Watson Leads Banged Up Ionia, Greeks Beat USA Men

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MICHIGAN GAME REPORTS
Canton put it together in the 4th quarter (22-5) to take a 55-39 win over Birmingham Marian. Becci Houdek had 23 points, 13 in the 4th quarter for Canton. This & other games found in the Detroit Free Press.
Harper Woods Regina trailed by as many as 11 which made a 52-48 overtime win over Detroit Consortium much more satisfying. HWR's Liz Stone forced the overtime with two free throws with 20 seconds left in regulation. This & more in the Detroit News.
Jazmine Ellis set a new Troy Athens record with 31 points in a 63-51 win over Utica Eisenhower in the Eccentric Tip Off. She almost had a triple double with 10 rebounds and 8 steals.
Kellie Watson, Ionia's 6-2 guard had 21 points in a 42-36 win over Greenville. Watson was rated the #1 player in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press. This story is from the Grand Rapids Press.
JerQuila Harvey, Godwin Heights outscored Holland Calvary herself with 42 points in a 55-39 win more boxes from the GR Press.
Lansing Christian topped Brooklyn Columbia Central 44-31. This and more in the Lansing State Journal.
Saginaw beat Alpena 63-53 and it was the turnover bug that did in Alpena with 34 on the night. Story is from the Alpena News.

LATE REPORTS
Bullock Creek smashed Shepard 77-33 on Wednesday. Other games are also highlighted in the Midland Daily News.

POINT PARADE
This is the first edition of the games from Thursday Night. 22 points is the cut off. It corresponds to 25 points in the 36 minute Minnesota games.
A
Jazmine Ellis, Troy Athens 31 vs Utica Eisenhower 63-51
Brittney Nelson, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 26 vs Pontiac Notre Dame 43-22
Teresa Coppiellie, Salem 23 vs Belleville 64-52
Becci Houdek, Canton 23 vs Birmingham Marian 55-39
B
JerQuila Harvey, Godwin Heights 42 vs Holland Calvary 55-39
C
Keisha Mosley, Detroit Community 28 vs Dearborn Divine Child 65-55
Shanda Long, Saginaw Buena Vista 24 vs Detroit Country Day 39-63

AMERICANS "KNEEL" BEFORE GREECE
I know I don't cover the men, but Greece beat the USA men in Japan 101-95 in the FIBA world championship Semifinals. The Greek Sports Minister George Orfanos said “Nobody could believe this. The Greek team made the Americans kneel to them.” The 2005 European champs do not have one NBA player on the roster. The Americans had poor shooting from the 3 pt line, and also from the free throw line. I am sure the blogosphere will be running rampant later today. Here is the game report from the MSNBC site.

Next up: later today with more Michigan results from last night.