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: 9/10/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 10, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Grayling ran its shutout streak to eight to start this season with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac downed Roscommon, Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber and Division 3 No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis – MI Sports Now

3. BOYS SOCCER Milan dealt Division 2 No. 7 New Boston Huron its first defeat of the season, 3-0 – Monroe News

4. BOYS SOCCER Standish-Sterling earned its third-straight win by a 1-0 score, this time over Ogemaw Heights – Bay City Times

5. BOYS SOCCER Dillon Hamilton starred as Fenton got past Holly 3-1 – Oakland Press

6. BOYS TENNIS Holland Christian – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – improved to 10-0-1 with a win over Holland High – Holland Sentinel

7. GIRLS GOLF Sturgis carded a 179 to win its Wolverine Conference jamboree by seven strokes – Sturgis Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER North Farmington edged South Lyon 1-0 – Hometown Life

9. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Swan Valley edged Midland Bullock Creek 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now

10. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Bay City Western 2-0 – Midland Daily News