County 1,000-Point List Growing

By DOUG DONNELLY

Overtime Editor

The list of Lenawee County basketball players to reach 1,000 career points is growing significantly.

Last week, four new members put themselves into the exclusive club – Taylor Kopin of Hudson, Jaxson Francis of Adrian, Ella Salenbien of Adrian and Emersyn Bachelder of Morenci.

There are now 64 boys and girls in county history to reach 1,000 career points. Multiple other players in the county are nearing the milestone as well as this could be the biggest season in county basketball history for 1,000 point scorers.

Bachelder is just the fourth girl in Morenci history to reach the milestone, joining Daelyn Merillat, Kylene Spiegel and Mady Schmitz.

Kopin joins Aubrey Laughlin, Stephanie Sprow, Ashley Opsal and Angie Salenbien as Tigers to do it.

Salenbien, who set Adrian's all-time career rebounding record as well, is the fifth Adrian girl to reach 1,000 points, joining Kelly Kohn, Lauren Kohn, Marcia Bruggeman and Amy Wetherbee.

Francis will have his name alongside Joe Francis, Scott Riley, Matt Kohn and Stevie Elam at Adrian.

Notes from around the local high school basketball scene:

RECORD BOOK: Tecumseh's Chloe Bullinger broke the career Indian assist record, passing Ashlyn Moorehead. Moorehead had 388 career assists, but Bullinger sailed past that mark last week and continues to add to it.

CASCADES CHAMPS: Columbia Central won the Cascades Conference championship after beating Michigan Center 59-56 Saturday.

The Golden Eagles last won a Cascades Conference championship in 1982.

LCAA CHAMPS: Onsted clinched its record fifth consecutive LCAA boys basketball championship last week and eighth under head coach Brad Maska.

TCC CO-CHAMPS: Whiteford and Lenawee Christian finished in a tie for the Tri-County Conference boys basketball title.

DISTRICT BRACKETS: The MHSAA will post the girls District Brackets on Feb. 22.

COLLEGE TRAIL: Records of area college basketball teams: Adrian College men (6-17), Adrian College women (8-15), Siena Heights University men (8-18) and SHU women (12-11).