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Posted on Mon, Mar 8, 2010 : 10:45 p.m.

Washtenaw Christian tops Rudolf Steiner in Class D, Manchester eliminated in Class C

By AnnArbor.com Staff

Justin Troost's 15 points and seven rebounds led the Washtenaw Christian Academy boys basketball team to a 55-32 win over Rudolf Steiner on Monday night.

The Wildcats, however, took awhile to find their rhythm in the Class D district opener being played on their home floor.

"We came out of the gate over-anxious -- almost too much adrenaline flowing," Washtenaw Christian coach Tim Goss said. "We weren't nervous, we were just overly hyped."

But after being tied, 6-6, after the first quarter, the Wildcats opened up an 11-point lead by halftime with their highest-scoring quarter coming in the second. (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)

CLASS C AT MANCHESTER Napoleon 55, Manchester 32: The Flying Dutchmen (5-16) kept up with Napoleon (19-2) throughout the first half, trailing 20-15 at the break. But the Pirates took over in the second half, sparked by two third-quarter 3-pointers by C.J. Adams. "We were stalling the heck out of it and tried to keep it low-scoring," Manchester coach Brad Gerbe said."Those threes that C.J. had were like daggers." (Rest of the Story | Boxscore)