Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/18

February 6, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Boys Basketball: Surviving a 19-0 run, Frankfort came back to end McBain’s 59-game winning streak, 53-48 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Basketball: Genesee Area Conference Blue leader Burton Bentley got past GAC White leader Burton Atherton 50-46 – WNEM

3. Girls Basketball: Armada remained in first place in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 55-33 win over Capac – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: Cedarville got past Johannesburg-Lewiston 61-45 in a matchup of top teams in Class D and C, respectively – MI Sports Now

5. Boys Basketball: Mattawan reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2008-09 with a 56-50 win over Richland Gull Lake – JoeInsider.com

6. Girls Basketball: Hillman added a 15th straight win to its current streak, 59-26 over Mio – Alpena News

7. Girls Basketball: Chassell also pushed its winning streak to 15 with a 72-25 victory over Republic-Michigamme – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Boys Basketball: Onekama held on late to edge Baldwin 70-65 – Manistee News Advocate

9. Girls Basketball: Rapid River made a buzzer-beater to push its game with Big Bay de Noc to overtime, then prevailed 62-55 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Girls Basketball: Powers North Central upset Carney-Nadeau 55-41 – Iron Mountain Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 20, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger became Ludington’s all-time leading scorer during a 65-53 win over Montague, breaking a record that stood since 1972 – Ludington Daily News

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City Central won the inaugural Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jaxon Childers went over 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 50-42 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center defeated Hudsonville for the first time since 2009, 53-46 – Grand Rapids Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Okemos won a matchup of undefeated teams, 58-47 over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage picked up its most impressive win of a strong start, 81-44 over previously undefeated Freeland – Saginaw News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Petersburg Summerfield 53-47 – Monroe News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland’s Karie Keefer scored at the buzzer to give the Falcons a 44-42 win over Heritage – Saginaw News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Boden Fernsler drilled the winning 3-pointer with three seconds to play in Novi’s 52-49 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grade Anspach’s only points also came on a game-winning 3-pointer as Fruitport downed Comstock Park 53-52 – Local Sports Journal

Also of note ...

FOOTBALL Coach Scott Merchant is leaving Clinton Township Chippewa Valley to take over at Lawrence Tech – Macomb Daily