The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING good balance of finding his perimeter shot and attacking the basket." Lake Central improved to 14-2, 9-1 in the Duneland Athletic Conference with the win, and moved to 15-2 be- hind Robinson's 26 points in a 60-59 non-conference win over East Chi- cago Feb. 4. Robinson broke a 56-all tie with two free throws and report- edly threw down three monstrous dunks in an 11-point first half. Robinson registered one of his best games of the season Feb. 9 in a 58-54 win over Valparaiso that clinched Lake Central's fist Duneland Athletic Conference title, notching 24 points and 16 rebounds. He took over in the second half. "He can do that," Valparaiso coach MITCH MCGARY, PF 6-10 • 250 Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy Rivals.com No. 3 player nationally and No. 1 power forward the season over the last month. Brew- ster improved to 19-0 with a 106-82 road win over South Kent Jan. 28, a game in which McGary notched 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Bob- cats improved to 20-0 with an 88-50 victory over Putnam Science Feb. 1, with McGary notching 15 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. McGary has played his best ball of game-high 14 rebounds in an 82-67 win over St. John's Northwest Mili- tary Academy Feb. 2 at the National Prep School Invitational, his third straight double-double, and added 14 points in a 115-69 blowout of Lee (Maine) Academy Feb. 8. He didn't reach double figures but grabbed 10 rebounds in an 87-78 win over Northfield Mount Hermon Feb. 12. Brewster stands 24-0, 8-0 in NEP- SAC Class AAA play. Class of 2013 Joe Otis said. "We were overmatched. They're good, really good." McGary registered 13 points and a had 22 points in the third quarter. He can come out and put some points on the board." "I was struggling in the first half," Irvin said of his five-point showing. "Gary kept telling me, 'Avon, Avon, Avon.' That stayed in my head and I came out and had a great third quar- ter. I had a jump shot off the dribble, then my confidence was there." "We left Irvin open way too many times," Bowman Academy's DeJuan Marrero said. "That killed us in the second half." Irvin scored 17 in a 70-64 win over Lawrence (Ind.) North Feb. 4 and fol- lowed up with a team-leading 23 in a 58-56 win over third-ranked Carmel Feb. 10, though he went only 4 of 10 from the line. HSE improved to 16-2 with the win. Irvin will be in town for U-M's game with Ohio State Feb. 18. DERRICK WALTON, PG 6-0 • 170 Harper Woods (Mich.) Chandler Park Academy Rivals.com No. 89 junior nationally Zak Irvin, Rivals.com's No. 54-ranked player in the class of 2013, was averaging 19 points and eight rebounds per game for Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM ZAK IRVIN, SF 6-6 • 190 Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern Rivals.com No. 54 junior nationally Mitch McGary, the No. 1 senior power for- ward in the land according to Rivals.com, has helped Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy to a 24-0 record. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM points and eight rebounds per game, and he's also played some of his best ball of the season over the last month. The Indianapolis Star reported he scored 14 of his team-high 28 points in a less-than-three-minute span of the third quarter to lead Class 4A No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern to an 84-72 win over visiting Class 2A and fourth-ranked Bowman Academy Feb. 3. "He was a spark for us," team- Irvin noted he was averaging 19 mate Gary Harris said. "He was able to open up the lead for us and we were able to build off that. He did the same thing against Avon, when he standing month. He scored 21 in a 71-63 win over Southfield Bradford Jan. 28 and followed up with a mon- ster game of 34 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and 10 assists in an 80-56 win over Detroit Cesar Chavez 56 Feb. 1. "I think it was more like eight steals," Walton admitted via text … but it was impressive nonetheless. Walton notched 25 points, 10 steals Walton has also enjoyed an out- and 10 assists in a Feb. 4, 107-67 vic- tory over Warren Michigan Colle- giate and scored 24 in a 94-54 victory over Dearborn Heights Star Interna- tional Feb. 8 that improved Chandler Park to 12-4. MARK DONNAL, PF 6-9 • 210 Whitehouse (Ohio) Anthony Wayne Rivals.com No. 124 junior nationally 20.4 points and 8.7 rebounds heading toward February. He then scored 21 points in a 55-46 win over Northview Jan. 27, and another 21 in a 57-53 vic- tory over Clay Jan. 28 that improved Anthony Wayne to 11-4. Donnal scored 20 points in a 54-41 Donnal was averaging a team-high win over Bryan Feb. 8 and 14 in a 37-33 win over Maumee Feb. 10. ❑ MARCH 2012 THE WOLVERINE 95