Scores and Schedule: May 21, 2013

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Tim

So, it’s been a minute, yeah? Back from vacation, a big ol’ update to the latest goings-on in the state.

(Last) Sunday’s Results

High School Boys

Midland 13, Homestead (Ind.) 6

(Last) Monday’s Results

MCLA-1

Michigan State 13, Stanford 9

MCLA-2

Grand Valley State 6, SCAD 5

High School Boys

Swartz Creek 17, Anchor Bay 5
Lansing Waverly 6, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 5 (OT)
Walled Lake Central 17, Auburn Hills Avondale 1
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 10, Royal Oak 7
Hartland 10, DeWitt 8
Dexter 16, Temperance Bedford 3
East Grand Rapids 11, Grand Haven 4
Huron Valley-Lakeland 12, Farmington 4
Grosse Pointe South 19, Port Huron 4
Ann Arbor Skyline 13, Ypsilanti Lincoln 3
Canton 12, Lapeer East-West 11
Northview 17, Lowell 6
Oxford 12, Rochester 8
Rochester Adams 13, Farmington North-Harrison 5
Grosse Ile 12, Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central 3
Ann Arbor Pioneer 9, Tecumseh 3
Vicksburg 9, Grand Ledge 5
Walled Lake Western 17, West Bloomfield 1
Haslett-Williamston 22, Plymouth 8
Ann Arbor Huron 11, Ypsilanti 4

High School Girls

Birmingham United 19, Lake Orion 0
Bright 10, Canton 6
Bloomfield Hills Marian 14, Clarkston 5
Grand Blanc 10, Salem 5
Hartland 18, South Lyon United 10
Caledonia 20, Holt 4
DeWitt 18, Kalamazoo Central 4
Plymouth 11, White Lake Lakeland 10
Lowell 20, Hudsonville 4
Grand Rapids Christian 9, Mattawan United 7
Farmington Hills Mercy 18, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 13
Farmington 12, Farmington Hills Harrison 5
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 12, Okemos 4
Oxford 9, Saginaw Heritage 3
Portage Northern 16, Northview 7
Saline 15, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 8
Ann Arbor Skyline 17, Warren Regina 3
Bloomfield Hills Lahser 18, Troy Athens 5
Troy 18, Rochester 5
Novi 15, Walled Lake United 7
Northville 13, Waterford United 6

Tuesday’s Results

MCLA-1

Michigan State 2, Colorado 9

MCLA-2

Grand Valley State 8, St. John’s (Minn.) 10

High School Boys

Ann Arbor Skyline 5, Sylvania (Ohio) Southview 14
Port Huron 17, Anchor Bay 3
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 16, Dearborn Divine Child 5
Birmingham Seaholm 11, Troy 8
Cranbrook 15, Bloomfield Hills 3
Chelsea 16, Belleville 10
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 12, Comstock Park 9
Warren De La Salle 9, Clarkston 6
East Lansing 20, Kalamazoo United 2
Flint Powers 17, Saginaw Heritage 1
Forest Hills Central 8, Forest Hills Eastern 6
L’Anse Creuse 10, Grosse Pointe North 9 (OT)
Grosse Pointe South 10, L’Anse Creuse North 6
Holland West Ottawa 12, Rockford 11
Lake Orion 12, Grosse Pointe University Liggett 6
Midland 10, Davison 2
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 14, Northville 4
Novi 15, Canton 2
Okemos 14, Portage Central 6
Rochester Adams 13, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 9
South Lyon 8, Hartland 5
Ann Arbor Greenhills 11, Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central 4
Detroit Catholic Central 8, Troy Athens 4
Utica Eisenhower 10, Romeo 2
Warren Mott-Sterling Heights 16, Utica Stevenson 15
Grandville 8, Zeeland 3

High School Girls

Ann Arbor Pioneer 17, Sacred Heart Academy 9
DeWitt 11, Midland Dow 9
Flint Powers 21, Flushing 8
Grand Blanc 14, White Lake Lakeland 7
Grand Haven 8, Holt 5
Grosse Pointe North 13, Grosse Pointe University Liggett 6
East Lansing 16, Portage Northern 11
Williamston-Haslett 14, Swartz Creek 4
Lansing Waverly 15, Mattawan United 11

Wednesday’s Results

High School Boys

Plymouth 12, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 8
Belleville 24, Dearborn Divine Child 11
UD-Jesuit 17, Grosse Pointe South 4
Grand Ledge 11, DeWitt 5
Troy 13, Farmington 4
Swartz Creek 13, Davison 11
Grosse Ile 15, Dexter 2
Grandville 15, Grand Rapids South Christian 3
Holt 16, Utica Stevenson 0
Romeo 10, L’Anse Creuse North 6
Tecumseh 19, Ypsilanti Lincoln 3
Midland 19, Waterford 3
Oxford 10, Lapeer East-West 2
Battle Creek Pennfield 13, Battle Creek Lakeview 11
Royal Oak 21, Utica Stevenson 4

High School Girls

Grand Rapids Catholic Central 16, Forest hills Unified 7
Rochester Adams 11, Oxford 10
Bloomfield Hills Lahser 20, Farmington Hills Mercy 10
East Grand Rapids 15, Caledonia 11
Grosse Pointe North 14, Lake Orion 4
Grandville 8, Hudsonville 7
Lansing Waverly 13, Kalamazoo Central 2
Cranbrook Kingswood 14, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 8
Saline 11, Novi 9
Portage Northern 13, Battle Creek Harper Creek 9
Rochester 9, Farmington 8
Rockford 12, Okemos 6
Ann Arbor Skyline 13, Salem 6

