Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Detroit Renaissance
2021 PSL Girls Basketball champions: Detroit Cody
Head coach: Antonio Baker Assistant coaches: Jimmie Knight, Justin Armstrong
Players: Raven Price, Neisha Solomon, Amil Hatcher, Jazmine Phillips, Serenity Howard, Aniya Adams, Zekia Sims, Aveona Edwards, Aiyanna Tankley, Mariama Diallo, Jordan Buckley
Detroit Cody earns first Detroit PSL girls basketball championship
Detroit Cody was named the Detroit Public School League Girls Basketball Champions after a no-contest was declared against Detroit Cass Technical due to positive COVID-19 test(s) the morning of the game. Because of privacy issues no further details were provided. It was Cody's first PSL girls basketball championship in school history. Cody defeated Detroit Denby 56-42 in the semifinals and downed Detroit Southeastern 65-23 in the quarterfinals. Defending PSL champions Detroit Renaissance did not compete in the PSL tournament due to a COVID-19 quarantine.
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
At Detroit Renaissance
Detroit Cody 56, Detroit Denby 42
Senior Neisha Soloman scored 23 points to lead the Comets. Sophomore Aiyanna Tankley totaled 16 points. Junior Aniya Adams added 10 points in the victory.
Detroit Cass Technical 60,
Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. 5
Precious Fields had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Desiree Jackson and Keyonna Johnson both scored eight points.
QUARTERFINALS
Monday, March 15, 2021
Detroit Denby 61, Detroit Central 15
Detroit Cody 65, Detroit Southeastern 23
Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. def. Detroit Mumford
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Editor's note: Defending PSL champions Detroit Renaissance forfeited due to a COVID-19 quarantine.
2021 ALL-DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAGUE TEAMS
First team
Shannon Wheeler, Detroit Renaissance
Taylor Sullivan, Detroit Denby
Precious Fields, Detroit Cass Technical
Aiyanna Tanksley, Detroit Cody
Kailee David, Detroit Renaissance
Second team
Amil Hatcher, Detroit Cody
Desiree Jackson, Detroit Cass Technical
Serenity Lewis, Detroit Osborn
Erishea Jones, Detroit Southeastern
Iyana Love, Detroit Denby
Third team
Aniya Adams, Detroit Cody
Ke'arra Ratliff, Detroit Central
Taleah Brown, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Nicole Allen, Detroit East English Village
Tayv'anna Richard, Detroit Pershing
Honorable mention
Kyla Collins, Detroit Pershing
Aniya Adams, Detroit Cody
Yessenia Otero, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Tatyana Thomas, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Detroit Public School League Miss Basketball: Shannon Wheeler, Detroit Renaissance
Past DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAGUE champions
2021: Detroit Cody1
Head coach: Antonio Baker
At Detroit Renaissance
Defeated Detroit Cass Technical (no contest*)
2020: Detroit Renaissance
Head coach: Shane Lawal
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Cass Technical, 80-56
2019: Detroit Mumford2
Head coach: Kareem Hogan
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 59-49
2018: Detroit Mumford1
Head coach: Kareem Hogan
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Renaissance, 60-58
2017: Detroit Detroit Cass Technical
Head coach: William Winfield
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Mumford, 56-33
2016: Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Head coach: William Winfeld
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Renaissance, 68-66
2015: Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Head coach: William Winfeld
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Cass Technical, 66-53
2014: Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.
Head coach: William Winfeld
At Calihan Hall, University of Detroit Mercy
Defeated Detroit Cass Technical, 51-41
* No contest was due to COVID-19 quarantine
