Brother Rice, Country Day Advance to Boys Basketball District Finals

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 53-43. Rice will play Southfield-Lathrup on Friday, which successfully knocked a second Birmingham team out of the playoffs in as many games.

The Chargers beat Seaholm 62-37 Wednesday () and now Brother Rice will look to defend the area’s honor on Friday night at 7 p.m. (also at Groves high school).

Hockey action

Country Day’s varsity hockey team played its quarterfinal match-up Wednesday night in Goodrich. It faced a tough challenge in the Division 3 district champions, Cranbrook Kingswood. Cranbrook eliminated the Yellowjackets from the playoffs with a 4-1 victory. 

Who's advancing and what's next:

• Brother Rice varsity hockey plays Kingsford in the Division 2 semifinals at 7:30 tonight at the Compuware Ice Arena. For live coverage of the game, check back with Patch tonight.
• Detroit Country Day girls varsity basketball plays Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in the regional finals at 7 tonight in Clawson.
• Brother Rice plays Southfield-Lathrup in the Class A district finals for boys basketball at 7 p.m. Friday at Groves.
• Detroit Country Day boys basketball plays Cranbrook in the Class B district finals at 5 p.m. Friday at Detroit Country Day.