Thursday’s Results

High School Boys

Ann Arbor Skyline 16, Ann Arbor Huron 2
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 18, Ypsilanti 1
Rochester 8, Davison 5
Grand Rapids Christian 16, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 7
Grosse Ile 15, Belleville 1
Hartland 27, Kalamazoo United 0
Lansing Waverly 10, Bay City Western 8
Lake Orion 11, Saginaw Heritage 5
Mattawan 12, Lowell 5
Novi 9, Flint Powers 5
Northview 6, Portage Northern 5 (OT)
Portage Central 9, Caledonia 3
Rockford 24, Grand Ledge 3
Royal Oak 14, Auburn Hills Avondale 7
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 10, Spring Lake 7
Troy Athens 6, Saline 5
Grosse Pointe North 7, Walled Lake Western 5

High School Girls

Ann Arbor Pioneer 14, Ann Arbor Huron 7
Saline 9, Canton 8
Williamston-Haslett 14, Grand Rapids Christian 5
Bloomfield Hills Marian 14, Livonia Ladywood 9
Oxford 11, Farmington Hills Harrison 6
Okemos 11, Brighton 6
Flint Powers 23, Flint Carman-Ainsworth 0
Midland Dow 8, Saginaw Heritage 4
Ann Arbor Skyline 23, Tecumseh 1
Troy 19, Clarkston 0

Friday’s Results

High School Boys

Chelsea 10, Temperance Bedford 2
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11, Grosse Pointe University Liggett 5
Detroit Catholic Central 12, East Grand Rapids 11 (OT)
Cranbrook 13, Forest Hills Eastern 8
Flint Powers 22, Swartz Creek 6
Forest Hills Central 13, Holt 5
Holland Christian 15, Grand Rapids Christian 9
Vicksburg 15, Hudsonville 2
Howell 10, Grandville 6
Ypsilanti Lincoln 7, Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central 4
Lake Orion 9, West Bloomfield 4
Northville 12, Warren De La Salle 11
Okemos 28, Bay City Central 1
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 12, Rockford 11 (OT)
Belleville 12, Romulus 6
Saline 14, Farmington North-Harrison 2

High School Girls

Ann Arbor Huron 18, Canton 8
East Lansing 19, Midland Dow 8
East Grand Rapids 12, Hartland 11
Farmington 7, Lake Orion 6
Grand Rapids Christian 14, Grand Haven 13
Swartz Creek 10, Saginaw Heritage 3
Troy Athens 20, Rochester 5

Saturday’s Results

High School Boys

Bloomfield Hills 12, Davison 3
Brother Rice 13, Hill Academy (Ont.) 18
Clarkston 18, Troy 5
Detroit Country Day 3, Hills Academy (Ont.) B 8
Forest Hills Central 15, Cranbrook 5
Warren De La Salle 14, Forest Hills Eastern 13
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 10, UD-Jesuit 9
Rochester Adams 12, Farmington 7
Grand Blanc 13, Saginaw Heritage 6
Detroit Catholic Central 12, Holt 10
Huron Valley-Lakeland 9, Zeeland 6
East Grand Rapids 9, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 3
Northville 11, Rockford 5
Salem 15, Plymouth 7

High School Girls

Caledonia 20, Mattawan United 3
Rockford 21, Grosse Pointe North 3
Grand Haven 15, Lowell 5
Bloomfield Hills Marian 7, Nichols School (N.Y.) 10
Bloomfield Hills Marian 11, Laurel School (Ohio) 7
Farmington Hills Mercy 19, Temperance Bedford 3
Sacred Heart Academy 5, Culver Academy (Ind.) 15
Sacred Heart Academy 6, Detroit Country Day 4
Sacred Heart Academy 3, Laurel School (Ohio) 7

Sunday’s Results

High School Boys

Brother Rice 6, Upper Arlington (Ohio) 8
Detroit Country Day 7, Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) 6 (OT)

High School Girls

Bloomfield Hills Marian 9, Birmingham United 5

Yesterday’s Results

High School Boys

DeWitt 10, Vicksburg 4
L’Anse Creuse North 14, Rochester 9
Haslett-Williamston 16, Midland 10
Northville 17, Walled Lake Central 10
Oxford 8, East Lansing 5
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 17, Warren Mott-Sterling Heights 16
Romeo 7, L’Anse Creuse 6
Troy Athens 18, Warren Cousino 3
Utica Eisenhower 6, Brighton 5
Lapeer West-East @ Troy

High School Girls

South Lyon 16, Canton 9
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 19, DeWitt 7
East Grand Rapids 26, Northview 1
Farmington 10, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 7
Salem 8, Plymouth 6
Flint Powers 13, Sacred Heart Academy 13
Ann Arbor Skyline 7, Grand Blanc 6
Brighton 18, Walled Lake United 5

Today’s Schedule

High School Boys

Northville @ Forest Hills Eastern
Portage Central @ Grand Rapids Christian
Lapeer West-East @ Grand Ledge
Lowell @ Grandville
Romulus @ Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central

High School Girls

Troy @ Birmingham United
Williamston-Haslett @ Caledonia
Warren Regina @ Dexter
East Lansing @ Swartz Creek

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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Detroit 7, Notre Dame 9

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tim

So, I wrote this Sunday morning…. but haven’t had access to the internet until now. Act like it’s prompt still.

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, so the Titans’ closer-than-expected loss to Notre Dame… well, it doesn’t count. Ain’t no moral victories in the NCAA Tournament. But yeah, this is as close as it gets.

