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.
Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 10, 2023
1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western earned coach Tim McDonald his 800th career win with a 5-0 shutout of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Bay City Times
2. TRACK & FIELD Hart swept girls and boys championships at its Hart & Sole Music Invitational – Ludington Daily News
3. BASEBALL Saginaw Heritage swept Division 2 No. 16 Petoskey 2-1 and 2-0 – Saginaw News
4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 4 Midland and Traverse City West played to a weekend split, West winning the opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Howell swept Fowlerville, with Owen Elsey throwing a no-hitter in the opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. TRACK & FIELD The Grass Lake boys and Quincy girls won Grass Lake Invitational titles – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. TRACK & FIELD The Indian River Inland Lakes girls and Charlevoix boys were victorious at the Lake
Superior State University Indoor Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
8. BASEBALL Michigan Center defeated Sand Creek and Constantine to win the Union City Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. SOFTBALL Monroe Jefferson swept Hazel Park in its Ring of Honor doubleheader – Monroe News
10. GIRLS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm and Ann Arbor Pioneer played to a 2-2 draw – Hometown Life
Also of note …
BOYS LACROSSE Ron Hebert became the winningest boys lacrosse coach in Michigan high school history (including pre-MHSAA sponsorship) with Lake Orion’s 13-7 win over Birmingham United – Oakland Press