Each Thursday, from now through State Championship weekend at the Breslin Center, SpartanMag.com brings you the Great Lakes Prep Hoop Digest. Each week, we will post that week's SpartanMag.com Super 12 and Associated Press rankings and recap the week that was. We will also take a look at how Michigan State basketball recruits and their teams are faring in Michigan and around the country, as well as features like the Mr. Basketball Watchlist.

Raymar Morgan: Netted 23 points and grabbed 7 boards as Canton McKinley (15-2) defeated Austintown Finch, 97-30, Tuesday night. The Bulldogs shot 62.5 percent and forced 31 turnovers Tuesday and beat Fitch team by 82 points in December. McKinley is ranked No. 13 in USA Today's latest Super 25 poll (Feb. 7).

Tom Herzog: Had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks Tuesday night in Flint Powers' 79-56 win over Swartz Creek. Class B's top-ranked Powers faces off against Orchard Lake St. Mary's Friday night in non-league action.

Isaiah Dahlman: Scored 35 points on 15-of-18 shooting for the Braham Bombers (17-1) in a 117-46 win over Isle last Thursday (Feb. 2) Isaiah's brother, junior Noah Dahlman, racked up a triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. In addition, Noah sank 10-of-12 field goal attempts and grabbed 7 steals.

Class of 2007: Summers, Lucas and Allen

Durrell Summers:: Scored a game-high 24 in Redford Covenant's 69-42 win over Oak Park Academy Tuesday. Covenant continues to hold down the eighth spot in the AP Class D polls.

Kalin Lucas: Hit for 23 points in Tuesday's 63-54 win over Detroit Catholic Central to claim the Catholic League's Central Championship. Lucas hit for 24 points in a 44-41 win last Friday over Birmingham Brother Rice.

Chris Allen: Allen's team, Meadowcreek High (Lawrenceville, GA), is set on going further than it did last year, when the Mustangs went out in the first round of the state tournament.

It took the first step toward that goal by ousting Central Gwinnett 64-49 in Tuesday's Region 8-AAAAA boy's quarterfinals at Central Gwinnett High. Meadowcreek improved to 20-6, qualified for state and now can focus on making a deep postseason run.

"It's huge," Meadowcreek coach Billy Davis said. "That's all the kids talked about from day one."

Allen led all scorers with 28 points.

The game was much closer than last Friday, when Meadowcreek blew out Central by more than 30 in a 85-50 win.

It was 7-7 when the Mustangs went on a 14-1 run capped by Allen's feathery jumper. Meadowcreek led 32-17 at the break and kept the lead in double digits for the remainder of the game. When Allen jammed one-handed on the breakaway and followed that with a floater, it was 41-23. Allen finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and eight steals.

Meadowcreek will play the Parkview v. Brookwood winner in Friday's semifinals (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/8/06).

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1 (3). Detroit Pershing (A) – Mr. Basketball favorite and future Michigan Wolverine DeShawn Sims continues to shine for the Doughboys.

2 (1). Saginaw (A) – junior PF Josh Southern scored 22 points and grabbed 12 boards in last Friday's 72-67 loss to Saginaw Arthur Hill.

3 (4). Flint Powers (B) – Michigan State bound center Tom Herzog and junior SG Laval Lucas-Perry lead the top team in Class B. The Chargers travel to Orchard Lake St. Mary's Friday to play Kalin Lucas and the Eaglets.

4 (2). Holt (A) – Bruce Larner's Rams nabbed a huge win over league rival Okemos two weeks ago to help vault themselves into the top spot in Class A this week. Their 70-67 double-overtime loss Tuesday night to another conference rival, Lansing Everett, shows why the Capital Area Activities Conference Division I may be the state's toughest division.

5 (6). Grand Rapids South Christian (B) – West Michigan's top squad is led by westside Mr. Basketball favorite, and Western Michigan bound, David Kool. The Sailors blew out Class C's No. 5 team, Grandville Calvin Christian, 68-45, Tuesday.

6 (7). Okemos (A) – First loss came to defending A champ Holt back on Jan. 27. Currently tied with the Rams for the CAAC Div. I lead after Holt's loss Tuesday night and their 64-56 win over Lansing Sexton. The Chieftains could become the fourth Capital Area Conference team to win the Class A title since 2000 (Lansing Waverly 2000, Lansing Everett 2004, Holt 2005).

7 (10). Detroit Redford (A) – Junior PG Corperrayle Harris scored 16 of his 25 points in the first half in a 75-61 win over Detroit Central Tuesday. Harris tallied 18 points and 8 boards in a 78-59 win over Det. Mumford last Friday.

8 (11). Flint Southwestern (B) – Super sophomore Anthony Crater could be the top Michigan player in the 2008 class. He hit for 11 points and 10 assists in last Friday's 93-43 blowout of Bay City Western.

9. (9) Detroit Renaissance (B) – Tuesday night's loss to Det. King knocked the PSL West Division winners out of the PSL Championship hunt.

10 (U). Belleville (A) – Leon Freeman and the Tigers are gaining momentum in Class A. Wins over Romulus and Detroit Community in the last 10 days are a big factor in their rise.

11 (8). Detroit Country Day (B) – Alex Legion will shoulder the load for the Yellowjackets now that PF Omar Thomas has been dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season.

12. (U) Detroit Community (C) – 6-5 junior Chase Simon leads the state's biggest little school. Eight wins over Class A schools, three close losses to Class A's and a 55-52 upset of Country Day last Friday night are good enough for our rankings.

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Mr. Basketball Watchlist: All too often, regional politics play a major role for this award. It's too bad, because each of these seniors is deserving of having their name engraved on it.

