Karamol nothing but sweet in Rockford's opening win

EGR - Rockford is a top 5 team in Class A and East Grand Rapids is equally regarded in Class B. Both have future Division I players, good coaches and athletic depth. With teams that similar, it came down to margins of error like free throws, role players and injuries Friday in both teams' season opener. Those factors favored Rockford, which beat the home team in overtime 76-72.The previously unkno...
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Oh, Isaiah: Denby pulls Sykes job on Southeastern

How quickly a team's fate can change in their era of the fluid player. Isaiah Sykes is in his second week of eligibility at Detroit Denby, his third school in as many years. The 6-foot-5 guard just happens to be one of the state's top 10 seniors, and not surprisingly the arrival of Sykes, and another Detroit Finney refugee, 6-5 senior Brandon Williams, has bolstered also-ran Denby to the ranks of ...
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Gunners Galore: Southfield escapes Pontiac with a win

Two of the state's most talented junior backcourts went head-to-head Thursday at Pontiac High School. When the smoke cleared, Southfield, with Carlton Brundidge and Desmond Barnes, had eeked out a one-point win from the home team with Juwan Moody and Anthony Adams, 72-71. Brundidge, the 6-1 power guard headed to Michigan, and Barnes, the 6-0 transfer from Detroit Consortium, scored 22 apiece.  ...
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Camp perimeter performers

Here are some guard and wing standouts from the fifth-annual Bankhoops.com All-State Minicamp. Some of the players have previously been discussed, but these capsules include new evaluations from coaches. James Arnold  6-3  Sr  Mount PleasantLooks like LaDontae Henton's little brother. Fast and athletic, but raw and needs to sharpen the decision making. Good place for him at Mount Pleasant t...
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Baker + bangers the right Consortium combo
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RIVER ROUGE - Everyone knows about Michael Talley III, the Mr. Basketball finalist from Melvindale Business & Technology. But the Duquesne signee isn't the only D1 playmaker in the Class C district at River Rouge. Travon Baker, a 5-foot-10 Detroit Consortium sophomore, played a beautiful pure point guard game in the district opener Monday, leading the Cougars to a 65-52 win over Allen Park Cabrini.

They say your point guard has to be able to shoot free throws. Well, all Baker did against Cabrini was make 16-of-17 from the line, to help him score 22 points to go with eight assists, two steals and just one turnover. Running the two-on-one break can sometimes be easier said than done for high school kids. Baker did it to perfection, attacking the block to make the defender commit then making a variety of on-the-money passes to get his teammates easy layups. Travon can also run a team in the halfcourt, doing a good job of getting the ball to post players in the correct spot and to the correct hand, and also had a skip pass for a three-point assist. 2012 is loaded with quality point guards, and Baker shouldn't take a backseat to any of them.
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All-State Nominations
Bank Hoops - High School
Coaches, for consideration for the 2010 Bankhoops.com All-State team, please send your players' stats and any other pertinent information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In addition to the overall all-state team, and Class A, B, C and D teams, nominations are also sought for underclassman all-state (varsity freshmen and sophomores) as well as for the defensive all-state team. The deadline to submit information is Friday, March 12. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
 
Bank Hoops All-State Minicamp
Bank Hoops - High School

The Bankhoops.com All-State Spring Minicamp will be held 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3 at The Cage in Swartz Creek. It's a great chance for graduating seniors to play for college scouts and coaches one last time, and for juniors and underclassmen to tighten their games and get their names out there with the AAU season coming up. Player evaluations and profiles will be sent to over 90 percent of the country's four-year college programs. The camp format is instruction from high school and college coaches in the morning, then three games with MHSAA officials after lunch. The cost is $100 and includes lunch and jersey. For more information contact Steve Bell at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

To register online, go to "Camp Sign Up" on the upper right-hand of the main page, or click here: http://www.bankhoops.com/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&Itemid=71 

Past camp participants are playing at colleges such as Adrian, Albion, Alma, Aquinas, Calvin, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Concordia, Cornerstone, Davenport, DePauw, Detroit, Elmhurst, Ferris State, Gardner-Webb, Goshen, Grand Valley State, Hillsdale, Hope Illinois Tech, Indiana Tech, Jackson CC, Jacksonville State, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley CC, Kenyon, Lake Forest, Lake Superior State, Lansing CC, Lehigh, Madonna, Marygrove, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota-Duluth, UMKC, UNC-Greensboro, Northwood, North Greenville, Olivet, Rochester, Saginaw Valley State, Siena Heights, Spring Arbor, St. Anselm, Tiffin, Trine, Wayne State, West Liberty State, Western Michigan, Wright State.

 
This Union will hold: Hawks still unbeaten
Bank Hoops - High School

In this year of Grand Rapids Union living dangerously, the Red Hawks' record has somehow remained unscathed. Included in that 17-0 mark are now four hardcore road wins, by three at Forest Hills Central, two at Greenville, one point at Holland and on Tuesday one point again, 52-51 in double overtime at Grand Rapids Christian.    

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