Pontiac has become the epitome of a true playoff team, finding their stride at the end of the season seems to have carried over to the playoffs. The Phoenix proved to be cool, calm and collected in the districts, winning back-to-back nail biters, a five point win over Troy holding their leading scorer James Young to a modest 16 points, and a three point win over Auburn Hills Avondale.
There’s no stopping Clarkston, the Wolves won their three district games by a combined 63 points over proving it’s going to take plenty to be knocked off. With the way the Wolves have played, it should be no shock if they are playing at the Breslin Center in two weeks.
Novi Detroit Catholic Central is redefining defensive basketball, holding a dangerous Plymouth Canton team to just 38 points in Friday’s district final. Outside of standout point guard Deitrich Lever scoring 25 points; Canton was completely shutdown much like any other team that came across the Shamrocks in the districts.
Game by game, Southfield seems to be gathering more and more momentum. Not only are the Bluejays gaining momentum, but their depth has come up big as they have gotten big time contributions not only from back-court tandem “Pee-wee” Barnes and Carlton Brundidge, but have had Patrick Onwenu and Landon Atterberry emerge as two more primetime performers to add to their dangerous arsenal.
It looks like business as usual for Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in the regional playoffs. On Tuesday the Lakers took down all too familiar foe Marine City Cardinal Mooney at the last second and on Thursday held off upset minded Southfield Christian, behind a 30 point 15 rebound performance by Lauren Robak to win yet another regional championship. The games seem to be getting closer and closer by the game, but the Lakers are still the favorite to repeat as Class D champions.
The Birmingham Detroit Country Day boys and girls teams are looking eerily similar as they make their way through the state tournament, taking teams down one by one and making it look easy in the process. The lady Yellowjackets have won by 20 or more points in each of their first five playoff match-ups while the boy’s team has averaged a lethal 85 points per game while holding opponents to under 35 per game through their first three games.
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