Highlight Reel: Class C-D Semifinals

March 18, 2016

The Class C and D finalists at the 2016 MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, were determined Thursday in front of more than 5,000 fans at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

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Class C Semifinal – Traverse City St. Francis 53, Niles Brandywine 40

Muscle Hoops - A classic feed into the middle to Traverse City St. Francis center Juliana Phillips results in a basket that put the Gladiators in the lead to stay against Niles Brandywine. Phillips finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Bobcats Stay Close – The closest Niles Brandywine could get in the second half against Traverse City St. Francis was three points when Makenna Hartline scored two of her 17.

Class C Semifinal – Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 72, Ithaca 44

Kayla Cans One For Ithaca - Things went back and forth early between Ithaca and Ypsilanti Arbor Prep. Here the Yellowjackets take the least on a basket by Kayla Belles, who led her team with 16 points.

Chambers Leads Prep - Nastassja Chambers led Ypsilanti Arbor Prep against Ithaca with a game-high 24 points, including a transition basket here. 

Class D Semifinal – Pittsford 62, Waterford Our Lady 43

Clark Goes Coast To Coast - In the first quarter of this rematch of a Semifinal at last year's Class D tournament, Pittsford's Maddie Clark grabs the missed shot and takes it all the way for two of her game-high 24 points to go with 16 rebounds.

Senerius 3-Point Play - Tiffany Senerius led Waterford Our Lady against Pittsford with 20 points – including this old-fashioned three-point play in the second quarter. 

Class D Semifinal – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 45, Stephenson 38

Eagles Tie It - This game had six ties, the last coming midway through the third quarter on this basket by Stephenson's Karley Johnson. Johnson led her team with 12 points.

Take That! And That! - Here's a couple of great defensive plays in the closing moments of the Class D Semifinal between Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart and Stephenson by Averi Gamble of the Irish – one smashing away a pass, the other blocking a shot. Gamble finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds. 

PHOTO: The Pittsford and Waterford Our Lady teams line up for the national anthem Thursday.

Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 18, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Farmington Hills Mercy lost the first set but won the next three to get past No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 honorable mention Melvindale handed Dearborn Heights Crestwood its first defeat, 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic 3-1 – WNEM

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Holland and No. 7 Holland Christian tied for the third straight meeting, 1-1 – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladwin swept Standish-Sterling, earning coach Tony Wetmore his 200th victory – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford handed Allen Park its first Downriver League loss, 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Parma Western held off Coldwater in five  sets to improve to 13-1-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS SOCCER New Haven upset St. Clair Shores Lake Shore 3-2 – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS SOCCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids ran its winning streak to six and shutout streak to five with a victory at Boyne City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota downed Utica 4-0 – Macomb Daily