Metro Detroit area boys basketball rankings for week of Jan. 27

Here are the top 10 overall Metro Detroit coverage area rankings, including the top 10 for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

10. Detroit Douglass (11-3)

Division 2

Douglass had four games last week and beat Farmington, Detroit East English and Detroit Osborn. In its fourth game, however, it fell to Detroit Edison Public School Academy, 62-42. Douglass faces Detroit Davis Aerospace on Tuesday night this week. It hasn't updated its schedule for games beyond that.

9. Detroit Edison Public School Academy (5-3)

Division 3

Previous rank: NR

Edison's three single-digit losses are to three teams all listed ahead of them here: Southfield Christian, Ypsilanti Lincoln and Ann Arbor Huron. Wins over biggers schools like Detroit U-D Jesuit, Ferndale and Detroit Douglass have the Pioneers climbing back into the rankings. The Division 3 school with an ambitious schedule will take on Flint Powers Catholic and Detroit Renaissance this week.

8. Southfield Christian (8-2)

Division 1

The Eagles have won eight games in a row after blowout wins over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist and Auburn Hills Oakland Christian last week. On Tuesday night, Christian will test itself against a Division 1 team again as it welcomes in Detroit Catholic Central. Livonia Clarenceville is also slated for Friday.

7. Macomb Dakota (10-2)

Division 1

Dakota beat Detroit Western, Macomb L'Anse Creuse North and Chippewa Valley last week, pushing its win streak to seven games. Sterling Heights Stevenson and Utica Eisenhower both await this week, two teams Dakota has already beaten this month.

6. Detroit Martin Luther King (11-3)

Division 1

Although King could not keep pace with Clarkston to open last week with a loss, King bounced back to get wins over Detroit Denby and Detroit Southeastern. King has not posted an updated schedule of games this week.

5. Detroit Cass Tech (12-1)

Division 1

Senior guard Tyson Acuff continues to lead a team that has yet to be challenged in the PSL West. The Technicians stormed past Detroit Cody, 65-43, and Detroit CMA, 72-47. Cass Tech has a scheduled meeting with East Kentwood on Saturday in Grand Rapids. Aside from that, Cass Tech has not posted an updated schedule of games.

4. Waterford Mott (8-2)

Division 1

After two more strong Lakes Valley Confereance wins last week, Mott continues its trek into the second half of the schedule on an eight-game winning streak since adding Isaiah Jackson to the court. White Lake Lakeland and Milford are on the schedule this week.

3. River Rouge (11-1)

Division 1

Congratulations are in order for Pathers coach LaMonta Stone, who just picked up his 200th career win last week in a 74-54 win over Detroit University Prep. River Rouge also beat Harper Woods and North Farmington with ease last week. This week, River Rouge hosts Hamrtamck on Tuesday, a team the Panthers only beat by five points earlier in the month. Detroit University Prep Art & Design also awaits on Friday.

2. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (9-1)

Division 1

St. Mary's bounced back from its loss to Flint Beecher by picking up a key 65-56 league win over Warren De La Salle last week. A road matchup against Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice awaits on Tuesday night before St. Mary's ends the week on Saturday against undefeated Hudsonville.

1. Clarkston (9-1)

Division 1

The Wolves looked great last week with convincing wins over Detroit King and Ferndale. They then took care of business against North Farmington on Monday night, 55-44. The Wolves take over the top spot from Huron because of how sharp they've looked lately. Fletcher Loyer is hitting his groove as an excellent shooter while center Matt Nicholson has established himself as the top big man in Michigan. The Wolves will look to extend their current eight-game win streak on Friday when it hosts West Bloomfield.

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MACOMB COUNTY RANKINGS

1. Macomb Dakota (10-2)

2. Warren De La Salle (7-2)

3. Eastpointe (7-2)

4. Roseville (5-6)

5. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (8-2)

6. Sterling Heights Stevenson (6-4)

7. Utica Ford (6-4)

8. St. Clair Shores Lake Shore (8-4)

9. Utica Eisenhower (3-8)

10. Fraser (7-3)

OAKLAND COUNTY RANKINGS

1. Clarkston (9-1)

2. Orchard Lake St. Mary's (9-1)

3. Waterford Mott (8-2)

4. Southfield Christian (8-2)

5. Southfield A&T (9-2)

6. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice (8-3)

7. Ferndale (4-7)

8. North Farmington (8-4)

9. West Bloomfield (6-4)

10. Farmington (5-5)

WAYNE COUNY RANKINGS

1. River Rouge (11-1)

2. Detroit Cass Tech (12-1)

3. Detroit Martin Luther King (11-3)

4. Detroit Edison (5-3)

5. Detroit Douglass (11-3)

6. Detroit U-D Jesuit (6-4)

7. Northville (9-1)

8. Belleville (7-2)

9. Detroit CMA (8-3)

10. Romulus Summit Academy (9-2)

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