LBI Event Recap: MLK Classic
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Arbor Prep High School
Ypsilanti, MI
Ann Arbor Skyline 54 Saginaw Arthur Hill 42
Due to the inclement weather, coverage of this game was delayed. Congrats to the Lady Ballers on both squads for a hard fought game!
Scoring Leaders: Arthur Hill-Burton & E. Williams 12 / Skyline – Batalonga 17, Faulkner 10
Southfield A&T 79 Dearborn Henry Ford Academy 56
From start to finish, the game belonged to Southfield A&T. Henry Ford started the game of sluggish and cold and Southfield took advantage of it. They were aggressive on defense and patient on offense. In the second half, Henry Ford tried to find some energy and fire to fight and get back in the game; however, they were plagued by turnovers and missed shot opportunities. They were not able to turn the heat all the way up, and Southfield runs away with the win.
Scoring Leaders: Southfield – Johnson 27, Barnes & McEvans 16 / Henry Ford – Austin 29, Bridgewater 10
Flint Carman-Ainsworth 67 River Rouge 39
Despite both Carman and Rouge getting off to a slow start, Carman played well enough to get things going in the second quarter and go into halftime with a 20 point lead. Rouge’s short bench proved to be one of many factors towards the end of the game. As fatigue and tired legs set in, it became more and more difficult for them to score. In the fourth quarter, Carman sat their starters early and let their reserves get some run. This did not have much of an impact on the outcome. Carman rolls their way to an easy victory.
Scoring Leaders: Carman Ainsworth – Strother 25, Harrison 10 / River Rouge – Hall 25, C. Williams 12
Detroit Cass Tech 54 Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 44
Cass Tech demonstrated why every coach stresses to their team to not stop playing until the final buzzer sounds. Cass Tech held the lead for a little over half of the first half, until turnovers and great execution on offense from Arbor Prep shifted the momentum. Arbor Prep continued to keep control of the game for the beginning of the second half, and then the tables started to turn. Cass Tech was able to get some big stops and began to play more aggressively on offense, tying the game. From that point, Cass Tech’s energy, sparked by guards Ariah Powell ’19 and Desiree Jackson ’21, went to another level and they regained the lead. Turnovers and fouls kept Arbor Prep from getting back in the game, and Cass Tech gets the “W.”
Scoring Leaders: Cass Tech – Powell 16, Jackson 12 / Arbor Prep – Petree 14, Waddell 12, Chupp 10
Saginaw Heritage 68 Harper Woods Chandler Park 61
From the opening tip, these teams went to war. Heritage jumped out to a small but steady lead early in the first, but after seven consecutive points from Kaylyn Pendleton, the score was tied at the end of the quarter. The two teams traded baskets for most of the second quarter until Heritage went on a small run and led by nine at the end of the half. Both teams were on fire in the third quarter, combining for a total of 8 three-pointers (5 for Chandler Park, 3 for Heritage) and three lead changes. In the fourth quarter, ’19 Moriah Joiner puts her team on her back, scoring six consecutive points and giving her team the lead. The Lady Hawks guarded that lead with all that they had, and they left the court victorious.
Scoring Leaders: Heritage – Joiner 27, Strickland-Gills 13, McCartney 12 / Chandler Park – O’Brien 15