Novi senior Traveon Maddox Jr., an Oakland signee, hits winning shot to defeat Belleville, 75-73, in Class A quarterfinal at Detroit Mercy's Calihan Hall on Tuesday, March 20. Chris Nelsen, Special to the Detroit Free Press
Michigan high school boys basketball top plays and top performers from Tuesday's state quarterfinals.
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Top-5 plays
Novi’s Traveon Maddox slices into the lane for the game-winner at the buzzer in the 75-73 win over Belleville (video above).
Dollar Bay’s Jacob Iacono pulls off a nasty triple-crossover, and finishes despite drawing contact in the 74-68 victory against Cedarville.
Warren De La Salle’s Easton Sikorski finishes a nifty layup in transition in the Pilots’ 63-58 victory over U-D Jesuit.
Belleville’s Jalen Williams records an outstanding block on a 3-point attempt from Traveon Maddox.
New Haven’s Romeo Weems goes up, up and away for the alley-oop in the Rockets’ 78-72 victory over Bridgeport.
Top performers
Taylor Currie, Clarkston: Finished with nine points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for Clarkston (24-1) in the Wolves’ 52-31 victory over Flint Carman-Ainsworth (23-3) in a Class A quarterfinal contest. The Wolves will square off with Warren De La Salle (19-7) in the state semifinal round Friday at noon at the Breslin Center.
Donavan Freeman, River Rouge: Recorded a double-double -- 17 points and 12 rebounds -- in the 59-44 victory for River Rouge (23-1) over Dearborn Divine Child (18-7) in a Class B quarterfinal contest. The Panthers advance to take on Benton Harbor (25-1) in the state semifinal round Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Charles Garrett, Bridgeport: Poured in 36 points for the Bearcats (24-2) in a 78-72 losing effort against New Haven (26-0) in a Class B quarterfinal contest.
Trendon Hankerson, Novi: Led the Wildcats (17-8) with 24 points and six assists in the Wildcats’ 75-73 victory over Belleville (20-6) in a Class A quarterfinal contest. Novi moves on to face Holland West Ottawa (24-2) in a state semifinal contest Friday at 2 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Ronald Jeffery III, New Haven: Posted 29 points and seven rebounds in the Rockets’ Class B quarterfinal win vs. Bridgeport. New Haven advances to play Grand Rapids Catholic Central (23-2) in the state semifinal round Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Foster Loyer, Clarkston: Scored a game-high 19 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists for Clarkston in its victory over Flint Carman-Ainsworth.
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Traveon Maddox Jr., Novi: Posted 22 points, and scored on a floater as time expired to give Novi the buzzer-beating win vs. Belleville.
Luke Pfromm, Warren De La Salle: Scored 21 points for De La Salle in the Pilots’ 63-58 win vs. U-D Jesuit (22-4) in a Class A quarterfinal contest. De La Salle advances to the state semifinal round against Clarkston.
Xavier Wade, Holland West Ottawa: Scored 20 points in West Ottawa’s 58-55 win over East Lansing (22-4) in a Class A quarterfinal contest. West Ottawa will play Novi in the state semifinal round.
Romeo Weems, New Haven: Peppered the stat sheet with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in the Rockets’ victory over Bridgeport.
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Honorable mentions
Gabe Brown, Belleville: Led the Tigers with 17 points in the Tigers’ loss to Novi in the state quarterfinal round.
Jason Norton, River Rouge: Chipped in 13 points for River Rouge in the Panthers’ quarterfinal win vs. Dearborn Divine Child.
Tavares Oliver, New Haven: Compiled 13 points and five assists in the Rockets’ quarterfinal win vs. Bridgeport.
Easton Sikorski, Warren De La Salle: Contributed 15 points in the Pilots’ victory over U-D Jesuit in the state quarterfinal round.
