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Meet Downriver's very best players
PUBLISHED: April 1, 2007

Choosing the best players in the area proved to be tough this season.
Grosse Ile, Truman, Romulus and Anderson all were division champions and both Truman and Inter-City advanced to regional finals.

It got so tough, in fact, that we finally settled on eight players.

Meet the 2006-07 News-Herald boys' basketball Dream Team:

Willie Brown, Woodhaven: The junior had a breakout season, earning all-Michigan Mega Conference White division honors for arguably the most improved team in the area. Woodhaven more than doubled its win total from a season ago, finishing 13-8 and coming in third in the White.

Brown, a shooting guard, averaged 18.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and defensively, 2.7 steals.

Dominique Buckley, Romulus: The junior point guard made the Eagles go this season and dished out a team-best 6.4 assists as Romulus secured a share of the Mega Red title.

As dangerous a slasher and shooter as passer, he also led the Eagles in scoring (13.9). Buckley already has committed to Iowa State University and will be a Class A all-state candidate next season.

Byron Glenn, Anderson: A four-year starter, Glenn finished his career with a co-Mega Blue title and led the Titans to the Mega Blue-Gold tournament championship.

The senior all-Mega Blue swingman improved in all areas of his game and wasn't just a scorer, averaging 16.5 points, 3.6 assists and 3.0 steals.

Marcus Knott, Truman: The junior guard led the area in assists (6.5) and steals (4.4) and kept defenses honest by driving to the basket when they double-teamed P.J. Reyes.

An all-Mega White selection, Knott joins Buckley and Pugh at the head of what should be a strong 2007-08 senior class.

Pat McLain, Carlson: A four-year starter for the Marauders, the senior center had a magnificent year and joined Romulus' Searcy as the top big men in the area. He helped lead Carlson to its first Class B district title in nearly 18 years and was named to the all-Mega Gold team.

McLain averaged 17.8 points and 11.4 boards and finished his career with 1,001 points.

Lonnie Pugh, Grosse Ile: The junior forward showed how valuable he was when he didn't play in the Devils' upset loss in a Class B district semifinal. During Grosse Ile's Huron League championship season, he led the Devils in scoring (14.9) and rebounding (12.8).

Pugh, the Huron League most valuable player, also finished the season with Class B honorable mention laurels.

P.J. Reyes, Truman: The senior swingman finished his career averaging 20.3 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Mega Red tri-champions. An amazing scorer who could take over a game in minutes, he made 50 percent of his field-goal attempts and made a team-best 37 three-pointers this season.

Reyes, who likely will enroll at a junior college, ended the season with Class A honorable mention all-state honors.

Devin Searcy, Romulus: The University of Dayton-bound center played his best in the second half of the season to help Romulus reach a Class A regional. A strong defender inside, he helped the Eagles secure a share of the Mega Red title.

The 6-9 senior, who did much of his scoring damage on the offensive glass, averaged 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, as well as 3.2 blocks.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
The Detroit News All-West team
Tom Markowski / The Detroit News

P.J. Reyes, Taylor Truman: Reyes, a key to Truman's 41 victories the last two seasons (including a regional final in 2007), averaged 20.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, three steals, 2.2 assists, 2.3 blocks. He shot 36 percent on 3-pointers and 68 percent on free throws. "He's a gym rat," coach Chuck Suttles said. "He has that winning attitude." read more>>

Truman ends Maples' run
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:47 AM EDT

Prep Basketball: The defensive pressure by Taylor Truman eventually proved to be too much for the Adrian High School basketball team to handle.

By Brian Calloway Daily Telegram
Assistant Sports Editor AUGUSTA TWP.

The defensive pressure by Taylor Truman eventually proved to be too much for the Adrian High School basketball team to handle. Led by a big night from Paul Reyes, Truman pulled away in the second half and recorded a 61-45 victory Tuesday against the Maples in a Class A regional semifinal at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School. Reyes, who is being looked at by a few Division I schools, had 15 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to lead the Cougars.

"They really wore us down," Adrian coach Marc Comstock said. "This was a tough game for us because they really could pressure us, and we had way too many turnovers." As Truman pulled away in the fourth, the Maples couldn't make free throws to stay close. Adrian (11-13) was 4-for-10 from the charity stripe in the final quarter and went 8-for-17 for the game. "We lost touch with them," Comstock said. "They just got us to play farther from the basket and at a faster pace than we wanted to play."

The Cougars (19-4) pushed their lead to double-digits for the first time in the final quarter. Carrying an eight-point advantage entering the fourth, Truman quickly extended its lead to 16 capped by Reyes throwing down back-to-back dunks. Reyes finished the Maples off with back-to-back 3-pointers with under three minutes remaining to give Truman a 19-point lead - its largest of the night. read more>>
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Glenn and Reyes put on a fine district show

David Komer

PUBLISHED: March 11, 2007

The two best players on the floor played like it during Friday's Class A district final at Roosevelt and the near-capacity crowd got its money's worth.

Truman's P.J. Reyes scored 26 with 13 rebounds and five steals in the Cougars' 67-52 win over Anderson. read more>>
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Truman tops Anderson in district final

By Jon Machota, The News-Herald

PUBLISHED: March 11, 2007

In what has become a reoccurring trend, the Truman basketball team needed a second-quarter outburst to overcome a sluggish start.

Down by as many as 11 points early in the first half, Truman used a 15-0 run to close the gap and ultimately defeat Anderson 67-52 on Friday in the class A District Final at Roosevelt.

"We have a tendency to get off to a slow start and that's exactly what happened," Truman Coach Chuck Suttles said. "Southgate was ready to put a 20-point blast on us. It was nice to see (our players) respond."

Byron Glenn's early sharp shooting spearheaded the Anderson (19-4) attack as he scored nine first-quarter points, giving the underdog Titans a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In desperate need of a second quarter change-of-pace, Truman (19-3) shut down the Titans passing lanes and used tight on-the-ball defense to force eight turnovers. Junior Jones was a key contributor, scoring six points during that stretch.

"We had to use our speed and (tighten up) on defense," Jones said. "Coach told us to make it a track meet and run them to death." read more>>

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