The Prep Ball Report

Some of the best players in Class A.

Devon Daniels 6’4″ junior wing Kalamazoo Central

Isaiah Livers 6’7″ sophomore forward Kalamazoo Central

Ontario Burnett 6’4″ sophomore guard Kalamazoo Central

Orlando Little 6’3″ junior guard Kalamazoo Central

Braden Burke 6’10” junior center Stevensville-Lakeshore

Brandon Johns 6’7″ freshman forward East Lansing

Mikhail Myles 6’3″ senior guard East Lansing

Trevor Manuel 6’9″ senior forward Lansing Everett

Carlo Marble 6’4″ junior guard Lansing Everett

Diego Robinson 6’4″ sophomore guard Lansing Everett

Isaac Zin 6’9″ junior center Okemos

Darian Root 6’3″ junior guard East Kentwood

Andrew Madison 6’7″ junior forward East Kentwood

Deleon Brown 6’4″ senior guard Grand Rapids Christian

James Beck 6’5″ guard Grand Rapids Ottawa-Hills

Brent Hibbits 6’7″ senior forward Hudsonville

Curtis Davison 6’0″ senior guard Grand Rapids Union

Austin McCullough 6’3″ sophomore guard Portage Central

Deyonta Davis 6’10” senior center Muskegon

Joeviair Kennedy 6’4″ senior guard Muskegon

Brad Brechting 6’10” senior center Cedar Springs

Xavier Tillman 6’7″ sophomore forward Forest Hills Central

Matt Beachler 6’2″ sophomore guard Lowell

Ryan Stevens 6’1″ junior guard Lowell

Michael Peterson 6’5″ junior forward Rockford

Kyle Woodruff 6’2″ junior guard Holly

Jake Daniels 6’0″ senior guard Holly

Frank Vukaj 6’8″ senior center Davison

Dylan Alderson 6’3″ sophomore guard Davison

Tariq Archibald 5’10” junior guard Ortonville-Brandon

Tyree Gibs 6’1″ junior guard Ortonville-Brandon

Ronquavious Southward 5’11” sophomore guard Saginaw

Brian Bowen 6’7″ sophomore forward Saginaw Arthur Hill

Eric Davis 6’3″ senior guard Saginaw Arthur Hill

Dequavion Johnson 6’5″ senior wing Saginaw Arthur Hill

Nate Moore 5’10” junior guard Saginaw Arthur Hill

Ty Groce 6’7″ junior wing Ypsilanti Lincoln

Lazon Hicks 6’6″ senior forward Ypsilanti Lincoln

Sherrod Motley-Dismuke 5’10” senior guard Ypsilanti Lincoln

Devin Haygood 6’7″ senior forward Ypsilanti Lincoln

Corey Allen 6’2″ junior guard Ypsilanti

Rajon Williams-Jackson  6’0″ junior guard Ypsilanti

Marlin Talley 5’8″ sophomore guard Ypsilanti

Darian Owens-White 5’10” sophomore guard Ypsilanti

Quinn Erway 6’1″ junior guard Saginaw Heritage

Mike Bruce 6’3″ junior guard Belleville

Davian Williams 6’1″ freshman guard Belleville

Arlington Hambright 6’5″ senior forward Belleville

D’Angelo Hansbro 5’10” junior guard Romulus

Jaylin Walker 6’2″ senior guard Romulus

Rio Washington 6’7″ senior forward Romulus

Rashaan Pope 6’3″ junior guard Romulus

Andia Marsh 6’2″ senior guard Taylor Kennedy

Anton Cotton 6’2″ senior guard Taylor Kennedy

Mychael Bradley 6’3″ senior guard Westland John Glenn

Michael Edwards 6’9″ senior forward Westland John Glenn

Moe Zahr 6’1″ senior guard Fordson

Esa Abduljami 6’3″ senior guard Dearborn Heights Crestwood

