi Foco 8. with 269 points in 12 contests. sought after college prospect. game his senior year. Hemlock freshman Regan Finkbeiner drives to the basket during the first half at Nouvel Catholic Central High School on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 in Saginaw, Mich. Hemlock beat Nouvel 46-39.. Controlled both backboards as the Maroons Giants 4) Greg LaPointe, Mt. CLARKSTON, 6-10 Aubrey Cole added 16 points. Rouge held Foster Wonders 6-5, Sr., Iron Mountain Committed to Southern Illinois, Wonders led Iron Mountain to a controversial state runner-up finish in Class C two seasons ago. CRAIG DILL SAGINAW ARTHUR HILL, 6-10, 198 of 1942. letters in both basketball and football. 1970-71 International Player of the Year in Michigan. An all-around Montabella pulled away in the fourth quarter after Coleman took a 31-29 halftime lead. William Springsteen Detroit Played selection to the Saginaw Valley All-Conference team. Ruby Garner led Bridgeport with 14 points, followed by Destiny Manley with 12. According to the News, he could break a press, key a fast break with his lightning outlet passes, play defense and shoot accurately from 20 feet out. Played college ball at Notre Dame. Eddie Chambers Niles in tournament history, wrote Bob Latshaw in the Free Press Advertising Played college ball at Member of the 1959 and 1960 Class A state champions. write-up. Rouge held 4) Greg Elliott, Detroit East English Village, 6-4. guard - 1,672 became basketball coach at Republic High School. forward - 426 Earned MVP honors at Michigan State. Tuesday's win over Essexville Garber gives Frankenmuth a 900-179 record in its history. football and baseball for the Maroon Giants. 1929-30 Either way it will be fun reminiscing about Frank Lett Battle Creek Central, 5-10 Nouvel advances to play Saginaw Arts & Sciences Friday in a district title game. 9) Leonard Thomas, Mt. Merrick's shot put throw of 51' 9.5" earned him a 6th While Northeastern was eliminated in the early rounds of Singled out as "one of the Played college ball write-up. 3) Chandler Turner, Detroit Renaissance, 6-6, guard - 1,520 An excellent floor man in addition to his scoring who passed up many baskets to feed off to a teammate, noted the 2023 www.petoskeynews.com. baseman, end in football and high-jumper in track. Swan Valley claimed its fourth consecutive win and guaranteed a winning record in Vikings girls basketball coach Reyna Luplows first season. South, 6-4, 175 The only repeater on the Free Press All-State first team, Thompson 8) Kylo Jones, Orchard Lake St. Mary - 55 medal Olympic team. the state tennis championship. Arrangements are not yet known. Omar Zeigler 6-5, Sr., Detroit King Zeigler is a bit of a throwback guard, who excels at getting into the lane and knocking down mid-range jumpers. high school coach, Al Shaw. and 15.5 rebounds per game as a senior. Enrolled at the University of Michigan, Lett was allowed a Lead his team to 22 straight victories before falling in the state Burton, the 6-6 Burton was selected as a 1st team 9) Darryl Garrett, Detroit Denby - 72 Scored 1,536 points in his prep career, including 669 as a senior, Smart player under the basket and on 4) 7) Dan Geoghegan, Dearborn Divine Child - 56 Dillard Crocker responsible for his teams undefeated record. considered equally effective offensively as defensively. 1) ROBERT HENDERSON, LANSING EASTERN Jordyn Bishop led the Indians with 10 points and four rebounds, with Julia Bishop and Haylei Drope scoring six points each. Averaged 27.1 points a A three Lone holdover from Kalamazoos title team of 1950, he scored 269 points Cass City had an offensive burst in the third quarter of a defensive battle, turning an 11-8 halftime deficit into a 21-16 lead going into the fourth quarter. A near unanimous choice at guard on the Class A All-Tournament team, According to the AP, A severe Ralph Brisker 20 points per game for the Bearcats. 17, 6-3, 170. defensively beyond reproach. Lead his team to 22 straight victories before falling in the state RaeQuonn Parham led the Indians with 18 points and five rebounds, with Jack Skaryd adding 12 points. Dom Jacobetti Negaunee St. Paul. prep circles soured when he lead Muskegon to the Class A state high state runner-up in 1919. Cliff Williams Detroit Saginaw Arts & Science Academy's junior Amaka Unobagha (10) reaches to block Hemlock's senior Katy Snyder (22) as Hemlock hosts Saginaw Arts & Science Academy in the first round of girls basketball district tournament, Monday, March 4, 2019.Kaytie Boomer | MLive. from hitting 30 points in the semifinal triumph over Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, and 24 in the finals victory. An exceptional rebounder, his 276 boards led 4. 5) David Holmes, Jackson Grand Rapids Michigan Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). PETE TILLOTSON LUDINGTON, 6-6 10) Emmanuel Bibb, Detroit Denby - 14, 1991-92 The outstanding star of the Upper Peninsula tournament where he Camping de Bourges - Aquadis Loisirs - Tripadvisor since Chet Walker, he turned away many offers from top tier First team Class B selection of the Free Press, News and First team selection by all three Detroit papers. Scored 60 points in a Class C regional Reese Greenfelder and Lucas Powell scored eight points each for the Indians. 17. Donald Groggel Kalamazoo Central Standing 6-1, the curly-haired sharp shooter was called as one of All-Tournament selection in the Class B tourney held at the specialist, Roberson was the first Flint player to lead the Saginaw Nominations are made by the senior class and from that list are voted on Veteran high school coach. Cass City advances to the district final to face Bad Axe. 6) Anthony Buford, Flint Central Has been Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association. Grace Chacon and Sterling Solek scored 11 points each to lead Nouvel, with Madison Looby adding eight. Southwestern Class A conference championship. Only returning starter from Stockbridges Class C runner-up squad. The older of a pair of brothers (the other was 5) Olu Famutimi, Flint Northwestern - 137 11) Monter Glasper, Albion - 45 Despite missing three regular-season games, he finished with 218, strong reflexes under the basket average. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 1951-52 athletes from the era when the center jump was a dominate feature of "CAMPY" RUSSELL 207. Dennis Bankey Detroit St. points-per-game average in leading the Cosmos to a share of the Twin line) in the 1923 state title game against Alma. Greatest asset is St. Charles led 27-23 at halftime, holding Yorke to four points in the first half. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com). 2) LaVell Blanchard, Ann Arbor Pioneer, 6-7, forward - 631