Tuesday’s high school roundup: Country Day rallies

Beverly Hills — Detroit Country Day found another level in the second half as it overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit to beat Canton, 58-53, in a season opening boys basketball game Tuesday night.

Freshman point guard Wendell Green led Country Day with 15 points, but it was junior forward Kolin Demen’s late 3-pointer and senior guard Paul Mocur’s layup that completed the comeback and put Country Day on top for the dramatic win.

“We’re learning on the fly here,” Country Day coach Mark Bray said. “They play hard and that’s how it’s going to be all year, but we’ve got a lot of growing pains we’re going to have to go through.”

After going into the break up 31-20, Canton was able to stretch its lead to 18 points by scoring the first seven of the third quarter.

That’s when Country Day found itself, scoring 14 straight and finishing the quarter on an 18-3 run to cut its deficit to three heading into the final quarter.

“We didn’t make a lot of shots after the start of the second half,” Canton coach Jim Reddy said. “We couldn’t set our full court defense that was affecting them in the first half, and we just weren’t good enough defensively in the half court.”

The loss was the first time Canton had tasted defeat during the regular season in more than a year after going 20-0 before its first-round exit from last year’s state tournament.

Sophomore point guard B. Artis White scored 11 in the first quarter to power Canton to a 21-10 lead, but he was held to one basket the rest of the game. He finished with 17 points.

Mocur finished with 12 and Demens nine with nine rebounds.

Vinson Sigmon scored 10 for Canton.

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Grosse Pointe South 71, Woodhaven 65: Brennan Bustca had 24 points and 10 rebounds for South. Zane Draper scored 13 and Noah Davey had 10 rebounds. Josh Warren scored 23 and Deandre Walker 11 for Woodhaven.

Walled Lake Central 42, Detroit University Prep 41: Runako Ziegler scored 22 for Central.

More boys

Ann Arbor Pioneer 66, Southfield Christian 62: Drew Lowder scored 24 and Mo Soumaoro 13 for Pioneer (1-0). Trenton Temple scored 24 for Southfield Christian (0-1).

Armada 77, Memphis 37: Adam Job scored 18, Cameron Hart 12 and Mitch Ruczynski 10 for Armada. Wesley Wolschleger scored 13 for Memphis.

Clinton Township Clintondale 66, Clawson 46: Tyler Steed scored 18 and Richard Washington 12 for Clintondale (1-0). Kourtney Manley scored 18 for Clawson (0-1).

Dearborn Edsel Ford 66, Monroe 61 (OT): Jalal Baydoun scored 23, Melessio Kendrick 17 and Robert Tatum 11 for Edsel Ford. Mikal Farris scored 22 for Monroe.

Dearborn Heights Crestwood 71, Lincoln Park 45: Tavion Dowell had 15 points, Bilal Taleb 12, Asa Roberston 11 and Malik Rogers 10 for Crestwood. James Ware scored 12 for Lincoln Park.

Dearborn Heights Robichaud 48, Detroit Jalen Rose 30: Shannon Woods and Jasir Poole had 13 points each for Robichaud (1-0). Antonio Ball scored 10 for Jalen Rose (0-1).

Detroit Catholic Central 74, Farmington 59: Davis Lukonski scored 20, Gio Genrich 13 and CJ Baird 10 for Catholic Central (1-0). Farmington is 0-1.

Detroit Community 60, Detroit West Side Christian 19: Demario Turner had 19 points for Community. Nelson Scott scored eight for West Side.

Detroit Douglass 60, Detroit Public Safety Academy 57: Kelly Broadus had 23 points and Carlos Walker and Jarnard Smith 18 each for Douglass (1-0). Thomas Henderson scored 18 for DPSA (0-1).

Detroit Loyola 66, Royal Oak Shrine 62 (OT): Jaylen Hill had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Keith Johnson, Jr. 15 points for Loyola. Asher Smith scored 15 for Shrine.

Detroit Mumford 64, Ecorse 32: Anthony Taylor and Brandon Green each scored 18 and Charles Noel 10 for Mumford (1-0). Ecorse is 0-1.

Detroit Old Redford 89, Pontiac Academy for Excellence 51: Mark Watts had 37 points, Bobby Walton 15 and Juwan Snoddy 10 for Old Redford.

Garden City 64, New Boston Huron 56: Eian Castonguay had 16 points and Jacob Sadowski 14 for Garden City (1-0). Jacob Edyrak scored 11 for Huron (0-1).

Gibraltar Carlson 43, Dearborn Heights Annapolis 12: Bailey Mruzik scored 14 and Sam Clark seven for Carlson (2-0). Annapolis is 1-2.

Livonia Franklin 51, Trenton 47: Mark Mettie had 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks and Keyon Brown scored 13 for Franklin (1-0). Ryan Barker scored 16 for Trenton (0-1).

Northville 50, Saline 43: Jake Justice had 13 points and Phil Jovannovski 11 for Northville (1-0). Calder Pellerine scored 13 for Saline (0-1).

Redford Thurston 84, Taylor Prep 45: Darian Naylor scored 18 and De’Quan Gadoson 10 for Thurston.

Salem 72, Ann Arbor Skyline 67: Cameron Grace had 20 points and 15 rebounds and Kyle Winfrey 19 points for Salem. Brandon Wade scored 23 for Skyline.

Southfield Crescent Academy 75, Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy 52: Jordan Jones had 17 points, Brandon McCrary 16 points and 11 rebounds and Larry Baker 15 points for Southfield Christian.

