RIVALRY WEEK
Brighton’s basketball teams will face their two biggest rivals this week, playing Hartland on Tuesday and Howell on Friday.
The games are crucial for Brighton’s girls if they are going to stay in the KLAA Gold race. After losing to Novi on Dec. 21, the Bulldogs (6-2) can’t afford to have a bad week. They will travel to Hartland Tuesday and host Howell Friday. Last season, six of Brighton’s seven losses were against Hartland and Howell.
GAME OF THE WEEK
Brighton and Pinckney will get an opportunity to play on the Detroit Pistons’ home court at Little Caesars Arena on Monday.
The game will follow the Pistons’ 12:30 p.m. game against the Charlotte Hornets. It will be the second game at a major venue for Brighton’s Matt Buschman, Nolan Ehman, Will Jontz and Justin Klaus, who played football against Belleville at Michigan Stadium in the season opener.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Sophomore centers Sophie Dziekan of Brighton and Whitney Sollom of Hartland will begin the second year of their individual rivalry when the Eagles host the Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Sollom had the edge last season, averaging 15.5 points as Hartland won both meetings. Dziekan averaged 6.5 points in those games.
The 6-foot-2 Dziekan has scored in double figures in all but one of Brighton’s eight games. The 6-4 Sollom is coming off a season-high 17-point performance against Livonia Stevenson.
SCHEDULE
BOYS BASKETBALL
Monday, Jan. 15
Brighton vs. Pinckney at Little Caesars Arena, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Hartland at Brighton, 7 p.m.
Howell at Saline, 7 p.m.
Mason at Fowlerville, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19
Brighton at Howell, 7 p.m.
Novi at Hartland, 7 p.m.
Lansing Catholic at Fowlerville, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Brighton at Hartland, 7 p.m.
Fowlerville at Mason, 7 p.m.
Canton at Pinckney, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19
Howell at Brighton, 7 p.m.
Pinckney at Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 7 p.m.
Lansing Catholic at Fowlerville, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Monday, Jan. 15
Hartland vs. Novi (Novi Bowl), 3:30 p.m.
Howell vs. Northville (Novi Bowl), 3:30 p.m.
Brighton vs. Grand Blanc (Novi Bowl), 3:30 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Thursday, Jan. 18
Brighton, Howell at Canton, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20
Haslett Invitational (Brighton, Howell), 9 a.m.
HOCKEY
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Howell vs. Plymouth (Arctic Edge), 6 p.m.
Jackson vs. Pinckney (Arctic Coliseum), 6:30 p.m.
Livonia Churchill vs. Hartland (Hartland Sports Center), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18
Brighton vs. Grand Blanc (Dort Federal), 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 19
Plymouth vs. Hartland (Hartland Sports Center), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20
Brighton vs. Salem (Clark Park), noon
Howell vs. Novi (Novi Ice Arena), 6:45 p.m.
SKIING
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Slalom at Mt. Brighton, 4:55 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18
Giant slalom at Mt. Brighton, 4:55 p.m.
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Brighton at Pinckney, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 18
Brighton at Howell (Parker M.S.), 6:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Canton, Howell, Livonia Franklin at Hartland, 5:30 p.m.
Brighton, Plymouth, Wayne at Livonia Stevenson, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20
Brighton at Lowell Gary Rivers Memorial Invitational, 9 a.m.
Hartland Tournament, 9:30 a.m.