HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
High School Boys Basketball
Emoni Bates has 63 points, 21 rebounds to lead Ypsilanti Lincoln in 2OT win
Joey Yashinsky
Special to Detroit Free Press
One of the nation’s most sought-after high school basketball players dropped a stat line on Tuesday night that appeared almost fictional.
Emoni Bates, Ypsilanti Lincoln’s 6-foot-8 star forward, put up 63 points and 21 rebounds against Chelsea in a 108-102 double-overtime victory.
Just a sophomore, Bates is widely considered to be the nation’s top player in the Class of 2022. Michigan and Michigan State will both drive hard for Bates, but national powers Kentucky and Duke also are likely to be in the mix.
Remarkably, the phenom just turned 16 on Jan. 28.
Bates and the Railsplitters (14-2) will take the court again Friday at home against Ypsilanti Community.
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