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With most of her team returning following the 24-4 season in 1989, West Bloom- field coach Ronna Greenberg could have entered the season with high hopes. But a pre- season knee injury to all-state and all-American guard Amira Danforth sidelined the key player for the entire year. However, the Lakers still managed a strong campaign in Greenberg's third year at the helm, finishing 17-5 overall and second in the tough Metro Suburban Ac- tivities Association at 11-3. West Bloomfield lost to even- tual state quarterfinalist Bir- mingham Marian in the district final. In addition to its Jewish coach, West Bloomfield featured one of the metro area's few Jewish players, senior forward Jody Persky. Persky, a two-year starter, averaged 12.6 points per game and 7 rebounds per contest this season and earned all- suburban honorable mention. Persky, says Greenberg, "had a fine season. She was hindered a little bit by a back injury early on. I don't know if it was quite up to her expec- tations, but I think she did a good job. She worked real hard. "Now we're hoping that she gets a basketball scholarship somewhere. We're just looking to see what's ahead." Southfield-Lathrup re- bounded to respectability this year, finishing 8-13 overall, 5-9 in the MSAA, following two poor seasons. The young Chargers were led by a pair of Jewish senior starters, both captains: forward Lorie Erlich and guard Nicole Rudolph. Erlich, says Lathrup coach Jody Persky; "Worked real hard." Bob Harding, was "our stan- dout iron-person. She played most of every game." A forward who was tough under the boards, "she led our team in rebounds," said the coach. "She was one of the tri- captains, a good leader and just a very good basketball player. Tough inside. "Her role was to get the re- bounds. She did that and did an excellent job for us." Erlich averaged 6.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Rudolph missed six games with injuries, but averaged 4.1 points and led the team with 2.7 assists per contest. Rudolph was hampered with ankle injuries throughout her career at Lathrup, but when she played, Harding says, she was a domi- nant floor leader. "She made our offense work," he said. "People looked to her to make things go. A tough competitor and a good three-point shooter. "When she was in there, she showed lots of guts. She was in there playing with her legs hardly being able to work. She was our assist leader, that was the kind of ballplayer she was. Always in the middle of things, always ready to mix it up." With nine of its 12 players returning next year, Harding hopes for even more success in 1991. But, he says, "We will miss these two seniors a lot." At Berkley, junior forward Heather Davis made the var- sity squad, although she saw little action for the 13-9 Bears. Coach Mike Arce describes Davis as "full of enthusiasm. She has a lot of spirit. She played hard, she gave 100 per- cent." Will Davis play more next season? "We hope so," says Ronna Greenberg: Had high hopes. Arce. "If her shooting comes along she'll play more." West Bloomfield's Green- berg undoubtedly will have a hard time leaving the season behind. With a healthy Danforth, West Bloomfield would have been one of the favorites to win the Class A title. "I think when I look back I'll take it as being a good season," Greenberg says. "Any coach that doesn't take a 17-win season as good is crazy. But I think probably for the rest of my life I'll always think What if?' " When Danforth was injured, the Lakers' stock dropped from probable state contender to probable MSAA also-ran. But Greenberg certainly didn't think "we were going to have to call all the teams and cancel our schedule. "I kind of thought we could still win the league. I thought we were real solid, especially if kids reached their poten- tial." Greenberg now has two second-place finishes and one MSAA championship to show for her three years at West Bloomfield. Her overall record is 66-16, an .805 winning percentage. But this past season was "a really big lear- ning experience for me. "I had to make a lot of ad- justments on the spot," she says. "You get used to kids in certain positions and kids get used to certain situations. And all of a sudden, we've got to change. "I learned a lot about my team and I learned about me as a coach. In many ways it was very, very beneficial." West Bloomfield will graduate most of its varsity next spring. ❑