Don't Miss These Buzzer Beaters
December 17, 2014
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first full week of girls and boys basketball this season netted 27 games broadcast on MHSAA.tv – and a series of last-second heroics only hoops can provide.
Check out those buzzer beaters below, and go to MHSAA.tv to watch any of the games listed, in full.
Girls Basketball
- Escanaba vs. Sault Ste. Marie
- Lincoln Alcona vs. Alpena
- Comstock Park vs. East Grand Rapids
- Posen vs. Whittemore-Prescott
- Calumet vs. Iron River West Iron County
- Midland vs. Mount Pleasant
- Mackinaw City vs. Boyne Falls
- Rogers City vs. Posen
- Hillman vs. Atlanta
- Watervliet vs. Bangor
- Haslett vs. Mason
Boys Basketball
- Rogers City vs. Hale
- Mackinaw City vs. Pellston
- East Kentwood vs. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
- Escanaba vs. Negaunee
- Plainwell vs. Portage Northern
- Posen vs. Rogers City
- Mancelona vs. Lake City
- Chesaning vs. Montrose
- Haslett vs. Mason
- Watervliet vs. Bangor
- Mount Pleasant vs. Midland
- Gibraltar Carlson vs. Riverview
- Escanaba vs. Kingsford
- Hemlock vs. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- Clare vs. Gladwin
- Coloma vs. Dowagiac
Hoops on Film: 1954 Class A Boys Final
July 2, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
This week's installment of MHSAA.tv's Hoops on Film series features the first championship victory for one of Michigan's most accomplished boys basketball programs.
This is the second of 10 games being brought back to MHSAA.tv this summer. From the late 1940’s to the mid 1970’s the Michigan High School Athletic Association shot portions of the action at its basketball finals on 16mm film. The films were loaned out, primarily to the participating schools, to help them relive the moments of playing in a championship game.
While many of the old films have wandered astray over time, about 60 games still exist in the MHSAA archives. Anyone in possession of such a film is encouraged to contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office ([email protected]) to discuss having the film converted to a digital format.
Some of the films only have portions of the second half and the postgame awards; some have most of the action. None of the films have sound. They range in length from 10 minutes to about an hour. A new film will be posted online each Monday through the week of August 17.
The game recap below is courtesy of MHSAA Historian Ron Pesch of Muskegon.
Muskegon Heights 43, Flint Northern 41 (OT) – 1954 Class A Boys Final - After three visits to the MHSAA Semifinals, Muskegon Heights grabbed its first-ever title with a 43-41 overtime win over Flint Northern at Jenison Field House in East Lansing. Tied at 41-41 at the end of regulation, the Vikings opted to hold the ball for nearly three minutes of the extra period, after the Tigers missed two shots following the opening tip-off. But as Vikings guard Bob Failing drove in for the final shot, he was called for a charging foul. Under the rules of the time, Murt Johnson of the Heights stepped to the line, and calmly sank two free throws for the only points of OT. Future University of Michigan star M.C. Burton scored 22 points to pace the Heights.
Previous releases:
1973 Class C Boys Final: Detroit East Catholic 50, Saginaw St. Stephen 49 - Watch