Boys Hoops Districts Tip Off on MHSAA TV

March 9, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Boys Basketball District first-round games with live streaming video on Monday (March 9) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 3 at Flushing - Saginaw v. Flushing 5:30 PM; Flint Carman-Ainsworth v. Saginaw Heritage 7 PM
  • District 4 at Grand Blanc - Flint Southwestern v. Flint Kearsley 6 PM
  • District 5 at Clarkston - Romeo v. Lake Orion 7 PM
  • District 6 at West Bloomfield - Orchard Lake St Mary's v. Pontiac 5 PM; Waterford Mott v. Auburn Hills Avondale 7 PM
  • District 7 at Walled Lake Northern - Walled Lake Northern v. Walled Lake Central 7 PM; Howell v. Hartland 7 PM
  • District 8 at Howell - Hartland at Howell  7 PM
  • District 9 at Cedar Springs - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 7 PM
  • District 11 at Grandville - Grandville v. Zeeland East 7 PM
  • District 13 at St. Joseph - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Portage Northern 5 PM; Portage Central v. Kalamazoo Central 7 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton - Ann Arbor Skyline v. Pinckney 5 PM; South Lyon East v. Brighton 7 PM
  • District 18 at Saline - Ann Arbor Huron v. Saline 5:30 PM; Ypsilanti Lincoln v. Ann Arbor Pioneer 7 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v. Manistee 6 PM; Ludington v. Benzie Central 8 PM
  • District 36 at Clare - Clare v. Standish-Sterling 6 PM; Ogemaw Heights v. Gladwin 7:30 PM
  • District 39 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport v. Clio 5:30 PM; Frankenmuth v. Birch Run 7:30 PM
  • District 40 at Corunna - Ovid-Elsie v. Durand 5:30 PM; Perry v. Chesaning 7 PM
  • District 46 at Holland Christian - Benton Harbor v. Holland Christian 5 PM
  • District 49 at Williamston - Williamston v. Lansing Eastern 7 PM; Lansing Catholic v. Fowlerville 5:30 PM
  • District 62 at Macomb Lutheran North - Macomb Lutheran North v. New Haven 6 PM
  • District 63 at Armada - Croswell-Lexington v. Marysville 6 PM; Almont v. Armada 7:30 PM
  • District 64 at Flint Powers Catholic - Goodrich v. North Branch 6 PM; Flint Powers Catholic v. Flint Hamady 7:30 PM
  • District 65 at Calumet - Calumet v. West Iron County 7 PM; Negaunee v. Manistique 7 PM
  • District 66 at Negaunee - Negaunee v. Manistique 7 PM
  • District 75 at Pewamo-Westphalia - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Saranac 6 PM; Potterville v. Delton Kellogg 7:30 PM
  • District 76 at Grandville Calvin Christian - Grand Rapids Covenant Christian v. Saugatuck 5:30 PM; Fennville v. Grandville Calvin Christian 7:15 PM
  • District 88 at Riverview Gabriel Richard - Ecorse v. Canton Prep 7 PM
  • District 95 at New Lothrop - New Lothrop v. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy 7 PM
  • District 95 at Hemlock - Hemlock v. St Charles 7 PM
  • District 95 at Montrose - Montrose v. Reese 7 PM
  • District 103 at Pellston - Pellston v. Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian 5:30 PM; Alanson v. Beaver Island 7 PM
  • District 107 at Brethren - Frankfort v. Mesick 6 PM; Brethren v. Bear Lake 7:30 PM
  • District 121 at Plymouth Christian Academy - Ann Arbor Central Academy v. Lutheran Westland 5:30 PM; Westland Huron Valley Lutheran v. Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner 7 PM
  • District 124 at Bloomfield Hills Roeper High School - Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Southfield Manoogian 6 PM; Auburn Hills Oakland Christian v. Pontiac Academy for Excellence 6 PM
  • District 125 at Oakland Christian School - Sterling Heights Parkway Christian v. Auburn Hills Christian 7:30 PM 

The schedules for the District Semifinals and Finals will be released the day before that round. You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The Boys Basketball action is part of a week of more than 150 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

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

Montrose Wins Top MHSAA/SBP Award

May 11, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

Make it three in row for Montrose High School, which was selected as the “Program of the Year” in the third annual MHSAA School Broadcast Program Excellence Awards for 2015-16.

