Moment: Rouge Holds Off Unity Challenge

April 14, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

We continue with our third day of "Rouge Week" with River Rouge's third-straight Class B championship during the 1960s, clinched with a 59-49 victory over Hudsonville Unity Christian in the Final.

Unity, ranked just behind the Panthers at No. 2 in Class B heading into the MHSAA Tournament, gave Rouge a run nearly to the end. Unity pulled within 38-36 at the outset of the fourth quarter before Boice Bowman, Bill Dunson and Larry Brazon keyed a 9-2 run to help the Panthers pull away.

Dunson, an all-stater as a senior that winter, scored a team-high 16 points. Bowman added 15. Rouge finished 25-1 for the second-straight season.

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.