Tempo Free

From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats:

Notre Dame 2013
Detroit Notre Dame
Faceoff Wins 10 Faceoff Wins 9
Clearing 17-23 Clearing 18-18
Possessions 33 Possessions 33
Goals 7 Goals 9
Offensive Efficiency .212 Offensive Efficiency .273

Statistically, this was about as even as a two-goal loss can be. The sides were dead even on possessions, and capitalizing on just a couple more of them was what gave the Irish victory.

Notes

About that, though… Detroit dominated the game through a half, and even through three quarters. The Titans had a 25-19 possession advantage – and a 7-3 lead on the scoreboard – at the end of the third. Notre Dame #turntup in the fourth to get the win. A six-goal run to end the game saved the No. 2 seed from total embarrassment.

About that run… I complained about the officiating on twitter after the game (and throughout the fourth, if we’re being serious here), and thought I would come back and regret it later. After sleeping on it… nope. Titans got the screwjob. I don’t think there was some directive from the NCAA office to make sure its (comically over-seeded) No. 2 went through, but the reputation as a national power certainly gave the Irish the enormous benefit of the doubt once the Titans had built a huge lead. I was watching the game with a referee, and while he was certainly a Detroit partisan, it’s also easy to view things through unbiased eyes when you come from an officiating background. He was dumbfounded at a lot of the calls (and rightfully so, from the perspective of my less-trained eye). I haven’t re-watched the contest yet, but the uncalled loose ball pushes and playing without equipment – literally the easiest call it’s possible to make – were a big part of Notre Dame’s sudden ability to dominated ground balls after the break. When one official has to spend more time explaining to UDM’s Matt Holtz that the bad calls aren’t his fault, because he has to let the other members of his crew do their jobs, too… that says it all.

Aside from that, however, a lot of the damage for the Titans in the fourth was self-inflicted. Notre Dame went to a heavy ride, and sure they got the benefit of the doubt on a lot of the ground game, but there’s no need to dodge into a double-team on the clear. Somebody is open in that situation. 2/7 in the fourth – with at least two of the fails the result of easy-to-avoid mental errors – is not how you close out a game.

In the end, Detroit played like a team that’s never been there… because the Titans had never been there. The program took huge strides by making it to the NCAA Tournament and taking Notre Dame to the brink. Now is the time to capitalize upon that going forward.

The top performer all game long was Jordan Houtby. He caused three turnovers and picked up nine ground balls against a very good Notre Dame team, and was everything we’ve come to expect and more. He ends his Titan career with a loss, but it’s certainly not on his shoulders (despite being responsible for one of those avoidable failed clears that led to a quick Irish goal).

A.J. Levell was streaky, but mostly in a good way until the fourth. He turned his game up at the end of the regular season, through the MAAC Championships, and into the Notre Dame game. He was absolutely robbing the Irish through three quarters. Even in the fourth when ND made their run, he wasn’t giving up soft goals – he just didn’t make the spectacular saves that his team was going to need to get the win.

Offensively, there was a lot to like in this one, and especially a lot to like going forward. Alex Maini had two goals and two assists, Brandon Beauregard had three goals, and Mike Birney had a goal and an assist. Birney’s goal especially – from the top of the box when Notre Dame’s defense was daring him to shoot – was impressive, and that’s kid’s just a sophomore.

Andy Hebden was held scoreless on just two shots, but certainly didn’t look like a freshman out there. The experience of going against a tough Notre Dame defense will help him grow going forward. His brother Jamie ends his UDM career with a 2CT 2GB performance.

Damien Hicks was unbelievable through three quarters. He lost nine facoffs all game, and six of those came in the fourth quarter. He had clean wins, good clamps, and everything you want from a faceoff specialist except a bit of instant offense (and he had an opportunity or two, but the gameplan dictated slowing it down). The ground ball game was what killed him in the fourth, and that’s obviously not all his fault.

For a Titan team that lost its best offensive player early in the season and one of its best defensive players about halfway through, the progress they showed was excellent. I questioned the coaching (particularly offensively) early in the year, but it’s clear that UDM just needed time to get comfortable in the system – this wasn’t last year’s dysfunctional unit. Going forward and adding weaponry (such as Shayne Adams’ return) will allow for a much-improved team next year. The defense will take a step back after losing a bunch of excellent talent, so it’ll be a very different team stylistically than the 2012 Titans.

Up Next

The season is over, but there’s a lot to look forward to if the Titans can capitalize on a bit of momentum.

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Scores and Schedule: May 12, 2013

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Tim

Crushers for UDM yesterday. Alas, the season moves along. All collegiate varsity action finished up yesterday, but there’s still MCLA activity, and the slight calm before the playoff storm in high school.

Friday’s Results

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan 16, Northeastern 9
Oakland 13, Minnesota-Duluth 4

High School Boys

Ann Arbor Pioneer 14, Ann Arbor Huron 0
Caledonia 12, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 11 (2OT)
Grand Blanc 9, Canton 8
Dexter 7, Chelsea 2
Forest Hills Eastern 9, East Grand Rapids 5
Forest Hills Central 11, Grand Haven 1
Grand Rapids Christian 17, Lowell 2
Holland Christian 10, Northview 6
Cranbrook 15, Massillon (Ohio) Jackson 12
Novi 7, Brighton 6
Northville 13, Howell 4
Battle Creek Pennfield 11, Portage Northern 10
Rochester 26, Utica Stevenson 1
Salem 18, Walled Lake Northern 8
Ann Arbor Skyline 11, Saline 8
Traverse City Central 11, Oxford 6
Grosse Pointe University Liggett 9, Dearborn Divine Child 4
Grosse Ile 8, West Bloomfield 7
Walled Lake Western 6, Huron Valley-Lakeland 4
Ypsilanti Lincoln 14, Ypsilanti 2
Zeeland 11, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 3
L’Anse Creuse North @ Romeo