Joe Decoster 6’3″ senior guard Lincoln Park

Dave Wren 6’0″ senior guard Ann Arbor Huron

Jalen Thompson 6’2″ senior guard Ann Arbor Huron

Xavier Cochran 6’4″ senior guard Ann Arbor Huron

Brian Walker 6’6″ senior forward Ann Arbor Huron

Cedric Benton 6’2″ sophomore guard Ann Arbor Pioneer

Brandon Wade 5’10” freshman guard Ann Arbor Skyline

Logan Ryan 6’7″ junior forward Canton

Josh Reynolds 6’4″ senior guard Plymouth

Randall Aikens 5’10” senior guard Plymouth

Allante Wheeler 6’2″ senior guard Salem

Nate Kellum 6’7″ senior forward Northville

Joan Andoni 6’2″ junior guard Livonia Churchill

Rob Edwards 6’3″ senior guard Detroit Cass Tech

Darwin Hubbard 6’4″ junior forward Detroit Cass Tech

Armani Lee 6’4″ senior guard Detroit King

Brandon Jones 5’10” senior guard Detroit King

Marquel Ingram 6’2″ senior guard Detroit Pershing

Armonee Felder 5’9″ junior guard Detroit Pershing

Gerald Blackshear 6’8″ senior forward Detroit Western

Josh McFolley 6’0″ senior guard Detroit Western

Brailen Neely 5’10” junior guard Detroit Western

Armani Tinsley 5’10” junior guard Detroit Western

Julius Palmer 6’9″ senior forward Detroit Western

Kareem Murray 6’2″ junior guard Detroit Western

Justin Turner 6’2″ junior guard Detroit Renaissance

Alaric Jackson 6’6″ junior forward Detroit Renaissance

Richard Talley 5’10” junior guard Detroit Renaissance

LaRhonde Lucas 6’4″ sophomore guard Detroit Renaissance

Jalen Tobias 6’6″ freshman forward Detroit Renaissance

Cassius Winston 6’0″ junior guard U of D Jesuit

Gary Collins 6’1″ senior guard U of D Jesuit

Greg Egoigboden 6’7″ sophomore forward U of D Jesuit

Eke Ichechuwu 6’8″ sophomore forward U of D Jesuit

Amauri Hardy 6’0″ sophomore guard Southfield

Reme Torbert 5’10” sophomore guard Southfield

Michael Flowers 6’0″ sophomore guard Southfield

Khary Fanning 6’6″ senior forward Southfield

Isaiah Green 6’7″ senior forward Southfield

Kamari Newman 6’3″ junior guard East English

Chris Rollins 5’10” junior guard East English

Fred Jones 5’10” senior guard East English

Cedric Lattimore 6’4″ junior forward East English

Anthony Johnson 6’5″ junior guard Detroit Southeastern

Derek Murphy 6’5″ senior guard Warren Mott

Kevin McKay 6’5″ junior forward De La Salle

Jack Ballantyne 6’7″ sophomore forward De La Salle

Grant Gilbert 5’10” junior guard Birmingham Groves

Howard McInnis 5’10” senior guard Oak Park

Devin Mills 5’10” junior guard Oak Park

Mario Garrett 6’3″ senior forward Oak Park

Kelvon Fuller 6’8″ junior forward Oak Park

Rodney Scales 6’8″ senior forward Oak Park

Cameron Dalton 5’11” senior guard Bloomfield Hills

Kevin Hayes 6’5″ senior forward Brother Rice

John Rexroth 6’10” senior center Farmington Hills Harrison

CJ Wilson 5’8″ sophomore guard Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Jerald Booker 5’11” senior guard Walled Lake Western

