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OAKLAND U. - Surely no one was expecting Legion to win the 16-under title at the Mustang Motown Showdown, particularly against a talented Chicago D1 Express team. But who wants to bet against Patrick Lucas-Perry right now? Just weeks after the sophomore point guard helped Flint Powers win a state championship, he stayed hot Sunday with 26 points in Legion's 80-64 win. Lucas-Perry knows when to get it to the shooters, and when to find his own.
Legion won't wow you with super athletic ability or flash. But this group is long, skilled and smart. Speaking of long and skilled, 6-7 Lumen Christi soph Dan Chilcotte had 14 in the final. He's very comfortable on the perimeter at his size, and can block shots. He's not a beast inside, and certainly 6-7 Renaissance soph Michael Hundley isn't, just too skinny, but both move well and can get to the ball. Another Powers kid, 6-2 sophomore Pierre Brackett, scored 13 against Chicago. He's a blue-collar kids who is pretty strong with the ball, and just always seems to produce. The son of Legion coach Tim McCormick, Pontiac Notre Dame's 6-4 Kellen McCormick is just a freshman, but has a pretty sophisticated offensive game. When Tim McCormick called the 2005 Class B final for FSN, he said he hoped his son would become a shooter like DeWitt's Erik Kangas. It could happen. The tournament's lone all-Michigan final was in the 15-under division, where Team Detroit beat the Mustangs 75-66. 5-11 freshman Tommy Bell will be yet another Detroit Pershing star. The Chicago D1 Express beat the host Mustangs in the 17-under final 81-73. In a rare occurrence, the Mustangs' Keith Appling wasn't the best future Big 10 guard on the floor. 6-0 sophomore Tracy Abrams, who has committed to Illinois, was that good for Chicago. | 
