Shooters Rain Supreme at Breslin Center
March 28, 2013
The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan awarded its top 3-point and free-throw shooters at the championship game halftimes during the Boys and Girls Basketball Finals over the last two weekends.
Four champions were crowned, while the same player finished runner-up for both boys contests.
All four shooting championship matches were broadcast on MHSAA.tv and can be watched by clicking the links below.
Girls free throw: Waterford Mott junior Lauren Hung defended her "Top Shooters" title by winning this competition for the second straight season, this time over Lincoln Alcona junior Karina Cole. Click to watch.
Girls 3-point: St. Joseph senior Lauren Brower defeated Marlette senior Jenna Hirsch for the championship. Click to watch.
Boys free throw: Carsonville-Port Sanilac senior Matt Falls edged Shelby junior Jason Beckman. Click to watch.
Boys 3-point: Sterling Heights Stevenson junior Brandon Hughes finished ahead of Beckman. Click to watch.
PHOTO: (In clockwise order) Top Shooters champions for girls free throw, boys free throw, boys 3-point and girls 3-point contests pose with their finalists certificates at the Breslin Center.
Update: Basketball Finals Bests
April 2, 2012
Dearborn Divine Child's Cara Miller. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett's Madison and Hailegh Ristovski. Morley-Stanwood's Alexis Huntey. Goodrich's Aketra Sevillian. Saginaw's Travontis Richardson, Traverse City St. Francis' Sean Sheldon.
What do they all have in common? Yes, they all played in MHSAA Basketball Finals last month. They're also the newest names -- along with the Southfield Christian, Rockford and Climax-Scotts boys teams as a whole -- to appear in the MHSAA online record book for their performances at Michigan State's Breslin Center.
Click to check out the updated girls basketball record book, or click to check out the updated boys record book.