The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING and Michigan sophomore target Tyler Wideman (6-7, 245) added 20 in the victory. "[Robinson and Wideman] are the type of players who make the extra pass, and they make good decisions on the floor," Indians coach Dave Milaus- nic told NWITimes.com. Robinson was excellent in his last we've never done before. We were hoping to do that, but things don't quite work out like you want to some- times. That's life. I'll pick it up and get ready for next year." Robinson said he'd continue work- game against South Bend Adams in Michigan City, Ind., March 10, but the Indians didn't get the bounces in a 76-72 loss. Robinson said he'd leave with no regrets. "I think I had a pretty good year," he said. "My goal was to get down state and help this team do something Class Of 2012 Notebook Michigan roster for another recruit. The Wolverines filled up the 2012 and 2013 classes with back-to-back outstanding hauls. But they're al- ways on the lookout just in case, and they've kept an eye on a senior combo guard — Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep's Amedeo Della Valle, an Italian transplant. "It's one of those things that's kind of just picked up," Findlay assistant • There's currently no room on the Todd Simon said in late February. "He's doing well for us. He's a 6-5 or 6-6 combo guard with great attributes. He really knows how to play, is a very high IQ guy, plays super hard … he's a little like [Michigan senior] Zack No- vak with his ability to scrap and fly around. And the Rivals.com three-star re- cruit can "absolutely shoot it," Simon " added. Della Valle shot better than 50 percent from three-point range this year and made seven triples in one game in February. Della Valle has offers from Arizona and Gonzaga, and is hearing from UCLA, Ohio State, Texas A&M and oth- ers. He has yet to visit Ann Arbor, but he's done his homework on Michigan and has liked what he's seen. "He knows the situation there, but you never know what might come up. He's that kind of player that would excel under John Beilein, "He's been talking about it, and he understands the situation there. But he's definitely intrigued by their style of play … and he's very astute. He un- derstands what he is and wants to be. " Simon said. " Walton racked up a career-best 47 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Harper Woods (Mich.) Chandler Park Academy to a 68-63 victory over Detroit Crockett, the No. 3-ranked team in the state, in the District Class B final. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM ing with a trainer in the offseason in preparation for Michigan. "That's a different level," he said. "That's going to be way tougher that it was here. Just keep working hard … that's what I can do." the only reason the Wolverines' fu- ture at the point guard position looks bright. Days after he put up 20 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals in a district semifinal win over Harper Woods (Mich.), Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy's Derrick Walton scored a whopping 47 to lead his team to a 68-63 District Class B final win over Detroit Crockett, the No. 3-ranked team in the state. The 6-0 Michigan pledge, Rivals. Michigan freshman Trey Burke isn't SCORING KEEPS CHANDLER PARK ACADEMY ALIVE DERRICK WALTON'S CLASS OF 2013: com's No. 87 player in the junior class, has been playing some of his best ball of the season lately, and he took it to another level March 9. He added 10 rebounds and went 21 of 27 from the free throw line, also hitting a stretch of three consecutive triples later in the third quarter to give Chandler Park Academy a 48-41 lead. Walton had never scored more than 35 points in a varsity game. "He scored 55 when he was 9 years old when he played for [AAU team] Super Friends," his father and Chan- dler Park coach Derrick Walton told The Detroit News. "He scored 44 in the eighth grade, but I couldn't believe it when I saw he scored 47. "I threw the scorer's book down. I ern's Zak Irvin (6-7, No. 54 player in the junior class), meanwhile, scored 17 points in a 73-65 win over Noblesville in the Class 4A Sectional 8 semifinals March 3, but the dream of a title ended the next night. Class 4A No. 1 Hamil- ton Southeastern lost to No. 4 Carmel in convincing fashion, 81-63, after fall- ing behind by as many as 26 points. Irving and crew had beaten Carmel ship Clintondale 66-37 March 12 behind Walton's 18 points, eight re- bounds and seven assists. Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeast- by two earlier in the year. Irvin finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds in the heartbreaking loss, but many of his points reportedly came with the outcome no longer in doubt. Irvin might not have had a better game this year than the one he put to- gether in a 107-98 win over Indianapo- lis Pike Feb. 14. He scored 37 points on 12-of-18 shooting, going 7 of 10 from three-point range and 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and added 10 re- bounds, four assists and two steals. "He's been doing a great job for us," Southeastern coach Brian Satterfield said. "The biggest thing is he's been mixing things up on offense, taking what the defense gives him, attacking the basket off the dribble and knock- ing down jump shots. More impor- tantly, it's about what he's been doing on the defensive end, especially on the boards. Against Pike he came up big especially with some rebounds and pushed it in transition." His all-around game has improved got on him about the six free throws he missed." Walton and CPA beat Clinton Town- dramatically just since the beginning of the season. Irvin averaged around 20 points and eight rebounds per game in complementing class of 2012, five-star standout guard Gary Harris, who is headed to Michigan State. "He keeps getting a lot better at not settling for jump shots, being more ag- gressive," Satterfield said. "The thing I really liked about last night is he was getting to the foul line. At times he'd avoid contact a bit, but he's been tak- ing it strong … with his skills he can get it and go. He'll find somebody APRIL 2012 THE WOLVERINE 77