Marcus Bailey 6’4″ senior forward Walled Lake Western

Daryl Porter 6’0″ senior guard Walled Lake Western

Tristan Jackson 6’3″ junior guard West Bloomfield

Zach Allread 6’6″ senior forward West Bloomfield

Jermaine Jackson Jr. 5’7″ sophomore guard Macomb Dakota

Charles Penn 6’6″ senior forward Macomb Dakota

Tim Shayoka 6’2″ senior guard Troy Athens

Corbin Virig 6’7″ senior forward Troy Athens

Taylor McCaskill 5’11” freshman guard Troy Athens

Andrew Meyers 5’10” senior guard Clarkston

Tabin Throgmorton 6’3″ junior guard Clarkston

Foster Loyer 5’9″ freshman guard Clarkston

Elmelik Martin 5’10” senior guard Lake Orion

Spencer Littleson 6’3″ junior guard Rochester Adams

Joey Ziniti 5’10” junior guard Rochester Adams

Corey Redman 6’6″ forward Boyne City

Shae Somers 6’0″ point guard Elk Rapids

Cole Walker 6’7″ power forward Elk Rapids

Levan Blake 6’7″ forward Flint Beecher

Malik Ellison 5’9″ point guard Flint Beecher

Aquavius Burks 6’4″ forward Flint Beecher

Khari Willis 6’1″ point guard Jackson Lumen Christi

Devin Edwards 5’10” point guard Jackson Lumen Christi

Stephen Umfress 6’3″ guard Monroe St. Mary

Bryce Windham 6’0″ point gard Monroe St. Mary

Kyle Hayes 6’7″ power forward Ypsilanti Arbor Prep

Michael Donatelli 6’2″ shooting guard Ypsilanti Arbor Prep

Lavail Russell 5’10” point guard Melvindale ABT

Elijah Smith 6’5″ power forward Melvindale ABTD

David Dejulius 6’0″ point guard Detroit Edison

Jason Williams 6’0″ point guard Allen Academy

Danny Pippen 6’7″ power forward Allen Academy

Drequan Bell 6’2″ guard Allen Academy

Demarco Dickerson 6’2″ guard Detroit Loyola

Pierre Mitchell 5’10” point guard Detroit Loyola

De’quan Powell 5’10” guard Detroit Loyola

Antonio Capaldi 6’3″ guard Madison Heights Bishop Foley

Gary Perry 6’7″ power forward Madison Heights Bishop Foley

Marlo Brown 6’2″ guard Southfield Christian

Brock Washington 6’2″ guard Southfield Christian

Jalen Boudles 5’7″ point guard Southfield Christian

Aaron Overhiser 6’7″ power forward Fennville

Austin LeVan 6’3″ guard Millington

Shawn Pardee 6’0″ point guard Millington

Doesn’t it feel good to say high school basketball is back?  The first week of the season is loaded with primetime games.  What games standout out on the first week of action?

Monday

Chicago Bogan vs. Romulus @ Detroit Mumford 7 PM

Chicago Morgan Park vs. U of D Jesuit @ Detroit Mumford 8:30 PM

Tuesday

Muskegon Heights @ Baldwin 7:00 PM

Flint Beecher @ Flint Southwestern 7:00 PM

Ortonville-Brandon @ Goodrich 7:00 PM

Holly @ Detroit Country Day 7:00 PM

Belleville @ Ypsilanti Lincoln 7:00

Detroit Henry Ford vs. Detroit Loyola @ Detroit Mumford 7:00 PM

Holland Christian @ Otsego 7:15 PM

Wednesday

Detroit East English Village @ U of D Jesuit 7:30 PM

Thursday

Dearborn Heights Robichaud @ Detroit Loyola 7:30 PM

Friday

Canton @ Detroit Country Day 7:00 PM

West Bloomfield @ Macomb Dakota 7:00 PM

Saturday 

Detroit Renaissance vs. Ypsilanti @ Detroit Edison 1:30 PM

Detroit Henry Ford vs. Southfield @ Detroit Edison 6:00 PM

Southfield Christian @ North Farmington 7:00 PM

Detroit Western vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill @ Detroit Edison 7:30 PM

Will there be a new champion in Class A?  The Muskegon Big Reds certainly have the talent to do so, however, Class A is truly a toss-up.  Don’t be surprised if you see a team outside the top five cutting down the nets at the Breslin Center in late March.

1. Saginaw Arthur Hill

2. Detroit Western

3. Muskegon

4. University of Detroit Jesuit

5. Romulus

6. Ypsilanti Lincoln

7. Kalamazoo Central

8. Oak Park

9. Hudsonville

10. Macomb Dakota

11. Clarkston

12. Southfield

13. East English Village Prep

14. Detroit Renaissance

15. Belleville

16. Warren De La salle

17. Westland John Glenn

18. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central

19. Warren Mott

20. East Lansing

21. East Kentwood

22. Walled Lake Western

23. Holly

24. North Farmington

25. Rochester Adams

26. Ann Arbor Huron

27. Ypsilanti

28. Detroit Pershing

29. Detroit Cass Tech

30. Grand Rapids Union

Defending state champion Milan returns the nucleus of seniors who won the Class B crown a year ago.  Milan will be favored, but other contenders will rise as the season progresses.

