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INSIDE: LOCAL SPORTS 3B ■ PISTONS 3B ■ ENTERTAINMENT 5-8B THE MONROE EVENING NEWS ■ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 Division 6 state playoffs: Halfway record SMCC (9-2) at Grass Lake (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday suits inconsistent Lions perfectly

The Detroit Lions are at the halfway point of the and their medio- cre record reflects exactly how they’ve played: average. Of course that is below most expectations. But the fact is, this team is incon- sistent and put itself in this hole with a strange loss to and an ugly one to Minnesota. Conversely Falcon the Lions played a good game against Seattle and soars like an their best game against woeful Jacksonville. Flip one weekend and flop the next. This isn’t the same old Lions fans have endured Ray for generations but they Kisonas certainly are hard to figure out week to week. Evening News staff writer Eagle You scratch your head after that dud against the Vikings, then watch them claw out a solid road win against Philadelphia, even if the Eagles are struggling. And the reason for the inconsistency is the offense. This team’s success is based on how well Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson perform. And so far both have been average, just like the team’s record. Sure there are vital other parts, like a defense that has been surprisingly effective. But if the Lions are to turn things around this second — Evening News photo by KIM BRENT half, Stafford and Johnson must lead St. Mary Catholic Central lineman Blaise Eby scored the first touchdown of his career Friday night, then became an Eagle Scout Sunday. the way. So far Megatron caught 48 passes, which is pretty good. And he ranks SMCC’s Eby adds touchdown to Eagle Scout achievements sixth in the NFC with an average of 16 yards per reception. But he has exactly BY NILES KRUGER passer in the final seconds of the game one touchdown in eight games. One. [email protected] when his teammate and cousin Austin The NFC leader, James Jones of Green Scoring a touchdown is not part of re- Corbin, hit the quarterback and the ball Bay, has eight. quirements for becoming an Eagle Scout. popped loose. Stafford is about average also. With a But Blaise Eby added it to the list any- Eby pounced on the loose ball and ran quarterback rating of 83.2 he trails the way. 11 yards for the TD. likes of Kevin Kolb of Arizona and Josh “Coach called the blitz and Austin does Freeman of Tampa Bay. Not exactly The St. Mary Catholic Central senior it better than anyone,” Eby said. “He did the elite of the league. Although his scored the first touchdown of his career all the work. I just spotted the ball. My completion average of 63.6 percent is Friday night in a state playoff game, then first instinct was to just fall on it, but I decent he’s thrown only eight touch- became and Eagle Scout on Sunday. picked it up and ran.” downs while getting picked seven Eby has been working towards the high- Eby the son of the Maria and the late times. Not exactly sterling numbers. est award in scouting for 10 years. Thomas Eby of Monroe, lost his father The defense ranks 11th out of 16 He has been dreaming of scoring a in 2005. The game where he scored the teams in the NFC. That’s okay but touchdown for 8 years. touchdown was played on the anniver- probably better than expected. And it’s “It was surreal,” he said of the touch- sary of his parents’ wedding. not been a major issue in the first half of the season like the special teams. down against Detroit Consortium. “It was “I just heard about the Eagle Scout The flag was against Consortium and The d-backs seemed to have held their just like silence for a moment. Then I saw thing,” teammate Levi Eddings said. a flag and I thought, ‘Oh no, this is going the touchdown stood up. own but, of course, the Lions still have to be called back.’” The defensive lineman was rushing the See EBY, Page 2B to face Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay twice. So what should we expect from the X Get updates on the game at www.monroenews.com Lions for the second half? If