Basketball battles, league leaders

It's the home stretch. The last leg. The title fight.

With three, or in some cases four, games left to play in the Macomb Area Conference girls basketball season, division winners will soon be decided.

Here's a list of match ups that shouldn't be missed of teams that will be vying for a chance at a title.

Grosse Pointe South, which took a commanding lead in the MAC Blue this season after moving into the division after years in the MAC White, is 7-1, while rival Mount Clemens High has slowly climbed the ranks to 5-2. The two square off at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 on the Battling Bathers' home court. Although the first meeting ended in loss for Mount Clemens — 69-55 — the Bathers have spent the past two years as bridesmaids and would like that trend to stop this year, so this should be a good one.

For most of the season, Sterling Heights High sat atop the MAC Silver. With one eye on the league crown and another on Warren Fitzgerald (7-1), which climbed the standings until finally ousting Sterling (6-2) from the top spot. At 7 p.m. Feb. 25, they'll meet head to head on the Stallions' court for, more than likely, the league champion.

In the newly created Bronze Division, Clinton Township Clintondale leads the charge at 8-0. However, the Dragons won't walk away with the crown without a battle from a determined Warren Mott (7-1) group. Fans can catch these two teams square off at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Mott.