High School Girls

Ann Arbor Pioneer 17, South Lyon United 16
Rochester Adams 7, Rochester 5
Saline 14, Ann Arbor Huron 12
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 15, Flint Powers 11
East Grand Rapids 10, Caledonia 5
Grand Rapids Christian 13, Hudsonville 4
Novi 11, Farmington Hills Harrison 5
Okemos 9, Williamston-Haslett 7
East Lansing 16, Lansing Waverly 8
Portage Northern 22, Holland West Ottawa 10
Birmingham United @ Cranbrook Kingswood
Bloomfield Hills Lahser @ Lake Orion
Northville @ Farmington Hills Harrison
White Lake Lakeland @ Waterford United

Yesterday’s Results

Division-1 Men

Detroit 7, Notre Dame 9

Division-3 Men

Adrian 7, Dickinson 20

Division-3 Women

Adrian 3, Cortland 21

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan 15, Virginia 17
Oakland 9, North Carolina 11

High School Boys

Brother Rice 16, Detroit Catholic Central 10
Clarkston 12, Petoskey 6
Grosse Pointe South 8, Romeo 2
Haslett-Williamston 13, Holt 3
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 13, L’Anse Creuse 10
Midland 3, Zionsville (Ind.) 11
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 14, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 7
Portage Central 5, Spring Lake 3
Port Huron 20, Auburn Hills Avondale 4
Rochester Adams 6, Lake Orion 4
Detroit Country Day 13, Rockford 4
St. Clair United 9, Auburn Hills Avondale 8 (OT)
Oxford 10, Traverse City West 3
Tecumseh 8, Ann Arbor Greenhills 3
Troy 6, Utica Eisenhower 3
Ann Arbor Skyline 6, Toledo (Ohio) St. John’s 11
Cranbrook 13, Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) 10
Romulus @ Anchor Bay
Troy Athens @ East Grand Rapids
Lapeer West-East @ Saginaw Heritage
Bloomfield Hills @ Massillon (Ohio) Jackson
Grand Ledge @ Vicksburg

High School Girls

Hartland 12, Brighton 9
Clarkston 10, Oxford 8
Midland Dow 9, Dexter 5
Bloomfield Hills Marian 10, Farmington Hills Mercy 9
Caledonia 19, Mattawan United 6
Northview 19, Hudsonville 3
Battle Creek Harper Creek @ Grand Haven
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard @ Livonia Ladywood
Livonia Ladywood @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Lansing Waverly @ Ann Arbor Skyline

Today’s Schedule

High School Boys

Midland v. Homestead (Ind.)

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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Scores and Schedule: May 10, 2013

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tim

I just realized that I’d been long-neglecting the WCLA. Oops. Rectifying for the final few days of their season.

Yesterday’s Results

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan 7, Maryland 13
Oakland 6, Duke 8

High School Boys

Battle Creek Lakeview 20, Kalamazoo United 3
Clarkston 13, Birmingham Seaholm 6
Flint Powers 20, Davison 3
Grandville 12, Comstock Park 3
Spring Lake 8, Holland 5
Holt 10, Lansing Waverly 1
Bay City Western 15, Saginaw Heritage 13
Midland 15, Bay City Central 1
Portage Central 14, Mattawan 3
Rochester Adams 10, Rochester 9
Lake Orion 6, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 5 (OT)
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 15, Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central 3
Troy Athens 9, Troy 5
Utica Stevenson 10, Warren Cousino 8
Vicksburg 7, Battle Creek Harper Creek 6
Haslett-Williamston 13, Okemos 12
Northville @ Canton
Utica Eisenhower @ Grosse Pointe North
L’Anse Creuse @ L’Anse Creuse North
St. Clair United @ Lapeer West-East
Warren Mott-Sterling Heights @ Port Huron

High School Girls

Northville 13, Plymouth 10
Flint Powers 19, Saginaw Heritage 3
Grosse Pointe South 15, Sacred Heart Academy 8
Saline 21, Tecumseh 2
South Lyon United 17, Salem 2
Cranbrook Kingswood @ Detroit Country Day
Troy Athens @ Lake Orion

Today’s Schedule

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan v. Northeastern
Oakland v. Minnesota-Duluth

High School Boys

Ann Arbor Huron @ Ann Arbor Pioneer
Chelsea @ Dexter
Forest Hills Eastern @ East Grand Rapids
Huron Valley-Lakeland @ Farmington
Grand Haven @ Forest Hills Central
Lowell @ Grand Rapids Christian
Northview @ Holland Christian
Cranbrook @ Massillon (Ohio) Jackson
Brighton @ Novi
Utica Stevenson @ Rochester
Ann Arbor Skyline @ Saline
Oxford @ Traverse City Central
Dearborn Divine Child @ Grosse Pointe University Liggett
Grosse Ile @ West Bloomfield
Ypsilanti Lincoln @ Ypsilanti
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer @ Zeeland

High School Girls

South Lyon United @ Ann Arbor Pioneer
Rochester @ Rochester Adams
Saline @ Ann Arbor Huron
Flint Powers @ Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Birmingham United @ Cranbrook Kingswood
Caledonia @ East Grand Rapids
Hudsonville @ Grand Rapids Christian
Bloomfield Hills Lahser @ Lake Orion
Northville @ Farmington Hills Harrison
Novi @ Farmington Hills Harrison
Williamston-Haslett @ Okemos
White Lake Lakeland @ Waterford United
Portage Northern @ Holland West Ottawa

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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Scores and Schedule: May 9, 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Tim

I just realized that I’d been long-neglecting the WCLA. Oops. Rectifying for the final few days of their season.

