A buzzer beating 3-pointer made the final score a little closer than the game may have actually been, but Pioneer coach Rex Stanczak tipped his cap to Belleville in a 56-54 win regardless.

"They made some tough shots in the fourth quarter," Stanczak said.

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Pioneer (5-3) trailed 27-25 at halftime, but led by nine heading into the fourth after a 21-10 third quarter. Stanczak said it was his team's best quarter of basketball all season.

"They really took it to us in the second. We went full court man (out of the break) and I thought our guys responded well out of the locker room on both ends of the floor," Stanczak said. "We just did a lot of things we want to do as a team."

Ja'Korey Davis led Pioneer in scoring with 15 pointsJibreel Hussein had 14, while Ethan Spencer had 11 points in what Stanczak said was the best game of his career. Belleville's Jamie Pearson had a game-high 23 points despite the Pioneers attempting to take away his biggest asset: the 3-point shot.

"It was an impressive 23," Stanczak said. "We ran him away from the arc, forced him to do it elsewhere and he made a lot of floaters in the lane."

ORCHARD LAKE ST. MARYS 53, FATHER GABRIEL RICHARD 51

Kamari Davis tied the game 51-51 with 1:15 with a pair of free throws and had a chance to give Richard its first win in Catholic League play this season. After Orchard Lake St. Mary's successfully ran down the clock and took the lead with a shot from the elbow, Davis received an inbound with 2.1 seconds left.

Though he got a good look at a shot just outside of the 3-point arc, it wasn't quite good enough. The shot rattled the rim, but didn't fall for the Irish (2-5, 0-1)

"(The shot) was everything but in," Richard coach Pete Schoch said.

Statistics not available.

NEW BOSTON HURON 54, MILAN 51

Milan gave up a 14-3 run to open the game and despite taking a late lead, lost its first game of the season.

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"We came out so flat and they really took it to us in the first quarter,” Milan coach Josh Tropea said. "I started a new line-up, so I have to take some of the blame for the poor start."

Milan came back to lead 49-47 in the fourth, but New Boston Huron scored seven consecutive points to take a five-point lead. Milan forced a turnover with eight seconds left and had a chance to tie, but couldn’t.

"Our defense was so bad," Tropea said. "They really outworked us. They got to every loose ball tonight."

Andre Duffin had 17 and C.J. Turnage had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Milan (4-1, 0-1 Huron). Zach Gill scored 15 for New Boston Huron.

GREENHILLS 46, NEWPORT LUTHERAN SOUTH 24

Greenhills led 21-4 after one quarter in its first victory of the season.

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Andrew Khouri led Greenhills (1-4, 1-2 MIAC) with 15 points and Emmet Kulka scored eight.

“It's good for everybody just to win,” Gryphons coach Andrew Wright said. “It was actually just nice to have a game after the break where everyone can shake the rust off.”

LINCOLN 57, BRIGHTON 48

Demarqus Washington scored 20 and Scott Chatfield 13 to lead Lincoln (2-3).

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"The way we played feels better than the victory," Lincoln coach Mike Foley said. "I saw the basketball team that I'm used to seeing at practice."

Foley also praised Chris Williams, who scored seven but got his teammates involved in the offense.

"Sometimes you win but you see things that could create problems in the future," Foley said. "What I saw today was very, very positive."

WESTLAND HURON VALLEY LUTHERAN 36, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 33

Calvary had the game tied 33-33 with a minute and a half to go, but couldn’t score for the remainder of the game.

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Huron Valley took the lead with about a minute to go. When it got the ball back again, Calvary only had three fouls and couldn’t get it to a one-and-one situation until about nine seconds remained.

Calvary Christian struggled offensively, shooting 21.3 percent from the field, 3-for-6 from the free-throw line and committing 30 turnovers.

"We had some unforced errors, “ Calvary coach Steve Thurmond said. "None of us were shooting real well."

Johnny Bryant scored 10 and James Bergler had nine points and nine rebounds for Calvary (2-4). Ryan Schaffer scored 16 for Huron Valley.

HOWELL AACH 49, WASHTENAW CHRISTIAN 31

Washtenaw Christian could only muster nine first-half points in the loss.

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“We're coming off of a pretty tough break, had some sickness and injuries,” Washtenaw Christian coach Aaron Hoesli said. “Offense was just a little lacking for us tonight.”

Bob Clements had eight points and eight rebounds and Brian Stout had seven points and nine rebounds for Washtenaw Christian (2-4).

“Their roster was a little more deep,” Hoesli said. “Ultimately they're a real good team.”

CENTRAL ACADEMY 60, DEARBORN RIVERSIDE ACADEMY-WEST 55

With their leading scorer, Omar Hassan, in foul trouble early, Central Academy turned to Mohammed Issa and he responded by scoring 24 points and helping lead the Falcons to a come-from-behind win.

Central Academy trailed after the first, second and third quarters, but outscored Dearborn Riverside 20-12 in the fourth to pull out the win.

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Hasan scored 15, but was in foul trouble and was forced to sit out a majority of the second quarter. That’s when Central turned to Issa.

Once he started scoring, they stuck with the hot hand.

Hasan Attar added 10 points in the victory.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS ROBICHAUD 69, YPSILANTI WILLOW RUN 52

Willow Run trailed 27-11 early, trailed by 10 at halftime and could get no closer than eight in the fourth quarter.

“They jumped out on us too much,” Flyers coach George Woods said. “They wore us down.”

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