![]() And we a team as good as Grand Blanc that put us in a hole. “Kind of uncharacteristic for us was some of the shots we had -not disappointed with all the shots – but obviously didn’t shoot it well. “Really struggled shooting the basketball in the first half,” Trumpour said. The 6-8 Radtka also grabbed eight rebounds. Seniors Bryce Radtka and Da’Jon Johnson scored nine points apiece for the Tigers, who shot 32% from the floor (15-for-47), including 3-for-18 from beyond the arc. “We were even with them in the third, but with the deficit we had at halftime we needed to cut into the lead there.” “Obviously Mike had them prepared and were going to take advantage of that, and we just couldn’t seem to string consecutive stops to have at those most critical moments,” Trumpour said. The Tigers tried to hang around in the third quarter, but couldn’t gain any ground as they were vying for their first finals appearance since 1998. Unfortunately, that was kind of par for course today on that shot (O’Mara) hit at halftime.” “Sometimes stuff like that happens where a kid hits a crazy shot and it’s not in your control,” Belleville coach Adam Trumpour said, “but there were a couple of defensive possessions in the second quarter when we were struggling to score that I wish we could have done a little better job. The sophomore gathered himself in the corner and flipped up a tough-angle shot that hit nothing but net as the buzzer sounded, giving Grand Blanc a 31-15 halftime advantage. The Bobcats stretched their lead to 24-8 midway through the second on a basket by Allen-Johnson and ended the half on a 3-pointer by 6-foot-7 center Bryce O’Mara. During the period, Grand Blanc made eight of 14 shots from the field while limiting the Tigers to 3-for-12 shooting. ![]() One thing that makes this so special is that we have the experience, but we also have the hunger still.”īoyd, a junior guard, scored the Bobcats’ first six points as they built a 17-6 first quarter advantage. But we also have that chip on our shoulder to prove people wrong again. “We have the experience of being here before and winning here before. “Everybody was talking after our win in the quarters that we have the best of both worlds,” Taylor said. Taylor, a starter on last year’s state championship team as a sophomore, piggybacked on Allen-Johnson’s comments. He just gave me a whole lot of confidence coming into tournament this year.” “I said just playing here last year gave me a boost of confidence, just knowing I can come here and lead my team and we can just make history going back-to-back. “He just asked me if I was ready,” Allen-Johnson said. The night before the game, Allen-Johnson got a call and a pep talk from head coach Mike Thomas, who also guided Kalamazoo Central to back-to-back Class A titles in 2010-11. Nine players scored for Grand Blanc, led by Tae Boyd (15 points), Amont’e Allen-Johnson (13) and R.J. The victory sends Grand Blanc back to the finals for the second year in a row against Warren De La Salle (19-7) in a 12:15 p.m. SOS SEZ: Son of Swami picks every semifinal game MICK McCABE: Why D-3 finalist Menominee isn't your usual U.P. The district said it will closely monitor the group's activity, and said it is also in cooperation with local police.THE OTHER D1 SEMI: Warren De La Salle reaches first final since 1982 "It is unfortunate that a group of adults has chosen a school to spread this message in a way calculated to cause a disruption, but we feel confident that our community will respond peacefully in the face of such adversity," said a statement from Grand Blanc schools. outside the University of Michigan-Flint during the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference. outside Southwestern Academy in Flint and 7:45 a.m. The other two are said to take place at 6:55 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., according to the church's website, the last of three pickets planned for that day. The picket at Grand Blanc High School is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. In 2016, Grand Blanc High made headlines when the student body selected a transgender student as homecoming prince. The reasoning behind the group's scheduled protests are not known, according to ABC 12. More recently, the group picketed outside Aretha Franklin's funeral earlier this month. The group, known for its inflammatory rhetoric toward LGBT issues, has fallen out of the spotlight in recent years, planning protests, yet not showing up. 5, according to a press release on the church's website. ![]() Westboro Baptist Church is planning a protest outside Grand Blanc High School on the day of the school's homecoming, Oct.
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