Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday February 19th at 7:45 PM

Here is my Top 23 for boys and girls basketball.

Girls

1. West Bloomfield (15-1): When you beat Detroit Edison that says something.

2. Clarkston (11-6): Maddie Skroupski is riding high into the postseason.

3. Stoney Creek (13-5): When you beat Grosse Pointe North on the road that’s impressive.

4. Rochester (15-3): Falcons are riding a ton of confidence right now.

5. Lake Orion (15-3): Dragons are finding different ways to win games.

6. Oxford (10-5): Allison Hufstedler has really been impressive for the Wildcats.

7. Troy (7-10): Welcome back Alyssa Matuza.

8. Berkley (9-8): Bears have lost three straight, that’s a concern heading into the postseason.

9. North Farmington (10-7): Raiders haven’t played in a week.

10. Adams (6-10): Don’t look now, the Highlanders have won three straight.

11. Groves (9-7): Kaitlyn Sanders is the wildcard heading into the postseason.

12. Seaholm (13-4): The road to the Blue goes through Wayne County.

13. Harper Woods (16-1): Pioneers control their own destiny.

14. Farmington (9-7): Autumn Bartlett has really stood out for the Falcons.

15. Troy Athens (5-13): Red Hawks are a resilient group.

16. Ferndale University (8-6): Eagles are in a very interesting spot heading into the postseason.

17. Avondale (6-10): Don’t know why the Yellow Jackets forfeited their game with Harper Woods.

18. Southfield Arts and Tech (5-12): Warriors have a tough final three games looming before the postseason.

19. Bloomfield Hills (3-13): Blackhawks have been playing well despite the record.

20. Royal Oak (2-16): Reagan Blackwell has really played well for the Ravens.

21. Pontiac (4-9): Phoenix are hot and cold right now.

22. Oak Park (2-11): Knights need to play more games and quick.

23. Ferndale (0-14): Eagles really struggling.

 

Boys

1. Ferndale (12-3): Eagles win over Brother Rice should get them ready for the postseason.

2. Oak Park (12-3): Bwanda Miller might be the most underappreciated player on the Knights.

3. North Farmington (13-3): Landon Williams might be the Raiders most important player heading into the postseason.

4. Adams (9-7): Gunner Walters and Justice Mims have really been putting up numbers lately for the Highlanders.

5. Clarkston (10-6): Wolves really miss Keegan Waslik right now.

6. Lake Orion (11-5): CJ Witt has started to put up some numbers lately.

7. Bloomfield Hills (12-4): Good teams will have bad shooting nights, its part of the game.

8. Groves (10-5): Falcons have been really improving during the final weeks of the season.

9. Troy (9-8): Colts are all of a sudden starting to peak at the right time.

10. Royal Oak (9-6): The road in the Gold goes through Lexington Blvd.

11. Seaholm (7-10): How does the Maples lead the Blue again???

12. Rochester (10-5): Falcons are quietly getting healthy again.

13. Troy Athens (8-8): Red Hawks have won four of five.

14. Berkley (11-6): I’ve seen this before with the Bears.

15. Oxford (7-10): Wildcats are 2-4 in February, that’s not good.

16. Stoney Creek (6-11): Cougars are 1-4 in February, that’s not good.

17. Harper Woods (7-9): Pioneers are getting used to life in the OAA.

18. Ferndale University (5-9): Eagles have quietly been improving.

19. Avondale (5-10): Yellow Jackets have been a hard team to figure out.

20. West Bloomfield (3-13): It’s been a struggle for the Lakers.

21. Pontiac (1-6): Davion Hall is basically the Phoenix right now.

22. Southfield Arts and Tech (4-13): Warriors are a Jekyll and Hyde team.

23. Farmington (2-14): Falcons are just outmatched in the Red.