they’re looking for creampuffs, they’ll be disappointed. The upcoming schedule is brutal. After Minnesota and Green SMCC (9-2) Bay the Lions face the Houston Texans, Coach: Jack Giarmo, 15th year (124-55) perhaps the best team in the AFC, on Giarmo: ‘We’re pretty darn Playoff history: 18th appearance, first since 2010 Thanksgiving. Then it’s surprising with 2012 RESULTS SMCC 44, Plymouth Educational 6 Andrew Luck putting up big numbers, happy to be in this year’ SMCC 32, New Boston Huron 22 followed by Green Bay, Arizona and Grosse Ile 21, SMCC 15 undefeated Atlanta, the best team in SMCC 37, Airport 7 Milan 35, SMCC 20 the NFL. They wrap up the season at SMCC 61, Riverview 42 home with one-loss Chicago. ■ St. Mary Catholic Central’s football SMCC 44, Flat Rock 7 SMCC 28, Jefferson 24 With the exception of the Cardinals, team is enjoying its playoff run after SMCC 49, Ypsilanti 6 all Lions’ opponents in the second half SMCC 42, Collegiate 12 missing out on the state tournament SMCC 35, Detroit Consortium 12 are above .500 and their combined last season for the first time in nine records are 48-20. Not exactly easy STATISTICAL LEADERS street to the playoffs. It’s certainly not years. Rushing: Josh Czarniowski, 103-705, 13TDs; Tannar Osborne, 67-536, 6 TDs; impossible but several things I believe BY NILES KRUGER Michael Wilson, 47-629, 8 TDs; Drew An- have to happen. tonelli, 99-592, 8 TDs; Jordan Regalado, [email protected] 58-529, 7 TDs. First, Stafford and Johnson must Passing: Bryce Windham, 5-10-55, 2 increase production and strike quickly St. Mary Catholic Central’s football team TDs; Michael Wilson, 6-14-53. at the beginning of games instead of has to travel more than an hour Friday night. Receiving: Josh Czarniowski, 4-80, 2 TDs; Levi Eddings, 4-65; Chinedu waiting for huge comebacks in the sec- And the Falcons must take on an excellent Nwosu, 2-19. ond half. Opposing defenses are taking Tackles: : Levi Eddings, 119; Chris away the long pass so Stafford must opponent in the third round of the Division 6 LaPlante, 53; Drew Antonelli, 52; Jake state playoffs. Blanchett. adjust and take what they give him. But SMCC coach Jack Giarmo doesn’t care. GRASS LAKE (10-2) Second, the offense needs to be “We’re just happy to be in,” Giarmo said. “I Coach: Randy Cole, 8th year (61-23). more creative and avoid the run up — Evening news photo by KIM BRENT am proud of these boys.” Playoff history: 16th appearance, the middle on obvious downs. Mikel Drew Antonelli (right) is one of five St. Mary Catholic eighth year in a row. Leshoure has shown he can play and The Falcons found themselves in an odd Central backs to rush for more than 500 yards this the offensive line has been doing its position last season. They missed the playoffs 2012 RESULTS season. Grass Lake 19, Dundee 7 job fairly well. after eight straight appearances. Grass Lake 59, Addison 6 Grass Lake gets to host the game, but coach Third, the defensive line must put And when they made those appearances, Michigan Center 26, Grass Lake 21 Randy Cole doesn’t know if his team would be Grass Lake 35, Napoleon 7 pressure on the opposing quarter- they generally stayed around for a while. Grass Lake 35, East Jackson 8 considered the favorite in this game. backs more so they don’t pick apart the SMCC played 30 playoff games during that Grass Lake 38, Manchester 13 “Look at their record, they are one of the Grass Lake 42, Vandercook Lake 6 secondary. eight-year stretch, including three trips to the Grass Lake 42, Hanover-Horton 6 And fourth, obviously, the special state championship game and three other heavyweights in the state,” Cole said. “It will Grass Lake 28, Leslie 14 be a big challenge for us.” Grass Lake 35, Michigan Center 14 team must stop allowing those huge, runs to the semifinals. Grass Lake has a pretty good playoff history Grass Lake 27, Manchester 7 game-killing plays. But last year at this time, rather than pre- of its own. STATISTICAL LEADERS Even if everything goes as well as ex- paring for a playoff game, the Falcons were The Warriors have qualified for the playoffs Rushing: Frank Vuocolo 96-833, 9 TDs; pected, the Lions still might not make preparing for the next season. Justin Wright 101-701, 14 TDs; Caleb the playoffs. In fact, it will be tough just 16 times, including the last eight seasons un- Sabo 81-613, 7 TDs. “We’re just darn happy to be in this year,” der Cole. They made it to the state finals in Passing: Logan Konopka 55-104-1,107, to finish the season at .500. And that Giarmo said. 10 TDs. will be disappointing. 