Tuesday's prep roundup: Renaissance outlasts Cass Tech
A pair of juniors helped Detroit Renaissance get a bit of revenge against Detroit Cass Tech as it held on for a 60-57 win in Detroit Public School League West Division 1 play on Tuesday.
Carrington McCaskill had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Chandler Turner knocked down some big free throws down the stretch for Renaissance (6-4, 2-2). Turner finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, going 11-for-15 from the charity stripe.
“That’s been our Achilles heel lately,” Renaissance coach Jordan Vito said of his team’s free throw shooting. “That was a veteran team we were playing. They weren’t going to go away. It was just a battle, but we were fortunate to come out on top.”
The win avenged two losses Renaissance suffered against Cass Tech last year, and Vito said games like this are a sign of his team’s growth.
“A win like this is huge because we’re learning how to win close games,” Vito said. “Over the last two years, we’ve lost 10 games by less than four points. We’ve got to learn how to close out games and we can be pretty good come march.”
Tyson Acuff paced Cass Tech (8-2, 2-2) with 11 points.
More boys basketball
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 53, Birmingham Roeper 48: Cameron Hunter scored 24 for Inter-City Baptist (3-4, 2-0 MIAC Red). Evan Akkasian had 22 and Josiah Smith 13 for Roeper (4-4, 1-1).
Dearborn Divine Child 74, Detroit Loyola 52: Quinn Blair had 34 points and eight rebounds and Kyle Gurney added 16 points and eight rebounds for Divine Child (6-3, 1-0 Catholic League AA). Myron Gardner scored 16 for Loyola (4-5, 1-1).
Dearborn Edsel Ford 53, Dearborn Heights Robichaud 49: Jalal Baydoun scored 18 (4-5, 1-0 WWAC Red). Jasir Poole had 13 for Robichaud (3-4, 0-1).
Detroit Douglass 62, Detroit Cody 39: Pierre Brooks II had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Dakari Cross scored 16 for Douglass (4-7, 3-1 PSL West Div. 2). Desmond Lake had 11 for Cody.
Detroit Henry Ford 77, Detroit Collegiate Prep 34: Anthony Roberts scored 20, Ameer Harris 14 and Bernard Osborne 13 for Henry Ford (8-2, 4-0 PSL West Div. 1).
Detroit Old Redford 74, Dearborn Henry Ford Academy 9: Isaiah Jackson had 19 points and Troy Lattimore added 18 points for Old Redford (5-0, 3-0 Charter).
Detroit Pershing 80, Detroit Edison 71: DeJuan Seal had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Ron Hill had 15 points and seven assists for Pershing (4-5, 3-1 PSL East Div. 1). Pierre Mitchell scored 28 for Edison (3-6, 0-3).
Detroit Southeastern 51, Detroit West Side Academy 11: Anthony Johnson scored 12 and Cody Currie 10 for Southeastern (8-2, 5-0 PSL East Div. 2). West Side is 1-7, 1-4.
Farmington 67, Farmington Hills Harrison 59: Ray Bryant scored 22 and Christian Smith 20 for Farmington (3-4, 2-2 OAA Blue). Eric Lenton had 23 for Harrison (2-5, 1-3).
Hamtramck 66, Henry Ford Academy Creative 50: Trevion Williams led Henry Ford (4-2, 2-1 MMAC Blue) with 19 points. Hamtramck is 5-6, 1-1.
Harper Woods 88, Ecorse 58: Segio Stevenson scored 26, Joshua Miller 21, Terill Hunter 14 and Ken Thomas had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Harper Woods (7-1, 2-1 MMAC Blue). Kyron Carroll scored 16 for Ecorse (6-2, 0-2).
Hazel Park 74, Bloomfield Hills 49: Devin Pettus scored 27 for Hazel Park (9-0, 3-0 OAA Red). Grant Ellis led Bloomfield Hills (3-8, 0-4) with 11 points.
Macomb Dakota 61, Sterling Heights Stevenson 53: Ryan Rollins scored 22, Joshua Hines 15 and Brayan Sterkaj had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Dakota (5-2, 3-0 MAC Red). Maverick Gildyard scored 19 for Stevenson (5-3, 3-1).
Melvindale 67, Southgate Anderson 61: DeAngelos Page had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Beer scored 14 for Melvindale (2-5, 2-3 Downriver). Jace Matkin had 18 for Anderson.
New Haven 83, Eastpointe 38: Romeo Weems had 23 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Ronald Jefferey III scored 23 and Tavares Oliver Jr. 19 for New Haven (9-0, 4-0 MAC Blue). Eastpointe is 0-9, 0-5.
Okemos 51, Lansing Everett 30: Noah Pruitt had 15 points and seven assists and Jordan Henry and Evan Thomas each had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Okemos (7-3, 5-1 CAAC Blue). Allen English and Dominique Davidson each scored seven for Everett (5-4, 4-2).
Peck 67, Akron-Fairgrove 4: Zac Dudley scored 14, Cole Hendley 13 and Ian Sell 11 for Peck (7-1, 2-0 NCTL).