Sterling Heights 76, East Detroit 50: Shawn Kama had 32 points and Antonio Sinishtaj 14 for Sterling Heights. Aaron Springfield scored 18 for East Detroit.

Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 55, Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 53: Luke Stricker had 24 points, Kyle Hensley 15 and Micah McClain 11 for Parkway Christian (1-0). Nathaniel Pardo scored 18, Cameron Hunter 13 and Mason Howell 12 for Inter-City Baptist (0-1).

Troy Athens 46, Rochester Adams 45: Brendt Stephens scored 10 for Athens (1-0). Antonio Rosado finished with 14 for Adams (0-1).

Utica Ford 66, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 62: Alec Ivanovic scored 16, Alex Iafrate 14 and Kenyatto Byron 10 for Ford (1-0). D’Lano Woods scored 16 and Myren Harns 12 for Chippewa Valley (0-1).

Walled Lake Northern 46, Birmingham Seaholm 39: Jalen Kelso had 19 points for Northern (1-0). Brady Flynn scored 18 for Seaholm (0-1).

Warren Lincoln 60, Madison Heights Madison 56: DeAngelo White, Jalen Pasmore and Jordan Singleton each scored 14 for Lincoln. Jalen Welch had 25 points for Madison.

Warren Michigan Collegiate 79, Ferndale University 51: Ty Lawrence had 17 points, his younger brother Reggie Lawrence 12, Jordan Davis (10 rebounds) and Jaylen Branch 10 each for Michigan Collegiate (1-0). Andrew Legareye scored 16 for Ferndale (0-1).

Wayne Memorial 64, Detroit Cornerstone Prep 59: Keion Epps and Terrance Williams each scored 13 for Wayne. Jamal Cain had 25 points and 15 rebounds for Cornerstone.

Girls

Allen Park 38, Woodhaven 27: Izzy Slate had 12 points and Kendall Hamilton 10 for Allen Park (2-0, 1-0 Downriver). Kennedy Johnson scored 10 for Woodhaven (0-2, 0-1).

Allen Park Cabrini 53, Melvindale 21: Abigail Burke had 13 points and Becca Cwiek and Sydney Deblander 10 each for Cabrini (2-0). Courtney Waltonbaugh scored nine for Melvindale (0-3).

Ann Arbor Skyline 53, Westland John Glenn 43: Sharon Woodard scored 15 and Jasmine Edwards 12 for John Glenn (1-1). Skyline is 1-2.

Dearborn 56, Livonia Churchill 25: Harper Vandenbosch scored 16 and Nasreen Kobeissi 10 for Dearborn (2-0). Churchill is 0-1.

Detroit Edison 82, Southfield Bradford Academy 9: Rickea Jackson had 25 points and seven rebounds, Daija Tyson added 24 points and nine steals and Gabrielle Elliott scored 23 for Edison (1-0).

Detroit West Side Christian 85, Westland Universal Learning Academy 11: Alexus Caseay had 32 points and 13 rebounds, while Karina Ceballos had 24 points and 12 assists for West Side Christian (2-0). Universal Learning is 0-1.

Gibraltar Carlson 43, Dearborn Heights Annapolis 12: Bailey Mruzik scored 14 and Sam Clark seven for Carlson (2-0). Annapolis is 1-2.

Grosse Pointe North 61, Sterling Heights 30: Katie Snow had 21 points and Julia Ayrault 14 points and 15 rebounds for North (3-0). Brenna Kassab scored nine for Sterling Heights (1-1).

Hartland 69, Linden 26: Lexey Tobel had 18 points and Whitney Sollom 15 for Hartland (2-0). Sterling DeGayner scored 21 for Linden (0-2).

Macomb Dakota 58, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 26: Tara Bieniewicz had 18 points, Emily Langlolf 14 and Cameron Grant 13 for Dakota (3-0). Mya Oleksiak scored 12 for North (1-1).

Madison Heights Lamphere 57, Warren Fitzgerald 48: Morganne Holdreith had 20 points and Daija Ray 12 for Lamphere (3-0). Nicole Willis scored 16 for Fitzgerald (1-1).

Northville 60, Saline 37: Jessica Moorman had 19 points and Kendall Dillon 11 for Northville (1-1). Sydney Jarvela scored eight for Saline (1-2).

Pinckney 62, Dearborn Heights Robichaud 60: Morgan Elliott scored 14, Kelly McGrath 13 and Dakota Selma 10 for Pinckney (1-1). Kamaria McDaniel had 32 points and Kayla Brown scored 18 for Robichaud (1-1).

Royal Oak 41, Milford 27: Samantha Potter and Mikea Williams had 12 points each for Royal Oak (3-0). Mallory Barret scored 13 for Milford (0-1).

Royal Oak 41, Milford 27: Samantha Potter and Mikea Williams had 12 points each for Royal Oak (3-0). Mallory Barret scored 13 for Milford (0-1).

St. Clair Shores Lakeview 64, Richmond 32: Nicole Austin and Lashayna Young scored 12 and Alicia Bullaro 11 for Lakeview (2-0). Richmond is 1-1.

Trenton 43, Riverview 22: Sidney Voss scored 11 and Therese Hebda 10 for Trenton (2-0). Samantha Dorn recorded 11 points for Riverview (1-2).

Waterford Mott 34, Berkley 25: Myra Williams had 19 points for Mott (2-0). Olivia DiCarlo scored nine for Berkley (2-1).

Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 77, Brooklyn Columbia Central 22: Adrienne Anderson had 20 points, Lasha Petree 17 and Rozhane Wells 15 for Arbor Prep (4-0). Columbia Central is 0-1.

Geoff Robinson is a freelance writer

News staff contributed