2006. Receiving: Jared Lazarz 30-520, 4 TDs; Next up on the playoff trail is 10-1 Grass “They’re a good team,” Giarmo said. “Their Caleb Sabo 15-368, 3 TDs; Frank Vuo- Readers can contact Ray by telephone Lake, a team SMCC faced during its run to the colo 6-144, 3 TDs. quarterback was a sophomore the last time Tackles: Seth Radabaugh 90; Chris Gre- at 242-1100, ext. 319, or by e-mail at state finals in 2010. The 9-2 Falcons will play See SMCC, Page 2B ca 64; Jorge Zenz 58; Drew Plensdorf 49; [email protected] at Grass Lake at 7 p.m. Friday. Stefan Saunders 40. . STATS & STANDINGS NHL talks to resume NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations between the 2B ■ THE MONROE EVENING NEWS ■ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2012 NHL and the locked-out players' association ended after nearly six hours Wednesday. Just as they did NFL STANDINGS SPORTS MEMORIES NASCAR LEADERS a night earlier, the sides agreed to get right back to the bargaining table. POINTS AMERICAN CONFERENCE 1962 Representatives for the owners and players will 1. ...... 2,339 EAST Michigan State University’s George Saimes is leading scorer in Big 2. ...... 2,332 resume talks today, marking the third straight day W L T Pct PF PA Ten football. 3. ...... 2,303 New England .. 5 3 0 .625 262 170 Calvin Souva takes season points honors at Monroe Rifle and Pistol 4. ...... 2,281 they will meet face-to-face. NHL deputy commis- Miami ...... 4 4 0 .500 170 149 5. ...... 2,267 sioner Bill Daly and union special counsel Steve N.Y. Jets ...... 3 5 0 .375 168 200 Club. 6. ...... 2,267 Buffalo ...... 3 5 0 .375 180 248 7. ...... 2,266 Fehr also met alone Saturday when in-person talks 1972 8. ...... 2,259 SOUTH Monroe’s Eric Jenkins takes 14th place in MIAA cross country meet 9. Martin Truex Jr...... 2,259 restarted for the first time since Oct. 18. W L T Pct PF PA for Adrian College. 10. Greg Biffle ...... 2,256 Houston ...... 7 1 0 .875 237 137 11. ...... 2,238 The sides met for a total of about 13 hours over Indianapolis .... 5 3 0 .625 159 191 One-time Detroit Lions coach Potsy Clark dies. 12. Jr...... 2,188 Tennessee ...... 3 6 0 .333 182 308 13. ...... 1,048 Tuesday and Wednesday at an undisclosed loca- Jacksonville .... 1 7 0 .125 117 219 1982 14. Ryan Newman ...... 969 tion in New York. Neither side offered any details of 15. ...... 965 NORTH Randy Pichan of New Boston Huron named GLIAC football Player of 16. ...... 938 what was discussed on Wednesday. W L T Pct PF PA the Week for Grand Valley State Colleges. 17. ...... 918 Baltimore ...... 6 2 0 .750 199 176 Rich Jeric of Monroe High voted Monroe County Region football 18. ...... 892 "The NHLPA and the NHL met today to discuss Pittsburgh ...... 5 3 0 .625 191 164 Coach of the Year. 19. ...... 827 Cincinnati ...... 3 5 0 .375 189 218 20. Jamie McMurray ...... 823 many of the key issues," NHLPA executive director Cleveland ...... 2 7 0 .222 169 211 21. ...... 803 Donald Fehr said in a statement. "We look forward 1992 22. ...... 762 WEST Matt Krupinski places second at state meet as Monroe takes team 23. ...... 724 to resuming talks." W L T Pct PF PA 24. ...... 713 Denver ...... 5 3 0 .625 235 175 cross country title by 52 points. 25. ...... 664 Daly also was reserved after the talks ended for San Diego ...... 4 4 0 .500 185 157 William Benedict of New Boston gets elk permit. 26. ...... 638 Oakland ...... 3 5 0 .375 171 229 27. ...... 598 the day. Kansas City .... 1 7 0 .125 133 240 28. ...... 595 2002 29. ...... 586 "Not providing any specifics on (Wednesday’s) NATIONAL CONFERENCE Brandon Amazeen and Mike Oley score three goals for Sharks in 30. ...... 575 meetings," Daly said in an -email to The Associated EAST roller hockey at Dixie Skateland. 31. ...... 