Going into the state girls basketball tournament that opens up this week, the biggest question surrounding the road to the state’s final four is obvious. How vulnerable is Belleville? Belleville is the Division 1 defending champion after losing just once last year, is 21-1 this year and has won 20 games by double digits. But following a 59-51 loss to Howell in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship game on Thursday that snapped a 35-game winning streak, and a close 56-54 win over Wayne Memorial on Feb. 10, maybe Belleville repeating as champion in Division 1 isn’t the foregone conclusion it’s appeared to be all season. Wayne Memorial head coach Jarvis Mitchell said after...
