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.
Basketball Finals to Re-Air This Week
July 12, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The championship games of the 2017 MHSAA Boys & Girls Basketball Tournaments, presented by Sparrow Health, will receive encore airings this week on FOX Sports Detroit.
Here’s the complete schedule, with links to the archived games on MHSAA.tv:
Girls Finals – Tuesday (July 11)
- Class D - Pittsford (71) v. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (31) - 4 p.m.
- Class A – Flushing (49) v. East Kentwood (38) - 6 p.m.
- Class C – Detroit Edison PSA (46) v. Pewamo-Westphalia (44) - 8 p.m.
- Class B – Detroit Country Day (59) v. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (38) - 10 p.m.
Boys Finals – Thursday (July 13)
- Class D - Powers North Central (78) v. Buckley (69) - 4 p.m.
- Class A – Clarkston (75) v. Grand Rapids Christian (69) - 6 p.m.
- Class C - Flint Beecher (73) v. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (58) - 8 p.m.
- Class B – New Haven (78) v. Ludington (36) - 10 p.m.
Some portions of the games may be edited out due to time constraints. DVDs of these games can be ordered from the MHSAA.tv website – click on the “Get DVD” button below the player of that game.