State finalist Pontiac Arts & Tech Academy’s father and son duo earned a place on the recently selected Michigan Sports Writers Division 3 All-State boys basketball team.

Lions point guard Lewis Lovejoy picked up first team honors for his campaign as arguably one of the state’s top overall freshman. He commandeered an offense that scored at least 80 points in over half of its 21 wins this season and won by an average margin of 26.7 points in the playoffs leading up to the title game.

On the year, the 5-foot-8 guard averaged 21 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals. He led ATAP in scoring with a dozen points in the regional championship win over Royal Oak Shrine, scored 15 points in the quarterfinal victory against Flint New Standard Academy, then had team-highs of 19 points and five assists in the semifinals facing Westwood.

In addition, Lewis led all scorers (21 points) and pulled down eight boards despite his team falling short to Riverview Gabriel Richard in the final.

His father, Orlando Lovejoy Sr., was selected as one of two second team all-state coaches for ATAP’s historic 21-2 year that culminated in a number of firsts for the young program.

Named the Lions’ head coach around the end of last season, Orlando helped guide the team to a 13-win improvement over 2023-24.

Brad Coleman, Millington’s all-time leading scorer, was picked by writers as Division 3 Player of the Year, while Gabriel Richard’s Kris Daiek was selected as Coach of the Year for the first team.

DIVISION 2

Senior Joey DeCasas of Pontiac Notre Dame Prep got recognized on the D2 Team by getting a spot on the second team.

It’s the second time that DeCasas has been picked all-state since the start of the academic year. He was selected as a first-team receiver from the Irish team that brought home the school’s first state championship in football, season during which he hauled in nearly 1,200 yards with 19 receiving scores.

That football season is a big reason why Notre Dame Prep went under the radar this winter — the Irish were just 6-8 through the end of January — but the team showed its winning pedigree by winning four of the final five in the regular season, including handing Oxford its first defeat.

After scoring 19 points in a 56-41 win over Center Line in the regional semifinals, DeCasas went for 30 points in the second half of the regional final victory over Yale and ended with 45 points, setting a new single-game scoring record for the program.

“It’s the most memorable game — I’ve been coaching here at Notre Dame Prep for 13 years — and single-game performance, (it was) the best,” Irish head coach Whitney Robinson said. “I can think of some second places, but they’re quite a ways away from that 45-point performance. And with everything on the line, right? Regional finals, we got a trophy after the game. That was remarkable by him, no question about it.”

The team that knocked out DeCasas and the Irish picked up top honors. Warren Lincoln, who went on to win the state title, was repped by D2 Player of the Year Markus Blackwell (Eastern Illinois), and Wydell Henry was tabbed for Coach of the Year honors on the second team.

Recognized as well from the Abes was guard Geon Hutchins (Northern), who was a three-year starter at Oak Park before transferring to Lincoln for his senior year. Like DeCasas, Hutchins was picked to the second team.