Highlight Reel: Class C-D Girls Semifinals

March 17, 2017

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

The first day of the MHSAA Girls Basketball Finals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing produced three first-time finalists in the Class C and D fields for Saturday's championship games.

Class C

Detroit Edison PSA 54, Flint Hamady 31

Edison Scores On A Steal - Detroit Edison scored the first 11 points of this Semifinal, with Gabrielle Elliott capping the run on this play. Elliott had 24 points in the game. 

Hawks On A Run - Aryana Naylor led Flint Hamady with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit Edison, including this fastbreak basket in the third quarter. 

Pewamo-Westphalia 64, Maple City Glen Lake 51

Lakers Out to Early Lead - Maple City Glen Lake led throughout the first half in its Class C Semifinal with Pewamo-Westphalia. The Lakers got a three-point play along the way from Allie Bonzelet. 

Spitzley Leads Pirates - Pewamo-Westphalia pulled away in the fourth quarter against Maple City Glen Lake in the second Class C Semifinal. Emily Spitzley had a double-double for the winners with 24 points and 12 rebounds. 

Class D

Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 64, Engadine 59

Panko Paces Cardinals - Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter against Engadine. Rylee Pankow makes it 62-49 with this jumper. 

Vaughn Goes Coast-To-Coast - Engadine led late in the first half against Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Class D. Olivia Vaughn gives the Eagles the lead driving the length of the floor for a basket.

Pittsford 57, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 39

First Class Scout - Scout Nelson scores on a putback for Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart in the second quarter against Pittsford. Nelson led the Irish with 16 points. 

Clark Down The Lane - Maddie Clark led Pittsford with 19 points and eight rebounds against Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, with two points off this power move to the basket in the third quarter. 

PHOTO: Maple City Glen Lake's Kelly Bunek launches a shot during Thursday's Class C Semifinal against Pewamo-Westphalia.

Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 4, 2024

2. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Romeo in a repeat, Goodrich, Lansing Catholic and Whitmore Lake won team championships at the Lower Peninsula Finals, and Midland Dow’s Victoria Garces ran the second-fastest time in race history at Michigan International Speedway – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS SOCCER Pontiac Notre Dame Prep won its first Finals title, Warren De La Salle Collegiate its first in two decades, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian its third straight and Rochester Adams its second in three seasons – MHSAA.com

3. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Northville, Traverse City St. Francis and Hillsdale Academy repeated as champions and Allendale won its first Finals team title since 1999; two individual records fell as well – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Dearborn Heights Annapolis finished just two points ahead of Crestwood to win the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship meet – Dearborn Press & Guide

5. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac finished 2-2 at its regular-season finale, defeating Richland Gull Lake and Division 4 No. 9 Ubly and losing to Mount Pleasant and Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis – Cadillac News