Coach Simpkins (@Tocoachisahonor) July 1, 2021. We happened to hit a couple of shots there to get us on a run in the fourth quarter. "People would look at the final score tonight and won't see it, but that was a dogfight, and it came right down to it. "John! And that was unfair.. Candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and resume to TFlynn@birmingham.k12.mi.us. Edit Profile Photo. COORDINATORS OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT BOBBY GREEN Coordinator of Youth Engagement & Development - Detroit Pistons Office: (313) 771-0119 E-Mail: bgreen@pistons.com West said while slapping the floor. Smith called the allegations disturbing to read and encouraged the sender, whose identity was redacted in the FOIA request, to give her a call to discuss it further. Coach grew up in Coldwater, Michigan and is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, majoring in Chemistry. Coach Simpkins holds our daughters accountable from the moment they step on the court, be it game or practice, the sender, whose identity was redacted in the FOIA request, said. Birmingham Public Schools declined to comment for this story, saying it does not comment on personnel matters. 44 Followers. Simpkins said Flynn remained on board with the changes, saying he was never reprimanded or counseled on any allegations made. After Groves started on a 4-0 run, Lake Orion dominated play in the paint, whether that was drives to the hoops, put-backs or drawing fouls near the blocks. That was a high-level basketball game. Contact reporterColin Gay at cgay@hometownlife.com or248-330-6710. Both Groves AD Tom Flynn, as well as principal Dr. Susan Smith were reached out to multiple times for a response to Simpkins allegations, but Groves declined comment in a statement from Executive Director of Communications and Family Engagement Anne Cron. I just felt that the team was performing under their potential, Simpkins said. But, thats one of the things he tried to change, was our entitled thinking. I always gave my all to the kids only to be challenged every step of the way.. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Birmingham Groves vs Lake Orion Game Highlights - Jan. 26, 2023, Birmingham Groves vs University Game Highlights - Jan. 23, 2023, Birmingham Groves vs West Bloomfield Game Highlights - Jan. 20, 2023, Birmingham Groves vs Adams Game Highlights - Jan. 17, 2023. Not once. Groves captured a Class A district championship in 2016and finished with his best record at 16-8. However, as he watched some of his players from the Storm play for Birmingham Groves during the 2019-20 season, he saw a similar opportunity to what he had at River Rouge. The game soon became a defensive battle, as no team scored from the seven-minute mark to the three-minute mark in the quarter. On 2/24, the Groves varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Troy (MI) by a score of 70-60. (r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); Photo gallery from Troy at Birmingham Groves in, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Photo gallery from Troy at Birmingham Groves in OAA White boys basketball action, No. Simpkins says that some parents accused him of embezzling from the athletic department, but he provided receipts and conversed with Flynn to address any of those allegations. On 1/10, the Groves varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, MI) by a score of 69-51. They are trying to assassinate my character.. Coming off his first season with Groves girls varsity basketball, head coach Ant-Juan Simpkins planned to build for the future. It seemed like foul after foul just wouldn't go Groves' way in the opening half. This file is auto-generated */!function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(! He comes to Groves after 7years at Bishop Foley High School. The District prohibits harassment and other forms of discrimination whether occurring at school, on District property, in a District vehicle, or at any District related activity or event. West heads to a Henry FordCollege squad that has traditionally done well in the National Junior College Athletic Association. They said they cant have another issue of recruiting in this district because they just dealt with that, but the football coach is still there.. Teams. West challenged his players in the locker room afterward, asking his team who was going to be the guy to step in big moments each night. The D Zone Girls Basketball: Birmingham Groves (Varsity) Clarkston at Birmingham Groves, 12/20 7:00 PM, Birmingham Groves at Grosse Pointe South, 12/22 7:00 PM, Avondale at Birmingham Groves, 12/06 7:00 PM, Birmingham Groves at Oxford, 12/13 7:00 PM, Walled Lake Central at Birmingham Groves, . "At the end of the season, I had a chance to talk with a couple of other guys on their coaching staff and see what their interest was and kind of what my interest was at the college level and what role I could play with their staff,"West said. Coach West always tells us that if you want to win a game, youve got to get 66 percent of the defensive rebounds, Gibson said. What am I doing to intimidate anyone? Birmingham Groves High School. Coach Davis and his wife, Noelle, have 2 sons, Aidan and Nolan, who attend Birmingham Public Schools and who will one day be Groves Falcons. 