1. (1) DeShawn Sims – PF, Detroit Pershing – Dropped for 31 points and 16 boards in the Doughboy's win over Det. Renaissance Tuesday and hit for 24 points in last Friday's 57-48 win over Det. Southwestern.

2. (2) David Kool – SG, Grand Rapids South Christian – scored a season-high 39 points in Tuesday's 68-45 win over Grandville Calvin Christian.

3. (3) Leon Freeman – W, Belleville – Freeman continues to lead the way for the fastest riding team in Class A. Scored 26 points in Tuesday night's 72-54 victory over Detroit Community.

4. (5) Tom Herzog – C, Flint Powers – Solid, consistent play is his trademark; Herzog mans the paint on both ends for Class B's top ranked squad.

5. (4) Jonathan Jones – PG, Okemos – The sleeper for the award. A deep run by the Chieftains could make Jones a true upset pick. Scored 10 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter in Tuesday night's win over Sexton.

6. (7) Larry Wright – SG, Saginaw – Wright, along with Freeman and Ramar Smith, remains among the top 2006 Michigan players yet to find a college home. Wright hit for 20 points in the Trojans loss to Saginaw Arthur Hill.

7. (6) Ramar Smith – SG, Detroit King – Scored 7 of his 18 points in the fourth in Tuesday's win over Det. Renaissance after missing two games last week due to a school related suspension.

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The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second, etc.

1. (2) Holt (12-1) 75 – Lost their first game of the season, 70-67, to CAAC rival Lansing Everett Tuesday night.

2. (1) Saginaw (13-2) 67 – Lost their first game in almost a month last Friday, 72-64 to Saginaw Arthur Hill.

3. (4) Okemos (13-1) 64 – Locked into a tie with Holt in CAAC. They face each other again on Feb. 24

4. (5) Detroit Pershing (13-3) 60 – Face Detroit King in Friday's PSL Semifinal (6 pm) at Cobo Hall.

5. (3) Detroit Redford (13-3) 54 – Hits the court versus Detroit Southeastern in Friday's PSL Semifinal.

6. (U) Belleville (13-1) 39 – Fast rising Tigers are led by Michigan's best player, Leon Freeman.

7. (10) Grand Rapids Creston (12-1) 34

7. (6) Ypsilanti (11-2) 34

9. (8) Brighton (14-1) 31

10. (U) Romulus (9-4) 23

Others receiving votes: Mattawan 20, Sainaw Arthur Hill 15, Clarkston 15, Detroit Central 12, Pontiac Northern 11, Ann Arbor Pioneer 11, Detroit Southeastern 9, Detroit King 7, Grand Rapids Northview 6, Detroit Mackenzie 5, Macomb Dakota 3, East Kentwood 2, Benton Harbor 2, Jenison 1

1. (3) Flint Powers Catholic (14-0) 69 – Chargers play Orchard Lake St. Mary's and Det. Country Day in the next six days.

2. (1) Detroit Country Day (8-3) 64 – Dropped out of the top spot after their 55-52 loss to Det. Community last Friday.

3. (4) Detroit Renaissance (13-3) 62 – Lost to Detroit King, 65-60, in PSL Quarters Tuesday night.

4. (2) Grand Rapids South Christian (14-0) 59 – Sailors have won 30 games in a row dating back to last season.

5. (6) Flint Southwestern Academy (14-1) 55 – Anthony Crater, Alex Hamo and Quintin Woods lead the way for the Knights.

6. (5) Haslett (13-1) 48 – Last season's Class B quarterfinalists continue to play well.

7. (7) Zeeland West (13-1) 46 – Defeated area rival Hudsonville, 66-44, Tuesday.

8. (10) Saginaw Swan Valley (12-0) 42

9. (U)Ludington (12-1) 26

10. (U) Fremont (13-1) 25

Others receiving votes: Detroit Crockett 18, Frankenmuth 17, Chelsea 14, Wyoming Godwin Heights 14, Grand Rapids West Catholic 14, East Grand Rapids 13, Perry 7, Hillsdale 4, Warren Lincoln 2, Riverview Community 1

1. (1) Unionville Sebewaing (11-0) 75 – CMU bound Jordan Bitzer leads the way fro USA.

2. (2) Olivet (12-1) 70

3. (5) Bridgman (13-0) 62

4. (7) Detroit Community (11-5) 60 – Chase Simon leads the way for one of the state's top sleeper teams.

5. (6) Grandville Calvin Christian (13-2) 55 – Lost by 23 to G.R. South Christian Tuesday night.

6. (9) Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (12-1) 49

7. (3) Kalamazoo Christian (12-2) 41

8. (10) Detroit Consortium Prep (12-2) 39

9. (8) Traverse City St. Francis (12-2) 31

10. (4) McBain (11-1) 28

Others receiving votes: Manton 14, New Lothrop 12, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11, Carson City Crystal 10, Saginaw Buena Vista 10, Ironwood 9, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central 7, Laingsburg 6, Iron Mountain 4, Marcellus 3, Blanchard Montabella 2, Houghton 1, Brown City 1

1. (1) Bellaire (14-0) 75

2. (3) Adrian Lenawee Christian (12-0) 67

3. (4) Crystal Falls Forest Park (14-0) 61

4. (5) Lansing Christian (12-0) 60

5. (2) Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (13-1) 58

6. (6) Eau Claire (12-1) 51

7. (7) Jackson Christian School (13-1) 46

8. (8) Redford Covenant (10-3) 38

9. (10) Lawrence (11-2) 34

10. (9) Cedarville (12-1) 27

Others receiving votes: Watersmeet 17, Climax-Scotts 15, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 12, Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 11, Pellston 6, Vestaburg 6, Mackinaw City 4, Allen Park Cabrini 4, Pickford 3, Brimley Area 2, Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral 2, Boyne Falls 1