Highlight Reel: Class B Semifinals

March 20, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

Haslett and Detroit Country Day advanced to Saturday's MHSAA Class B Final with Semifinal wins Friday at the Breslin Center.

Click below for highlights from both games and all four teams that took the floor. 

Haslett 63, Benton Harbor 52

VIKINGS IN TRANSITION - Late in the game, Haslett scores in transition as Megan Mowid takes the pass from Kenzie DeCook and is fouled. 

KALABRYA FOR TWO - Off a steal, Benton Harbor's Kalabrya Gondrezick scores on a jumper against Haslett. She had a game high 20 points; however, the Vikings prevailed in this Class B Semifinal.

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Detroit Country Day 69, Goodrich 39

IT'S RAINING THREES - Destiny Pitts of Detroit Country Day hit six 3-pointers in the Yellowjackets’ 69-39 win over Goodrich in the Class B Semifinals. Pitts finished the game with 28 points.

SEVILLIAN FROM THE CORNER - Goodrich was led against Detroit Country Day by Alexis Sevillian, who pumped in 16 points, including this trey from the corner to end the first quarter. 

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PHOTO: Country Day sophomore Tylar Bennett blocks the shot of Goodrich senior Isabella O'Brien on Friday at the Breslin Center.

Title IX at 50: Marian's Cicerone to Finish Among All-Time Elite

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 8, 2022

Over the next two months, Bloomfield Hills Marian’s Mary Cicerone will complete one of the most celebrated coaching careers in any sport in Michigan history.

Her Mustangs girls basketball team is 9-5 this winter, and on Jan. 28 defeated Warren Regina to give Cicerone her 700th career win. She has a record of 701-231 since taking over the Marian program in 1983.

Cicerone’s wins rank third all-time in MHSAA girls basketball history. She’s also led Marian to six MHSAA Finals championships, most recently back-to-back in Class A in 2014 and 2015. The team’s first title under her guidance came in 1988, and Marian also finished Class A runner-up once, in 1997.

Cicerone (then Mary Lillie) was a 1978 Coopersville graduate and went on to star at Detroit Mercy; she was named to the Mercy athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Second Half's weekly Title IX Celebration posts are sponsored by Michigan Army National Guard.

Previous Title IX at 50 Spotlights

Feb. 1: WISL Award Honors Builders of State's Girls Sports Tradition - Read
Jan. 25: Decades Later, Edwards' Legend Continues to Grow - Read
Jan. 18: Iron Mountain Completes Championship Climb - Read
Jan. 11: Harrold's Achievement Heralds Growth of Girls Wrestling - Read
Dec. 20: Competitive Cheer Gives Michigan Plenty to Cheer About - Read
Dec. 14: 
Evelyn's Game Had Plenty of Magic - Read
Dec. 7: 
Council Term Ends, But Leinaar Leaves Lasting Impact - Read
Nov. 30: 
Basketball Season Ready to Add to Rich Tradition - Read
Nov. 23: 
Marysville Builds Winning Streak Yet to be Challenged - Read
Nov. 16: Wroubel Has Championed Girls School Sports from Their Start - Read
Nov. 9: Pioneer's Joyce Legendary in Michigan, National Swim History - Read
Nov. 2: Royal Oak's Finch Leading Way on Football Field - Read
Oct. 26: Coach Clegg Sets Championship Standard at Grand Blanc - Read
Oct. 19: Rockford Girls Set Pace, Hundreds After Have Continued to Chase - Read
Oct. 12: 
Bedford Volleyball Pioneer Continues Blazing Record-Setting Trail - Read
Oct. 5: 
Warner Paved Way to Legend Status with Record Rounds - Read
Sept. 28: Taylor Kennedy Gymnasts Earn Fame as 1st Champions - Read
Sept. 21: 
Portage Northern Star Byington Becomes Play-by-Play Pioneer - Read
Sept. 14: 
Guerra/Groat Legacy Continues to Serve St. Philip Well - Read
Sept. 7: 
Best-Ever Conversation Must Include Leland's Glass - Read
Aug. 31: We Will Celebrate Many Who Paved the Way - Read

(MHSAA file photo.)