The No. 1 Detroit Western International Cowboys took on the No. 6 Saginaw Arthur Hill Lumberjacks at 12:00 PM EST in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class-A Championship. The game took place at Michigan State University's Breslin Center in East Lansing. 

In the end, Detroit Western dominated the third quarter to win the game, 62-59. The Lumberjacks lost star player Eric Davis with a minute and a half left because of fouls. Davis was the Mr. Basketball runner-up in the state of Michigan. 

“It’s not Eric’s fault,” Arthur Hill coach Greg McMath said to Corey Butzin of MLive.com. “We win as a team, and we lose as a team. Him accepting (the loss), we’ll take it, but we know it’s not his fault because he gave it everything he had.”

Western was led by junior Brailen Neely and Josh McFolley, who is a senior. McFolly will attend the University of Detroit Mercy on a basketball scholarship. Those two make up a strong back court for the Cowboys. 

Arthur Hill was led by the trio of Davis, Brian Bowen and Billy Burton. Davis will attend the University of Texas and Bowen has a dozen offers as a sophomore. Burton has a sweet touch after spotting up from deep. 

Arthur Hill struggled against the Cowboys' defensive presence. They lost the turnover game by nine turnovers. It was ultimately the reason they lost the championship. 

“It’s up to us,” Bowen said. “You can’t rely on (Davis) all the time. I went up and told the other guys, ‘You have to step up right now.’”

However, Bowen did his part against the Cowboys. The highly scouted sophomore went 9-for-10 from the stripe and knocked down a game-high 21 points with a team-high 11 rebounds. Bowen added two blocks to his resume. 

Davis, who is a Class A Player of the Year, three-year All-State player and top recruit committed to Texas has led this Lumberjack team all season long to the Breslin Center for the first time since 2006. He finished with 15 points, six rebounds and three assists. However, it was evident that his five fouls played a huge difference in the outcome. 

“He’s a kid who really transformed himself and put the program back where we wanted it to be,” McMath said. “He sacrificed a lot for his team, his game becoming a point guard and cutting down on the scoring to help these guys get better.”

As for the Cowboys, Josh McFolly hit two three point jumpers at the end of the third quarter to help him finish with 19 points. The U of D Mercy committ helped his team to hold on, even though the Lumberjacks made a late push.

Western had a 13 point lead with five minutes left, but Arthur Hill made thinks look much more respectable by chipping away to make it a three point loss. 

Big man Gerald Blackshear dropped 16 points, most coming in the paint, and 12 rebounds for Western. He also added a few blocks that helped to bring the energy to the 2015 Class-A Champions. Karmin Murray chipped in 15 points for the Cowboys. 

"We had the pieces already. We had enough to win a state title. When they became eligible, it just made us better." Detroit Western head coach Derrick McDowell on the addition of Blackshear and McFolley, who combined to score 35 points and grab 17 rebounds. 

"This means a lot for me personally. It's my fourth time here, and I finally got it," said coach McDowell.