Coming Sunday: Girls & Boys District Basketball Brackets

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 12, 2021

District brackets for girls and boys basketball will be drawn Sunday and posted to the MHSAA Website. 

The top two teams in each District, based on their Michigan Power Rating (MPR), will be placed on opposite sides of those brackets so the earliest they may face each other will be the District Final. 

Games through Saturday will be counted toward MPR, and teams must have at least eight results to be seeded. Only the top two teams receive seeds; the remaining teams in each District are placed using a predetermined order. 

The MPR listings on MHSAA.com allow users to see all teams in one list, or teams by Division, or teams by District. Click to see the Girls MPR and Boys MPR lists. 

District play begins March 22 for girls basketball and March 23 for boys.

PHOTO: Saginaw Arthur Hill, right, and Flint Carman-Ainsworth are among hopefuls again entering this postseason. (Photo by Terry Lyons.)

Performance of the Week: Warren Lincoln's Moses & Markus Blackwell

March 21, 2025

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Lincoln’s pair of twin guards led the Abes to a second-straight Division 2 championship Saturday with a 58-51 win over Romulus Summit Academy North. Markus scored a team-high 13 points and Moses had nine and three assists as both played starring roles for the second-straight season – they were Lincoln’s top-two leading scorers in the 2024 Final as well.

Markus Blackwell averaged 19.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game heading into the postseason, and Moses Blackwell averaged 6.5 ppg. Markus also had 11 points and three assists and Moses had three points and a team-high four assists in Lincoln’s 43-39 Semifinal win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Lincoln finished 23-4 this winter and a combined 47-8 over the last two. Moses also served as a team captain this season, and Markus has committed to continue at Eastern Illinois.

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Previous 2024-25 honorees

March 13: Keyshawn Summerville, Lansing Sexton basketball - Report
March 6:
Maggie Buurma, Fowlerville wrestling - Report
Feb. 28:
Maren Studt, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep skiing - Report
Feb. 21:
Olive Krueger, Marquette swimming - Report
Feb. 14:
Hunter Lemmon, Fraser swimming - Report
Feb. 7:
Aubrey Hillard, Rochester competitive cheer - Report
Jan. 31:
Wyatt Spalo, Reed City wrestling - Report
Jan. 24:
Olivia Flynn, Harbor Springs basketball - Report
Jan. 17:
Levi Rozema, Holland Christian swimming - Report
Jan. 10:
McRecco McFadden, Burton Bentley basketball - Report
Dec. 18:
Nash Leonard, Bay City Western hockey - Report
Dec. 11:
Blake Cosby, Dundee wrestling - Report
Dec. 4:
Keaton Hendricks, Zeeland West football - Report
Nov. 29:
Kate Simon, East Grand Rapids swimming - Report
Nov. 22:
Ella Kokaly, Essexville Garber volleyball - Report
Nov. 15:
Caroline Bryan, Grosse Pointe South swimming - Report
Nov. 8:
Kaylie Livingston, Whitmore Lake cross country - Report
Oct. 25:
Oliver Caldwell, Grand Rapids West Catholic tennis - Report
Oct. 18:
Alex Graham, Detroit Cass Tech football - Report
Oct. 11:
Victoria Garces, Midland Dow cross country - Report
Oct. 4:
Asher Clark, Bay City John Glenn soccer - Report
Sept. 26:
Campbell Flynn, Farmington Hills Mercy volleyball - Report
Sept. 19:
TJ Hansen, Freeland cross country - Report
Sept. 12:
Jordan Peters, Grayling soccer - Report
Sept. 6:
Gabe Litzner, Sault Ste. Marie cross country - Report
Aug. 30:
Grace Slocum, Traverse City St. Francis golf - Report

PHOTO Warren Lincoln's Moses Blackwell, left, and Markus Blackwell direct the offense during last weekend's Division 2 Final.