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FRIDAY |
12-8-06 |
EISENHOWER |
Adams 57
Eisenhower 43 |
The Highlanders got their first victory of the year against
Eisenhower. Ten players scored for Adams with Tyler Newsom
contributing 15 points. Pressure defense with 18 steals by Adams
caused a lot of problems for Eisenhower. Adams did not have a
good shooting percentage from the floor, but did a great job
passing the ball with 15 assist. Highlanders succeeded in their
first victory with a balanced attack with ten players scoring
and pressure team defense. Final Score 57 to 43. |
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TUESDAY |
12-12-06 |
WATERFORD
MOTT |
Adams 64
Mott 34 |
Waterford Mott started off quick getting
the ball inside to Dowling for a quick six. The Highlanders
responded with all five players scoring and shooting five for
five from the free throw line pulling to an early lead 20 to 13
at the end of the first quarter. The Adams defense went to work
in the second quarter allowing Waterford only four points. Jimmy
Friel came alive and scored six points in the paint to help give
the team a 20 point half time lead 37 to 17. The third quarter
had the Highlanders spending time at the free throw line but
only shooting 3 for 10. The Highlander defense continued to
pressure Mott with them only shooting 29 percent from the field.
Newsom pushed the ball inside the paint scoring six points and
allowing Adams to extend their lead 51 to 25. Adams cleared the
bench in the fourth quarter and still outscored Mott 13 to 9 in
the fourth quarter. Both teams spent time at the free throw line
shooting for a total of 22 shots in the quarter. Mott could only
shoot 38 percent from the line. Highlanders succeeded in another
victory with a balanced attack with ten players scoring and
pressure team defense. Final Score 64 to 34. |
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FRIDAY |
12-15-06 |
WEST
BLOOMFIELD |
Adams 76
W.B. 82 |
West Bloomfield Oakland Press Player of the
week Eiglerberger scorched Adams with forty eight points. In
spite of the two top scorers contributing 67 points for West
Bloomfield, Adams hung in there. The Highlanders were behind by
two at the end of the third quarter 60 to 62. Lakers shot 81
percent in the fourth quarter which Adams could not match. Tyler
Newsom scored 21 points for the night with Justin Dawson
contributing 16 and Matt Niemiec with 15. Again nine players
scored for the Highlanders but still fell to a hot West
Bloomfield team. Final Score 76 to 82. |
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TUESDAY |
12-19-06 |
STONEY CREEK |
Adams 68
Stoney Creek 42 |
Stoney Creek Cougars started off with a quick seven points
before the Highlanders were able to score. Then it was “Who let
the dogs out”. Adams outscored Stoney in every quarter. Luke
Stoebick lit them up in the first quarter with two shots from
beyond the arc and two block shots and three steals for the
night. In the second quarter as the Highlanders continued to
press the Cougars Jimmy Friel came alive with six points in the
paint. The Cougars got to the free throw line for seven shots
but were still outscored 18 to 13 in the quarter. The third
quarter had the defense tightening up and forcing Stoney into
throwing up three pointers with no success and only shooting
twenty one percent, obtaining only 5 points. On the other end of
the court Adams shot eighty one percent putting in 16 points.
The fourth quarter continued with everybody getting in the game
and continuing the defensive pressure. There were a lot of trips
to the free throw line for both teams. Jake Forhan was perfect
from the free throw line and has not missed a free throw all
year. Justin Dustin was perfect from field with his two point
shots shooting five for five for the night. Tyler Newsom
continued his normal game average point contribution with
fifteen. Adams reduced their turnovers by half this game and out
rebounded Stoney 23 to 19. Highlanders succeeded in another
victory with a balanced attack of nine players scoring and full
court pressure. Final Score 68 to 42. |
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FRIDAY |
1-5-07 |
ROMEO |
Adams 60 -
Romeo 52 |
Romeo started off with a quick six points
before the Highlanders were able to score. Romeo was beating the
Highlander press initially for some easy lay-ups. The
Highlander's player rotation wore them down and they started
turning the ball over and Adams pulled to an early lead by the
end of the first quarter 16 to 12. They never gave up the lead
the rest of the night. The Force was strong with young #2 Luke "SkyBlocker"
Stoebick who is leading the team with blocks and he notched
another three blocks for the night with his light saber arms.
