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.
“Reaching Higher” Marks 5th Year
July 11, 2013
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The annual Reaching Higher showcases of Michigan’s top high school basketball players will return to South Lyon High School beginning with the boys event Wednesday, July 17, followed by the state’s top girls prospects taking the floor July 25.
More than 220 athletes with aspirations to play at the college level will train and scrimmage under the tutelage of high school coaches from across the state and in front of college coaches expected to represent all three NCAA divisions, the NAIA and junior college levels. Coaches from 42 college basketball programs attended during the 2012 Reaching Higher events, including 12 from Division I schools.
This will be the fifth year of Reaching Higher. An educational effort by the Michigan High School Athletic Association and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, the Reaching Higher experience includes classroom sessions for student-athletes and their parents as well as on-court drills and scrimmaging. The events aim to give athletes a vision of what it takes to become a college basketball player and also succeed in college life.
Participants in the program were selected by a committee of BCAM members. The process began in December when local high school coaches submitted nominations to the selection committee. Participants were chosen in February.
A complete schedule of activities and invitees can be found on the “Reaching Higher” page of the MHSAA Website.
PHOTOS: Players face off during a scrimmage at the 2012 Reaching Higher girls basketball showcase at South Lyon High School.