Pre-District Boys and Regional Girls Thoughts.

Written Tuesday Match 6th at 11:00 PM

Hello all, here are my thoughts heading into the Boys Pre-Districts and Girls Regional thoughts.

Boys.

I wasn't surprised that Berkley and Pontiac lost to State ranked powers on Monday night. The Bears lost 62-41 to Detroit Renaissance on their home floor. Berkley has lost 11 of 12 to close out the season. The Bears have to address some things in the program, they lose nine seniors and have a strong freshman class coming. The Phoenix whom lost 68-45 to New Haven at Pontiac Notre Dame Prepatory have a young nucleus coming back led by the Cole brothers and Dominique Stovall. Expect Pontiac to be back to where they are next season.

Avondale won a 70-46 blowout over Waterford Kettering behind Martone Cole's 21 points. The Yellow Jackets have a big game awaiting them on Wednesday against Waterford Mott at West Bloomfield.

North Farmington edged Southfield Arts and Tech 68-40 and will play on Wednesday against Groves at Southfield Arts and Tech. Stoney Creek had no problem with Romeo 49-37 behind 21 points from Nate Davis. The Cougars will host Adams on Wednesday.

The big upsets around the league happened to be at West Bloomfield and Troy. Troy Athens finished the season losing three of four including a 58-48 loss to Seaholm. Cooper Mixon whom didn't play in both meetings had 24 points in the game. The Red Hawks lose 10 seniors from an experienced squad next season. The Maples will move on to play Royal Oak on Wednesday at Troy. Meanwhile, West Bloomfield whom hasn't had the greatest of seasons despite being in the Final Four last season was upset at home by Bloomfield Hills 44-40. The Blackhawks used timely three point shooting from Tyler Canifield in the game. Also the Lakers beat Bloomfield Hills twice this season including a 28 point beatdown earlier in the season. The Blackhawks will play Orchard Lake St. Marys at West Bloomfield on Wednesday.

Girls.

I was surprised by the score of the Southfield Arts and Tech and Detroit Martin Luther King game 50-37 at home on Tuesday night. The Warriors let Jordan Lewis score 21 points and basically was outplayed by the Crusaders in the second half. Mariah Mitchell added 10 points for Detroit Martin Luther King. Alexis Johnson led Southfield Arts and Tech with 17 points while Cheyenne McEvans and D'Layna Holliman combined for 18 points and Shawyna Manning added two points in defeat. The Warriors will have Johnson and McEvans coming back next season but this one will sting Southfield Arts and Tech for sure in the offseason.

The Wolves got a measure of revenge against the Catholic League as they eliminated Birmingham Marian 44-34 on Tuesday night at West Bloomfield. Clarkston outscored the Mustangs 18-11 in the fourth, which included a 13-0 run in the process. Maddie Beck led the Wolves with 23 points, seven rebounds, and six steals while Kayla Luchenbach and Molly Nicholson combined for 19 points. The Wolves limited Olivia Moore to 11 points on the night despite Birmingham Marian only losing three seniors, they will be loaded next season. Clarkston will play Waterford Kettering on Thursday at West Bloomfield. The Captains have had the Wolves number winning two straight years in districts but you got to wonder, especially Luchenbach, whom has been shut down by coach Scott Woodhull's team the last two seasons. It will be interesting to see what happens on Thursday night.