With numerous college scouts in the stands watching their
college prospect Cushingberry being denied by Luke Skyblocker
and Adams's team defense which allowed him only two made shots
from the field for the night. # 31 Newsom improved his average
with a major contribution putting in twenty points for the night
and pulling down nine rebounds. In the second quarter Adams
continued the pressure with four steals and forcing Romeo to
turnover the ball. #13 Matt "Dodger" Niemiec picked their pocket
with four steals. Dodger knew who had the hot hands on his team
that night with his seven assists, including pulling down five
rebounds and laying in eight points. #44 Jake Heinrich took a
charge in the first quarter and spent a significant portion of
the night mopping the floor with his back side trying to draw
another charge with no luck. The strong bench of Adams wore down
the key Romeo players getting them in foul trouble early in the
first half. This denied them from having their best player
rotation on the floor for any length of time. Adams avoided
getting anyone person in foul trouble. #10 JD Osborne had a
break out game scoring in every quarter and putting up sixteen
points with a seven for eight performance from the free throw
line. The third quarter had the defense tightening up and not
allowing Romeo to make a three pointer shot all night long.
Adams shot eight for ten from the field continuing to improve on
their lead to finish the third quarter with a score of 47 to 34.
In the fourth quarter there were a lot of trips to the free
throw line for Romeo, but they only shot six for thirteen. Adams
outplayed Romeo in every aspect of the game with eight players
scoring and giving Romeo their first lose of the season. Final
Score was Adams 60 and Romeo 52. |
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TUESDAY |
1-9-07 |
*TROY ATHENS |
Adams 57 Athens
54 |
Athens started off with a quick six points before the
Highlanders were able to score. Athens was able to break the
Highlander press. Athens runs two 5 player rotation and was able
to match our stamina and were not worn down. In spite of the Red
Hawks resilience Adams pulled to a first quarter lead 17 to 12
with #44 Heinrich shooting 3 for 3 from the field. Second
quarter continued with more of the same with # 31 Newsom putting
in 11 points and 14 total for the night making the half time
score 34 to 28. Athens came out quickly in the third quarter and
beat the press for some easy lay-ups. Athens pulled ahead by the
end of the third quarter 42 to 40. The Highlander defense
tighten up in the fourth quarter allowing Athens to only score
nine points. #22 Zekaj dropped a clutch 3 point shot in the
final minute with #14 Dawson knocking down two critical free
throws with 10 seconds left forcing Athens to have to shoot a
three point shot to tie the game. #13 Matt "Dodger" Niemiec
contributed nine points and 2 steals with #14 Dawson dishing the
ball for six assists and putting in eight points. #2 Luke "SkyBlocker"
swatted three shots out of the sky from the opponent and brought
in seven points. Adams got their fifth victory of the year with
a score of 57 to 54. |
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FRIDAY |
1-12-07 |
*LAKE ORION |
Adams 52 Lk Orion 67
|
Adams started out slow against Lake Orion
with Adams behind at the end of the first quarter 16 to 12. Lake
Orion had only shot 31 percent bus was able to put up twice as
many shots as Adams. The Highlanders came alive beyond the arc
and dropped five 3 pointers in second quarter to pull in the
lead 33 to 32. In the third quarter Lake Orion got twice as many
shots in the paint as Adams and pulled ahead 48 to 42. Lake
Orion got most of their points again inside the paint and shot 6
for 7 from the free throw line to finish with a win over Adams
67 to 52. #2 Luke Stoebick had his breakout game finishing with
15 points and scoring in every quarter. #31 Tyler Newsom
contributed 14 points with eight players on the team scoring. |
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TUESDAY |
1-16-07 |
LAHSER |
Adams 45- Lahser 55 |
Adams started out quick in the first
quarter shooting 70 percent from the field pulling to an early
first quarter lead 17 to 13. #31 Tyler Newsom dropped in nine
points in the first quarter. Adams could not make a three point
shot in the second quarter after six tries and slipped behind at
the end of the first half 28 to 29. Lahser got off three times
as many shots as Adams in the third quarter pulling to a 36 to
33 lead. Adams could not contain Lahser and had to start fouling
in the fourth quarter. Lahser shot 7 for 9 from the free throw
line in the quarter and won with a final score Lahser 55 and
Adams 45. Ten Adams' players scored but nobody was able to get
into double figures. |
|
FRIDAY |
1-19-07 |
*AVONDALE |
Adams 54 - Avondale 40
|
Both teams were sluggish in the first quarter. Adams shot 30
percent and Avondale shot 33 percent. Adams was able to pull out
a small lead by the end of the first quarter, nine to six. In
the second quarter Avondale had seven turnovers but the
Highlanders could not buy a basket, shooting only 27 percent
from the field. Avondale shot 75 percent and pulled ahead at
half time 19 to 18. The third quarter was a shoot out at the
free throw line. Avondale shot 10 for 10 from the free throw
line with Adams shooting 8 for 12. Avondale only made one shot
from the field and committed eleven turnovers so Adams was able
