Teams with most to prove
Romulus- The Eagles are full of division one talent. Which has led them to only one loss this year. Seniors E.C. Matthews, Leo Edwards, and Wes Clark have all had tremendous seasons. Now they will have to have put together a deeps state tournament run if they wish to remembered as the best team out of Romulus. The Eagles start by hosting their own district, will go to Wyandotte if they make the regionals, and in the quarters, will most likely have to play Pershing, their one loss, for the right to make a return to the Breslin Center.
Pershing- The Doughboys have captured a perfect 20-0 record this season. And looked even more dominant towards the end of the season once 6’8″ junior forward Justin Tillman returned to the lineup. The Doughboys will be in the Western District where their most likely be a rematch with Cass Tech in the final. From that, Pershing will go into the Southfield regional where their biggest competition will be a team they just beat pretty handily, U of D Jesuit. If all goes to plan, Pershing will get their almost annual playoff rematch with Romulus in quarters at Calihan Hall.
Saginaw- The Trojans came into the year with many expectations coming off a 2011-2012 Class A championship. But this year and last year are totally different. Saginaw has talent this year, such as Jerry Smith, Keyon Addison, Julian Henderson, and Al Eichelberger just to name a few. But the problem for Saginaw is that at times they just don’t play together. For example, in their 30 point loss to Romulus, they had guys throwing half-court inbounds and trying to play one-on-one. This will have to be cleaned up if Saginaw wishes just to get out of their district. Yes I said it! Saginaw might not get out of their district. In that district is city cross-town rival Arthur Hill. A team that they split-the season series with. It all depends on what Saginaw team shows up. Because if the team that showed up for the Romulus game come out, a defending state champion will not make it to the regionals.
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