Northville athletic director Brian Samulski stood at halfcourt, holding the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship trophy, waiting for someone to come take it. Before a few players ran out there, Wayne Memorial boys basketball assistant Ryan Brooks held out his arm to stop them and scanned the Zebras’ bench for senior Jaylohn Allen, their most recent Michigan Mr. Basketball nominee. “Jay!” Brooks shouted. “Jay! Go, go!” Following Wayne’s 61-48 comeback win over Hartland, no one was more deserving to lift the trophy first than Allen. Yeah, he led all scorers with 25 points. But, more importantly, he has been the centerpiece of the Zebras’ rise over the past four years. “I’m...