562 W L T Pct PF PA Milan graduate Jason Carpenter has 11 tackles in final home football 32. A J Allmendinger ...... 453 Press. 33. ...... 387 N.Y. Giants ...... 6 3 0 .667 254 185 game at Albion College. Philadelphia .... 3 5 0 .375 133 183 34. ...... 359 On the 53rd day of the lockout, the sides dis- Dallas ...... 3 5 0 .375 150 181 35. ...... 250 cussed revenue sharing between teams and held Washington ..... 3 6 0 .333 226 248 36. ...... 220 NBA STANDINGS PREP FOOTBALL 37. Michael McDowell ...... 178 talks on the "make-whole" provision, which in- SOUTH 38. J.J. Yeley...... 157 W L T Pct PF PA PLAYOFFS 39. ...... 139 volves the payment of player contracts that are al- Atlanta ...... 8 0 01.000 220 143 EASTERN CONFERENCE 40. ...... 136 41. ...... 124 ready in effect. Tampa Bay ...... 4 4 0 .500 226 185 ATLANTIC DIVISION DIVISION 1 New Orleans ...3 5 0 .375 218 229 W L Pct GB 42. ...... 117 Those hot-button topics are scheduled to be on Carolina ...... 2 6 0 .250 149 180 New York ...... 3 0 1.000 — Rockford (9-2) at Clarkston (11-0), 1 p.m. 43. ...... 94 1 44. ...... 94 Boston ...... 2 2 .500 1 /2 Saturday today's agenda, too. 1 45. ...... 71 NORTH Philadelphia ...... 2 2 .500 1 /2 Detroit Catholic Central (7-4) at Plymouth W L T Pct PF PA Brooklyn ...... 1 2 .333 2 (11-0), 1 p.m. Saturday 46. ...... 54 Eight players were in attendance for Wednes- Chicago ...... 7 1 0 .875 236 120 Toronto ...... 1 4 .200 3 47. ...... 50 Detroit Cass Tech (9-2) at Saline (10-1), 48. ...... 34 Green Bay ...... 6 3 0 .667 239 187 7 p.m. Friday day's talks, but a handful of players — including Minnesota ...... 5 4 0 .556 204 197 SOUTHEAST DIVISION 49. ...... 14 Macomb Dakota (10-1) at Lake Orion 50. ...... 13 Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby — who DETROIT ...... 4 4 0 .500 192 188 W L Pct GB (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday Miami ...... 4 1 .800 — took part Tuesday left New York to try to avoid an WEST Atlanta ...... 2 1 .667 1 MONEY 1 DIVISION 2 impending storm that brought snow to the area, the W L T Pct PF PA Orlando ...... 2 2 .500 1 /2 1. Jimmie Johnson ...... $7,900,347 San Francisco .6 2 0 .750 189 103 Charlotte ...... 1 2 .333 2 Muskegon (10-1) at Midland (11-0), 1 Seattle ...... 5 4 0 .556 170 154 2. Matt Kenseth ...... $7,282,365 union said. Washington ...... 0 3 .000 3 p.m. Saturday 3. Denny Hamlin ...... $6,610,109 Arizona ...... 4 5 0 .444 144 173 Caledonia (8-3) at Mattawan (10-1), 7 St. Louis ...... 3 5 0 .375 137 186 4. Tony Stewart ...... $6,348,865 There was already common ground before nego- CENTRAL DIVISION p.m. Friday 5. Kyle Busch ...... $6,161,955 W L Pct GB Birmingham Brother Rice (9-2) at Walled 6. Brad Keselowski ...... $5,988,615 tiations began Tuesday. The players' union adhered TOSDAY’S GAME Chicago ...... 3 1 .750 — Lake Western (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday 1 7. Jeff Gordon ...... $5,661,272 Milwaukee ...... 2 1 .667 /2 to the league's request to keep the meeting loca- 1 Oak Park (9-2) at Wyandotte Roosevelt 8. Greg Biffle ...... $5,441,578 Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m Cleveland ...... 2 3 .400 1 /2 1 (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday 9. Kevin Harvick ...... $5,408,909 tion a secret. With no outside distractions, the sides ...... 2 3 .400 1 /2 SUNDAY’S GAMES 1 10. Clint Bowyer ...... $5,183,109 DETROIT ...... 0 5 .000 3 /2 DIVISION 3 11. Carl Edwards ...... $5,100,898 talked from afternoon until night. DETROIT at Minnesota, 1 p.m. 12. Martin Truex Jr...... $5,067,439 Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Johns (8-3) at DeWitt (9-2), 7 p.m. 13. Ryan Newman ...... $5,055,265 Once they broke for the day, neither side gave any Friday Denver at Carolina, 1 p.m. SOUTHWEST DIVISION 14. Dale Earnhardt Jr...... $4,996,185 hint of what was discussed or if progress was made, San Diego at Tampa Bay , 1 p.m. Grand Rapids Christian (10-1) at Ste- 15. Jeff Burton ...... $4,929,345 W L Pct GB vensville Lakeshore (11-0), 1 p.m. Sat- Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. San Antonio ...... 5 0 1.000 — 16. Marcos Ambrose ...... $4,562,037 but both pointed to the next round of talks. Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Dallas ...... 4 1 .800 1 urday 17. Aric Almirola...... $4,540,239 1 Tecumseh (9-2) at Battle Creek Harper Oakland at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Memphis ...... 3 1 .750 1 /2 18. Kasey Kahne ...... $4,517,176 1 Creek (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Houston ...... 2 2 .500 2 /2 19. Jamie McMurray ...... $4,357,282 1 Detroit East English (9-2) at Orchard N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4 p.m. /2 20. Juan Pablo Montoya ...... $4,282,722 FROM PAGE 1B New Orleans ...... 2 2 .500 2 ▼ St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Lake St. Mary’s (9-2), 1 p.m. Saturday 21. Landon Cassill ...... $3,981,095 Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. NORTHWEST DIVISION 22. Bobby Labonte ...... $3,933,418 Houston at Chicago, 8:20 p.m. W L Pct GB DIVISION 4 23. Paul Menard...... $3,883,940 24. Joey Logano ...... $3,880,693 Minnesota ...... 3 1 .750 — West Branch Ogemaw Heights (8-3) at SMCC MONDAY’S GAME Oklahoma City ....2 2 .500 1 25. Kurt Busch ...... $3,844,797 (cont.) Portland ...... 2 2 .500 1 Comstock Park (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday 26. Regan Smith ...... $3,766,501 Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. 1 Three Rivers (8-3) at Grand Rapids Denver ...... 2 3 .400 1 /2 27. David Ragan ...... $3,477,586 1 South Christian (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday we played him. He’s pretty darn good.” Utah ...... 2 3 .400 1 /2 28. Travis Kvapil ...... $3,415,785 SPORTS ON TV Saginaw Swan Valley (9-2) at Croswell- 29. Casey Mears ...... $3,370,088 PACIFIC DIVISION Lexington (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday 30. David Gilliland ...... $3,359,105 Grass Lake quarterback Logan Konopka has W L Pct GB Grosse Ile (10-1) at Detroit Country Day 31. A J Allmendinger ...... $2,958,285 thrown for 1,107 yards and 10 touchdowns this sea- TODAY Golden State ...... 3 2 .600 — (9-2), 2 p.m. Saturday 32. Dave Blaney ...... $2,795,979 L.A. Clippers ...... 2 3 .400 1 33. Mark Martin ...... $2,703,638 son. 1 p.m. - Golf, Miracle Network Sacramento ...... 2 3 .400 1 DIVISION 5 34. ...... $2,469,094 Hospitals Classic, first round, Phoenix ...... 2 3 .400 1 35. Michael McDowell ...... $2,334,716 “He’s a real solid kid,” Cole said. L.A. Lakers ...... 1 4 .200 2 Clare (9-2) at Menominee (10-1), 2 p.m. 36. Sam Hornish Jr...... $2,334,055 Golf. Saturday 37. David Stremme ...... $2,322,968 Konopka presides over a very balanced offense. 7 p.m. - Football, Louisiana-Mon- WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Newaygo (9-2) at Grand Rapids West 38. Josh Wise ...... $2,199,635 roe at Arkansas State, ESPNU. Catholic (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday 39. David Reutimann ...... $2,123,493 “They’re versatile,” Giarmo said. “They have Phoenix 117, Charlotte 110 Portland (10-1) at Flint Powers Catholic 40. J.J. Yeley...... $1,847,760 7:30 p.m. - Football, Florida State Boston 100, Washington 94, OT (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday 41. ...... $1,715,982 many running backs like we do. They share the ball at Tech, ESPN. Atlanta 89, Indiana 86 River Rouge (11-0) at Ann Arbor Gabriel 42. ...... $1,463,722 and do great things. They run the spread, the I for- 7:30 p.m. - Soccer, MLS Playoffs, Miami 103, Brooklyn 73 Richard (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday 43. Scott Riggs ...... $1,434,405 Denver 93, Houston 87 44. Scott Speed ...... $1,387,953 mation and the Wing T. They do it all. This will be a NBCSN. Minnesota 90, Orlando 75 DIVISION 6 45. ...... $1,356,454 8 p.m. - Basketball, Oklahoma Philadelphia 77, New Orleans 62 46. Stephen Leicht ...... $1,256,280 tough one for us. They have a lot of things in their City at Chicago, TNT. Memphis 108, Milwaukee 90 Shelby (9-2) at Negaunee (10-1), 1 p.m. 47. Ken Schrader ...... $1,117,485 Saturday offense that you have to prepare for.” 8:15 p.m. - Football, Indianapolis Dallas 109, Toronto 104 48. ...... $978,875 Utah 95, L.A. Lakers 86 Montrose Hills-McCloy (10-1) at Ithaca 49. Tony Raines ...... $788,728 Giarmo believes the game will be won in the at Jacksonville, NFL. Sacramento 105, Detroit 103 (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday 50. Brian Vickers ...... $774,435 9 p.m. - Soccer, MLS Playoffs, Golden State 106, Cleveland 96 Constantine (9-2) at Hillsdale (11-0), 7 trenches. ESPN2. L.A. Clippers 106, San Antonio 84 p.m. Friday LAPS LED SMCC (9-2) at Grass Lake (10-1), 7 p.m. “We’ve got to play our A game,” he said. “We can’t 10:30 p.m. - Basketball, Los An- TODAY'S GAMES Friday 1. Jimmie Johnson ...... 