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.

Click the final score to watch the entire game and order DVDs.

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.

Hoops Qtrs/Regionals Back on MHSAA TV

March 11, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

For the third straight year, MHSAA.tv will stream all 16 games of Tuesday’s (March 12) MHSAA Boys Basketball Quarterfinal Round.

Most of the games will be streamed by schools participating in the School Broadcast Program and will consist of single-camera coverage with natural sound and a scorebug graphic.

Here’s the complete schedule.  All games start at 7 p.m. (EDT) unless otherwise indicated:

Division 1
Detroit U-D Jesuit v. Roseville at U-D Mercy  - 7:30 PM
East Kentwood v. Okemos at Caledonia 
Howell vs. Saginaw at Grand Blanc 
Ypsilanti Lincoln v. Detroit King at U-D Mercy  - 5:30 PM

Division 2
Harper Woods Chandler Park v. New Haven at Ortonville Brandon
Haslett v. River Rouge at Chelsea 
Ludington v. Alma at Mt. Pleasant 
Grand Rapids South Christian v. Hudsonville Unity Christian at Calvin College 

Division 3
Flint Beecher vs. Detroit Edison at Port Huron  (St. Clair County Community College)
Hanover Horton v. Erie Mason at Tecumseh  
Iron Mountain v. Sanford Meridian at Petoskey  - 6 PM
Pewamo-Westphalia v. Cassopolis at Richland Gull Lake  

Division 4
Big Rapids Crossroads v. Frankfort at Cadillac 
Dollar Bay v. Pellston at Escanaba  
Genesee Christian v. Southfield Christian at West Bloomfield  - 6 PM
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian v. Bellevue at Charlotte  

In addition, there will be coverage Monday (March 11) and Wednesday (March 13) of selected Girls Basketball Regional games.  Here’s the complete schedule: 

Monday, March 11

MHSAA Div. 2 Girls Basketball Regional | Freeland vs. Corunna at Mt. Morris  - 5:30 PM
MHSAA Div. 1 Girls Basketball Regional | Waterford Kettering v. Walled Lake Western at White Lake Lakeland  - 5:30 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional | Hart vs. Houghton Lake at McBain  - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional | St. Ignace v. Hillman at Pellston  - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 1 Girls Basketball Regional | Hartland v. West Bloomfield at White Lake Lakeland  - 7 PM
MHSAA Div. 2 Girls Basketball Regional | Frankenmuth vs. Central Montcalm at Mt. Morris  - 7 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional | Oscoda v. Lake City at McBain  - 7:30 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional | Newberry v. Mackinaw City at Pellston  - 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 13

MHSAA Div. 2 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At Mt. Morris  - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At McBain  - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 4 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At Pellston  - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 1 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At  White Lake Lakeland  - 7 PM

The continued Basketball coverage is part of six straight weekends of live MHSAA Championship coverage on MHSAA.tv, and online viewers can catch every weekend of action for one low cost of $9.95. 

A subscription purchased this week will be good for coverage of the Boys Basketball Semifinals on Thursday and Friday (March 14-15) and next week’s Girls Basketball Quarterfinals and Semifinals.

In its 10th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.