First off, this is my 300th post so thank you for sticking with me for this long. All of the favorites in Class D survived the regional week, but there were a couple of very close, surprising calls. The heavy favorite, Wyoming Tri-Unity, needed a near miraculous comeback against 12 loss Muskegon Catholic Central, and Beal City was able to advance from a cold shooting night from Saginaw Buena Vista.
Cedarville vs Powers North Central 7:00pm @ Marquette
Cedarville is at it again and has cruised to another quarterfinal appearance. Powers has had a few close games so far. It will be a good matchup between 6'2" guards: Trevor Vincent and Josh Hester. I think the Trojans have been here enough to know what is needed to win, and that experience should be enough of an edge to book another trip to the Breslin.
Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian vs Frankfort 7:00pm @ Comstock Park
The Defenders have been on this stage numerous times, and at this point anything less than a state championship is considered a failure for Tri-Unity. Frankfort is a surprising quarterfinalist, and have knocked off a number of better teams just to make it to the final 8. Tri-Unity is led by all-everything senior guard, Joey Blaukamp, which should be enough to get the Class D power back to the big stage.
Climax-Scotts vs Southfield Christian 7:00pm @ Battle Creek Central
This is my pick for the best quarterfinal matchup in the state's smallest class because it is a rematch of last year's state final game and Climax should be looking for revenge. Christian lost a trio of all-state guards from last year's team, but have been led by Division 1 talent Bakari Evelyn and intriguing freshman Marlo Brown. Climax meanwhiles returns its two 6'7" senior forwards, Aaron Cook and Malachi Satterlee. After seeing Southfield Christian struggle with Inter-City in the regional final, I think the height from Climax will really bother the smaller Eagles. The question will be whether Evelyn can convert enough drives in the lane because he will be the best player on the floor, even though he is only a sophomore. I definitely don't think Southfield will run away with another 30 point win, like last year. I am going to pick the upset in this game, and go with Climax advancing to the Breslin for the 2nd year in a row, even though I would rather watch Evelyn play again.
Lansing Christian vs Beal City 7:00pm @ Waterford Kettering
This is a very close 2nd must-see game in Class D. Lansing Christian has just cruised to its quarterfinal berth, but Beal City has played the toughest schedule to get to this point. I think Christian is the better team, but Beal City is by far more battle tested. In the end, I think Lansing Christian will win a close game.
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