Highlight Reel: Class C-D Semifinals
March 18, 2016
The Class C and D finalists at the 2016 MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, were determined Thursday in front of more than 5,000 fans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
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Class C Semifinal – Traverse City St. Francis 53, Niles Brandywine 40
Muscle Hoops - A classic feed into the middle to Traverse City St. Francis center Juliana Phillips results in a basket that put the Gladiators in the lead to stay against Niles Brandywine. Phillips finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Bobcats Stay Close – The closest Niles Brandywine could get in the second half against Traverse City St. Francis was three points when Makenna Hartline scored two of her 17.
Class C Semifinal – Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 72, Ithaca 44
Kayla Cans One For Ithaca - Things went back and forth early between Ithaca and Ypsilanti Arbor Prep. Here the Yellowjackets take the least on a basket by Kayla Belles, who led her team with 16 points.
Chambers Leads Prep - Nastassja Chambers led Ypsilanti Arbor Prep against Ithaca with a game-high 24 points, including a transition basket here.
Class D Semifinal – Pittsford 62, Waterford Our Lady 43
Clark Goes Coast To Coast - In the first quarter of this rematch of a Semifinal at last year's Class D tournament, Pittsford's Maddie Clark grabs the missed shot and takes it all the way for two of her game-high 24 points to go with 16 rebounds.
Senerius 3-Point Play - Tiffany Senerius led Waterford Our Lady against Pittsford with 20 points – including this old-fashioned three-point play in the second quarter.
Class D Semifinal – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 45, Stephenson 38
Eagles Tie It - This game had six ties, the last coming midway through the third quarter on this basket by Stephenson's Karley Johnson. Johnson led her team with 12 points.
Take That! And That! - Here's a couple of great defensive plays in the closing moments of the Class D Semifinal between Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart and Stephenson by Averi Gamble of the Irish – one smashing away a pass, the other blocking a shot. Gamble finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
PHOTO: The Pittsford and Waterford Our Lady teams line up for the national anthem Thursday.
Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 12, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Holland earned a 3-0 win over Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER Freeland edged Division 3 No. 11 Alma in a match notable locally league and statewide – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids and Kent City drew 1-1 in a matchup of Central State Activities Association contenders – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western came back from two sets down to defeat Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Grand Blanc earned its fourth-straight shutout, this one 2-0 over Lapeer – WJRT
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING St. Joseph – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – continued its strong start with a 114-57 victory over Mattawan – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Dearborn Edsel Ford downed rival Brownstown Woodhaven 9-2 – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS TENNIS Sturgis won the day’s only three-set match, at No. 2 doubles, to get past Niles 5-3 – Sturgis Journal
9. BOYS SOCCER Montague made a first-half goal stand in its 1-0 win over Whitehall – CatchMark SportsNet
10. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Flint Carman-Ainsworth 6-0 in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News