Orchard Lake St. Mary's Wins at Home

The Eagles hosted Detroit Finney and their talented division 1 juniors but it was Orchard Lake St. Mary's 6'6 senior forward Dion Sims (Michigan State-football and basketball) and his 18 point, 8 rebound performance that paved the way to a 58-48 victory.

19-13, 35-20, 45-32, 58-48

The first quarter's five lead changes charged the small crowd of 500 as the team's most notable players, Sims and Finney's 6'6 guard Isaiah Sykes, did what they do best, fill stats. Sims scored six of his eighteen points in the quarter, pulled down four of his eight rebounds, and blocked a shot in the quarter. Sykes scored four of his eighteen, grabbed four of his thirteen boards, added an assist and a steal in the quarter.

O.L.S.M. 6' senior point guard Jeff Jones ran a solid floor game and had a few assists that contributed to the Eagles lead. One of those assists went to 5'11 shooting guard Evan Webster '10, nine points and two threes, and another went to the powerful 6'5 center Quaran Jones '12, eight points and eight rebounds. 5'11 point guard Suave Lavallis '09 had five assists, and super speedy 5'9 point guard Gary Hunter '10 came up with a couple of steals and assists.

Sykes is a skilled lefty with nice bounce and solid court vision that Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee, Syracuse and other high major programs are a keeping a serious eye on. He was eight of eleven from the field and three of four from the charity stripe.

Finney's other juniors were relativley quiet. 6'4 wing Terrance Jackson scored nine, 6'6 forward Brandon Williams six, 6' shooting guard Rashad Reeves five, and 6'7 forward Devon Haynes four.

In the stands:

Grosse Pointe North scouted the game as they are in a district with Finney. Warren De La Salle might face either opponent in a regional or quarterfinal matchup and they were there in full force scouting the game.