#SocialStudies v7.0

March 29, 2012

It's been a wild couple weeks for us here in the office -- and we know you've been missing your weekly lineup of viral video goodness.

Not to worry. 

We're back, and with a vengeance. Not Bruce Willis-style, but close to it.

1. Grand Finale

Easily the most intense game from Basketball Finals (both Boys and Girls) was the Class A Girls Final between Grosse Pointe South and eventual champion Grand Haven. 

Here's the archived video of the entire game -- I'll recommend speeding through to the last 10 minutes.  Grand Haven roared back from 18 points down to give us some serious drama in the final minute of play.  Oh, and Bucs senior Shar'Rae Davis? Full-court drive and the game-winning bucket with under 10 seconds to play? Pretty nice little memory you've got there, girl. Great game.

(Also, tune in at 47:50 to catch the touching story of Terry Reid and his grandson Kyle Hall. Click the photo below for a link to the video.)



2. Must be the thin air

We're not the only state with drama in championship games this month ... the 2012 Colorado State High School Athletic Association 5A Boys Basketball Championship ended on this ridiculously athletic circus tip-in. Congratulations to Chaparral High School. (Seriously, how long was that kid in the air???)


3. Because Ray said so

Ray Lewis, controversial as his persona is, can flat-out deliver a pep talk. This rivals anything I've seen in film as one of the best brief amp-you-up-to-run-through-a-wall hype chats ever. 

For the record, Stanford went on to win their NIT semifinal over UMass, 74-64. Also, for the record -- I am definitely "not okay with mediocre" today.


4.  Nothing but ... no way!

And finally, here is one way to become famous in 3rd grade if your name isn't Doogie Houser.


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Plenty of Pigskin on MHSAA.TV

September 12, 2013

Want more football? Check out 24 teams in 12 games from all over the state last week on-demand aMHSAA.TV.

Those are just part of the body of events available from last week, including multiple soccer games featuring Division 2 top-ranked East Lansing. 

See the list and watch highlights below from two Week 2 football games and a recent volleyball match in our highlights package at the bottom of this screen: 

  • Rockford vs. Holt football
  • Davison vs. Midland football
  • Three Rivers vs. Plainwell football
  • Montrose vs. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett football
  • Atlanta vs. Central Lake football
  • Whittemore-Prescott vs. Oscoda football
  • Rogers City vs. Onaway football
  • Felch North Dickinson vs. Newberry football
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston vs. Inland Lakes Indian River football
  • Maple City Glen Lake vs. Charlevoix football
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Lincoln Alcona football
  • Cedar Springs vs. Sparta football
  • Hillman vs. Mancelona volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Jackson volleyball
  • East Lansing vs. Detroit Country Day boys soccer
  • East Lansing vs. Jackson boys soccer


MHSAA Perspective: John Johnson discusses the reality behind major television networks broadcasting high school games and why their reasons don't match up with the values of high school athletics - The Reality of TV