Next Generation Sports

Detroit- It wasn’t pretty but Southeastern will take it and move on to Wednesday’s district semi-final.   The Jungaleers went into last night’s game against a scrappy King team as the underdog but were able to walk away with a 43-40 double overtime win.
In the end SE leaned on their junior studs of Brandan Kearney and [...]

Fraser- Warren Mott pushed DeLaSalle to limit in the opening night of districts.  However the Pilots were able to force overtime and steal a 63-58 win over the upset minded Marauders.
Mott jumped out to an early lead as a CJ Olaniyan basket made the score 8-2.  The Pilots were able to fight back by patiently [...]

Detroit- Southeastern closed out the regular season with a 66-62 win over U of D Jesuit Friday night.  The Jungaleers had U of D playing catch up all night long and were able to hold on late thanks to two free throws from Brandan Kearney with 8 seconds remaining.
The Jungaleers took an 8-0 lead early [...]

Saginaw- Earlier this week both Mt. Pleasant and Heritage found out that they would be co-champions of the Saginaw Valley League title due to Arthur Hill having to forfeit seven games due to an ineligible player.  Thursday night Heritage took bragging rights of the conference after beating Mt. Pleasant 69-60 in a non-conference game.
A [...]

Flint- Fenton travelled to Powers looking for some state wide respect and despite falling 68-58 I think it is safe to say they atleast earned the respect of the Chargers.
Powers built their biggest lead at 45-26 with 6:11 left in the third only to see Fenton storm back.  The Tigers cut the lead down to [...]

Flint- Tyler Szczepanski received a pass from Dylan Hickoff with two seconds remaining and all he had time to do was heave a 3-pointer at the buzzer.  The shot fell in giving Fenton a 59-56 win over Kearsley and atleast a share of the Flint Metro League Championship.
After a Kearlsey turnover, Fenton regained possession with [...]

Buena Vista- That playoff atmosphere was in the air last night as rivals Flint Beecher and Buena Vista faced off.  Buena Vista came in with a #2 ranking in the state and a 15-3 record.  The Bucs entered the game with 11 straight wins.
In front of a sold out gym it was Devonte “Dedo” Jackson [...]

Birmingham- Four catholic league quarterfinal games took place Saturday at Birmingham Marian.  DeLaSalle, Catholic Central, and Brother Rice all advanced into this week’s semi-finals with ease, the same could not be said for Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard who needed two overtimes to fend off U of D Jesuit 72-69.
Richard used a 7-0 run to take [...]