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.
Catch Live Lax Finals Broadcasts Online
June 5, 2017
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Live streaming audio and video coverage of Saturday’s (June 10) 2017 MHSAA Boys & Girls Lacrosse Finals will be available on the MHSAA Network and MHSAA.tv.
Here’s the complete schedule with direct links to the live video streams on MHSAA.tv:
Girls Finals At Brighton High School
- 2 p.m. – Division 2 – Farmington Hills Mercy/East Grand Rapids Semifinal winner vs. Okemos/Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Semifinal winner
- 4:30 p.m. – Division 1 – Northville/Rockford Semifinal winner vs. Hartland/Birmingham Seaholm Semifinal winner
Boys Finals At Parker Middle School, Howell
- 2 p.m. – Division 1 – Birmingham Brother Rice/Rockford Semifinal winner v. Detroit Catholic Central/Hartland Semifinal winner
- 4:30 p.m. – Division 2 – East Grand Rapids/Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Semifinal winner v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central/Detroit Country Day Semifinal winner
The NFHS Network is offering a 30-day subscription for just $9.95, a pass which will provide access to more than 100 hours of live programming of Spring Finals. Next weekend, MHSAA Finals in Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer (June 16-17) and Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball (June 15-17) will be streamed live. All events will be archived for free on-demand viewing, beginning three days after their completion. Subscriptions must be cancelled before the 30-day period is over to avoid recurring charges.
The MHSAA’s audio streaming website – MHSAANetwork.com – goes back on the air for the last two weekends of the Spring sports tournament run, for live coverage of the Lacrosse and Girls Soccer Finals, as well as the Semifinals and Finals in Baseball and Softball.