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
MHSAA TV Set to top 600 Events Again
January 14, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The Winter sports season is in full swing on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. For the second straight week, more than 600 high school sporting events will have live streaming video.
Here’s the complete schedule of varsity events on MHSAA.tv – more than 300 events on this week’s schedule will be competed at the Junior High/Middle School, Freshman, or Junior Varsity levels and are not shown. Visit MHSAA.tv to look for all upcoming games:
Tuesday - Jan. 14
GBB- Burton Bendle v. Morrice - 5:30 PM
GBB- Mt Morris v. Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 PM
GBB- Walled Lake Western v. Walled Lake Northern - 5:30 PM
WR - Munising v. Bark River-Harris - 6 PM
GBB- Livonia Clarenceville v. Brighton Charyl Stockwell Academy - 6 PM
GBB- Fremont v. Newaygo - 6 PM
GBB- Plymouth Christian v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 6 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Lutheran Westland - 6 PM
GBB- Chassell v. Dollar Bay - 6:25 PM
BBB- Hartland v. Howell - 6:45 PM
BBB- Burton Bendle v. Morrice - 7 PM
BBB- Cadillac v. Bay City Western - 7 PM
BBB- Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Saginaw Heritage - 7 PM
BBB- Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central - 7 PM
BBB- Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Riverview Gabriel Richard - 7 PM
BBB- Detroit Catholic Central v. Orchard Lake St. Mary's - 7 PM
BBB- Fowlerville v. Eaton Rapids - 7 PM
BBB- Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Allendale - 7 PM
BBB- Grandville v. Benton Harbor - 7 PM
BBB- Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Madison Heights Bishop Foley - 7 PM
BBB- Kalamazoo Christian v. Comstock - 7 PM
BBB- Otisville Lakeville v. Durand - 7 PM
BBB- Manchester v. Michigan Center - 7 PM
BBB- Montrose v. Chesaning - 7 PM
BBB- Mt Morris v. Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
BBB- New Lothrop v. Byron - 7 PM
BBB- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
BBB- Novi v. Salem - 7 PM
BBB- Petoskey v. Charlevoix - 7 PM
BBB- Plymouth Christian Academy v. Oakland Christian - 7 PM
BBB- Rochester Adams v. Warren De La Salle Collegiate - 7 PM
BBB- Saline v. Temperance Bedford - 7 PM
BBB- Saginaw Swan Valley v. Bay City John Glenn - 7 PM
BBB- Troy v. West Bloomfield - 7 PM
BBB- Walled Lake Central v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
BBB- Walled Lake Western v. Walled Lake Northern - 7 PM
BBB- Waterford Kettering v. South Lyon - 7 PM
BBB- Brownstown Woodhaven v. Dearborn Edsel Ford - 7 PM
GBB- Troy Athens v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
GBB- Big Rapids v. Central Montcalm - 7 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills v. Royal Oak - 7 PM
GBB- Brighton v. Plymouth - 7 PM
GBB- Chesaning v. Montrose - 7 PM
GBB- East Grand Rapids v. South Christian - 7 PM
GBB- East Kentwood v. Holland West Ottawa - 7 PM
GBB- Escanaba v. Marquette - 7 PM
GBB- Fenton v. Ortonville Brandon - 7 PM
GBB- Holly v. Lake Fenton - 7 PM
GBB- Flint Kearsley v. Clio - 7 PM
GBB- White Lake Lakeland v. Walled Lake Central - 7 PM
GBB- Madison Heights Lamphere v. Clawson - 7 PM
GBB- Macomb L'Anse Creuse North v. Fitzgerald - 7 PM
GBB- Linden v. Owosso - 7 PM
GBB- Marian v. Divine Child - 7 PM
GBB- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. TBA - 7 PM
GBB- Flint Powers Catholic v. Midland Dow - 7 PM
