#TBT: 1972 Class B Boys Basketball Final
March 24, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The 2016 Boys Basketball Finals are hours from tip off with Class C and D Semifinals today and Class A and B Semifinals on Friday.
Below is a Finals Flashback from the 1972 Class B Final. River Rouge trailed Muskegon Heights by seven points with 46 seconds to play, but scored eight unanswered points to claim a 65-64 win.
Moment: Orioles' Winner Unforgettable
March 24, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Ludington’s Joshua Laman couldn’t have picked a better time to drill his first 3-pointer of the 2016-17 season.
Today’s #MHSAAMoments highlight relives a shot we said the Orioles, and River Rouge, likely would never forget.
On March 24, 2017, Laman made his first 3-pointer that winter to send Ludington – playing in its first Semifinal in this sport since 1971 – to its first MHSAA boys basketball championship game since 1953 with a 51-50 win over the Panthers.
Ludington coach Thad Shank after: “He’s thinking that when I get back in that locker room, he’s going to look Coach Shank in the eye and say, ‘Told you coach I should be shooting these 3s all year long.’ I know that’s what he’s thinking.”
Click to read Second Half's coverage – Stunner Sends Ludington to Saturday – and watch the shot below with coverage from the NFHS Network.