Basketball Top 10

Written Saturday December 20th, at 1:45 PM

Hello all, I can say I'm a graduate but it doesn't keep me from unleashing my Top Ten Christmas and New Years edition of the Rankings so enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Boys:

1. North Farmington: The Raiders led by Jerome Rogers, Jacob Jobertt, and Anthony Quansacca look to do damage this season for coach Todd Negogation. They overcame a gutsy Farmington team and expect them to do the same in league play.

2. Oak Park: This Knights team might have the best front court in Oakland County once they get their transfers in during the second semester. They already have Rodney Scales and Kelvon Fuller then you add another transfer from Rover Rouge, good lord. Coach Bryan Tipton will have a good problem especially heading into tournament play.

3. Clarkston: The Wolves have the best freshman in the state in Foster Loyer and one of the best coaches in the State in Dan Fife but they have Andrew Myers who is also good as well. Clarkston maybe the best challenger to North Farmington this season and expect the Wolves to do well this season.

4. West Bloomfield: Tristian Jackson, Zach Allred, and Michael King could be the scariest combination in the State right now. The Blue could be anyone’s ball game here.

5. Southfield: The Blue Jays have two solid post players and one of them Isiah Green is being looked at by other colleges. Expect Southfield to be a player in the league this season.

6. Bloomfield Hills: Coach Dwayne Graves may not have the Big Three anymore that took them to the State Finals but they are off to a solid start so far and haven’t lost a game yet this season.

7. Oxford: The Wildcats are riding their big four, Mason Vires, Connor Elzerman, Jamal Thomas, and Del Alexander this season. So far they have played well, didn’t look good against Rochester but was very impressive winning at Orion and over a bad Detroit Henry Ford team at North Farmington the other night. Coach Stephan Henning has the Wildcats heading in the right direction.

8. Stoney Creek: The Cougars led by Jack Allen and Scott Reader beat Adams a few days ago but didn’t look good against Dakota. Coach Steve Norgrove will have his Stoney Creek team ready for the season but they have to rely on shooting to get things done.

9. Troy Athens: The Red Hawks have been inconsistent but they have been playing good teams lately. They lost a tough one to Goodrich on Friday night but right now things are going all right for coach Dave Scott and his Red Hawks led by Devon Terry and John Van Hoef.

10. Adams: The Highlanders have lost two of three games and had to go to overtime with Orion on Tuesday. They lost to Stoney Creek and Utica Eisenhower. Expect coach John Hall’s team to get better during the season led by Spencer Littleson.

Girls:

1. Harrison: The Hawks are surviving the daunting non-league schedule but got a reprieve when they destroyed Farmington. The Hawks led by Kyla Rowland, Kristen Nelson, and Amber Stephans look to keep the league championship in Farmington once again this season.

2. Lathrup: The Chargers may have the best duo outside of the Robinson sisters at Birmingham Marian in Oakland County in the Bello sisters (Taige, and Paige.) Lathrup has been battle tested so far and looks to get better heading into league play.

3. Adams: The Highlanders are looking more dangerous, led by Raiven Owusu, Ryian Owusu, Amber Jamison, Dazia Dinkins, and Olivia Aregros. They have a deep bench that has been doing well for coach Shay Lewis.

4. Clarkston: The Wolves lost two tough games, to Grosse Pointe South and Waterford Mott but with Clarkston they need someone besides Erica Davenport to carry the load. They will play Ann Arbor Skyline on December 30^th, at Clarkston.

5. Stoney Creek: The loss to Oxford, might want to put an asterisk there because Maria Zandi didn’t play in that game. Nice bounce back win against Dakota and they will see the Wildcats again with Zandi.

6. Oxford: The Wildcats started 0-2 but have reversed the ship led by Jessica Murphy and Skye Donaldson. They have an interesting test with Pontiac Notre Dame Prep on Saturday morning at Rochester in the Falcons Classic.

7. Orion: The Dragons like Bloomfield Hills haven’t been tested with the exception of Linden. Expect Orion to ride Hannah Hamay and Evelyn Wischmeyer heading into league play

8. Troy: The Colts have been battle tested, with their only loss to Waterford Mott. Expect Troy to continue riding the Grecky sisters (Rachel and Alyssa) heading into league play.

9. Bloomfield Hills: The Blackhawks haven’t been tested yet but Amanda Sape is making a difference along with Amanda Moss. The Lathrup game will prove where this team will be at.

T 10. West Bloomfield: Despite losing to Seaholm, the Lakers are doing well thanks to Charlika Stubbs and an improving rebounding core. The Lakers will be ready on Saturday against Yale in the Falcon Invite at Rochester.

T 10. Seaholm: The Maples led by Mackenzie Harbort had two tough games this week, they beat a tough Rochester team and a good West Bloomfield team. They still have to play Orion, Adams, and Stoney Creek, which won't be easy games.