1,719 geles Clippers at Portland, TNT. 2. Denny Hamlin ...... 1,180 come out and be soft. We’ve got to win on the line Midnight - Golf, Barclays Singa- Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m. DIVISION 7 3. Kyle Busch ...... 1,008 L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. 4. Brad Keselowski ...... 725 of scrimmage on offense and defense. They’ve got pore Open, second round, Golf. Lake City (10-1) at Ishpeming (10-1), 1 5. Greg Biffle ...... 721 some big boys on the defensive line. We have to be FRIDAY'S GAMES p.m. Saturday 6. Jeff Gordon ...... 554 FRIDAY Pewamo-Westphalia (8-3) at Decatur (9- Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m. 7. Matt Kenseth ...... 478 able to move them.” 2), 1 p.m. Saturday 8. Martin Truex Jr...... 423 9 a.m. - Soccer, UEFA Champi- Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Britton-Deerfield (8-3) vs. Detroit Loyola 9. Tony Stewart ...... 420 SMCC’s offensive line has made terrific progress ons League, FSN. Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. (11-0) at Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 10. Clint Bowyer ...... 388 since losing its leader, senior tackle Alex McLaugh- 1 p.m. - Golf, Miracle Network Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Saturday 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr...... 358 Hospitals Classic, second round, Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Flint Beecher (7-4) at Saginaw Nouvel 12. Kasey Kahne ...... 275 lin, to a knee injury before the season began. Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday 13. Carl Edwards ...... 254 Golf. Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. 14. Kevin Harvick ...... 241 “It was a tough blow when Alex got hurt,” Giarmo 4 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. DIVISION 8 15. Mark Martin ...... 195 Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m. 16. Joey Logano ...... 190 said. “The kids were kind of in awe, thinking about Carrier Classic, Notre Dame vs. St. Ignace La Salle (11-0) at Felch North 17. Brian Vickers ...... 158 State, NBCSN. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. him not playing. But it’s a testimony to Alex and his Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Dickinson (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday 18. A J Allmendinger ...... 99 5:30 p.m. - Basketball, Armed Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Johannesburg-Lewison (9-2) at Beal City 19. Aric Almirola...... 78 family that he has been there every day. He hasn’t Forces Classic, Michigan State (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday 20. Marcos Ambrose ...... 60 Muskegon Catholic Central (8-3) at Men- 21. Jamie McMurray ...... 58 missed anything. He’s one of our leaders even vs. Connecticut, ESPN. PISTON BOX SCORE don (11-0), 1 p.m. Saturday 22. Casey Mears ...... 41 7 p.m. - Basketball, Carrier Clas- Waterford Our Lady (9-2) at Harbor 23. Jeff Burton ...... 38 though he doesn’t put on a uniform. His parents did Beach (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday 24. Ryan Newman ...... 31 sic, Marquette vs. Ohio State, SACRAMENTO 105 the right thing in raising their kids.” NBCSN. 25. Paul Menard...... 26 Johnson 2-6 1-2 5, Thompson 5-6 3-4 EIGHT PLAYER 26. Juan Pablo Montoya ...... 22 Cole says that SMCC’s offense will be a big test for 7 p.m. - Basketball, Georgia State 27. Michael Waltrip ...... 21 13, Cousins 8-17 5-7 21, Thomas 6-9 Bellaire (8-3) at Rapid River (10-1), 2 at Duke, ESPNU. 