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
- North Farmington (2-0): Tyler Spratt and Landon Williams made their names known against Farmington.
- Ferndale (2-1): Trenton Ruth has shown some strides for the Eagles.
- West Bloomfield (1-2): Lakers might have figured out their defensive issues.
- Adams (4-0): Highlanders can’t rely just on Peter Kardasis and William Gee to win games or can they???
- Clarkston (2-1): Wolves have a nice group of balance.
- Berkley (3-1): Bears are rolling since their loss to Novi.
- Troy (2-1): Colts have rebounded nicely since their overtime loss to Berkley.
- Troy Athens (3-1): Despite loss to Redford Thurston, the Red Hawks are fine.
- Groves (3-1): Falcons have found ways to win games without Josh Simpson.
- Oak Park (1-1): Knights bounced back in a big way against Macomb Dakota.
- Royal Oak (4-0): This start has a much better resume than last season’s start.
- Pontiac (2-1): Despite loss to Jackson, I like where the Phoenix are heading.
- Lake Orion (2-2): Dragons will be fine after two really tough games.
- Seaholm (2-2): It’s been really hard to figure the Maples out.
- Oxford (1-3): Wildcats are better than their record indicates.
- Avondale (1-2): Yellow Jackets playing tough schedule right now.
- Harper Woods (1-1): Pioneers needed long break to figure some things out.
- Ferndale University (2-2): Eagles defense has changed and has resulted in two wins.
- Southfield Arts and Tech (1-1): Warriors had a really tough time with West Bloomfield.
- Farmington (0-2): Falcons are struggling right now.
- Stoney Creek (0-3): Cougars have had a ton of bad luck lately.
- Bloomfield Hills (0-2): Blackhawks had a much better game against Royal Oak but still isn’t there yet.
- Rochester (0-3): Falcons are getting there but haven’t put it all together yet.
Girls
- West Bloomfield (0-0): Lakers haven’t played a game yet but past history tells otherwise.
- Lake Orion (1-0): Dragons are a much different team than they were in the summer.
- Royal Oak (1-0): Lucy Freytag is the real deal.
- Rochester (1-0): Falcons need to find that guard to help Alice Max.
- Clarkston (2-1): Wolves got a hard earned win over Haslett but loss to Chelsea even though they are good bothers me.
- Stoney Creek (1-0): Cougars have some serious concerns despite winning over Bloomfield Hills.
- Oxford (1-1): Wildcats resolve showed itself against Davison.
- Berkley (1-1): Bears made a statement with win over Utica Eisenhower.
- Seaholm (1-1): Maples believe the White is theirs for the taking.
- Southfield Arts and Tech (1-0): Christian Banks consistently putting up numbers is a good sign.
- Harper Woods (1-0): Statement win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview is a start to something.
- Adams (1-1): Highlanders are much better than they were last season.
- North Farmington (2-0): Aniyah Bowes has been a pleasant surprise to the season.
- Groves (1-1): Falcons got a bounce back win after their loss to Birmingham Detroit Country Day.
- Ferndale (2-0): Eagles out to prove something is different.
- Avondale (1-1): Madison Manyweathers off to a good start.
- Bloomfield Hills (0-1): Blackhawks need Ruby Smith back.
- Troy (1-2): Colts have been a really hard team to figure out.
- Pontiac (1-1): Phoenix are much better than last season.
- Troy Athens (0-1): Red Hawks had a rough second half against North Farmington.
- Ferndale University (0-0): Can’t judge the Eagles yet.
- Oak Park (0-0): Can’t judge the Knights yet.
- Farmington (0-2): Falcons have scored 16 points in eight quarters is very concerning.