1. Milan

2. Wayland Union

3. River Rouge

4. Detroit Consortium

5. Detroit Henry Ford

6. New Haven

7. Wyoming Godwin Heights

8. Otsego

9. Benton Harbor

10. Onsted

11. Lansing Catholic

12. Detroit Osborn

13. Detroit Country Day

14. Grand Rapids South Christian

14. Holland Christian

15. Lansing Sexton

16. Goodrich

17. Haslett

18. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy

19. Cadillac

20. Flint Southwestern

There will be a new champion in Class C this as the reigning champions Detroit Consortium have moved up to Class B.

1. Detroit Allen Academy

2. Flint Beecher

3. Jackson Lumen Christi

4. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central

5. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep

6. Detroit Loyola

7. Muskegon Heights

8. Southfield Christian

9. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

10. Detroit Edison

11. Elk Rapids

12. Pewamo-Westphalia

13. Flint Hamady

14. Millington

15. Fennville

The final set is here.  

5. Romulus (Class A)- First year head coach Jerrett Smith won 21 games last season.  The Eagles only return one starter from 2013, however, the more things change at Romulus, the more they stay the same.  Romulus has a lineage of producing quality guards, and 6’3″ Jaylin Walker is no different.  The Kent State signee Walker is one of the state’s most electrifying athletes, his dunks have brought spectators to their feet at Romulus the past two seasons, and his senior year should be no different.  Walker is also a knockdown three-point shooter, which should pair well with the court vision 6’0″ junior point guard D’Angelo Hansbro, who will transition to the team’s starting point guard.  Other key guards for Romulus include 6’2″ Khaire Williams, 5’10” Sevann Williams, 6’0″ Martel Green, and 6’3″ Belleville transfer Rashaan Pope.  6’7″ senior forward Rio Washington will be relied on heavily this season, as not only the returning forward that played extensively, but more importantly, their tallest player.

4. University of Detroit Jesuit (Class A)- Last season was the first time in school history the Cubs reached the state-semifinals, and repeated as Catholic League champions.  U of D loses four starters from a year ago,  but return 6’1″ junior point guard Cassius Winston.  Not only is Winston one of the premier talents in Michigan, he’s also one of the most coveted recruits nationally in the current junior class, as he holds 9 division one college scholarships, including both in-state Big Ten schools Michigan and Michigan State.  Winston and the Cubs do however receive two new assets to the mix, in sophomore forwards Donatus Eke and  Greg Eboigboden, both stand 6’7″ plus and already have division one college interests.  Outside of Catholic League play, the Cubs have games scheduled vs. Morgan Park, East English Village, Consortium, Toledo St. Johns, Romulus, Milan, and Saginaw Arthur Hill

3. Muskegon (Class A)- The Big Reds won their first state title since the 1930s in 2013, and return 6’10” senior center Deyonta Davis.  The Michigan State signee is considered by various national recruiting services as a top fifty prospect in the class of 2015.  The only other returning starter for Muskegon is 6’3″ swingman Joeviair Kennedy, a dual sport star both on the hardwood and on the gridiron, who in his own right holds division one college basketball scholarships.

2. Detroit Western (Class A)- The Western of December will look entirely different of the Cowboys of February and March, as Mt. Clemens transfer and U of D Mercy commits Josh McFolley and Gerald Blackshear settle in with their teammates and one of the state’s top prep coaches in Derrick McDowell.  McFolley is a three-point specialist, but improved on his complete point guards skills over the Summer in AAU, while the 6’8″ Blackshear will add even more size to an already talented front court with 6’8″ plus senior forwards Julius Palmer and Kheir Maxwell.  The junior class is also loaded on talent, as 5’10” Brailen Neely, 5’9″ Armani Tinsley, 6’2″ Kareem Murray, and 6’2″ Efrian Hodby will all provide quality depth for the Cowboys.

1. Saginaw Arthur Hill (Class A)- Eric Davis returns to Arthur Hill for his senior season, the 6’4″ guard Texas Longhorn commit averaged 27 points as a junior in another solid season of Lumber Jacks basketball.  Not only does the Hill have Davis, 6’6″ Brian Bowen is the number one player in Michigan’s sophomore class but also a top ten prospect nationally.  Role players for Arthur Hill will be sophomore 6’4″ forward Will Rodgers, 5’10” junior point guard Nate Moore and 6’5″ senior Dequavion Johnson.  Arthur Hill will look to win a district title for the first time in four years, as cross-town rival Saginaw has ended the Lumberjacks season the past three seasons.