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March 20, 2012
Check out our must-know scores and news from March 12-17.
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Girls Basketball
Raise the trophies: Grand Haven in Class A, Goodrich in Class B, Morley-Stanwood in Class C and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in Class D did so at Breslin Center in the most exciting Finals in some time -- three of the four games came down to the final minutes. Check Second Half later this week for a Girls Basketball Finals in Review.
Boys Basketball
Pershing moves on: The Detroit Pershing vs. Detroit Martin Luther King series has been one of the best in the state this winter. King defeated Pershing in the PSL Tournament Final. But only one could emerge from last week's Class A Regional -- and this time it was Pershing with a 75-70 win. (Mlive.com)
Long time coming: Lake Orion won its first Regional title since 1925 (really), defeating Waterford Mot 48-42 in Class A. Really. (Oakland Press)
Fantastic finish: Flint Beecher moved on with a 38-36 overtime win over Detroit Consortium in a Class C Regional Final that wasn't decided until Antuan Burks drained a jumper with a second to play in the extra period. (Detroit Free Press)
Time for two: New Haven won its second boys basketball Regional title ever, and first since 1990, with a 59-57 overtime win over frequent power Saginaw Nouvel. (Macomb Daily)
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Today In The MHSAA: 2/26/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 26, 2021
For the second-straight day Thursday, a school all-time scoring record fell – and this time two were broken as the Hamilton girls and Oscoda boys now have new career points leaders.
1. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger set Hamilton’s career scoring record during a big win over Coopersville – Holland Sentinel
2. Boys Basketball: Nik Alda became Oscoda’s all-time leading scorer in his team’s win over Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB
3. Girls Basketball: Mancelona held on to first place in the Ski Valley Conference with a 67-56 win over Gaylord St. Mary, and Jayden Alfred went over 1,000 career points – Gaylord Herald Times
4. Girls Basketball: Kalamazoo Central’s Morasha Wiggins went over 1,000 career points in her team’s win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette
5. Boys Basketball: Bo Lincoln sank the last-second overtime winner to keep Olivet undefeated with a 61-59 win over formerly-unbeaten Leslie – WLNS
6. Girls Basketball: Troy downed Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 39-36 to move into first place in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press
7. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie came back to defeat Escanaba 60-51 – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Girls Basketball: Eastpointe moved into first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze by doubling up Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily
9. Gymnastics: Plymouth defeated Coldwater in a matchup of teams with big aspirations this winter – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. Girls Basketball: Coleman came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Carson City-Crystal 46-32 – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: From Wednesday, Lillian Jackson became the first Grand Rapids Wellspring Prep player to score 1,000 points, doing so during a victory over Holton – Grand Rapids Press