Saturday, February 1, 2025

OAA Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday February 1st at 2:35 PM

Boys

1. Clarkston 14-3: Quinn Rosenburg had an impressive dunk and Cole Charter had a nice game on Friday.

2. Avondale 11-6: Thursday was probably the best defensive performance I've seen in the history of Yellow Jackets basketball.

3. Oxford 16-0: Jake Champagne had another monster outing against Troy.

4. Lake Orion 13-5: Ryan Rocheleau back makes the Dragons a much different team.

5. Groves 12-5: Falcons are 3-3 in their last six games, not good heading into the postseason.

6. Farmington 13-4: Falcons going along with their business.

7. Rochester 13-4: Welcome back Max Muhl.

8. North Farmington 8-8: Raiders have been a hard team to figure out.

9. Royal Oak 10-7: CJ Hairston and Sam Zeller could be a scary duo come postseason time.

10. Troy 8-9: Leo Penoza is the real deal.

11.West Bloomfield 5-11: Lakers defense is a serious issue.

12. Adams 4-13: Trenton LaGardge has been lights out lately.

13. Ferndale 6-12: Hopefully what happened Thursday is not a sign of things to come???

14. Pontiac 9-7: Phoenix no longer control it's destiny in the Blue.

15. Bloomfield Hills 9-7: Blackhawks Blue hopes took a hit with loss to Royal Oak.

16. Ferndale University 8-8: Eagles playing team ball is a great sign.

17. Southfield Arts and Tech 6-12: Warriors have had moments where they've been great.

18. Troy Athens 4-13: Stay patient, Red Hawks are fine.

19. Seaholm 2-15: Maples getting better despite their record.

20. Stoney Creek 7-9: It might be time to question some things.

21. Oak Park 4-7: Knights shooting determines their success.

22. Berkley 3-13: Bears can't seem to overcome the injuries.

23. Harper Woods 3-10: Pioneers going through it right now.

 

Girls

1. Clarkston 11-5: Wolves control their destiny in the Red.

2. Avondale 12-2: Yellow Jackets firmly control the Blue.

3. Rochester 10-3: Falcons firmly control the White.

4. West Bloomfield 8-6: Lakers will be fine after tough loss to Clarkston.

5. Stoney Creek 10-3: Cougars have had to survive games as of late.

6. Lake Orion 9-7: Charlotte Peplowski is the key to the Dragons season.

7. Adams 7-6: Highlanders have adjusted well with the injuries.

8. Oxford 4-10: Wildcats hung tough with Clarkston, could that help come postseason time???

9. Southfield Arts and Tech 9-5: Could overtime win over Berkley be a turning point for the Warriors???

10. Berkley 10-5: Bears will be fine after tough loss to Southfield Arts and Tech.

11. Royal Oak 6-7: Could the win over Seaholm be a turning point for the Ravens???

12. Seaholm 9-5: Maples are 2-4 in their last six games, that's not a good sign.

13. Ferndale 5-8: Eagles going through a rough patch right now.

14. Troy Athens 7-8: Red Hawks are still a Scooby Doo team.

15. Troy 4-9: Maci Zeiter has been getting use to life on varsity.

16. Bloomfield Hills 4-7: Brianna Young is making a name for herself.

17. Groves 3-10: Harlem Simpson has been a difference maker ask the arch rival.

18. Pontiac 6-4: Phoenix got a huge win over Oak Park but loss to River Rouge has me wondering???

19. Ferndale University 7-5: Eagles had a tough loss to Farmington which is not good.

20. Farmington 4-10: Falcons could do very well in the Gold.

21. Harper Woods 5-6: Pioneers are a hard team to figure out.

22. North Farmington 4-11: Raiders going through it right now.

23. Oak Park 0-8: Knights have found ways to score but defending has been an issue.

OAA Basketball Top 23.

Written Saturday February 1st at 2:35 PM Boys 1. Clarkston 14-3: Quinn Rosenburg had an impressive dunk and Cole Charter had a nice game on ...