Yesterday’s Results

Division-3 Men

Adrian 14, Otterbein 11

Division-3 Women

Adrian 18, Kenyon 16

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan 9, Texas 11

High School Boys

Saline 13, Ann Arbor Huron 1
Ann Arbor Skyline 12, Temperance Bedford 0
Novi 16, Canton 1
Grand Haven 11, Rockford 10 (OT)
Walled Lake Northern 11, Grand Blanc 9
Hartland 20, Walled Lake Central 7
Forest Hills Eastern 14, Holland West Ottawa 8
Oxford 7, Royal Oak 6
Salem 17, Plymouth 3
Tecumseh 17, Chelsea 2
Grosse Pointe University Liggett 5, Ann Arbor Greenhills 3
West Bloomfield 16, Auburn Hills Avondale 6
South Lyon 12, Walled Lake Western 4
Dexter 20, Ypsilanti 0
Brighton @ Huron Valley-Lakeland
Dearborn Divine Child @ Ypsilanti Lincoln
Howell @ Waterford

High School Girls

Forest Hills United 11, Caledonia 9
DeWitt 9, Holt 7
Ann Arbor Skyline 19, Dexter 0
East Grand Rapids 13, Rockford 5
Grand Haven 10, Portage Northern 9
Haslett-Williamston 13, East Lansing 12
Bloomfield Hills Marian 16, Sacred Heart Academy 3
Canton 9, Northville 6
Okemos 13, Lansing Waverly 6
Salem 10, Plymouth 4
South Lyon United 16, Novi 2
White Lake Lakeland 16, Walled Lake United 6
Hartland 16, Waterford United 6
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek @ West Bloomfield
Clarkston @ Bloomfield Hills Lahser
Brighton @ Grand Blanc
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard @ Livonia Ladywood
Rochester Adams @ Lake Orion
Holland West Ottawa @ Lowell
Grand Rapids Christian @ Northview
Farmington @ Oxford
Farmington Hills Harrison @ Rochester
Hudsonville @ Spring Lake

Today’s Schedule

Collegiate Club Women

Michigan v. Maryland
Oakland v. Duke

High School Boys

Farmington North-Harrison @ Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
Bay City Central @ Bay City Western
Detroit Catholic Central @ Brother Rice
Birmingham Seaholm @ Clarkston
Northville @ Canton
Davison @ Flint Powers
Utica Eisenhower @ Grosse Pointe North
Comstock Park @ Grandville
Spring Lake @ Holland
Lansing Waverly @ Holt
Bay City Western @ Saginaw Heritage
L’Anse Creuse @ L’Anse Creuse North
St. Clair United @ Lapeer West-East
Bay City Central @ Midland
Mattawan @ Portage Central
Warren Mott-Sterling Heights @ Port Huron
Rochester Adams @ Rochester
Lake Orion @ Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Madison Heights Bishop Foley @ Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central
Troy Athens @ Troy
Warren Cousino @ Utica Stevenson
Battle Creek Harper Creek @ Vicksburg
Okemos @ Haslett-Williamston

High School Girls

Cranbrook Kingswood @ Detroit Country Day
Troy Athens @ Lake Orion
Northville @ Plymouth
Saginaw Heritage @ Flint Powers
Grosse Pointe South @ Sacred Heart Academy
Salem @ South Lyon United

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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Scores and Schedule: May 8, 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Tim

Today sees the return of some college action with a little D-3 playoff activity.

Yesterday’s Results

High School Boys

Holt 6, Ann Arbor Pioneer 5
Madison Heights Bishop Foley 10, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 9 (OT)
Birmingham Seaholm 12, Troy Athens 6
Lake Orion 9, Bloomfield Hills 6
Belleville 10, Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central 9
Clarkston 13, Cranbrook 12 (OT)
Detroit Catholic Central 14, UD-Jesuit 10
Farmington 16, Dearborn Divine Child 4
Okemos 15, East Lansing 3
Novi 20, Farmington North-Harrison 2
Davison 15, Bay City Central 1
Flint Powers 19, Bay City Western 5
Grosse Pointe South 12, Grosse Pointe North 6
Lowell 10, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 6
Midland 16, Saginaw Heritage 4
Mattawan 10, Portage Northern 8
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 15, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 4
Troy 9, Northville 6
Northview 7, Caledonia 4
Portage Central 12, Battle Creek Pennfield 3
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 16, Grand Rapids South Christian 13
Vicksburg 18, Kalamazoo United 0
Holland Christian 11, Zeeland 2
Utica Stevenson @ Anchor Bay
Battle Creek Harper @ Battle Creek Lakeview
Romeo @ L’Anse Creuse North
Oxford @ Lapeer West-East
Warren Cousino @ Warren Mott-Sterling Heights

High School Girls

Mattawan United 13, Battle Creek Harper Creek 9
Okemos 15, Detroit Country Day 2
Flushing 20, Midland 6
Bloomfield Hills Lahser @ Grosse Pointe South
Rochester @ Grosse Pointe University Liggett
Birmingham United @ Cranbrook Kingswood

Today’s Schedule

Division-3 Men

Adrian v. Otterbein

Division-3 Women

Adrian v. Kenyon

High School Boys

Saline @ Ann Arbor Huron
Temperance Bedford @ Ann Arbor Skyline
Novi @ Canton
Rockford @ Grand Haven
Walled Lake Northern @ Grand Blanc
Walled Lake Central @ Hartland
Brighton @ Huron Valley-Lakeland
Forest Hills Eastern @ Holland West Ottawa
Dearborn Divine Child @ Ypsilanti Lincoln
Royal Oak @ Oxford
Plymouth @ Salem
Chelsea @ Tecumseh
Ann Arbor Greenhills @ Grosse Pointe University Liggett
Auburn Hills Avondale @ West Bloomfield
South Lyon @ Walled Lake Western
Howell @ Waterford
Dexter @ Ypsilanti

