OAA Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday December 21st at 5:05 PM

Here are the top 23 basketball rankings heading into the holidays.

Boys

 

1. Groves 6-1: Falcons will be fine despite tough overtime loss to Detroit Martin Luther King.

2. Clarkston 6-1: Wolves will be fine after a tough loss to Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit.

3. Ferndale 2-5: Ethan Vinyard is the key to the Eagles season.

4. Avondale 5-3: Yellow Jackets are more than holding their own in the Red.

5. West Bloomfield 2-5: Lakers have been battle tested despite record.

6. Lake Orion 4-4: The break could not have come at a better time for the Dragons.

7. Oxford 8-0: Wildcats have been rolling despite not having a strong non conference schedule.

8. North Farmington 4-4: Raiders inexperience has shown in the last two games.

9. Adams 3-5: Highlanders have been a tricky team to figure out.

10. Bloomfield Hills 6-1: Blackhawks still favorite in Blue despite home loss to Royal Oak.

11. Troy 3-5: Mason Parker is doing Mason Parker things for the Colts.

12. Farmington 5-2: What Falcons team am I seeing, Harper Woods or Seaholm???

13. Stoney Creek 4-3: Quentin Rangi has been a difference maker for the Cougars.

14. Pontiac 4-4: JJ Claudio has been really good lately for the Phoenix.

15. Seaholm 1-6: Maples have been playing much better despite the record.

16. Royal Oak 4-3: CJ Hairston is a star in the making for the Ravens.

17. Troy Athens 1-6: Red Hawks 1-3-1 defense will keep them in games.

18. Rochester 4-3: What happened against Pontiac, Falcons???

19. Ferndale University 5-2: Eagles are much improved and the record shows it.

20. Southfield Arts and Tech 3-4: Warriors have been very inconsistent lately.

21. Berkley 2-5: Drew Sermo has been very consistent despite tough losses.

22. Oak Park 1-2: Knights have struggled as of late.

23. Harper Woods 1-3: Pioneers have looked really bad the last three games.

Girls

(X- Played Saturday but don't have score yet)

1. Seaholm 6-1: Maples resolve showed against Ferndale coming back from nine down to win.

2. Clarkston 4-3: Tough schedule has harden the Wolves.

X 3. Ferndale 4-3: Eagles lack of depth has shown in their last two losses.

4. Avondale 5-1: Despite loss to Plymouth Salem, Yellow Jackets are much improved.

5. West Bloomfield 1-4: Lakers are fine despite rough start.

6. Stoney Creek 4-1: Cougars have started to turn things around since their opening night loss to Walled Lake Northern.

7. Lake Orion 5-2: When Charlotte Peplowski plays well, the Dragons are a different team.

8. Oxford 2-4: Bench got some good work in for the Wildcats despite the mono issues to two starters.

9. Rochester 2-3: The Falcons offense has gotten going, a lot of that has been Alice Max.

10. Adams 4-2: Highlanders might be the most dangerous team in the league and this is without Faith Zoldus.

11. Berkley 5-1: Bears might be ready to make a run but loss to Seaholm bothers me.

12. Royal Oak 2-3: Ravens have been up and down lately.

13. Southfield Arts and Tech 4-1: Warriors winning over teams they're suppose to, defense still an issue.

14. Troy Athens 4-2: Kata Tasich has to be on everyone's radar now.

15. Troy 0-5: I need to do a Tom Grossi Fan Reaction YouTube video to describe the Colts.

16. Groves 0-5: Falcons are making progress despite tough record.

17. North Farmington 3-5: Hailey Webley and Lucy Nemith are players to watch.

18. Bloomfield Hills 1-3: Blackhawks have been giving up a ton of points lately.

19. Farmington 3-4: Falcons have been competitive despite record.

20. Pontiac 2-3: Phoenix have been good against teams with the Academy name.

21. Ferndale University 3-3: Eagles showing promise after going winless last season.

22. Oak Park 0-3: Knights have been a hard team to figure out.

23. Harper Woods 3-2: Off the court issues are plaguing the Pioneers.