EAST LANSING, Michigan — After failing in their question to win a state championship last season, the Maroon Giants are on a mission in 2010 to bring home the hardware. On Friday afternoon, Kalamazoo Central took down Detroit Denby, 68-49, to advance to the state class A finals versus Ann Arbor Huron. The Maroon Giants [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Down goes Denby: Kalamazoo Central on ‘road to redemption’
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Jared Field in High School0
Ann Arbor Huron rolls over Southfield, 76-64, and into state final
Posted: March 26, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolEAST LANSING, Michigan — Ann Arbor Huron rode a 24-9 second quarter to a 76-64 win over Southfield High on Friday afternoon in East Lansing. Huron awaits the winner of Detroit Denby and Kalamazoo Central. The Maroon Giants are looking to make their second consecutive appearance in the state championship game. UM-bound guard Carlton Brundidge [...]
The ‘Buc’ stops here: Beecher falls in state semis, 86-65
Posted: March 25, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolThe one and only Flint area team to make it to East Lansing this season fell in the semifinals to Melvindale ABT this afternoon, 86-65. In the end, Mr. Basketball finalist Michael Talley was just too good. The senior had 34 points. Flint Beecher’s players, coaches and fans won’t need to really savor this experience [...]
A ‘throwback’: Steve Schmidt heaps praise on Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokhmanesh
Posted: March 24, 2010 by Jared Field in CollegeFLINT, Michigan — For one week, two years ago, he was a one-name wonder like Madonna or Bono. Ali. He wasn’t a superstar, per se. The average basketball fan in Danville, Illinois, just didn’t possess the necessary manner of articulation for his surname.
Mott’s Torian Oglesby to make official visit to Central Michigan
Posted: March 24, 2010 by Jared Field in CollegeFLINT, Michigan — Mott Community College’s 6-7 sophomore forward, Torian Oglesby, will be making an official visit to Central Michigan University this weekend. Oglesby, who prepped at Saginaw Buena Vista, averaged 10 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for Mott’s state championship squad. He also led the team in field goal percentage, scoring on 63% of [...]
The thrill is gone: Swan song for one of the best
Posted: March 23, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolGRAND BLANC, Michigan — It happens every year, but this felt a little different. Being a fan of the high school game, it’s easy to get attached to certain players. Very often I’ve found myself going to games for the sole purpose of watching that one, special kid. And when they’re done, it can be [...]
BRIGHTON, Michigan — It started out well for Powers on an 11-2 run sparking some knowledgeable fans to think blowout. But a timeout later by Country Day coach Craig Keener calmed his troops and Ray McCallum helped the Jackets climb back in the game. On a break away, Ray flushed a two-hander putting DCD up [...]
CITYBEAT: Down and out now, city wrap-up and look ahead
Posted: March 23, 2010 by Marcellus Miller in Citybeat, High SchoolFLINT, Michigan – Three up, and now three down. It didn’t take long for the city to lose its last representative in the 2010 MHSAA playoffs. For those who do not regularly frequent this column, Powers and Beecher do not count toward city basketball (although both may recruit city players, but that’s a different story). Just [...]
By a ‘landslide’: Keith Appling wins Michigan Mr. Basketball
Posted: March 22, 2010 by Jared Field in High SchoolNo one is surprised that the MSU-bound Keith Appling won the Mr. Basketball award. What is surprising, however, is that he won it in a runaway. From Freep: Appling, who signed with MSU, won the award in a landslide, accumulating 2,037 points. Mt. Pleasant’s Trey Zeigler was second with 1,145 points, followed by Ray McCallum [...]
Tracking St. Clair’s Journey to the NJCAA National Tournament Day 6: Saturday, March 20, 2010 It all started with one phone call one day after I got my release from Saginaw Valley State. It was coach Mike Groulx and he told me that he and coach Dale Vos had a scholarship for me and things [...]