0-0 15, Evans 5-11 5-6 15, Thornton 5-12 28. Kurt Busch ...... 19 his defense. 0-0 11, Brooks 5-12 0-0 11, Robinson p.m. Saturday 29. Sam Hornish Jr...... 16 8 p.m. - Basketball, Detroit at Deckerville (10-1) at Portland St. Patrick 30. David Ragan ...... 13 “They are relentless,” he said. “They keep coming Oklahoma City, FSN. 1-2 0-1 2, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Fredette 3-7 4-4 12. Totals 40-82 18-24 105. (11-0), 3 p.m. Saturday 31. Trevor Bayne ...... 9 8 p.m. - Football, Pittsburgh at 31. Travis Kvapil ...... 9 after you and coming after you.” Connecticut, ESPN2. 33. Dave Blaney ...... 7 DETROIT 103 REGIONAL 34. David Gilliland ...... 5 The Falcons were missing six starters last week 8 p.m. - , NASCAR Prince 4-10 2-2 10, Maxiell 5-9 1-2 11, VOLLEYBALL 34. Landon Cassill ...... 5 because of injuries. Giarmo expects Troy Hilkens 150, Speed. Monroe 8-15 5-7 21, Knight 6-10 4-5 21, 36. Josh Wise ...... 3 8:30 p.m. - Basketball, Barclays Stuckey 2-6 0-0 5, Singler 3-8 5-6 12, 36. Terry Labonte ...... 3 and Nathan Fleck to return this week, but he re- Drummond 0-0 0-0 0, Jerebko 3-6 0-2 CLASS A AT BEDFORD 38. Regan Smith ...... 2 Center Classic, Kentucky vs. 7, Bynum 4-6 6-7 14, English 1-3 0-0 2. 39. J.J. Yeley...... 1 ceived news that Josh Czarniowski will be out for Maryland, ESPN. Totals 36-73 23-31 103. TUESDAY: Bedford d. Gibraltar Carlson 39. Mike Bliss ...... 1 the rest of the season. 9 p.m. - Basketball, South Dakota 25-16,25-16,25-5; Dearborn d. Wayne 39. Bobby Labonte ...... 1 State at Alabama, ESPNU. Detroit ...... 27 19 25 32 — 103 Memorial 3-0 39. Michael McDowell ...... 1 Sacramento . 26 29 24 26 — 105 10:30 p.m. - Basketball, Utah at TODAY: Championship, Bedford vs. MILES LED Eby Denver, ESPN. 3-Point Goals—Detroit 8-22 (Knight 5-9, Dearborn, 7 p.m (cont.) Midnight - Golf, Barclays Singa- Stuckey 1-3, Singler 1-4, Jerebko 1-4, 1. Jimmie Johnson ...... 2,190.71 English 0-1, Bynum 0-1), Sacramento 2. Denny Hamlin ...... 1,421.80 pore Open, second third, Golf. 7-16 (Thomas 3-4, Fredette 2-3, Thorn- CLASS B AT LADYWOOD 3. Kyle Busch ...... 1,352.67 “Blaine is such a big-hearted person. He really ton 1-3, Brooks 1-5, Evans 0-1). Fouled 4. Greg Biffle ...... 1,162.29 SPORTS ON RADIO Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 42 TUESDAY: New Boston Huron d. Te- 5. Matt Kenseth ...... 934.38 doesn’t talk about himself. It’s cool. His grandfather (Monroe 12), Sacramento 51 (Cousins cumseh 25-15, 25-19, 24-26, 25-19; 6. Brad Keselowski ...... 928.57 just passed away. We told him to go out and play 11). Assists—Detroit 23 (Monroe 11), Dearborn Divine Child d. Ann Arbor Ga- 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr...... 614.17 8. Martin Truex Jr...... 592.80 THURSDAY Sacramento 15 (Brooks 4). Total Fouls— briel Richard 3-0 for him.” Detroit 20, Sacramento 21. Technicals— 9. Tony Stewart ...... 582.03 10. Clint Bowyer ...... 417.18 7 p.m. - Football, Florida State at Virginia Johnson. Flagrant Fouls—Maxiell, Rob- TODAY: Championship, New Boston Hu- Thinking of others is part of what earned Eby the Tech, WLQR (106.5-FM). inson. Ejected— Robinson. A—10,185. 11. Jeff Gordon ...... 410.41 8:15 p.m. - Football, Indianapolis at Jack- ron vs. Divine Child, 7 p.m 12. Kasey Kahne ...... 348.11 rank of Eagle Scout. sonville, WXYT (1270). ECHL SCORES 13. Kevin Harvick ...... 306.42 CLASS C AT CLINTON 14. Mark Martin ...... 281.75 His project was raising $2,800 then organizing an FRIDAY 15. Joey Logano ...... 201.59 event in conjunction with Kids Against Hunger to WEDNESDAY'S GAMES TUESDAY: St. Mary Catholic Central d. 16. Carl Edwards ...... 184.44 Noon - Basketball, Rochester at Eastern Manchester 25-20, 25-9, 25-17; River- 17. Jamie McMurray ...... 148.08 pack 10,000 meals that will be used locally, nation- Michigan, WEMU (89.1-FM). Kalamazoo 5, South Carolina 3 18. Aric Almirola...... 114.08 5:30 p.m. - Basketball, Armed Forces Fort Wayne 4, TOLEDO 2 view Gabriel Richard d. Whitmore Lake 19. Marcos Ambrose ...... 111.84 ally and internationally. Classic, Michigan State vs. Connecticut, Gwinnett 2, Orlando 1, OT 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 20. A J Allmendinger ...... 