Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday December 9th at 11:30 AM

Updated Saturday December 9th at 8:40 PM

Hello these are the top 23 rankings for the week, I will post these every Saturday. Now the records I have are the current records from the MHSAA website and from X as well. The + sign means that the team is playing this weekend and the record will be updated.

Here are the rankings as of right now.

Boys

1. North Farmington (2-0): Tyler Spratt and Landon Williams made their names known against Farmington.

2. Ferndale (2-1): Trenton Ruth has shown some strides for the Eagles.

3. West Bloomfield (1-2): Lakers might have figured out their defensive issues.

4. Adams (4-0): Highlanders can’t rely just on Peter Kardasis and William Gee to win games or can they???

5. Clarkston (2-1): Wolves have a nice group of balance.

6. Berkley (3-1): Bears are rolling since their loss to Novi.

7. Troy (2-1): Colts have rebounded nicely since their overtime loss to Berkley.

8. Troy Athens (3-1): Despite loss to Redford Thurston, the Red Hawks are fine.

9. Groves (3-1): Falcons have found ways to win games without Josh Simpson.

10. Oak Park (1-1): Knights bounced back in a big way against Macomb Dakota.  

11. Royal Oak (4-0): This start has a much better resume than last season’s start.

12. Pontiac (2-1): Despite loss to Jackson, I like where the Phoenix are heading.

13. Lake Orion (2-2): Dragons will be fine after two really tough games.

14. Seaholm (2-2): It’s been really hard to figure the Maples out.

15. Oxford (1-3): Wildcats are better than their record indicates.

16. Avondale (1-2): Yellow Jackets playing tough schedule right now.

17. Harper Woods (1-1): Pioneers needed long break to figure some things out.

18. Ferndale University (2-2): Eagles defense has changed and has resulted in two wins.

19. Southfield Arts and Tech (1-1): Warriors had a really tough time with West Bloomfield.

20. Farmington (0-2): Falcons are struggling right now.

21. Stoney Creek (0-3): Cougars have had a ton of bad luck lately.

22. Bloomfield Hills (0-2): Blackhawks had a much better game against Royal Oak but still isn’t there yet.

23. Rochester (0-3): Falcons are getting there but haven’t put it all together yet.

 

 

Girls

1. West Bloomfield (0-0): Lakers haven’t played a game yet but past history tells otherwise.

2. Lake Orion (1-0): Dragons are a much different team than they were in the summer.

3. Royal Oak (1-0): Lucy Freytag is the real deal.

4. Rochester (1-0): Falcons need to find that guard to help Alice Max.

5. Clarkston (2-1): Wolves got a hard earned win over Haslett but loss to Chelsea even though they are good bothers me.

6. Stoney Creek (1-0): Cougars have some serious concerns despite winning over Bloomfield Hills.

7. Oxford (1-1): Wildcats resolve showed itself against Davison.

8. Berkley (1-1): Bears made a statement with win over Utica Eisenhower.

9. Seaholm (1-1): Maples believe the White is theirs for the taking.

10. Southfield Arts and Tech (1-0): Christian Banks consistently putting up numbers is a good sign.

11. Harper Woods (1-0): Statement win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview is a start to something.

12. Adams (1-1): Highlanders are much better than they were last season.

13. North Farmington (2-0): Aniyah Bowes has been a pleasant surprise to the season.

14. Groves (1-1): Falcons got a bounce back win after their loss to Birmingham Detroit Country Day.

15. Ferndale (2-0): Eagles out to prove something is different.

16. Avondale (1-1): Madison Manyweathers off to a good start.

17. Bloomfield Hills (0-1): Blackhawks need Ruby Smith back.

18. Troy (1-2): Colts have been a really hard team to figure out.

19. Pontiac (1-1): Phoenix are much better than last season.

20. Troy Athens (0-1): Red Hawks had a rough second half against North Farmington.

21. Ferndale University (0-0): Can’t judge the Eagles yet.

22. Oak Park (0-0): Can’t judge the Knights yet.

23. Farmington (0-2): Falcons have scored 16 points in eight quarters is very concerning.