Country Day wins state title
I graduated from Detroit Country Day School in 2005 and I’m very proud of my high school and our academic and athletic accomplishments. The women’s basketball program has been quite successful for years (they won state titles 3 of the 4 years I was there), but the men’s program always seemed to lose in the regional part of the state tournament.
This season, the YellowJackets were able to win the state championship game against East Grand Rapids, 66-61, at the Breslin Center (MSU). It is the seventh state title for the men’s program and its first since Shane Battier led the team to a state title in 1997. Of those seven titles, three came from Chris Webber’s leadership and another three came during Battier’s time at DCDS.
“It’s not about seven,” Keener said. “It’s about one. They believed. This is special. They faced a lot of adversity of their years here. I’ve experienced this. This is for them.
“We had our ups and downs this season. Sometimes when you have great individual talent you just have to put them in the right position. I’m blessed to have smart kids. The key was to get them to play their roles.”
I just want to congratulate DCDS and head coach Kurt Keener!
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