High School Girls

Caledonia @ Forest Hills United
Clarkston @ Bloomfield Hills Lahser
Ann Arbor Skyline @ Dexter
Rockford @ East Grand Rapids
Brighton @ Grand Blanc
Portage Northern @ Grand Haven
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard @ Livonia Ladywood
Rochester Adams @ Lake Orion
Holland West Ottawa @ Lowell
Sacred Heart Academy @ Bloomfield Hills Marian
Canton @ Northville
Grand Rapids Christian @ Northview
Farmington @ Oxford
Farmington Hills Harrison @ Rochester
Plymouth @ Salem
Novi @ South Lyon United
Hudsonville @ Spring Lake
White Lake Lakeland @ Walled Lake United
Hartland @ Waterford United
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek @ West Bloomfield

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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The Next Level: May 7, 2013

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tim

Our weekly look at Michigan natives who are playing college lacrosse at division-1 institutions this spring:

Detroit 7, Marist 6

  • Sophomore attack Brandon Beauregard (Notre Dame Prep) – Started, took three Shots (two on goal) added an Assist, caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball.
  • Sophomore midfielder Mike Birney (Detroit Catholic Central) – Started and scored three Goals on 12 Shots (five on goal). Also committed four turnovers.
  • Senior midfielder Brandon Davenport (Grosse Pointe North) – Caused one turnover.
  • Freshman LSM Nick Demattia (Clarkston) – Played, but did not accrue any statistics.
  • Sophomore midfielder Scott Drummond (Birmingham Seaholm) – Started, took four Shots (two on goal) and added three Assists. Also committed three turnovers.
  • Senior defenseman John Dwyer (Detroit Catholic Central) – Started, caused two turnovers, and picked up one ground ball. Also committed one turnover.
  • Sophomore defenseman Joe Gifford (Notre Dame Prep) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing on penalty for 0:30.
  • Freshman midfielder Andy Hebden (Brother Rice) – Started and scored a Goal on six Shots (three on goal). Also committed one turnover.
  • Senior defenseman Jamie Hebden (Brother Rice) – Started, caused two turnovers, and picked up three ground balls. Also committed three turnovers.
  • Senior LSM/D Andrew Khalil (Warren De La Salle) – Caused one turnover.
  • Junior midfielder Joe MacLean (Detroit Country Day) – Picked up three ground balls.
  • Freshman attack Nick Melucci (Northville) – Picked up two ground balls.
  • Senior midfielder Chris Nemes (Detroit Catholic Central) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing a turnover.
  • Sophomore midfielder Tom Sible (Forest Hills Central) – Caused one turnoevr and picked up one ground ball.
  • Freshman midfielder Mike Spuller (Dexter) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing one turnover.
  • Freshman defenseman Jordan Yono (Detroit Catholic Central) – Played, but did not accrue any statistics.

Detroit 11, Siena 10 (OT)

  • Sophomore attack Brandon Beauregard (Notre Dame Prep) – Started, took three Shots (two on goal), notched an Assist, caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball. Also committed one turnover.
  • Sophomore midfielder Mike Birney (Detroit Catholic Central) – Started and scoured five Goals on 13(!) Shots (seven on goal).
  • Senior midfielder Brandon Davenport (Grosse Pointe North) – Picked up one ground ball.
  • Freshman LSM Nick Demattia (Clarkston) – Played, but did not accrue any statistics.
  • Sophomore midfielder Scott Drummond (Birmingham Seaholm) – Started, scored two Goals on 10 Shots (four on goal) and added a ground ball. Also committed one turnover.
  • Senior defenseman John Dwyer (Detroit Catholic Central) – Started, caused three turnovers, and picked up four ground balls. Also committed one turnover.
  • Sophomore defenseman Joe Gifford (Notre Dame Prep) – Played, but did not accrue any statistics.
  • Freshman midfielder Andy Hebden (Brother Rice) – Started, took one Shot, and picked up one ground ball. Also committed one turnover.
  • Senior defenseman Jamie Hebden (Brother Rice) – Started, caused two turnovers, and picked up one ground ball. Also committed one turnover and one penalty for 0:30.
  • Junior midfielder Joe MacLean (Detroit Country Day) – Caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball.
  • Freshman attack Nick Melucci (Northville) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing one turnover.
  • Senior midfielder Chris Nemes (Detroit Catholic Central) – Took one Shot.
  • Sophomore midfielder Tom Sible (Forest Hills Central) – Scored a Goal on his only Shot, caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball. (I’m pretty sure this all happened on the same play, too).
  • Freshman midfielder Mike Spuller (Dexter) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing one turnover.
  • Freshman defenseman Jordan Yono (Detroit Catholic Central) – Played, but did not accrue any statistics.

Georgetown 12, Villanova 15

  • Junior midfielder Grant Fisher (Brother Rice) – Played, but only made the scoresheet by committing two turnovers.

Marquette 3, Duke 19

  • Redshirt freshman midfielder K.C. Kennedy (Brother Rice) – Won 0/3 faceoffs.
  • Freshman attack Henry Nelson (Brother Rice) – Took four Shots.

