Detroit Country Day continues to show what a basketball powerhouse it is in both the boys and girls divisions. In the Class B boys regional tournament, the Yellowjackets won 69-35 over Detroit Osborn Monday night in the Imlay City semifinal regional. It was the fourth consecutive playoff win over 30 points for the Yellowjacket, bringing County Day’s average margin of victory in the playoffs to over 47 points. During the tournament, the team has averaged more than 81 points a game. Meanwhile, the boys from Brother Rice and Roeper didn't fare so well last night. Brother Rice lost 69-51 on the …

Here's what's coming up this week in high school playoff action: It's time to shine for the girls of the Detroit Country Day girls basketball team. This week is the last for the girls tournament, with quarterfinal play beginning Tuesday. Semifinals and finals will be held at the Breslin Center this weekend in Lansing. The lady Yellowjackets easily brushed past their opponent in the Class B regional final, beating Pontiac-Notre Dame Prep 69-42 on March 10. Meanwhile, the boys basketball tournament heads into regional play. Brother Rice, Detroit Country Day and Roeper came out on top in their …

Three different teams, three different districts and three different classes. But all the same result. Brother Rice, Detroit Country Day and Roeper Upper School advanced Friday to the state regional basketball tournament with wins in their district final games. In Class A, Brother Rice faced a tough challenge in Southfield-Lathrup. Lathrup has a terrific sophomore guard in Jonathan Williams and has already eliminated two Birmingham teams this week, beating Groves and Seaholm on its way to the district final Friday night. The Warriors stopped the streak with a 47-42 win, setting up a tough …

Playing as the undefeated home team Wednesday night, Detroit Country Day's spot in the boys basketball district finals was hardly in doubt.  The Yellowjackets beat Madison Heights Lamphere 77-13 Wednesday in the district semifinals. They outscored Lamphere in the first half 51-7 and only a running clock in the second half helped put the Rams out of their misery. Country Day will have to beat Cranbrook-Kingswood on Friday to advance to regionals. Also advancing Wednesday to the basketball district finals was Brother Rice, which beat Royal Oak at Groves High School 53-43. Rice will play …

Groves boys varsity basketball coach Scott Sheckell told Justin Meredith he needed to take over the game if the Falcons were going to advance in the team’s district opener against Southfield-Lathrup Monday night at Groves. The senior guard did his best. Meredith scored 17 points in the second half, including four three-pointers, to try and extend Groves season one more game, but it wasn’t enough for the Falcons who lost 71-51 to Lathrup Monday night.  “I thought Justin was terrific tonight,” Sheckell said. “I told him at halftime he had to score, it was on him and he came out and was great.” …

A roundup of this week's Birmingham area high school sports postseason action: The boys varsity basketball district tournament kicks off this week, with Groves, Seaholm and Brother Rice high schools competing in the same Class A bracket. Meanwhile, Detroit Country Day was the only Birmingham area girls basketball team to make it out of districts last week. Country Day will face off against Harper Woods-Chandler Park Academy on Tuesday in regionals. In hockey, the Brother Rice and Detroit Country Day teams begin quarterfinals this week. Brother Rice defeated the top-ranked Warren De La Salle 4…

If the Brother Rice High School varsity hockey team keeps playing like this, the Division 2 state title will be coming to Birmingham. The Warriors beat Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League (MIHL) conference rival Warren-De La Salle 4-1 Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals. The De La Salle Pilots may have been the top-ranked team in Michigan going into the regional final, but they faced a team that’s playing some of the best hockey in the state. Brother Rice has allowed only two goals in the first three rounds of the playoffs and has outscored its opponents 23-2. While playing each other…

Cranbrook-Kingswood’s easy run through the girls varsity basketball districts came to an abrupt halt on Friday night when it faced Detroit Country Day and lost 63-29. The Yellowjackets picked up their third consecutive double-digit win and head into regionals with a lot of momentum. They play Harper Woods-Chandler Park Academy at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday at in the Clawson Class B regional. Meanwhile, Groves High School wasn’t able to get past Southfield-Lathrup in its district game on Friday night. The Falcons lost 43-32 to end their season. Earlier in the week, Lathrup eliminated Marian High School…

It was a night of ups and downs for Birmingham-area girls basketball and boys hockey teams Wednesday night, as postseason play continued across Metro Detroit. Marian surprised many by falling out of the basketball tournament early with a loss to Southfield-Lathrup, while the boys of Brother Rice and Birmingham Unified hockey teams continued to steamroll their competition. Boys hockey peaking at the right time Birmingham Unified hockey coach John Weidenbach was worried about one thing going into Wednesday night's game with Troy Athens: the Athens goaltender. “Their team has a really, really …

Birmingham Marian and Detroit Country Day girls varsity basketball teams both picked up huge wins in the opening round of the district tournament. The Mustangs beat Seaholm 63-26 while the Yellowjackets beat Madison Heights-Lamphere 66-18. Both wins were expected — Seaholm and Lamphere combined for only five wins this season. Country Day plays Clawson, who had a bye in the first round, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Yellowjackets will be a big favorite again, but don’t expect coach Frank Orlando’s squad to overlook a weaker opponent in these early rounds. “You got to bring the A-game every time…

GIRLS BASKETBALL 10:42 p.m. Royal Oak girls basketball team loses to Bloomfield Hills Andover 48-44 in overtime. 10:19 p.m. Girls basketball final: Canton 46, Northville 32. Canton will play South Lyon and Plymouth will play Novi on Wednesday. 10:12 p.m. Two more girls basketball finals from MHSAA.com. Dearborn falls to Lincoln Park 43-27. Dakota defeats Port Huron Northern 53-22. 9:14 p.m. In girls basketball, L'Anse Creuse North defeats L'Anse Creuse 38-22 in a district matchup, according to MHSAA.com. 9:10 p.m. Eisenhower defeats Sterling Heights 66-47 in girls basketball quarterfinal. The…