Adrian, MI – Here are the highlights from Thursday’s Inside the Cave Sports Update…
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The Sand Creek Aggies boys basketball team had three wins all of last season, and are looking to turn things around this season.
First-year Aggie head coach Josh Sutherland was a guest on the Lenawee County Boys Basketball Coaches Preview Show at Skytech Sports Bar in Adrian. He talked about building the boy’s confidence, but it could be challenging with a tough Tri-County Conference…
The Aggies open their season Monday night at 7 on the road against Reading. SC’s home opener is Friday, December 5th against Hudson.
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It will be a battle of unbeatens Friday morning at Ford Field when the Hudson Tigers play the Harbor Beach Pirates in the Division 8 football state championship game.
The Tigers are seeking their third MHSAA title, winning it all in 2021 and 2010. The Pirates were champions in 2012, and a runner-up in 1991.
Beckett Campbell and Grayson Bills lead a dynamic backfield for Hudson, which has rushed for nearly 5,300 yards this season. Along the line of scrimmage, Koen Hinzman and Malachi Marshall have been key contributors this season.
Harbor Beach runs their offense through their 6-foot-1 225-pound quarterback, Caden Bucholtz.
103.9fm WLEN and 96.5fm The Cave will start their broadcast with a 9:15am pregame show. Ian Wendt will call the game alongside his broadcast partner, Fred Smith.
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Yaxel Lendeborg had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 7 Michigan routed No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 to win the Players Era Championship. Trey McKenney added 17 points for the undefeated Wolverines, who dominated every one of their opponents in the event. They won their three games by a combined 110 points, beating San Diego State by 40 and No. 21 Auburn by 30 before handing Mark Few his most lopsided loss in 902 games as Gonzaga’s coach. Lendeborg was selected MVP of the tournament. The 18-team field featured some of the top programs in the country, and Michigan served notice it’s a serious national title contender. Nimari Burnett had 14 points, Aday Mara scored 13 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 11 for the Wolverines.
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Ryan O’Reilly and Erik Haula scored 28 seconds apart with less than six minutes remaining as Nashville snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Michael Bunting scored his 100th career goal and added an assist for the Predators, who had gone 2-9-2 over their previous 13 games. O’Reilly also contributed two assists, while Haula, Nick Blankenburg and Steven Stamkos each had a goal and an assist. Roman Josi scored Nashville’s other goal and Justus Annunen stopped 28 shots.
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Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit’s winning streak at a franchise record-tying 13, outlasting Cade Cunningham and the Pistons 117-114 on Wednesday night. The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons squandered a chance to break the record they share with the 1989-90 and 2003-04 championship teams. They are 15-3. Brown had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and White scored 11 of his 27 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to help the Celtics overcome Cunningham’s 42-point night. With Detroit down 3, Cunningham was fouled near mid-court just as he was about to go up for a 3-pointer. Cunningham hit the first two, but missed the third. Payton Pritchard grabbed the rebound, was fouled and hit two free throws with 2.4 seconds left.