The SBP Excellence Awards will award certificates and plaques to the schools which took individual honors, with the presentation dates and times to be announced.

Montrose took first place in Best Student Play-By-Play and the top two spots for Best Produced Commercial/Feature. The program also took a second place for Best Use of PlayOn! Sports Graphics.

Montrose also demonstrated during the year a good blend of productions in a variety of sports covered, the ability to cover home and away events and an overall command of the PlayOn! Sports software used for graphics and inserting commercials/features during the course of productions.

Other category winners were:  Cedar Springs High School for Best Multicamera Production and Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Graphics and Haslett High School for Best Use of PlayOn! Graphics. 

Here is the complete list by categories of the schools and students being honored in this year’s SBP Excellence Awards:

Best Multicamera Production

First Place – Cedar Springs – Ethan Lewis, John Grigsby, Leah Carter, Kelly Salmon – Football game v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern.

Second Place – Haslett – Conor Clifford, Torsten Holland, Alex Riley, Dylan Wolschleger, Brennan Simzak, Altair Boonraksa, Jacob Johnston, Nathan Glaza, Thomas Ashley – Girls Basketball game v. Mason.

Third Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, Conner Pyrc, Jared Adams, Mandy Ramsey, John Blackford – Boys Basketball game v. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy.

Best Play-By-Play

First Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer and Conner Pyrc – Boys Basketball game v. Goodrich.

Second Place – Haslett – Conor Clifford and Torsten Holland – Girls Basketball game v. Mason.

Third Place – Cedar Springs - Jonathan Wolfarth and Jalen Jackson – Football game v. Wyoming.

Best Produced Commercial/Feature

First Place – Montrose – Eric Vandefifer, Conner Pyrc, Jared Adams, Mandy Rasmey, John Blackford – Ford Field Trip Feature.

Second Place – Montrose – Amanda Ramsey, Jared Adams, Alyssa Bernard, –  RAINN Sexual Assault PSA.

Best Single Camera Production with PlayOn! Graphics

First Place – Cedar Springs - Alex Tanis, Alex Robinson, Jonathan Wolfarth, Ethan Lewis – MHSAA Football Playoff – Muskegon at Muskegon Mona Shores.

Second Place – Haslett – Tyler Goldberg and Jonah Brown – MHSAA Football Playoff – Romeo v. Grand Ledge.

Third Place – Cedar Springs – Alex Tanis, Alex Robinson, Jonathan Wolfarth, Ethan Lewis – MHSAA Football Playoff – Lansing Catholic v. Grand Rapids West Catholic.

Best Use of PlayOn! Graphics/Software

First Place – Haslett – Dylan Wolschleger, Brennan Simzak, Jacob Johnston, Conor Clifford, Reece Huberts, Henrik Holland, David Weston – Girls Basketball game v. St. Johns.

Second Place – Montrose – Eric Vadnefifer, Conner Pyrc, Jared Adams, Mandy Ramsey, John Blackford – Boys Basketball game v. Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy.

Third Place – Montrose - Peyton Hobson, John Blackford, Conner Pyrc – Boys Basketball game v. Corunna.

Michigan schools were represented recently when the NFHS Network announced its SBP awards for the 2015-16 school year on April 28. Jamie Kitts of Montrose High School was one of three finalists for the Best Teacher honor, and Rockford High School had a finalist for Highlight of the Year, a 65-yard touchdown run by quarterback Tyler Bradfield against Grandville.

The School Broadcast Program, powered by PlayOn! Sports, is a platform which schools can utilize to reach members of their communities about activities taking place in their buildings, providing recognition for students while at the same time giving them hands-on opportunities to gain broadcasting experience and providing schools an opportunity to realize additional revenues for their programs. Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.