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BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Williamston vaults to No. 1; Clarkston, Michigan Collegiate, River Rouge enter top 25
A whirlwind week for those ranked and as expected the battle of for the Catholic League-Central has no days off as last week’s No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Warren De La Salle, lost to league rivals, Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central. In the meantime, Williamston remains undefeated while Detroit King, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, and Muskegon had a winning week.
Check out State Champs’ roller-coaster Top 25:
1 Williamston (9-0)
Last Ranking: 4
How they fared: Beat Grand Ledge, Mason; and Ann Arbor Skyline
What up next: Jan 21 at St. John’s
2 Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1)
Last Ranking: 5
How they fared: Beat Grand Rapids Christian and at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
What’s coming up: Jan 21 vs. Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg
3 The University of Detroit-Jesuit (5-3)
Last Ranking: 7
How they fared: Win at No. 3 Birmingham Brother Rice
What’s up next: Jan 21 vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
4 Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. (8-1)
Last Ranking: 8
How they fared: Wins at Detroit Denby and then No. 18 Grand Blanc
What’s up next: Jan 21 vs. Detroit Cass Tech
5 Birmingham Brother Rice (7-1)
Last Ranking: 3
How they fared: Lost to No. 6 University of Detroit-Jesuit and a win at No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
What’s up next: Jan 20 vs. Detroit Catholic Central
6 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (8-1)
Last Ranking: 1
How they fared: Win at No. 2 Warren De La Salle and home loss to No. 3 Birmingham Brother Rice
What’s coming up: Jan 21 at Detroit
7 Ferndale (7-2)
Last Ranking: 6
How they fared: Win at North Farmington
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Oak Park
8 Novi Detroit Catholic Central (7-2)
Last Ranking: 14
How they fared: Home wins vs. No. 11 Hamtramck and vs. No. 2 Warren De La Salle
What’s up next: Jan. 20 at Birmingham Brother Rice
9 Warren De La Salle (7-2)
Last Ranking: 2
How they fared: Losses at home to No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and at No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central
What’s up next: Jan. 25 vs. Brother Rice
10 Muskegon (7-0)
Last Ranking: 10
How they fared: Wins at Grand Rapids Union, vs. Wyoming, at Holland
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Muskegon Mona Shores
11 Grand Rapids Northview (7-0)
Last Ranking: 12
How they fared: Wins at Grand Rapids Christian and vs. Lowell
What’s up next: Jan. 21 at Greenville
12 Detroit Renaissance (8-1)
Last Ranking: 13
How they fared: Wins at Detroit Henry Ford, vs. Detroit Southeastern, vs. Detroit Pershing
What’s up next: Jan. 22 at Detroit Henry Ford
13 North Farmington (9-2)
Last Ranking: 15
How they fared: Wins at Farmington, vs. Davison, loss to Ferndale
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Rochester Adams
14 Flint Beecher (8-1)
Last Ranking: 17
How they fared: Win vs. Flint Hamady, Webberville
What’s up next: Jan. 21 at Morrice
15 Benton Harbor (9-1)
Last Ranking: 19
How they fared: Wins vs. Niles-Brandywine, vs. Westland John Glenn at St. Joseph
What’s up next: Jan. 28 vs. Lansing Waverly
16 Clarkston (7-2)
Last Ranking: N/R
How they fared: Wins at No. 9 Detroit Cass Tech and at Oak Park
17 Detroit Cass Tech (9-1)
Last Ranking: 9
How they fared: Jan 11 loss vs. Clarkston and wins vs. Jackson and No. 24 Detroit Pershing
What up next: Jan 21 at Detroit King
18 Parchment (9-0)
Last Ranking: 20
How they fared: Wins at Constantine, vs. South Haven, vs. Kalamazoo Christian
What’s up next: Jan. 21 at Delton-Kellogg
19 Bloomfield Hills (8-2)
Last Ranking: 21
How they fared: Win at Royal Oak, vs. Harper Woods
What’s up next: Jan. 24 vs. Troy
20 Hamtramck (5-3)
Last Ranking: 11
How they fared: Losses at No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central vs. Kalamazoo Central
What’s up next: Jan. 25 at Detroit University
21 Warren Michigan Collegiate (9-0)
Last Ranking: N/R
How they fared: Wins at No. 25 DEPSA, at Mt. Clemens, vs. Detroit Voyageur
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Arts and Tech of Pontiac
22 River Rouge (12-0)
Last Ranking: N/R
How they fared: Wins vs. Southfield A&T, Dearborn Advanced Tech, Warren Lincoln at Detroit U-Prep
What’s up next: Jan .21 at Ecorse
23 East Lansing (9-2)
Last Ranking: 16
How they fared: Wins at Holt, vs. Stevensville-Lakeshore and Grand Ledge. Loss at Okemos
What’s up next: Jan. 28 at Lansing Everett
24 Detroit Loyola (4-4)
Last Ranking: 22
How they fared: Win vs. Warren Lincoln and lost at Oak Park
What’s up next: Jan. 21 Macomb Lutheran North
T25 Grand Blanc (3-4)
Last Ranking: 18
How they fared: Win at No. 25 Saginaw Arthur Hill and Midland, lost vs. No. 8 Detroit King
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Mt. Pleasant
T25 Romulus Summit Academy North (7-2)
Last Ranking: 23
How they fared: Wins at Detroit Leadership Academy and vs. Henry Ford Academy
What’s up next: Jan. 21 vs. Detroit Community
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On the Cusp
Flint Carman-Ainsworth (5-2)
Marshall (8-1)
Battle Creek Pennfield (7-2)
Grand Haven (8-1)
Onsted (11-0)
Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (6-2)
Traverse City St. Francis (7-1)
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Dropped out of the Top 25:
Detroit Pershing (5-3)
Detroit Edison Preparatory School Academy (3-6)
Saginaw Arthur Hill (5-2)
