Usually when the Catholic League baseball finals take place at Comerica Park every year, the showcase game is the A-B final between two larger schools, not the C-D one.
Well, that definitely won't be the case on Friday.
Not to take anything away from Novi Detroit Catholic Central or Warren De La Salle, who'll meet in the 7 p.m. A-B final, but the game most will want to see is the 5 p.m. C-D final between Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard.
Bishop Foley and Gabriel Richard might be two of the top-10 teams in the state regardless of division and on paper are better than Catholic Central or De La Salle.
They met in the C-D championship and the Division 3 state semifinals last season and each returned every key player this season. Gabriel Richard didn't lose anybody, while Bishop Foley not only returned its nucleus, but added some impact freshman.
Gabriel Richard won all six meetings last season, but Bishop Foley has won three of the four games this season.
It should no doubt be a great showcase game at Comerica between two of the state's best teams regardless of school size.
- This will be an exciting weekend with tennis and track regionals taking place around the state and the Catholic League soccer finals being held on Saturday at Livonia Ladywood. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.