to pull ahead by one, 32 to 31. In the fourth quarter they just
about wore the paint off the free throw lines with another 25
shots from the line. #31 Tyler Newsom came alive putting in ten
points and #14 Justin Dawson added six points. The Highlanders
outscored Avondale 22 to 9 in the fourth to win the game 54 to
40. |
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TUESDAY |
1-23-07 |
*SOUTHFIELD |
Adams 52 Southfield
55 |
The Southfield game started out fast
paced. Both teams put up a lot of shots. #2 Luke Stoebick put in
six points but the Blue Jays ended the first quarter with a 17
to 14 lead. # 13 Matt Niemiec dropped in six and Southfield only
shot 25 percent from the field allowing the Highlanders to pull
with in one, 30 to 31 at the end of the first half. The third
quarter had #31 Tyler Newsom dropping in eight points and the
Highlanders pulling in the lead 49 to 47. In the fourth quarter
the Blue Jays were able to get it inside the paint for 10 points
and pulled off a victory over the Highlanders 55 to 52. |
|
FRIDAY |
1-26-07 |
*ROCHESTER |
Adams 54
Rochester 52 |
Game
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TUESDAY |
1-30-07 |
CLARKSTON |
Adams 59 Clarkston 61 |
The Highlanders got beaten with the
back door cut by the Wolves and were behind 21 to 10 at the end
if the first quarter. Every quarter after that Adams outscored
Clarkston. The second quarter the Highlanders were 3 for 5 from
beyond the arc and pulled to with in six, 25 to 31 at the end of
the first half. The third quarter Adams shot 7 for 8 from two
point range with #31 Newsom knocking down 3 highly contested
shots and finished the night with fifteen points. The third
quarter ended with Adams down by five, 39 to 44. The fourth
quarter had both teams going to the free throw line. #14 Matt
Niemiec contributed ten points in the fourth. The Adams team
shot 8 for 8 from the free throw line in the final quarter.
Adams had six seconds left with the ball to tie or shoot the
three for the win, but were not able to get a clean shot off and
lost by two to a strong Clarkston team 59 to 61. #14 Matt
"Dodger" Niemiec shot 3 for 3 from three point range and was 4
for 5 from the free throw line with 7 assists and 4 steals
finishing with seventeen points for the night. |
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FRIDAY |
2-2-07 |
*BIRMINGHAM
GROVES |
Adams 54 - Groves 47 |
The Highlanders through up a lot of shots
and even with a shooting percentage of 25 percent lead at
the end of the first quarter 11 to 7. The second quarter
Groves shot 60 percent and pulled closer with a half time
score of Adams 27 and Groves 24. In the third quarter #31
Tyler Newsom put in seven points (seventeen for the night) to
increase the Adams lead 39 to 34. The fourth quarter both
teams went to the foul line. Adams made 6 of 8 and Groves
made 3 of 9. # 13 Matt "Dodger" Niemiec got his 4 steals
for the night and 7 rebounds adding 8 points. #10 JD
Osborne pulled down seven rebounds and shot 7 for 8 from
the free throw line. Adams pulled off the win over Groves with a
score of 54 to 47. |
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TUESDAY |
2-6-07 |
BYE |
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FRIDAY |
2-9-07 |
*TROY ATHENS |
Adams 40 - Troy
Athens 57 |
Two days off from school and four days of
no formal practice seemed to have affected the Highlanders
offensive rhythm. Only two shots were made in the first quarter
by Adams. Athens pulled to a healthy lead 19 to 6 at the end of
the first quarter. The second quarter Adams was able to score on
fifty percent of their shots but were still outscored by Athens
and fell behind by half time 33 to 17. The third quarter Adams
came out with renewed energy and had an eight point run. Athens
was able to score and stifle the Highlanders minor comeback. The
Red Hawks rarely missed a shot in the fourth quarter and
finished off Adams 57 to 40. The only Adams team member in
double figures was #31 Tyler Newsom with ten. There were some
impressive minutes played by sophomore #41 Brian Perry in his
varsity debut. |
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TUESDAY |
2-13-07 |
*LAKE ORION |
Adams 41 - Lake Orion
-
53 |
The firsts quarter started out slow with the Dragons getting a
small four point lead. The second quarter Lake Orion
extended there lead. Adams was not able to get much of an
offensive rhythm going the first half. The second half
the Dragons out scored us by three points in each quarter to win
the game by twelve. Although eight Adam's players scored
only two were in double figures each with ten, # 31 Tyler Newsom
and #41 Brian Perry. The Highlanders played hard and never
gave up. The Dragons made 5 for 9 from three point range with
the Highlanders shooting 1 for 12. Final score was
Adams 41 and Lake Orion 53. |
|
FRIDAY |
2-16-07 |
*AVONDALE |
Rochester Adams 64 -
Avondale- 45 |
Adams played four quarters of solid basketball. #42 Keal
Blache put in 4 points in the first quarter and Adams pulled to
a six point lead 15 to 9. The second quarter Avondale came
back with a hotter hand and shot 6 for 7 from the free throw
line. #31 Tyler Newsome started warming up and scored
twelve points before half. The third quarter the
Highlanders struggled from the field but still scored more than
Avondale. The team settled down in the fourth quarter and
found their stroke and the defense tightened up allowing
Avondale only five points. #13 Matt Niemiec was Mr.