Plymouth 71, Livonia Franklin 47: Anthony Crump had 18 points, A.J. Neal had 12 and Jeff Davis 10 for Plymouth (6-3, 4-1 KLAA Black). Mark Mettie scored 19 for Franklin (3-5, 2-3).
River Rouge 66, Detroit University Prep 19: Micah Parrish had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Nigel Colvin added 13 points and five rebounds for River Rouge (9-0, 3-0 MMAC Blue). University Prep is 0-5, 0-2.
Riverview Gabriel Richard 70, Allen Park Cabrini 41: Eric Wigginton scored 18 and Kevin Tuttle added 15 points for Gabriel Richard (6-2, 4-2 Catholic League Intersectional II). Joe Deeter scored 17 for Cabrini (2-6, 1-5).
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 80, Port Huron Northern 65: Caleb Bates had 29 points and 15 rebounds, Nick Olmeda scored 12 and Melik Minor added 10 for Lake Shore (7-3, 3-1 MAC Gold).
St. Clair Shores South Lake 84, Sterling Heights 54: Amier Gilmore had 26 points, 10 rebounds and four steals and Emmanuel Spillman added 17 points for South Lake (8-2, 3-0 MAC Silver). Seth Ochoa scored 16 for Sterling Heights (3-5, 2-2).
Taylor Kennedy 56, Allen Park 54: Justin Westley scored 12 and Didier Ngambo 11 for Kennedy (4-3, 4-1 Downriver). Luke Zacny scored 23 for Allen Park (7-4, 4-3).
U-D Jesuit 60, Birmingham Brother Rice 35: Zachary Winston scored 14 and James Moss and Evan Moore each added nine points for Jesuit (7-2, 2-0 Catholic League Central). James Mackenzie led Brother Rice (3-7, 0-2) with eight points.
Walled Lake Northern 49, Walled Lake Central 43: Jack McGuire scored 15 and Andre Price 14 for Northern (5-4, 3-2 Lakes Valley). Houston Tucker had 14 for Central (2-6, 2-3).
Warren De La Salle 63, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 53: Jordan Winowiecki had 18 points and Luke Pfromm added 13 points for De La Salle (7-2, 3-0 Catholic League Central). Lorne Bowman scored 20 for St. Mary’s (7-3, 1-2).
Wayne Memorial 62, Salem 42: Rashad Williams scored 33 and Kenneth Bowie 10 for Memorial (7-3, 5-1 KLAA Black).
West Bloomfield 74, Southfield A&T 39: Jalen Kelso scored 19 and Donavan Moore 17 for West Bloomfield (4-3, 3-0 OAA Red). Southfield A&T is 0-9, 0-4.
Girls basketball
Brighton 36, Hartland 22: Sophia Dziekan scored 13 for Brighton (7-2, 3-1 KLAA Gold). Hartland is 6-4, 2-3.
Dearborn Edsel Ford 59, Redford Thurston 43: Banya Hamood scored 19 for Edsel Ford (1-8, 1-0 WWAC Red). Naudia Jackson scored 16 for Thurston (3-3, 0-1).
Dearborn Fordson 61, Romulus 37: Rana Elhusseini had 17 points and 10 assists and KiKi Darwiche had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Fordson (9-2, 1-0 WWAC Blue).
Detroit Voyageur 50, Detroit Community 13: Brishonna Weeks had 25 points and four assists and Zekeyna Lee had 10 points and 16 rebounds (5-2, 2-0 MMAC Black).
Grosse Pointe North 44, Grosse Pointe South 32: Julia Ayrault scored 14 for North (6-2, 2-2 MAC Red). Alexa Downey and Savannah Srebernak each scored eight for South (4-7, 1-5).
Macomb Dakota 54, Port Huron Northern 39: Cameron Grant had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Taylor Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Tara Bieniewicz added nine points and 10 rebounds for Dakota (9-1, 5-0 MAC Red). Sami Klink led Northern (8-3, 2-2) with 13 points.
Plymouth 59, Livonia Franklin 22: Chantal LeDoux had 18 points and Gabby Chouinard scored 12 for Plymouth (7-3, 3-2 KLAA Black). Franklin is 2-6, 0-5.
Redford Union 36, Garden City 18: Cassidy Sandelin and Danna Mejia each scored nine for Redford Union (4-4, 1-0 WWAC Red). Emma Gausden had eight points for Garden City (0-8, 0-1).
Roseville 52, Madison Heights Madison 44: DeBraya Edwards had 27 points and 20 rebounds for Roseville (5-5, 2-3 MAC Silver). Michelle Vaughn scored 18 for Madison (2-5, 0-3).
St. Clair Shores Lakeview 43, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 32: Joslyn Brennan had 13 points for Lakeview (11-0, 5-0 MAC Blue). Gina Liss scored 14 for Chippewa Valley (4-7, 1-4).
Geoff Robinson is a freelance writer; News staff contributed.