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On this week's edition of STATE CHAMPS! HangTime, Lorne Plant, Scott Burnstein, T.J. Kelley and Jeff Dullack preview and break down the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, which officially begins on Monday! The guys discuss who the believe are the favorites in all four classes, including Clarkston, Hazel Park, Ann Arbor Skyline, Detroit U-D Jesuit, Cass Tech and Belleville in Class A, River Rouge, New Haven, Detroit Henry Ford, Godwin Heights, Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Benton Harbor in Class B, Detroit Edison, Detroit Pershing, St. Mary Catholic Central, Covenant Christian and Detroit Loyola in Class C and Southfield Christian, Buckley and Frankfort in Class D! Also be sure to stick around for our BCAM segment as Lorne Plant is joined once again by Dan Young to talk about this year's Miss Basketball Finalists and the guys also close out the show breaking down the Mr. Basketball Finalists as well!

The MHSAA​ Hockey tournament is back and the SC! Power Play Podcast hit the road this week as Jonathon Kidd​ and Sean Bali​ were live from a couple of playoff openers this week, including the Division 1 game between Detroit Catholic Central and Northville and Sean caught up with Shamrock head coach Brandon Kaleniecki​ to discuss his team's 8-0 win over the Mustangs on Monday night! Jon and Sean also recapped several of the top games that took place across the state on Monday, including Cranbrook's win over Troy, Brighton's win over Howell and Riverview Gabriel Richard's win over Roosevelt High School! The guys were back on the road on Tuesday night for the Division 2 showdown between Livonia Stevenson​'s win over Plymouth and were joined by Ben Szilagy​ to recap Stevenson's thrilling win and which teams could challenge for the Division 2 title, like the defending D-2 state champs, Brother Rice​, Hartland and Forest Hills Northern-Eastern,​ before recapping some of Tuesday's top games, including Liggett knocking off the defending Division 3 state champs, De La Salle. Hancock topping Houghton. After the game, Sean caught up with Stevenson head coach David Mitchell to discuss his squad's big win and what is in store for his team for the rest of the state tournament! To close out the show, Jon and Sean talk about Stevenson netminder Will Tragge's chances to win the National Coney Island​ Hockey Player of the Year Award and then preview the top games in the state that will be taking place on Thursday, including Saline vs. Trenton and Lake Orion vs. Eisenhower

On the latest SC! HangTime Podcast, Lorne Plant, Scott Burnstein, T.J. Kelley and Jeff Dullack discuss everything you need to know with the boys and girls basketball postseason quickly approaching. The guys kickoff the show talking about T.J.'s latest rankings which have River Rouge down to No. 5 in Class B and OUT of the Super 10 after Friday's loss to Southfield Christian and also discuss why Ann Arbor Skyline remains No. 1 ahead of Clarkston and our newest member of the Class B Top 10, Olivet. The guys then look ahead to the Girls Basketball tournament and break down who they think the favorites are in all four classes, including Saginaw Heritage, East Kentwood and East Lansing in Class A, Detroit Country Day and Williamston in Class B, Detroit Edison in Class C and Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart in Class D! Later in the show, Dan Young and Canton Boys Basketball Coach Jim Reddy join the show to discuss the BCAM Mentors list and also give an update on Canton's season so far. Lorne, T.J., Scott and Jeff close out the show with a little bit of "Fact or Fiction" on Clarkston, River Rouge, Benton Harbor, New Haven, Hazel Park, Ann Arbor Skyline and Grand Rapids Catholic Central!

On the latest installment of the STATE CHAMPS! Power Play Podcast presented by National Coney Island and also brought to you by Northwestern Technological Institute, Jonathon Kidd and Sean Bali are joined by Craig Staskowski to talk about this year's MHSAA hockey playoffs that start next week. We previewed a handful of regional match-ups including Detroit Catholic Central High School vs. Northville High School, Stevenson High School vs. Plymouth High School (Michigan) and Trenton Hockey vs. Saline Athletics as well as some sleepers Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Davison Community Schools, Eisenhower High School (Michigan), Official: Lake Orion High School that could make a run in the tournament. At the end of the podcast Jon, Sean and Craig reveal their predictions for the Final Four and who they pick to win it all!

