Friday, November 20, 2009
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Stevenson football player loses kidney, wins battle for his life
When his Sterling Heights Stevenson High football team plays Clarkston on Saturday in the state playoffs, Mark Hanna will be in a wheelchair rooting from the sideline. - 11/20/2009
Swimming and diving finals
Farmington Hills Mercy eyes state title
Mercy enters the state meet as the two-time defending champions. Mercy is led by juniors Maria Bargardi and Nikki Barczak. Bargardi won the 200 IM last year. - 11/20/2009
Volleyball Semifinals
Marian sweeps Mercy to reach Class A title game
Oakland Christian had a 19-16 lead slip away in the opening game, and couldn't close a 22-19 advantage in the second game against Pellston. - 11/20/2009
High schools: Football
Southwestern's '08 PSL football title rescinded
Detroit Southwestern is being stripped of its 2008 Public School League B Division football championship because it used ineligible players. - 11/20/2009
Tom Markowski: Football: State semifinals
Dual quarterbacks revive Brother Rice
Birmingham Brother Rice opened 5-1, then lost its last three regular-season games. At 5-4, it made the playoffs as an additional qualifier. - 11/19/2009
Terry Foster
Clarkston football team runs with hair-raiser
Imagine a 61-year-old grandfather with jet black hair walking into Ford Field next week sporting a blond Mohawk. - 11/19/2009
Volleyball: State semifinals/finals
Churchill looks to oust Portage Central in Class A semifinals
Birmingham Marian and Portage Central are on a Class A volleyball championship collision course. Sarah Suppelsa has other ideas. - 11/19/2009
High school football picks: Playoffs
Detroit News staff writers make their predictions for this weekend's high school football playoff games. - 11/19/2009
Volleyball: Livonia Churchill d. Carleton Airport, 25-22, 26-24, 25-18
Sarah Suppelsa powers Livonia Churchill to semifinals
Suppelsa, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter, had 18 kills and four blocks. She made big plays during the pivotal second game to turn a 24-20 deficit into the 2-0 game lead. - 11/18/2009
Volleyball: Birmingham Marian d. Utica Eisenhower 25-7, 25-13, 25-22
Birmingham Marian cruises past Eisenhower for 73rd straight victory
With its 25-7, 25-13, 25-22 victory in a Class A quarterfinal Tuesday night at L'Anse Creuse, top-ranked Marian moved within two victories of its first state championship. - 11/18/2009
Volleyball playoff scores
Complete results from Tuesday's state volleyball playoffs. - 11/18/2009
High schools
Pershing aims high once again
Defending Class A champion Detroit Pershing comes into this season after losing Mr. Basketball (Derrick Nix) with only two experienced players. - 11/17/2009
High school: Miss Volleyball
Marian star Alexandra Cocklin is Miss Volleyball
Cocklin, a 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter, won the award Monday in voting by the coaches association over her teammate, libero Rachel Charles. - 11/17/2009
High schools: Volleyball quarterfinal preview
Miss Volleyball leads Birmingham Marian into Class A quarterfinal
Alexandra Cocklin reached her individual goal when she was named Miss Volleyball by the coaches association Monday afternoon. - 11/17/2009
Volleyball quarterfinals
The schedule for the state girls basketball tournament quarterfinals to be played tonight. - 11/17/2009
Football playoff semifinals-finals schedule
There are just four teams remaining in each of the eight divisions in the Michigan high school state football playoffs. Here are the schedules for this week's semifinals, and next week's finals at Ford Field. - 11/17/2009
Tom Markowski: Prep Insider
Jason Fracassa, Tyler Scarlett are elite QBs, too
You don't have to be highly rated by a recruiting service to be a great high school quarterback: That's what makes high school football such an attraction. - 11/16/2009
Division 1: Detroit Catholic Central 31, Canton 24 (OT)
Undefeated Catholic Central survives slugfest with Canton
Junior defensive back Andrew Nelson batted away Canton's final shot on fourth-and-11 in overtime as C.C. won, 31-24, to claim a Division 1 regional championship. "I just did my job, that's all it is," Nelson said. - 11/14/2009
Division 3: Orchard Lake St. Mary's 21, Detroit Crockett 8
St. Mary's stumbles, then runs into semifinal
Earnest Thomas scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lead St. Mary's to a 21-8 victory over Crockett. He rushed for 123 yards on 19 carries and scored on runs of 5, 5 and 8 yards. - 11/14/2009
Saturday's football roundup
Ground game sends Warren DeLaSalle to Division 2 semifinals
DeLaSalle used eight different backs to accumulate 362 yards rushing, 159 on 23 carries by senior De'Angelo Parris, in a 27-6 win over Southfield. Birmingham Brother Rice also won its regional, 49-27 against Midland. - 11/14/2009
High school football playoff scores and schedule
Here are scores from Friday and Saturday high school football games in the third round of the state playoffs, as well as next weekend's semifinals schedule. - 11/14/2009
Sterling Heights Stevenson 38, Detroit Southeastern 32
Stevenson edges Southeastern
The situation dictated a conservative call but just not the way Jason Fracassa plays. He wanted to take a chance, it paid off and Sterling Heights Stevenson is headed for the state semifinals because of it. - 11/14/2009
Inkster 35, Southgate Anderson 7
Inkster jumps to lead, moves to D-2 semifinal
Quarterback Devin Gardner had two touchdown passes and a few dazzling runs as Inkster (8-3) defeated Southgate Anderson, 35-7, in front of more than 10,000 fans. - 11/14/2009
Division 1: Clarkston 38, Dakota 14
Clarkston quarterback does it all in victory
With the speed, agility and quickness of a running back, Clarkston quarterback Tyler Scarlett led his team to a 38-14 victory over Macomb Dakota. - 11/14/2009
Division 5: Jackson Lumen Christi 27, Madison Heights Madison 13
Madison Heights Madison's run comes to an end
fter allowing seven points total the previous four games, Madison Heights Madison returned to reality Friday night. - 11/14/2009
Marine City 45, Goodrich 6
Marine City 'wings' it for 408 yards
Marine City coach Tony Scarcelli isn't ready to abandon the wing-T formation just yet, at least while it's productive against the more physically demanding teams. - 11/14/2009
Friday's high school football playoff scores
Friday's scores and Saturday's matchups for the regional round of high school football playoff action. - 11/13/2009
Marine City makes the football playoffs a welcome habit
Ten miles west of downtown on Marine City Highway, a makeshift sign greets an outsider with two simple, yet heartfelt, words: "Go Mariners." - 11/13/2009
High schools: Volleyball
Eisenhower advances to Class A quarterfinals
Stacey Catalano's 30th kill of the night ended Thursday night's Class A regional final, but it also opened the door for Eisenhower's first quarterfinal appearance. - 11/13/2009
Tom Markowski picks every regional football winner
Here is the schedule for this week's high school football regional games in the state playoffs. - 11/13/2009