Penn State 10, Massachusetts 7

  • Senior Attack Nick Dolik (Brother Rice) – Took five Shots and picked up one ground ball.
  • Senior midfielder Danny Henneghan (Brother Rice) – Started and won eight of 21 faceoffs, picking up one ground ball. Also committed one penalty for 0:30.

Penn State 10, Towson 11

  • Senior Attack Nick Dolik (Brother Rice) – Picked up one ground ball.
  • Senior midfielder Danny Henneghan (Brother Rice) – Started and won 19 of 24 faceoffs, picking up eight ground balls, and took one Shot.

As always, feel free to share corrections, additions, or stats from other divisions in the comments.

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Scores and Schedule: May 7, 2013

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tim

So, nothing happened this weekend, right? Good.

Yesterday’s Results

High School Boys

Ann Arbor Greenhills 12, Plymouth 7
Bay City Western 8, Lapeer East-West 0
Brighton 15, Grand Blanc 3
Tecumseh 16, Chelsea 6
Lansing Waverly 5, DeWitt 4
East Grand Rapids 11, Forest Hills Eastern 6
Salem 15, Farmington 5
Grosse Pointe University Liggett 8, Grosse Ile 3
Huron Valley-Lakeland 12, Canton 6
Hartland 10, Howell 9
Holland West Ottawa 11, Rockford 6
Mattawan 19, Battle Creek Lakeview 7
Rochester Adams 20, Waterford 1
Grosse Pointe North 11, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 10 (OT)
Walled Lake Northern 9, Royal Oak 6
Haslett-Williamston 8, Grand Ledge 3
Swartz Creek @ Bay City Central
Dexter @ Brother Rice Orange
L’Anse Creuse @ Rochester

High School Girls

Saline 20, Temperance Bedford 2
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 13, Forest Hills United 11
Bloomfield Hills Marian 17, Grosse Pointe North 7
Grand Rapids Christian 18, Portage Northern 15
Hartland 16, Brighton 4
Haslett-Williamston 18, DeWitt 7
Plymouth 9, Northville 8
Canton 11, Novi 7
Oxford 18, West Bloomfield 16
South Lyon United 16, Salem 6
Lansing Waverly 8, Holt 5
Northview @ Holland West Ottawa
Clarkston @ Birmingham United
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard @ Dexter
White Lake Lakeland @ Grand Blanc
Lowell @ Grand Haven
Flint Powers @ Livonia Ladywood
Grosse Pointe South @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Swartz Creek @ Saginaw Heritage
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek @ Troy
Walled Lake United @ Waterford United

Today’s Schedule

High School Boys

Holt @ Ann Arbor Pioneer
Utica Stevenson @ Anchor Bay
Battle Creek Harper @ Battle Creek Lakeview
Troy Athens @ Birmingham Seaholm
Lake Orion @ Bloomfield Hills
Monroe St. Mary-Catholic Central @ Belleville
Clarkston @ Cranbrook
Detroit Catholic Central @ UD-Jesuit
Farmington @ Dearborn Divine Child
Okemos @ East Lansing
Novi @ Farmington North-Harrison
Bay City Central @ Davison
Grosse Pointe North @ Grosse Pointe South
Romeo @ L’Anse Creuse North
Oxford @ Lapeer West-East
Grand Rapids Catholic Central @ Lowell
Saginaw Heritage @ Midland
Portage Northern @ Mattawan
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
Troy @ Northville
Caledonia @ Northview
Kalamazoo United @ Vicksburg
Warren Cousino @ Warren Mott-Sterling Heights

High School Girls

Mattawan United @ Battle Creek Harper Creek
Birmingham United @ Cranbrook Kingswood
Okemos @ Detroit Country Day
Bloomfield Hills Lahser @ Grosse Pointe South
Rochester @ Grosse Pointe University Liggett

Corrections, omissions, etc. always appreciated in the comments.

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Detroit 11, Siena 10 (OT)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Tim

Fifth year, first NCAA tournament.

Tempo Free

From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats:

Siena MAAC Tournament 2013
Detroit Siena
Faceoff Wins 10 Faceoff Wins 15
Clearing 18-20 Clearing 11-14
Possessions 33 Possessions 31
Goals 11 Goals 10
Offensive Efficiency .333 Offensive Efficiency .323

In a lot of ways, this was sort of the opposite of the semifinal game. In this one, Detroit was outdrawn on faceoffs, but made up for it was a great day clearing the ball, and decent work on the ride. Whereas the other was more of a defensive struggle, this contest saw more success from the offense.

Notes

I guess I’ll have to lead this one off with an offensive player, no? Mike Birney scored five goals, including the winner in overtime. He takes a lot of shots to get what he does, but it’s easy to see why when most of those that he puts on cage find their way into the back of the net. He has a big shot, and has become a larger and larger part of the offense in recent weeks, which has seen that unit go from pretty bad to… well, not very consistent still, but much improved.

It was a good offensive day, so it’s not surprising to see other offensive stars, as well. Alex Maini had two goals and an assist, and Tom Masterson, like Birney, has become a bigger part of the offense to positive effect in recent weeks. He had a goal and three assists. Scott Drummond (2G) and defensive midfielder Thomas Sible (1G) were the other Titans to register points.

The huge positive offensively – very few turnovers. That’s the exception to what has been the norm for Detroit, and since it came two days after a game in which they were similarly clean with the ball… maybe they can pick things up at the end of the season here? I’ll believe it when I see it against a strong defensive team in the NCAA tournament (not that Notre Dame thrives on causing turnovers but I’m getting ahead of myself here).

