Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday December 24th at 10:05 AM

Here is the Top 23 Christmas rankings.

Girls Top 23

1. West Bloomfield (5-2): Lakers made a statement after a very tough loss to Arbor Prep.

2. Rochester (7-1): Winning close games has helped the Falcons.

3. Lake Orion (6-1): Nice bounce back going into the break.

4. Oxford (6-1): Wildcats have been rolling since the Lake Orion game.

5. North Farmington (7-0): Saginaw Arthur Hill will be the test for the Raiders.

6. Clarkston (5-2): Wolves still winning despite not having Elle Robak.

7. Royal Oak (6-1): Ravens are the hottest team right now.

8. Stoney Creek (5-2): Giving the Cougars a pass here.

9. Bloomfield Hills (5-1): Loving what the Blackhawks are doing right now.

10. Harper Woods (4-1): Pioneers are 2-0 against Detroit schools and academies.

11. Groves (3-4): Falcons got a nice win over Waterford Kettering despite playing brutal schedule.

12. Troy Athens (4-3): Two tough league losses is a concern for the Red Hawks.

13. Southfield Arts and Tech (2-5): Warriors are more competitive than last year.

14. Troy (3-6): Regan Zeiter has been playing very well for the Colts.  

15. Farmington (3-4): Falcons rolling through the Blue setting up a collision course with Bloomfield Hills.

16. Seaholm (1-6): Maples have lost five in a row all by 15 or more points.

17. Avondale (3-5): Yellow Jackets are rolling though the Blue.

18. Berkley (1-4): Bears getting better despite setback to North Farmington.

19. Adams (2-6):  Win over Waterford Kettering was nice for the Highlanders.

20. Oak Park (1-3): Blue play has not been kind to the Knights.

21. Ferndale (1-1): Eagles starting to come back to earth a little bit.

22. Ferndale University (0-4): Very disappointed with the Eagles right now.

23. Pontiac (0-6): The Phoenix have a lot to figure out right now.

 

 

Boys Top 23

1. North Farmington (4-1): Raiders have their own classic and two tough games as well.

2. Ferndale (1-3): Eagles getting ready for Orchard Lake St. Marys in the Roundball.

3. Oak Park (3-0): Knights have been resting getting ready for Macomb Dakota in the Roundball.

4. Troy (5-0): Mason Parker has been a machine for the Colts.

5. West Bloomfield (5-0): Lakers are one of the hottest teams right now.

6. Adams (2-2): Not having Brady Prieskorn hurt the Highlanders.

7. Bloomfield Hills (5-0): Noah Adamcyzk has been making a ton of noise despite not as tough non conference.

8. Royal Oak (5-0): Ravens playing well despite not as tough non conference.

9. Clarkston (4-2): Wolves look very vulnerable right now.

10. Groves (4-2): Falcons continuing to play well despite two losses to very good teams.  

11. Harper Woods (3-2): Pioneers resting up for Waterford Mott in the Roundball.

12. Lake Orion (3-2): Dragons had a good bounce back despite not finishing well.

13. Farmington (2-2): Flu outbreak impacting the Falcons right now.

14. Oxford (3-2): Wildcats have been rolling without Jake Champagne.

15. Rochester (2-2): Big win over Adams despite the Highlanders not having Brady Prieskorn.

16. Troy Athens (2-2): Red Hawks have two big games coming up.

17. Avondale (3-3): Yellow Jackets have won two straight.

18. Berkley (3-2): Bears have won two straight since the Avondale disaster.

19. Ferndale University (3-3): Eagles have been a hard team to figure out.

20. Stoney Creek (0-3): Cougars going through a transition period right now.

21. Southfield Arts and Tech (2-5): Warriors have lost four straight, not good.

22. Seaholm (1-4): Maples should have their full team by New Years.

23. Pontiac (2-5): Phoenix going through a rough patch right now.