Highlight Reel: Class C Semifinals
March 26, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian and Flint Beecher advanced to the MHSAA Class C Boys Basketball Final with Semifinal wins Thursday at the Breslin Center.
Click below for highlights from all four teams that took the court.
Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 48, Boyne City 45
Huckaby Leads NorthPointe - Preston Huckaby of Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian led all scorers in a Class C Semifinal against Boyne City with 26 points - two of them on this layup off a steal.
Ramblers Roar Back - Boyne City went on a 10-0 fourth-quarter run and pulled to within a point on a layup by Tanner Kruzel.
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Flint Beecher 71, Hanover-Horton 43
Beecher Buc Bomber - Samuel Toins hit 6 of 8 from 3-point land for Flint Beecher in the Class C Semifinal against Hanover-Horton. Here's one his treys from the first quarter.
Double-Double For Laketa - Preston Laketa led Hanover-Horton with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Here he scores on a putback.
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PHOTO: Hanover-Horton’s Bryce Walker (12) works to get past Beecher defenders Samuel Toins (20) and Jordan Roland.
Be the Referee: Goaltending
January 23, 2020
This week, MHSAA assistant director Brent Rice clears up misconceptions concerning backboards and basketball goaltending.
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment - Goaltending - Listen
One of the most misunderstood rules in basketball has to do with the backboard and goaltending.
Simply put, the backboard has nothing to do with goaltending. Goaltending is contacting the ball on its downward flight, with a chance to go in, while above the cylinder. On most layups, the ball is still going up after contacting the backboard. It’s legal to pin the ball against the backboard if it’s still on the way up and not in the cylinder above the basket. Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference nor goaltending. A technical may be assessed when a player strikes the backboard so forcefully it cannot be ignored, but simply slapping the backboard in an attempt to block a shot is neither a violation nor a technical foul.
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