Celebrity Cagers - Playoff Style

Owendale-Gagetown - Nick Zaleski's bark could be heard though out the night with 45 points as his Bulldogs lifted their leg on two opponets. Devin Prich clawed his way to 38 points, while fellow Dog Ryan Francis added 31 points.

Mayville - The Lady Wildcats were declawed in the district semi-final loss to Brown City, but Chelsea Roehl, Tessa Buhl, and Amy Elenbaum all pounced on the Green Devils with double figure points.

Millington - The Cardinals lost their joust with the Duke of Garber, but that did not stop Kyle Currie from trying to steal the Duchess away with his career-high 32 points. Matt Berlin and Cameron Wilson each added 12 points in the loss. Erica Babcock scored 13 points as the Lady Cards' wings were clipped for the final time this year in a season ending loss to Vassar in district play.

Cass City - The Red Hawks managed to fly on one wing this week, while the other wing was propped up by Cammer Dunnuck's 34 points and 17 rebounds. Alex Varney dropped 27 points in the win and loss. The Lady Red Hawks were grounded by Bad Axe in district play. Logan Rowell scored 12 points, while fellow predator Carley Hendrick added 10 points.

Akron-Fairgrove - Josh Repkie wore his horned helmet proudly as he scored 41 points in the Vikings two games. Even though Caseville sunk the Lady Viking ship, Sarah Crane (17 points, nine rebounds, two steals) and Theresa Burkey (10 points, four rebounds, two steals, three assists) each had well rounded games.

Kingston - Both Cardinal teals fell out of their nest and landed on the ground this week. Emily Chambers scored 11 points for the ladies in their defeat, as Taylor Nicol added 19 in the boys defeat.

Caro - The Tiger teams climbed into an abandoned DeLorian and went back in time to become Kittens on the court this week. Jared Vinson scored 13 points and Tommy Matuszak scored 10 points in their teams loss to Bridgeport. Madi Campbell added 14 points in the ladies loss in district play.

USA - The Patriots stood strong and yelled "No taxation without representation", but to no avail as they lost two of their three battles during the week. Josh Lakie's musket was firing straight with 33 points. Clint Krueger (34) and Jake Holland (31) was on target on well.

Vassar - Coach Chuck Fabbro was god-like this week in his coaching decision as his team won his first conference title in four years as Vulcan, and Vassar's first conference title since 1990. Garrett Troike played the role of Jupiter by scoring 37 points, including 20 in the title clinching win over Reese. Troy Hecht added 29 points in Vassar's three wins. The Lady Vulcans reached the district final and lost to North Branch. Kayla Verbeek carried the torch this week with 43 points and 27 rebounds.

Reese - Josh Pickell pulled his best Elton John imiitation by leaning to one side and the the other in a win and a loss. Pickell scored 26 points in the win and 13 in the loss. The Lady Rockets jettisoned to the district final only to lose altitude in a loss to New Lothrop. Jade Ackerman scored 43 points, while Amber Gotham fueled up with 40 points and 15 assists.

Frankenmuth - The Lady Eagles soared their way to their first district championship since 2001. McCauley Mossner was the largest bird of prey with 36 points and 24 rebounds. Kelsey Ritter and Jenny McCain each added 32 points. The men ended up like the younger baby eagle. Kent Redford and Jake Nuechterlein each scored 19 points in double over-time loss to North Branch

North Branch - Back in 1988, the Bad Boys were just starting to emerge. They have now been reincarnated as the Lady Broncos. Coach Willie Deshetsky led his team to their first district title since the '88 season in Bad Boy style. Rayenne Kaiser bucked her way all week with 41 points. Samantha Waterman added 39 points and 20 rebounds, while Kelsey Roloson added 35 points. The men kicked and bucked Frankenmuth through five periods, but the Eagles did not fall off until the second overtime. Kyle Cline led the way with 19 points. Ryan Kosko and Chris White each added 12 points.

The Tabloid Celebrities of the Week ....... Coach Chuck Fabbro and his Vassar Vulcans for their first conference title since Chuck was a senior at Vassar, and Coach Willie Deshetsky and his Lady Broncos for their first district title since 1988. Congrats and watch out for the paparazzi.

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