Moment: Rouge, Betts Win 4th Straight

April 15, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Willie Betts remains the only athlete in Michigan high school history to play on four MHSAA championship basketball teams, a feat he completed as part of River Rouge's fourth-straight Class B title winner in 1964.

This time, Betts helped the Panthers to an 86-67 win over Lakeview in the Final.

Fred Hudson led the way for the Panthers, scoring 31 points. The victory also was the 100th in MHSAA Tournament play for legendary Rouge coach Lofton Greene. River Rouge finished the 1963-64 season 24-1, losing just once for the third-straight winter.

2020-21 Basketball District Brackets Announced

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 14, 2021

The 2020-21 Girls & Boys Basketball District brackets, with top-two teams seeded, were released Sunday morning on MHSAA.com.

The top two teams in each District were selected based on the Michigan Power Ratings (MPR) from the regular season through Saturday’s games. Those two teams are placed on the opposite sides of their District brackets, making the District Final the earliest those teams could meet.

Click to see District brackets for girls: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Full MPR

Click to see District brackets for boys: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Full MPR

Postseason play begins March 22 for girls basketball and March 23 for boys.