Boys Quarterfinals Set for MHSAA TV
March 21, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The Quarterfinals of the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health, will have live streaming video on the MHSAA.tv website Tuesday (March 21).
A $9.95 subscription will allow for live viewing of Tuesday’s Quarterfinals, plus Semifinal action on Thursday and Friday (March 23-24) from the Breslin Center in East Lansing, and other live content on the NFHS Network for a 30-day period.
Most of the Quarterfinal games are being produced by participants in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program. Here’s the complete schedule, with the producing SBP schools in parentheses:
Class A
- West Bloomfield vs. Troy at University of Detroit-Mercy, 7 p.m. (Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood)
- Clarkston vs. Saginaw at Davison High School, 7:30 p.m. (Davison)
- Kalamazoo Central vs. Grand Rapids Christian at Lansing Eastern Fieldhouse, 7 p.m. (East Lansing)
- Romulus vs. Detroit U-D Jesuit at University of Detroit-Mercy, 5 p.m. (Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood)
Class B
- Detroit Osborn vs. New Haven at Marysville High School, 7 p.m. (Marysville)
- Benton Harbor vs. Spring Lake at Caledonia High School, 7 p.m. (Cedar Springs)
- Williamston vs. River Rouge at Chelsea High School, 7 p.m. (Detroit Catholic Central)
- Lake Fenton vs. Ludington at Mt. Pleasant High School, 7 p.m. (Mt. Pleasant)
Class C
- Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Detroit Edison PSA at Tecumseh High School, 6:30 p.m. (Riverview Gabriel Richard)
- Flint Beecher vs. Beaverton at Bay City Central High School, 7 p.m.
- Kalamazoo Christian vs. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian at Holland West Ottawa High School, 7:30 p.m. (Comstock Park)
- Manton vs. Negaunee at Petoskey High School, 7 p.m. (Petoskey)
Class D
- Hillman vs. Powers North Central at Sault Area High School, 7 p.m.
- Southfield Christian vs. Fowler at Imlay City High School, 7:30 p.m. (Montrose)
- Benton Harbor Dream Academy vs. Lansing Christian at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School, 7 p.m.
- Wyoming Tri-unity Christian vs. Buckley at Cadillac High School, 7 p.m. (Mancelona)
Coverage of all games will be single camera with graphics. SBP produced games also may include their own announcers.
In its eighth 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.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – live or delayed – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion. 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.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Flashback: Chris Coles Sinks 'The Shot'
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 28, 2016
A 54-foot rainbow launched by Chris Coles at the buzzer of the 1986 Class B Boys Basketball Final is still remembered as "The Shot" in MHSAA history and is available to see again as the kickoff to this summer's MHSAA.tv "80's Finals Flashback" series.
Coles' long-distance 3-pointer gave Saginaw Buena Vista a 33-32 win over reigning champion Flint Beecher in a rematch of the 1985 double overtime championship game thriller won by the Bucs.
Tied at 31 with three seconds to play, Beecher sophomore Ernest Steward hit the first shot of a one-and-one situation to put the Bucs on top, 32-31. Stewart missed on the second attempt, allowing the Knights' Michael Jackson to grab the rebound and pass to Coles. The shot was Coles’ first attempt of the second half, and the senior’s only points in the contest. Shaun Randolph led the Knights in scoring with 19 points. Ricky Jackson paced Beecher with 18.
Click MHSAA.tv to watch the game in full, and check back every week for another 1980s classic.