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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Elite Eight -- Rolling Along

The top performers from Tuesday night's girls basketball regional semifinals 

8. Erika Davenport -- Clarkston
Davenport was once again a dominant force on the inside for the Wolves on Tuesday night as the star sophomore recorded 15 points in the regional semifinal win over Utica Ford as Davenport, along with Delaney Kenny (see below) helped lead the Wolves into a regional final game against Marian.

7. Kara Holinski -- Birmingham Marian
Holinski has been as steady as it gets in the postseason for the Mustangs as the Marian super-soph once again put together a double-digit performance of 13 points in Tuesday's regional semifinal win over Auburn Hills Avondale. Holinski came up clutch down the stretch for the Mustangs as she buried eight free throws in the fourth quarter to ice the game away and set up a regional final showdown with Clarkston.

6. Emma Wonsil -- Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Wonsil was nearly unstoppable on Tuesday night as she helped lead the Ventures to a regional semifinal win over crosstown rival Madison Heights Madison with a game-high 22 points. Wonsil knocked down three 3-pointers on the night and added three more field goals, while going a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line to lead the Ventures into the regional final.

5. Micaela Ellis -- Ferndale
Ellis was a force offensively for Ferndale on Tuesday night, as the star junior recorded 22 points as she helped lead the Eagles to a dominating win over Detroit University Prep on Tuesday night. Ellis also recorded four steals on the defensive end on Tuesday as Ferndale advances to the regional final for the first time in almost 20 years.

4. Asia Doss -- Birmingham Detroit Country Day
Big time players make big time plays, and that's exactly what Doss did on Tuesday night as Doss drilled a deep 3-pointer and tallied another point via a free throw to help the Yellowjackets overcome a four-point deficit with less than 30 seconds left to play to force overtime against Chandler Park. Doss finished with a team-high 18 points to lead Country Day into the regional final once again.

3. Kyla Roland -- Farmington Hills Harrison
Roland was as dominant as it gets on the defensive end on Tuesday night as the Harrison super-soph blocked seven shots in the Hawk's regional semifinal win over Hartland, while altering several more shots throughout the game. Roland also recorded a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Harrison to its first regional title game, after appearing in its first regional semifinal game.

2. Delaney Kenny -- Clarkston
Kenny would not be denied on Tuesday night as the Clarkston senior poured in a game-high 20 points as she helped lead the Wolves advance to the regional final with an 18-point lead over Utica Ford. Kenny knocked down six shots from the field and also went a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe to lead Clarkston into a regional final showdown with Birmingham Marian on Thursday night.

1. Taylor Jones -- Farmington Hills Mercy
Jones had a break out game for the ages as the Mercy sophomore put together a dominant performance on Tuesday night to lead the Marlins to a convincing win over Southfield-Lathrup. Jones poured in a career-high 31 points in the regional semifinal\and came up with shot after shot to continue to incread the Marlin lead from start to finish.

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