The Titans had 48 shots to Siena’s 27, so the defense certainly did its part in preventing what is, from all accounts, a more talented and more successful Siena offense from getting its opportunities. The Saints turned it over 18 times, 11 of them caused by the Titans. Jon Dwyer caused three while – surprise! – Jamie Hebden and Jordan Houtby had two apiece.

Faceoffs were a problem, and that came against a Siena team that has been good-not-great at them all year. Damien Hicks went 10/24 (the other loss is credited to Houtby). At this point in the season, Hicks is clearly your best option, and he’s going to win and lose his share of draws. You hope the wing play makes that much stronger to the positive than the negative.

A.J. Levell wasn’t asked to do nearly as much as he had been against Marist. He didn’t have a great day, making eight saves and allowing ten goals, but whatever scoreboard. He didn’t have to make a save in overtime and his team won.

Conor Prunty was the star for Siena, scoring two goals himself and assisting on four others. The Saints didn’t spread the offense around that much: only five other players registered any points, and only Kevin Cousin (1A) scored a single point in the game. Matt Sharp actually had a very good day between the pipes, saving 11 of Detroit’s 25 shots.

Elsewhere

The official boxscore. Detroit official site recap. Highlights both free and for-pay. You can re-watch the whole darn thing on ESPN3. Photo gallery. Siena recap.

Up Next

The tournament is upon us. Detroit will take on No. 2 Notre Dame… and boy, based on the numbers there’s no way the Irish are deserving of that seed. That doesn’t mean Detroit gets the win (the Titans are unseeded for a reason), but Notre Dame is vulnerable.

These two teams already played once this spring, a 15-7 scrimmage loss for the Titans. More preview material later this week.

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Detroit 7, Marist 6

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Tim

Detroit opened the 2013 conference season with a reasonably close loss – on the road – to Marist. UDM earned revenge Friday afternoon by knocking off the Red Foxes to earn their berth into the MAAC Championship Game.

Tempo Free

From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats:

Marist MAAC Tournament 2013
Detroit Marist
Faceoff Wins 11 Faceoff Wins 6
Clearing 16-21 Clearing 21-23
Possessions 34 Possessions 34
Goals 7 Goals 6
Offensive Efficiency .206 Offensive Efficiency .176

The Titans had a great day facing off, which allowed them to neutralize some trouble clearing on route to an even day in possession. The offense continued to struggle to a degree, but the defense came to play…

Notes

Specifically, A.J. Levell came to play. The senior did not want to end his career in the red white and blue with another loss to Marist, and stood on his head throughout the day. He let in an easy goal or two (the Red Foxes’ fifth was on the soft side), but more than made up for that with acrobatic saves across the cage, saves from his rear end on what should have been empty-net rebound goals, and much more. He had as good a game as I’ve seen out of him in four years for the Titans, and was honestly responsible on his own for the win.

That’s not to say the defense in front of him was terrible, either. The Titans caused 13 turnovers on 34 possessions (.382 of Marist possessions ended in a caused turnover on the day), led by three from Jordan Houtby, and two apiece from Jamie Hebden and Jon Dwyer. This was the defense’s day, no doubt.

That’s not to say their weren’t some major positives on offense, despite a poor offensive output (that’s a strong Marist D, mind you). Mike Birney has stepped up in a huge way over the home stretch of the season – three goals on 12 shots in this one – and Alex Maini limited his turnovers (which had been a chink in the armor of his status as a highly efficient offensive performer) while making plays his team needed. The best one doesn’t even register in the scorebook, with an unreal possession job on a dodge right in front of the net that resulted in a second assist (or hockey assist, given UDM’s Canadian flair) in the fourth quarter. This is the type of offensive performance than can be built on going into next year. The other top offensive performer was Scott Drummond, with three assists.

Some love for the longpoles… in addition to his defensive work, Jordan Houtby also notched a goal on the day.

Turnovers are still a bit of a problem for this Detroit team, and if they can limit those in future years (work those sticks in the offseason, boys), my early-year complaints about the offense are going to prove incorrect – and that’s something I’ll gladly be wrong about. Still, for the 2013 edition of the Titans, it’s the biggest weakness on offense.

Last time these teams played, a poor performance in the possession game doomed Detroit. They still had a rough go clearing against a strong Marist ride, but Damien Hicks absolutely turned it up on faceoffs to even things out. The redshirt freshman had some struggles during the year, but will be a big asset going forward.

Although Detroit is known as the physical (sometimes interpreted as dirty, to be fair) team, it was UDM who had five man-up opportunities to Marist’s two. The Titans cashed in once – you’d like to see it be better, especially with the finishers that have developed late in the season – while holding Marist off the board.

For Marist, only Connor Rice (2A) and Joseph Radin (2G) had multi-point days. Four of six Red Fox goals were assisted. Thank A.J. Levell once more next time you see him walking down the street.

Speaking of Marist, this has to be the most disappointing end imaginable for what had bee a pretty good team all year. They tore through the MAAC until the final game of the regular season, at which point they lost convincingly (despite the score) to one of the worst teams in the nation in Manhattan, then they were unceremoniously bounced from the conference tournament that they were expected to dominate. The No. 21 team in the country per TempoFreeLax.com will stay home for the NCAA Tournament.

Elsewhere

The official boxscore. Detroit official site recap. Highlights both free and for-pay. Good luck getting people to pay to watch a highlight video, MAAC Conference. #wisedecisions. You can re-watch the whole darn thing on ESPN3. Matt Holtz postgame interview. A.J. Levell postgame interview:

Photo gallery. Marist recap.

Up Next

So, an upset to not end the season on a sour note was nice, right? There was no way the Titans would shock the world and make the NCAA Tournament by knocking off Siena in a come-from-(way)-behind victory, right?

Stay tuned…

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