Northwest and Hamilton girls basketball teams set to clash in Class B quarters
By Mike Moore (Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports) Staff Writer Marshall — With every passing round, every new trophy presented, and every sun rising on another game day, the stakes get higher as the stage gets brighter. For the first time in program history, the Northwest girls basketball squad has the leading role in a quarterfinal performance tonight. “In the moment, this really means we have a chance to play for a spot in the final four,” coach Ryan Carroll summed up. “That’s what every kid wants to do when the season starts. That should be the goal, and we have a chance for that tonight. To have that chance, needing one win, it’s pretty exciting. It’s something our kids have talked about all year.” Carroll admitted his excitement and nerves leading into the 7 p.m. tilt at Marshall. A program that had never won a regional title, the Mounties are one of just eight teams still alive. “That’s tough to put into words, really,” Carroll…
Hanover-Horton vs Ann Arbor Greenhills Regional Boys Basketball 3-12-18 | Photo Gallery
Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Hanover-Horton 46, Ann Arbor Greenhills 33. Regional Boys Basketball 3-12-18. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="261" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Hanover-Horton 46, Ann Arbor Greenhills 33. Regional Boys Basketball 3-12-18. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Napoleon vs Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Regional Boys Basketball 3-12-18 | Photo Gallery
Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 63, Napoleon 39. Boys Regional Semifinal March 12, 2018. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="260" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Andy Hawley, JTV Sports. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 63, Napoleon 39. Boys Regional Semifinal March 12, 2018. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Michigan Center’s Lusk Enjoys Bringing Back the Memories
Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports By Gary Kalahar JTV Sports As an assistant coach for the Michigan Center High School girls basketball team, Joe Lusk was left with a regret after the Cardinals’ unprecedented run of postseason success more than a decade ago. “I wish I would have sat back and enjoyed it, instead of making it more like a job,” Lusk says in looking back on two state runner-up finishes and a semifinal appearance from 2003-05. “When it got done, I said, ‘I probably should have enjoyed that more.’” Lusk has another chance to relish the moment, this time as the head coach of a Michigan Center squad making another trip into the final week of the season. The Cardinals are headed to a Class B state quarterfinal game against Harper Woods Chandler Academy at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Tecumseh. A victory sends them into the weekend’s final four at Calvin College. For Lusk and many others in the Michigan Center community, this season is bringing back memories of a run unlike any other girls basketball program in the county has achieved. The Cardinals went to the Class C state title game in 2003, lost in the semifinals…