96.28 WJR (760). Reading 4, Wheeling 3, OT 21. Brian Vickers ...... 86.65 He said he was inspired by a similar project that Florida 6, Elmira 3 TODAY: Championship, SMCC vs. Ga- 22. Jeff Burton ...... 84.96 BOWLING SCORES Greenville 5, Evansville 3 briel Richard, 6 p.m 23. Paul Menard...... 56.60 was conducted at a leadership conference he at- Colorado 10, Utah 1 24. Michael Waltrip ...... 55.86 tended. Idaho 6, Bakersfield 3 CLASS D AT BELLEVUE 25. Casey Mears ...... 50.84 Ontario 3, San Francisco 1 26. Juan Pablo Montoya ...... 49.43 MEN Alaska 1, Las Vegas 0 And attaining his Eagle Scout rank won’t end TUESDAY: Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner 27. Kurt Busch ...... 42.20 HIGH GAMES 28. Sam Hornish Jr...... 28.50 Eby’s community service. Scot Poore, 300, Friendly Ford Lincoln; TODAY'S GAME d. Lutheran South 25-18, 14-25, 14-25, 29. Ryan Newman ...... 25.06 Doug Clark, 300, Monday Morning Dou- 25-19, 25-6; Westland Huron Valley Lu- Gwinnett at Orlando, 7 p.m. 30. David Ragan ...... 20.66 He already is putting together plans for another bles; John Brancheau, 290, Sportsman; theran d. Bellevue 3-0 31. Trevor Bayne ...... 19.30 Kids Against Hunger event at SMCC. Glenn Turner, 279, Sportsman; Ryan FRIDAY'S GAMES 32. Dave Blaney ...... 17.00 Hinton, 277, Sportsman; Don Jones, TODAY: Championship, Rudolf Steiner 33. Travis Kvapil ...... 16.42 The school has annual mission trips to Kentucky 257, Monroe VFW Toledo at Wheeling, 7 p.m. vs. Huron Valley Lutheran, 7 p.m. 34. David Gilliland ...... 11.00 HIGH SERIES Cincinnati at Greenville, 7 p.m. 35. Landon Cassill ...... 9.87 and Gautamala. He hopes that the meals will be Doug Clark, 808, Monday Morning Dou- Reading at Trenton, 7:05 p.m. PRO SPORTS 36. Terry Labonte ...... 7.50 bles; Scot Poore, 795, Friendly Ford Lin- Elmira at Florida, 7:30 p.m. 36. Josh Wise ...... 7.50 sent to those places. coln; Glenn Turner, 780, Sportsman; Don South Carolina at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE 38. Regan Smith ...... 5.00 Jones, 749, Monroe VFW; Rory Turner, Evansville at Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. 39. Bobby Labonte ...... 2.50 “Doing something like this does something for 729, Sportsman; Harry Polley, 661, Utah at Colorado, 9:05 p.m. PISTONS 40. J.J. Yeley...... 2.00 Sportsman; Mike Riter, 627, Dundee Bakersfield at Idaho, 9:10 p.m. 41. Mike Bliss ...... 1.00 me,” he said. “It’s not just about becoming an Eagle Seniors; Alaska at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m. Friday: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 42. Michael McDowell ...... 75 Scout.” OVER-AVERAGE GAMES Stockton at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Saturday: at Houston, 8 p.m. Doug Clark, 300 (81 over), Monday Monday: OKLAHOMA CITY, 7:30 p.m. LAPS IN TOP 15 Eby says his family always have been involved in Morning Doubles Wednesday: at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. OVER-AVERAGE SERIES UPCOMING EVENTS 1. Jimmie Johnson ...... 8416 scouting. He began in the Cub Scouts 10 years ago Harry Polley, 661 (178 over), Sportsman; TOLEDO WALLEYE 2. Martin Truex Jr ...... 7742 Mike Riter, 627, (102 over), Dundee Se- 3. Greg Biffle ...... 7653 and watched his cousin, Andrew Lamour, become niors Sunday: Tryouts for Borderline Volleyball Friday: at Wheeling, 7 p.m. 4. Brad Keselowski ...... 7513 Club, 3 to 5 p.m., Bedford High School Saturday: WHEELING, 7 p.m. 5. Clint Bowyer ...... 7453 an Eagle Scout a few years ago. WOMEN auxiliary gym, girls ages 10-18 are eligible. Sunday: SOUTH CAROLINA, 5 p.m. 6. Jeff Gordon ...... 7449 More information is available at www.bor- 7. Matt Kenseth ...... 7404 Eby plans to attend college next season and stud- HIGH GAMES derlinevolleyball.com or from Amy Hinkel LIONS 8. Denny Hamlin ...... 7402 ing pre-medicine. He is considering Dayton, Hills- Debbie Slater, 245, Blue Monday; Rhon- (hinkleamy1Agmail.com) or Bree Russow 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr...... 7109 da Brown, 236, Blue Monday ([email protected]). Sunday: at Minnesota, 1 p.m. 10. Kasey Kahne ...... 7077 dale, Xavier and Notre Dame.