While some teams used the holiday break for rest and relaxation, other teams, like the Saginaw boys and the Freeland girls, headed south to take part in the six-day basketball extravaganza that is the Motor City Roundball Classic.
The tournament is played at two venues, the boys at Harper Woods High School and the girls at Detroit Edison. In all, nearly 100 games were played, with schools from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio vying for basketball supremacy.
Although Motor City Roundball is the premier Michigan tournament during the holiday break, the Lansing area featured Meijer Holiday hoops, hosted by East Lansing High School at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. Lansing Christian, Lansing Catholic, Holt, and East Lansing played in the all-day tournament that featured six games and high-flying action on the court by the No. 2 sophomore recruit in the country, Consortium College Prep’s Josh Jackson, and Grand Rapids Christian’s DeShaun Scott.
Meanwhile, Saginaw High played played two tough teams during Roundball against Thea Bowman Leadership Academy and Consortium College Prep. Although the Trojans lost the two games they played, playing in the tournament allowed the team to stay fresh during the long grind of a tough season.
Girls teams that played during the break included Freeland, Williamston, Frankenmuth, Powers Catholic, and Goodrich.
Even with all of the snow and cold weather experienced during the break, the action was definitely heating up on the court, and it remain heated until champions are crowned in March at the Breslin.