It’s hard to imagine a 15-year-old having a better week on the basketball floor than Joe Francis had last week.

In the span of seven days and three games, the Adrian High School sophomore scored 33 points in a victory over East Jackson, hit a half-court buzzer-beater to force overtime and scored 32 points in a victory over Monroe and broke the 20-year-old Adrian single-game scoring record with 42 points against Manchester.

Every team refers to itself as a family in athletics. But the Byron girls basketball team takes that concept to a new level.

There are two sets of sisters, a set of cousins, and three of the four coaches on the team coach their own daughters.

A pair of undefeated girls basketball teams continued to thrive Thursday to lead the day’s statewide headliners.

This week’s show highlights work to promote and protect youth football and discusses the importance of amateurism and commitment to educational athletics.