Brandon Johns, who is bucking the trend of the state’s top players leaving for prep schools, is a top reason why East Lansing is a Class A state title contender.
Recaps of games from across the state:
Boys basketball
Ann Arbor Pioneer 76, Taylor Kennedy 42: Deric Murray scored 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Pioneer (2-0). Drew Lowder added 11 points and pocketed five steals, and Will Kirk chipped in 10 points.
Bloomfield Hills 70, Birmingham Detroit Country Day 46: Justin Henry had 16 points, while Josh Jones added 11 points, nine rebounds and four blocks for Bloomfield Hills (2-0). Wendell Green finished with 23 points for Country Day (1-1).
Center Line 72, Ferndale University 64: Lantz Barton scored 27 points for Center Line (1-1). Joe Dibella added 14 points. Andrew Legardye scored 23 points for Ferndale (0-2).
Detroit Cornerstone B 72, Detroit Westside 68: Queron Towns led Cornerstone (2-0) with 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Marcus English added 18 points and dished out six assists. Scott Nelson led all scorers with 35 points for Westside (0-3).
Grosse Point North 66, East Detroit 41: Steven Levick finished with 16 points for North (1-0). Aaron Springfield had 15 points for East Detroit (0-2).
Lakeland 61, South Lyon 55: Kyle Soderberg led Lakeland (1-0) with 25 points. Cass Phillips added 13 points. Nick Flynn led all scorers with 26 points for South Lyon (0-2).
Livonia Churchill 77, Garden City 50: Alan Hammett scored 21 points for Livonia (1-1). Evan Cummins added 19 points. Jacob Sadowski paced Garden City (1-1) with 11 points.
Mumford 60, Carlson 55: Josh Lazarski led Mumford with 16 points. Ian Stewart added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Oxford 66, Romeo 59: Ray Luvine led Oxford with 21 points. Jordan Jaden added 16 points, and Michael Raisch chipped in 10 points. Chad Brown added nine points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Quincy 54, Addison 34: William Dunn had 15 points and Nathan Karney added 10 points, five assists and four rebounds for Quincy (1-0). Drew Rokita had 10 points for Addison (1-1).
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 57, Utica Ford 43: Nate Davis had 17 points and Evan Becker scored 16 for Stoney Creek (2-0). Mario Djeljaj had 15 points for Ford (1-1).
Roseville 68, St. Clair Shores Lakeview 66: Austin Lorentzen had 21 points, while Martell Turner scored 13 for Roseville (1-0). DeAndre Jones finished with 25 points for Lakeview (0-2).
Sterling Heights 88, Warren Mott 81: Shawn Kama led all scorers with 29 points for Sterling Heights (2-0). Malot Dushaj added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Percy Daniel chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jaalon Brown and Charles Johnson each scored 17 points for Warren (0-1).
Warren Woods Tower 69, Warren Cousino 38: Charles Anderson and Deshawn Merriweather each scored 13 points for Woods Tower (1-0). Caz Lawrence added 11 points.
Girls basketball
Ann Arbor Skyline 53, Adrian 20: Janee Faulkner had 14 points and Cammi Tirico scored nine for Skyline (2-2).
Birmingham Groves 67, Troy Athens 56: Sha Carter had 24 points for Groves (1-1). Nicole Hughes finished with 13 points and six rebounds for Athens (1-1).
Detroit CMA 43, Detroit Delta Prep Academy 13: Vantane Garrett had 19 points, four steals and three assists, and Jamiya Owens added 10 rebounds for CMA (1-2). Delta Prep is 0-2.
Detroit Denby 44, Detroit Henry Ford 33: Jamila Gortham scored 13 points for Denby (1-1). Kendal Taylor also added 11 points, and Asjah Hayes chipped in 10 points.
Detroit Renaissance 55, Detroit International Academy 2: Nina Reynolds led all scorers with 12 points for Renaissance.
Fruitport Calvary Christian 49, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 23 SO
Novi 40, West Bloomfield 29: Ellie Mackway led the Novi attack with 19 points.
Shelby 55, Whitehall 38: Jenny Beckman scored 23 points and pocketed five steals for Shelby. Tori Mussell added 11 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and pocketed five steals.
Southfield Christian 38, Livonia Clarenceville 12: Allison Sullivan scored 14 points for Southfield (2-1, 0-1), and Kelly Hunter added 10 points.
Wixom St. Catherine of Siena Academy 47, Riverview Gabriel Richard 29: Lizzy Turek led Wixom (3-1) with 13 points, and Gabby Green added 12 points.
Hockey
White Lake Lakeland 7, Grand Blanc 0: Brendan Ramboer scored a hat trick for Lakeland (3-3, 3-0). Ben Getzen, Sepncer Sienkiewicz, Ricky Rayner and Blake Jackson also found the back of the net.
Women’s Div. II basketball
Tiffin 79, Wayne State 76 F/OT: Nastassja Chambers led all scorers with 22 points for Wayne (4-4, 2-1 GLIAC). Shannon Wilson added 19 points. Leading Tiffin (3-4, 1-2 GLIAC), Kristen Massey scored 14 points.
Men’s Div. II basketball
Wayne State 70, Tiffin 68: Chuck Key scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Wayne (6-1, 3-0 GLIAC). George Spencer added 15 points off the bench. Alex Brown paced Tiffin (3-6, 0-3 GLIAC) with 18 points.