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Barons' Revenge
Andover upends Lahser
after 15 years of losses.
Steve Stein
Special to The Jewish News
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"I switched because I was burned
out from hockey, playing since I was
10; and I thought our basketball team
would do pretty well:' Werner said.
There are three other Jewish players
on Andover's varsity basketball team.
All are reserves. The group includes
6-2 senior guard Aubey Layno-
Moses, 6-2 senior forward Adam
Shiffman and 5-10 junior guard
loomfield Hills Andover High
School boys basketball fans
haven't had much to cheer
about the past several years.
But the Barons gave their support-
ers a reason to storm Andover's court
Jan. 12 when they beat crosstown rival
Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 56-54.
Dorin Deitch.
It's believed to be its first win
Andover and Lahser (5-
over Lahser in 15 years.
3, 1-1) will have a rematch
"That victory got a huge
Feb. 13 at Lahser.
load off our shoulders," said
Andover junior guard Jordan
Katz Honored
Yellen. "Nobody at our school
Detroit-based Wayne
believed we could beat Lahser."
State University freshman
Andover junior forward-
forward Jared Katz was
center Jeremy Werner called Werner
named the College Hockey
it the best basketball game he's
America Rookie of the
seen in person or on television.
Week for the second time
The Barons led Lahser
this season. Katz scored
24-21 at halftime, thanks to
the winning goal in the
a 3-pointer by Yellen with 18
2-1 OT victory over Ferris
seconds left. Andover expand-
State Jan. 12. The San Jose,
ed its lead to 17 points with
Calif. native also had a
just less than seven minutes
goal in the 7-3 loss to the
remaining; but Lahser staged
Bulldogs the next night.
a furious comeback, missing
a halfcourt shot at the buzzer
Pool Shark
that would have won the game. Yellen
Freshman Mon Mandel
It was a huge victory for an
earned his first vic-
inexperienced Andover squad
tory for the University of
playing its first close game this
Michigan men's swim-
season, 4-3 overall and 1-1 in
ming team when he won
Oakland Activities Association
the 50-meter backstroke
Division IV through their
in 27.87 seconds in the
first seven games. Yellen and
71-23 win Jan. 3 over the
Werner are both first-year var-
Mexican National Team in
sity players and key members
La Loma, Mexico. Mandel
of Andover's bench.
is from Netanya, Israel.
Mandel
Besides his role as the
His sister Maya swam for
Barons' backup point guard,
U-M from 2000-04.
the 5-foot-6 Yellen sees action at
shooting guard. He had a team-
Rugby Meeting
high six assists in a 55-47 win over
Birmingham Area Youth Rugby
Bloomfield Hills Roeper on Dec. 12.
Football Club is holding a meeting 3
New Andover coach Jeff Rubin likes
p.m. Jan. 31 in Room B-2 at Groves
Yellen's tenacious defenselordan is a
High School. Prospective players in
tough, scrappy kid:' Rubin said.
grades 9-12 from the Birmingham
Werner is 6-4. His jobs are to play
and Bloomfield Hills area are invited.
tough defense and rebound. After
Contact Brad Warner, (248) 961-3071,
skating for the Bloomfield Hills United brad.warner@siemans.com or
high school hockey team last winter,
www.bucrugby.com. 17-
Werner returned to basketball. He
played hoops for Andover as a fresh-
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