The rubber match of the boys basketball rivalry between Brighton and Howell will likely decide who gets a rubber match with Hartland in the district tournament at Fenton.
Brighton and Howell drew one another for a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Hartland will play in the first game that night at 5:30 against the winner of a first-round game between Milford and Fenton.
Hartland, winner of the KLAA West, is the top seed in the district. The Eagles were 17-3 when districts were drawn, Milford was 11-9 and Fenton was 3-17.
Brighton and Howell were both 13-7. Each team won on the other’s home court this season.
The Eagles have been the top team in Livingston County this season, but they lost their last two rivalry games while star guard Parker Sundman was out with an injury. His availability for districts could determine if the Eagles take the title or the door opens for another team.
Here are the schedules for districts involving Livingston County teams:
Division 1 district at Fenton
Monday, Feb. 23
Milford 54, Fenton 32
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Fenton vs. Hartland, 5:30 p.m.
Brighton vs. Howell, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
Championship, 5:30 p.m.
(Winner advances to regional semifinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 vs. Belleville district winner at Ann Arbor Skyline)
Division 2 district at Pinckney
Monday, Feb. 23
Haslett 86, Fowlerville 62
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Haslett vs. Chelsea, 5:30 p.m.
Pinckney vs. Williamston, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
Championship, 7 p.m.
(Winner advances to regional semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 vs. Battle Creek Pennfield district winner at Fowlerville.)
Division 3 district at Leslie
Monday, Feb. 23
Dansville 60, Potterville 58
Stockbridge 73, Charyl Stockwell 26
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Dansville vs. Springport, 5:30 p.m.
Stockbridge vs. Leslie, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
Championship, 7 p.m.
(Winner advances to regional semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 vs. Bath district winner at New Lothrop.)
Division 4 district at Whitmore Lake
Monday, Feb. 23
Ann Arbor Christian 2, Ann Arbor Islamic Academy 0 (forfeit)
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Ann Arbor Christian vs. Whitmore Lake, 5:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Central vs. Livingston Christian, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 27
Championship, 7 p.m.
(Winner advances to regional semifinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 vs. Bloomfield Hills Roeper district winner at Detroit Douglass.)
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