GBB- Rockford v. Caledonia - 7 PM
GBB- South Lyon v. Waterford Kettering - 7 PM
BBB- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Wyoming Kelloggsville - 7:15 PM
BBB- Pickford v. St Ignace - 7:15 PM
BBB- Bear Lake v. Manistee Catholic Central - 7:30 PM
BBB- Clare v. Harrison - Harrison - 7:30 PM
BBB- Fremont v. Newaygo - 7:30 PM
BBB- St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Utica - 7:30 PM
BBB- Pentwater v. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter - 7:30 PM
BBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Lutheran Westland - 7:30 PM
GBB- Harbor Beach v. Sandusky - 7:30 PM
GBB- Hemlock v. Midland Bullock Creek - 7:30 PM
GBB- St. Charles v. St. Louis - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Jan. 15
WR - Cedar Springs v. Allendale - 5 PM
WR - Chesaning v. Byron - 5 PM
WR - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. TBA - 5 PM
WR - Howell v. TBA - 5 PM
WR - Otisville Lakeville v. Montrose - 5 PM
WR - Brownstown Woodhaven v. Southgate Anderson - 5 PM
BBB- Livonia Clarenceville Multi-team Event - 5:30 PM
HKY - Brighton v. Plymouth - 5:30 PM
WR - Big Rapids v. Newaygo - 5:30 PM
WR - Milford v. TBA - 5:30 PM
WR - Petoskey BNC Quad - 5:30 PM
WR - Caro v. Capac - 6 PM
WR - Clare v. Gladwin - 6 PM
WR - East Kentwood v. Hudsonville - 6 PM
WR - Holly v. Fenton - 6 PM
WR - Linden v. Flushing - 6 PM
WR - Manchester v. TBA - 6 PM
WR - Munising v. TBA - 6 PM
WR - Sturgis v. Three Rivers - 6 PM
CHEER - White Lake Lakeland v. TBA - 6 PM
WR - Walled Lake Northern v. TBA - 7 PM
BBB- Harbor Beach v. Sandusky - 7:30 PM
GBB- Bear Lake v. Big Rapids Crossroads Charter - 7:30 PM
GBB- Harrison v. Clare - 7:30 PM
GBB- Pentwater v. Mason County Eastern - 7:30 PM
Thursday - Jan. 16
WR - Macomb L'Anse Creuse North v. TBA - 5 PM
GBB- Southfield Christian v. Livonia Clarenceville - 5:30 PM
GBB- Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Clarkston Everest Collegiate - 6 PM
GBB- Norway v. Powers North Central - 6:45 PM
BBB- Troy Athens v. Royal Oak - 7 PM
BBB- North Farmington v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
BBB- Pellston v. Central Lake - 7 PM
GBB- Waterford Our Lady v. Marine City Cardinal Mooney - 7 PM
BBB- Hancock v. Dollar Bay - 7:15 PM
GBB- Ishpeming v. Iron Mountain - 7:15 PM
BBB- Brethren v. Bear Lake - 7:30 PM
BBB- Clare v. Farwell - 7:30 PM
BBB- Hart v. Whitehall - 7:30 PM
BBB- Munising v. Crystal Falls Forest Park - 7:30 PM
Friday - Jan. 17
GBB- Chesaning v. Mt Morris - 5:30 PM
GBB- East Jordan vs Boyne City - 5:30 PM
GBB- Otisville Lakeville v. Byron - 5:30 PM
GBB- Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 5:30 PM
GBB- Morley Stanwood v. White Cloud - 5:30 PM
GBB- Ovid-Elsie v. New Lothrop - 5:30 PM
GBB- Armada v. Richmond - 6 PM
GBB- Big Rapids v. Reed City - 6 PM
GBB- Corunna v. Ortonville Brandon - 6 PM
GBB- Fenton v. Linden - 6 PM
GBB- Freeland v. Frankenmuth - 6 PM
GBB- Fremont v. Grant - 6 PM
GBB- Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Coopersville - 6 PM
GBB- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian - 6 PM
GBB- Grandville v. Holland West Ottawa - 6 PM
GBB- Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 6 PM
GBB- Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Whitmore Lake - 6 PM
GBB- Southfield Christian v. Plymouth Christian Academy - 6 PM
GBB- St. Charles v. Midland Bullock Creek - 6 PM
GBB- Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6 PM
GBB- Brighton v. Howell - 6:45 PM
BBB- Brighton v. Howell - 7 PM