High School Hoops: Adams Loses 65-49 to Southfield for Regional Title

SOUTHFIELD – The Rochester boys basketball team's  hot streak came to a close Wednesday as the Highlanders lost 65-49 to Southfield in the regional championship game. 

The Highlanders won 11 of 12 games going into tonight’s game.

The Hero: Southfield guard Carlton Brundidge scored 21 points and shot 3-for-6 from the line.

The Turning Point: Southfield had a double-digit lead for the majority of the game, starting in the first quarter.

Adams’ defense started making stops after hitting baskets toward the end of the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough to fend off the Bluejays.

The Quote: “They’re so athletic from every spot on the floor,” Adams head coach John Hall said. “We did the best we could. We had a hard time on the glass tonight.”

The Bottom Line: Adams needed to play perfect basketball to beat Southfield.

The Highlanders' offense wasn’t the problem, it was the defense – specifically defensive rebounding.

“We just didn’t rebound the ball on defense so they kept getting easy putbacks,” Hall said.

Key Stat: Adams shot 1-for-3 from the free throw line as a team.  Southfield made 7 of 14 from the line.

Patrick Owenu scored 18 points and Landon Atterberry scored 16 points for the Bluejays.

Andrew Hammett scored 14 points with a 3-pointer and shot 1-for-2 from the line.

James Berger scored six points on two 3-pointers.

Bracketology: Southfield plays the winner of Chippewa Valley and East Detroit on March 22 at University of Detroit Mercy in the state quarterfinals.