72 Birmingham Groves (2018 - 2021) Roles. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Students - Inquiries related to discrimination on the basis of disability should be directed to: Executive Director of Specialized Instruction and Student Services, 31301 Evergreen Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025, 248.203.3000. While the talent level may be different than the level of the nationally-ranked Michigan Storm, Simpkins says that the expectation is not more than anything he expect fromhimself. On 1/6, the Groves varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Seaholm (Birmingham, MI) by a score of 40-25. Henry Ford CC is one of the best JUCO teams in the Midwest. The win for Groves upped its record to 14-6 overall and 5-3 within the OAA White, tying it with Troy. Simpkins still remains the head coach of the Michigan Storm said he has "unequivocally" turned down offers to discuss returning to the high school level in Oakland County. . But I love them just as tough.". Follow him on Twitter @ColinGay17. Garner, a senior who took over as starting quarterback in Week 4 when captain and starter Jack Woods went down with injury, threw two touchdown passes in Friday's 30-21 district semifinal win over. Once Yelder got to go back in during the fourth, not only did his attitude change but so did his play. Seven of the next nine points were scored by Paige Williams, who had entered the fourth with only one bucket to his name. (Groves) has the emails. All Football High Schools Class A (Football) Division 2 Oakland Activities Association - White. Whether that's Yelder, Gibson (13 points), Williams (12 points), Simpson (10 points and 13 rebounds) and Abbot, or even Max Kramer, Max Young or Brody Tushman coming off the bench. Tonight, we rebounded well, and I think the biggest thing out here was stopping Troy in transition because theyre a very good shooting team.. I love teaching there and I love the kids there. On 2/17, the Groves varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Lake Orion (MI) by a score of 51-44. If I knew it was going to go like this to where me being a black bald-headed guy had anything to do with anything, I would have never taken the job.. And I said, no, no, no, we cant do this. Schedule. West takes back the reins of the Falcons hoopster contingent from a retiring Benny White, who helmed the program for the past four years after taking it over from West back in 2018. You get to know them in the classroom and around the school. I knew there was going to be some resistance of making kids work hard that werent used to working hard, but I didnt think that it was going to go this personal. 44 Following. Groves Student Congress (GSC) is responsible for planning school-wide activities and events such as Spirit Week, Field Day, Extreme Dodgeball, Operation Volleyball, Sadie Hawkins Dance, Wylie's Winter Week, and two blood drives. 0:36 Cameron Little would've probably only had two fouls had it been a boys basketball game. At No. Past . The coach said it should come as no surprise. I had nothing to do with that and I have never done any recruiting, so why am I being punished? Simpkins asked. The Hope College women's tennis team swept both doubles matches and won four of five singles matches to grab their second win of the season. Rochester Adams 73, Clarkston 45. Simpkins took over a Groves team that went 10-11 in the 2019-20 season before losing in the opening round of the district tournament. Ant-Juan Simpkins alleges racial discrimination, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Ant-Juan Simpkins alleges racial discrimination in dismissal from Groves, No. However, they would go on to defeat Southfield A&T and Berkley in the district tournament, winning the first district title in over 30 years. This is Coach John Davis' 12th season coaching basketball in the Birmingham Public Schools. Because of what I went through (at Groves), put a stain on my name that Ive never had. Brandon Folsom covers high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life. Scores. Im not the monster that theyre trying to make me out to be. I think we have a