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Today in the MHSAA: 3/8/16
March 8, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The upsets were few, but the late-game heroics aplenty Monday during the first night of the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament.
Boys Basketball
After falling twice to its rival during the regular season, Traverse City West opened a 13-1 lead and downed Traverse City Central 55-52 in Class A – Traverse City Record-Eagle
South Lyon’s 3-pointer with fewer than two seconds to play gave it a 40-37 win over Brighton in Class A – Livingston Daily
Also in Class A, Bloomfield Hills took over in double overtime to get past Auburn Hills Avondale 65-56 – Oakland Press
Warren Woods-Tower emerged from a close matchup with St. Clair Shores Lake shore, 46-42, dropping Lakeshore’s final record to 17-4 – Macomb Daily
Noah Ingram made 10-pointers and scored 44 points total as Mount Pleasant downed Midland Dow 81-70 in Class A – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
In arguably the biggest matchup of opening night, reigning Class B champion Wyoming Godwin Heights downed Wayland 65-62 in a matchup of teams with a combined record of 34-5 – Grand Rapids Press
Freeland won a crossover of top Class B teams in the Tri-Valley Conference, 45-42 over Bridgeport – Saginaw News
Also in Class B, Marshall survived a last-second basket that forced overtime to get past Battle Creek Pennfield – 89-81 – Battle Creek Enquirer
Trey Newsham made 4 of 4 free-throw attempts during the final 14 seconds and went over 1,000 points for his career in Essexville Garber’s 60-59 Class B win over Bay City John Glenn – Bay City Times
Flint Beecher eliminated rival Flint Hamady in Class C for the 10th straight season, 68-62, in a matchup of teams that were a combined 34-4 – Flint Journal
In a Class C matchup of teams with a combined 32-10 record, Traverse City St. Francis got past Johannesburg-Lewiston 79-65 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also in Class C, Hartford’s 3-pointer with 11 seconds left pushed the team past Kalamazoo Christian 46-45 in an upset of the formerly 17-2 Comets – Kalamazoo Gazette
Good Read
Last summer, the Kronemeyer family of Holland was forced to mourn the death of 18-year-old daughter Marissa, who had died in a car crash. But community and eventually Holland Calvary basketball have assisted as the family continues to cope – Holland Sentinel
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Today in the MHSAA: 3/7/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 7, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth downed Bridgeport in a Division 2 District Semifinal, earning the 1,000th win in program history, and Mia McLaughlin also set a school record for 3-pointers – Mid-Michigan Now
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jadelyn Trotter’s game-winner with five seconds to play sent Haslett past Chelsea 69-68 in overtime in Division 2 – Lansing State Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington also advanced in Division 2, with a 42-37 win over 2023 semifinalist Hart – Ludington Daily News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 1 champion Rockford continued its repeat pursuit with a 52-42 win over Muskegon – Grand Rapids Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Mona Shores edged Cedar Springs 48-45 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Local Sports Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline advanced in Division 1 with a 41-38 overtime win over Wayne Memorial – Saline Post
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica upset Utica Ford in a Division 1 District Semifinal 41-39 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland avenged a pair of losses to Brighton with 42-32 win in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa held on for a 46-39 win over Zeeland West in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy moved on in Division 1 with a 56-39 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press