Northville Boys' Basketball Loses in District First Round

The Northville boys basketball team is playing host this week to the District 18 First Round of the MHSAA Class A Boys Basketball Tournament.  Coming into Monday night’s game the Mustangs had won 7 of their last 8 games and had lost only 2 games at home all year, so hopes were high that they could advance in the postseason.  However those hopes were quickly ended by the Plymouth Wildcats by a score of 48-37.  Northville led 6-2 midway through a low scoring first quarter and settled for an 8-7 lead after the first 8 minutes.  However Plymouth scored the first 9 points of the second period before Malik Bazzi hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 16-11.  The Mustangs scored only two more points in the quarter which ended with Plymouth leading 20-13. 

            Northville came out strong after halftime scoring the first 5 points, including another Bazzi 3- pointer, to cut the lead to 2.  However the Wildcats went on an 8-0 run to stretch the lead to 28-18; the lead was 31-22 at the end of the third quarter.  Northville scored first in the final period on a 3-pointer by Andrew Meacham to reduce the deficit to 31-25, but Plymouth ran off the next 5 points before the Mustangs could score again.  Northville could not get any closer than 9 points the rest of the way. With the loss the season ends for the Mustangs and their 5 seniors - Alec Lasley, Stewart Henzi, Jake Hansen, Andrew Jelso, and Austin Rogers.  District 18 First Round action continues through Wednesday at Northville High School.