Assist with five. Tyler Newsom caught on fire and finished
the night with thirty-three points and shot perfect from the
free throw line. #44 Jake Heinrich helped out with
14 points and 8 for 8 from the free throw line. In fact
the whole team shot 14 out of 15 from the free throw line. |
|
TUESDAY |
2-20-07 |
PONTIAC
NORTHERN |
Adams 70 - Pontiac
Northern- 80 |
Adams had one of their best rebounding
games. The lead went back in forth the first quarter and
then the Huskies went on a short run to pull ahead 21 to 16.
#22 John Zikaj lit them up in first quarter with eight points.
The second quarter had both teams at the free throw line with
Adams shooting 7 for 7. The Wolves still pulled further
ahead 43 to 34. The Highlanders put up a lot of shots in the
third quarter but with only a 25 shooting percentage the Wolves
pulled ahead by twenty. The fourth quarter #31 Tyler
Newsom was on fire and put in thirteen points. #44 Jake
Heinrich added nine for the quarter. This narrowed Pontiac
Northern's lead to single digits. It was another great
night for the Highlanders from the free throw line shooting 18
for 22 for 82 percent. Final score Adams 70 and Pontiac Northern
80. #10 JD Osborne came off the injured reserve list and
pulled down seven rebounds and added six points. John
Zikaj had his break out game finishing with 14 points. |
|
FRIDAY |
2-23-07 |
*SOUTHFIELD |
Adams 79 - Southfield
80 |
:
Adams had a night of overtimes. The first quarter started out
fast with
Southfield taking the lead 20 to 15 with their ability to drive
the lane
for lay-ups. The second quarter the Highlanders matched the
Blue Jays
shot for shot. Still Adams went into half behind by six. The
third
quarter Adams challenged Southfields shots allowing them to
shoot only
thirty percent from the field. #20 Jake Forhan had the hot hand
making
eight points in the quarter. The Highlanders were able to pull
in the
lead 51 to 49. The fourth quarter had both teams spending a lot
of time
on the free throw line. It came down to a three point shot by
#13 Matt
Niemiec in the final ten seconds to tie the score 72 to 72 and
to send
the teams into the first overtime. Adams drove the lane for
some nice
lay-ups, but Southfield shot 5 for six from the free throw line
to tie
up the game and send them into a second overtime. Adams got the
lead in
the final minutes but could not maintain it and lost the game
with a
final score 79 to 80. #31 Tyler Newsom had a fantastic night
making 38
points and pulling down ten rebounds. #22 John Zekaj added
fourteen
points and #20 Jake Forhan supported with ten of his own. |
|
TUESDAY |
2-27-07 |
*ROCHESTER |
Adams 50 - Rochester
47: |
Adams had another night with an overtime.
It was senior night for
Rochester Adams and with five Seniors on the floor we were able
to score
nine points in the first quarter but the Falcons got eleven. In
the
second quarter the well ran dry with Highlanders only making six
points.
Adams could not get a clean shot off and kept turning over the
ball.
Adams was behind at half 15 to 27. The third quarter
Rochester's
Henning was out due to dehydration and Adams went to town
outscoring
Rochester 18 to 8. At the end of the third quarter the
Highlanders were
back with in three 31 to 34. The fourth quarter was a struggle
at the
free throw line for both teams. The game was tied at the end of
regulation. The Overtime had both teams going again to the free
throw
line with Adams coming out on top shooting 5 for 7 and Rochester
shooting 2 for 7. #13 was back in the zone and dropped in
fifteen
points for the night. #31 Tyler Newsom added his ten with seven
other
Highlanders also scored. The final score was Adams 50 Rochester
47. |
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FRIDAY |
3-2-07 |
*BIRMINGHAM
GROVES |
AWAY |
7:30 |
|
District Finals |
|
Tuesday |
3-6-07 |
Rochester |
W |
5:30
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Thursday |
3-8-07 |
Athens |
At Romeo |
5:30
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