chance to win our district, and I believe that we can go far in the regionals as well with what we currently have.. Never did anything about the emails, never did anything about the hostile environment that they knew I was placed under.. Ten days before Simpkins dismissal, Smith emailedthe team's parentsseeking feedbackafter she and Flynn had spoken briefly with each player about her experience with the season, FOIAemails show. Sign In; Football; Boys Basketball; Girls Basketball; News. Any Questions? Groves won, 70-60. We gave those kids every opportunity to be successful, he said. Coach is a Chemistry teacher at Groves and lives in Troy with his wife Nicole and 3 sons, Michael, Joseph, and Lucas. "It was kind of neat to see them play and talk about the game at the college level and see what that opportunity would entail. You look back and see what a special game that was. Please produce the video. 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In addition, Aaron has over 15 years of high school basketball coaching experience and is currently the varsity boys coach at Royal Oak High School. Groves took an eight-point lead with 2:45 left. Lets face it, youre a muscled-up, bald-headed black guy, Simpkins said. Follow him on Twitter @ColinGay17. Catalog; For You; Royal Oak Tribune. In order to have a chance at sharing the division title, Groves will need to take care of business against Farmington and Bloomfield Hills next week and hope West Bloomfield suffers a defeat. Birmingham Groves' John Simpson (33) lays in a basket in front of Troy's Zach Penoza (15) in an Oakland Activities Association White Division basketball game on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. He expected some pushback as the new philosophy would be a bit of a shellshock for those in the program, sending players involved in the varsity program to JV or to the bench. Competing in the OAA Red Division, he gives us the best chance to compete with some of the best teams in the state.. Fv 27, 2023 . Coincidentally, the coach who replaced him at Groves, Benny White, the former Michigan State star and Eastern Michigan University assistant, retired from coaching following last season. Flynn or Groves coach Brendan Flaherty could not be reached for further comment Wednesday morning. The time away from his family just got to be too much. Where Simpkins makes more direct racial allegations is in regards to some of the verbiage that he says was directed at him by Flynn. Nelson Shellenbarger I definitely enjoyed it," he added. Photo gallery from Ferndale at North Farmington in OAA Red boys basketball action State Tourney Brackets . More:This undersized sophomore helped Birmingham Groves football win a regional title, "It's amazing. The 6-foot-9 junior averaged 7.7 points in 14.3 minutes per game during OU's last three contests while shooting 66.7% from the floor. Both the highs and lows of building a new culture showed up against the Dragons. But I witnessed several of the girls basketball games the previous year under a different coaching staff and I acknowledge that his level of accountability elevated the entire team.. 4 players in double figures. You see it in practice, hell get going, and again, you have to have a team thats conducive to getting him the ball to have a good shooting night. 2023 www.hometownlife.com. Is he tough on us? Jason Wilson, CSCS Relationships-driven teacher, sport coach, strength coach, and lifelong learner with 3 Master's degrees & CSCS seeking opportunities in strength and conditioning and sports. Select Page That is some of the expectations to be able to turn it around, but not just in winning record, but to start winning championships, Simpkins said. DETROIT The Catholic High School League's lineup of boys basketball champions dating back to 1926, when the league was founded, welcomed its latest additions Friday evening, a pair of longtime teams who hadn't achieved such a lofty stature since a long time ago. "Keeping sharing the basketball!" In some ways, he never fully left in the first place. Birmingham Groves head coach Brendan Flaherty watches his team during their game against Oak Park at Birmingham Groves High School on Friday, September 15, 2017. "It always kind of goes back to the kids and you definitely remember them. Now, Simpkins is on a crusade to clear his name and address allegations raised by parents while speaking out on how he was treated while coaching the Falcons. West, who will continue to teach chemistry atGroves, said he had not been searching for another job nor was he pursuing a dream job as a college coach. Jacob is producing on the second unit, thanks to his movement off the ball. 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