Picks for this week's prep boys basketball regionals

Class A

Southfield Regional

Teams: Southfield, Brother Rice, RH Adams, Pontiac

Pick: Southfield

Burney thinks the host-Bluejays have smoothed out their mid-season wrinkles and are on the prowl back to the Breslin Center for a second straight year….U CAN'T STOP the Bluejays BIG 3 of BRUNDIDGE, BARNES and ONWENU, U CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN THEM….and that's a FACT!

*SUPERSONIC UPSET SPECIAL in the semis….ADAMS goes all JUWAN HOWARD and SHOCKS THE WORLD by nipping favored Pontiac in the closing seconds

AA Pioneer Regional

Teams: OL St. Mary's, Hartland, AA Huron, Novi Detroit CC

Pick: AA Huron

Just too much firepower on this Huron team for county cage crews, St. Mary's and CC, to overcome

Bay City Western Regional

Teams: Clarkston, Flint Northwestern, Saginaw, Bay City Western

Pick: Saginaw

If this was next year, I'd be picking C-Town all the way, but this year the Sag NASTY is well, too NASTY to pick against. That said, another SWEET 16 for Coach Fife and the Wolfpack is a major accomplishment. 

Class B

Imlay City Regional

Teams: Birmingham DCD, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Marysville, Osborn

Pick: Birmingham DCD

ALL HAIL THE DEFENDING, SOON-2-B REPEAT CHAMPS!!!

Class C

MH Bishop Foley Regional

Teams: MH Bishop Foley, Detroit Consortium, Detroit Allen, Melvindale ABT

Pick: This is a bear of a draw for the host-Ventures of Bishop Foley and Burney can't see them making it to the Elite 8 alas the baseball squad last spring

Class D

Birmingham Roeper Regional

Teams: Birmingham Roeper, AH Oakland Christian, Detroit Westside Christian, SH Parkway Christian

Pick: SUPERSONIC UPSET SPECIAL: Roeper's Duriajaiye Lewis will be the best player on the court this week and lead the underdog 'Riders into their first quarterfinal ever after finishing the regular season below the .500 mark (for only the second time in coach Ernie Righetti's 27-year regime). Getting hot at the right time is everything come tourney time

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