On the sixth episode of the STATE CHAMPS! HangTime Podcast, Lorne Plant, T.J. Kelley, Scott Burnstein and Jeff Dullack discuss T.J.'s latest boys hoops rankings as we are just a few weeks from the start of the state tournament and the guys also discuss who they believe are the front runners for the 2018 Mr. Basketball Award, including Clarkston's Foster Loyer, East Lansing's Brandon Johns and East English Village's David Dejulius and also talk about the leading candidates for the Miss Basketball Award, including Wayne Memorial's Camree Clegg, Detroit Country Day's Kaela Webb and East Lansing's Jaida Hampton! Later in the show, BCAM's Dan Young and Tom Markowski join the discussion to talk about who they believe are some of the top candidates to be considered for the BCAM's Best of the Best in boys and girls basketball as well. Lorne, Scott, T.J. and Jeff then close out the show by previewing next week's Catholic League Boys Basketball tournament and ask if anyone can knock off the five-time defending CHSL champs Detroit U-D Jesuit!

On the latest installment of the STATE CHAMPS! Power Play Podcast presented by National Coney Island and also brought to you by Northwestern Technological Institute, Jonathon Kidd and Sean Bali are joined by Novi High School hockey coach Mark Vellucci to talk about this year's edition of the Novi hockey team, as well as the possibility of the MHSAA tournament changing formats next season with a seeding system. Also on this week's show, Jon and Sean recap the Public Hockey Showcase in Chelsea and also break down Sean's latest rankings, which have Hartland High School moving up to No. 3 this week, while Houghton High School, Kingsford High School and Marquette Senior High School are also discussed during this week's rankings segment! Sean was on hand for Detroit Catholic Central High School's win over Stevenson High School on Saturday and made a bold prediction about the Shamrocks heading into the tournament! Jon, Sean and Mark wrap up the show by talking about the quality of hockey being playing at the high school ranks over the course of the past decade and discuss where the sport is headed going forward!

On the fifth installment of the STATE CHAMPS! HangTime Podcast, Lorne Plant-State Champs​, Tj Kelley​, Scott M. Burnstein​ and Jeff 'Deuce' Dullack​ discuss the Michigan High School Boys Basketball season as we head towards the end of the regular season. On this week's show, the guys discuss TJ's latest boys basketball rankings, which have Skyline High School (Michigan)​ ranked No. 1 once again this week and also ask if the Eagles have what it takes to make it to the Breslin Center! The guys also talk about Hazel Park High School​'s loss to Clarkston Basketball​ and how the Vikings have bounced back with a big win over Benton Harbor Tiger Athletics​ and also discuss Henry Ford High School, Detroit, MI​'s season sweep over Cass Technical High School​! In the second segment, we talk about who we think are some of the up and comers in Class A and Class B, including West Ottawa High School​, West Bloomfield High School​, St. Mary's Preparatory​, Troy High School (Michigan)​, Frankenmuth High School​, Bridgeport High School (Bridgeport, Michigan)​, Old Redford Academy - High​ and Godwin Heights Athletics​! During our Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan​ segment, Lorne Plant and Dan Young have a special guest, MHSAA​ referee Wallace Whitfield to discuss the shortage of officials in Michigan High School Sports and discuss how you can get involved!

On this week's episode of SC! Power Play, Jonathon Kidd and Sean Bali discuss the first game of the Division 1 Playoffs between Detroit Catholic Central and Northville. The guys also discuss the recent MIHL Prep Hockey Showcase, and previews this week's Public High School Hockey Showcase out in Chelsea, as well as the most recent updates to the Michigan High School Hockey Player of the Year Contest, sponsored by National Coney Island. The guys close out the show by thanking the Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association for promoting the Power Play podcast on the Hockey Hub website.

On the latest edition of the STATE CHAMPS! HangTime Podcast, Lorne Plant-State Champs​, Scott M. Burnstein​, Tj Kelley​ and Jeff 'Deuce' Dullack​ discuss all things basketball going on in the state of Michigan! This week, the guys kick off the show talking about the recent trade by the Detroit Pistons​ to acquire Blake Griffin​ and also discuss TJ's latest boys hoops rankings that have Skyline High School (Michigan)​ ranked No. 1 and Hazel Park High School​ ranked No. 2 before its loss to Clarkston Basketball​ earlier this week! Also on this week's show, we preview next week's Detroit Public School League​ boys basketball tournament and Dan Young stops by to talk about who he thinks are the favorites and the sleepers to make a run in the Girls Basketball State Tournament this season!