Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 11, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa earned perhaps the best win of its perfect start, 55-51 over Hudsonville in overtime – FOX 17

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City’s Marlie Postula went over 1,000 career points during a big win over Wolverine – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. BOWLING Utica Eisenhower’s boys edged Macomb Dakota 17-13; Eisenhower was Division 1 runner-up last season and Dakota was the same in 2021 – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher edged Hamady 80-71 in a matchup of teams that entered the day undefeated – Mid-Michigan Now

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Tawas drained a school-record 22 3-pointers in a big win over Oscoda; those 3-pointers also tied the fifth-most in MHSAA history, and Ethan Hedglin had a school individual-record 10 – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Ann Arbor Huron 47-44 on a buzzer beater – Monroe News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL East Kentwood came back from a 17-point deficit to edge Rockford 51-49 – FOX 17

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Howell also came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Brighton 55-52 in overtime – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Daron Sherman had a triple-double in leading Saginaw over Flint Powers Catholic 81-66 – Saginaw News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant delivered Cadillac’s first loss, 49-48 – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 3/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 9, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville Unity Christian scored the final go-ahead points during the final seconds to get past Grand Rapids Catholic Central 57-55 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Hart’s Parker Hovey went over 1,000 career points and his team defeated another league champion Big Rapids in a Division 3 Semifinal 62-56 – CatchMark SportsNet

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech advanced in Division 1 with a third win this season over Martin Luther King, 71-59 – Detroit News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport will play for a possible first District title since 1938 thanks to a 77-69 overtime win over Whitehall in Division 2 – Muskegon Chronicle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Jakhary Towns scored 47 points as Wyoming Godwin Heights got past Wyoming Lee 83-80 in overtime in Division 2 – FOX 17

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Flat Rock won a Division 2 matchup of Huron League co-champions 60-41 over Riverview – Monroe News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Holt came back from a 20-point third-quarter deficit to get past Okemos 63-61 in Division 1 – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Andrew Sniesak went over 1,000 career points to lead Armada past St. Clair 60-55 in Division 2 – Port Huron Times Herald

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Adrian upset top-seeded Onsted 54-50 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Jonesville earned its first boys basketball District win since 2012, defeating Jackson Lumen Christi in Division 3 51-36 – Jackson Citizen Patriot