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MLK senior Steven Jones locks in defensively against Michigan’s top-ranked player, KJ Torbert. Photo by Brent Merontos | True Vision Media The finale of the Moneyball Sportswear Tip-Off featured two of the biggest brands in MHSAA Basketball: the reigning D1 Champions, the East Lansing Trojans, and the Detroit MLK Jr. Crusaders.  East Lansing entered the game as the consensus #1 team in Michigan and undefeated. On the way to their 3-0 record, they beat Flint Hamady, Lansing Sexton, and Lansing...

Keyshawn Summerville with his player of the game trophy Saturday night. Photo by Travis Long | TBM Team The penultimate game in the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic featured two big-name teams: The Lansing Sexton J-Dubbs and the Cass Tech Technicians. The Technicians got out to a hot start in the first, but never entirely separated from the J-Dubbs, leading 21-18 with around a minute left in the first quarter. Through the second quarter Cass Tech continued to hold the lead and built defensive...

Everett’s Marion May accepts the Player of the Game award Saturday afternoon at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic. Photo by Travis Long | TBM Team The 6th annual Moneyball Tip-off Classic at Don Johnson kicked off Saturday Afternoon with a battle between two local schools, Lansing Catholic and Lansing Everett. The game was defined from the very start by defense, heading into the second period at just 8-7 Everett. Both teams' offenses turned up the heat a tad, but neither could find separation,...