Highlight Reel: Class A-B Semifinals
March 26, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The Finals field is set for the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, with the last four teams determined during Friday’s Class A and B Semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
To watch a game in its entirety and order DVDs, click the score of the game below. Here are Friday’s highlights:
Class A
Detroit U-D Jesuit 72, Macomb Dakota 51
Winston Makes It Happen - Cassius Winston scored a game high 27 points for U-D Jesuit, but also had 12 assists, including one on this play.
Transition Dunk - Here's a back-and-forth sequence in the second half of the Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Macomb Dakota Class A Semifinal that ends up in a dunk for Dakota's Thomas Kithier.
North Farmington 60, Lansing Everett 48
Quick Three - Billy Thomas hit two 3-pointers in the first minute of the second half to extend North Farmington's lead against Lansing Everett in this Class A Semifinal. Thomas finished with 26 points.
Vikings Score Off Steal - Here's a steal by Lansing Everett's Victor Edwards converted into a fastbreak basket by Jamyrin Jackson, who led all scorers in this Class A Semifinal with 27 points.
Class B
Detroit Henry Ford 70, Williamston 48
Hot Hornet - Williamston's Riley Lewis led all scorers in a Class B Semifinal with Detroit Henry Ford with 32 points, including an old-fashioned three-point play on this sequence.
Bey Putback - Detroit Henry Ford had a 21-point performance from Kavon Bey - getting two here on a putback against Williamston in this Class B Semifinal.
Stevensville Lakeshore 61, Big Rapids 60
Davenport Double - Watch Big Rapids' Jeffrey Davenport with the great defensive play at one end of the court, and then he doubles his pleasure with a layup at the other end.
Breakaway Basket - A huge play in the closing moments of the Class B Semifinal between Stevensville Lakeshore and Big Rapids was this fastbreak basket by Lakeshore's Gibson Archer. Archer finished the game with 15 points.
The Boys Basketball Finals are presented by Sparrow Health System.
PHOTO: Everett's Jamyrin Jackson (11) drives toward the basket while North Farmington's Jacob Joubert (5) blocks his path.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/21/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 21, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Gaylord swept No. 9 Petoskey to clinch a fifth-straight Big North Conference title – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS TENNIS Negaunee clinched its 14th-straight Mid-Peninsula Conference championship – Upper Michigan’s Source
3. TRACK & FIELD Hillsdale Academy swept girls and boys overall championships in the Southern Central Athletic Association; the girls are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Hillsdale Daily News
4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 18 Maple City Glen Lake swept Benzie Central to finish a repeat undefeated run through the Northwest Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. TRACK & FIELD Brownstown Woodhaven’s teams continued championship streaks, the girls with their fifth-straight title in the Downriver League and the boys in a repeat – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS TENNIS Marquette edged Kingsford by three points to clinch the Great Northern Conference Tournament title – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 2 Standish-Sterling won the outright Jack Pine Conference championship with a 2-0 victory over Clare – Bay City Times
8. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 top-ranked Chesaning boys and New Lothrop girls won Mid-Michigan Activities Conference championship meets, with the Hornets’ girls sharing the overall league title with Chesaning’s – WJRT
9. BOYS GOLF Ludington won the final Western Michigan Conference Lakes jamboree to secure the overall league title – CatchMark SportsNet
10. TRACK & FIELD The McBain girls and Manton boys finished championship runs in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News
Also of note …
SOFTBALL/BASEBALL The Division 2 honorable mention Linden and Division 1 No. 5 Grand Blanc softball teams and Goodrich baseball team all clinched league titles – Mid-Michigan Now
TRACK & FIELD Milan’s girls and New Boston Huron’s boys won Huron League championship meets, Milan’s girls sharing the overall league title with Carleton Airport – Monroe News
GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver Tournament title with a shootout victory over Fruitport, but Fruitport won the overall league championship – MuskegonSports.com