By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties 

Games involving three of the top-ranked teams in Michigan high school hockey – Brighton, Calumet and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – highlight this week’s schedule of high school sporting events on MHSAA.tv produced by Association members taking part in the School Broadcast Program.
 
Calumet, the third-ranked team in Division 3 in the most recent Michigan High School Hockey Coaches Association poll (Dec. 18, 2017), hosts St. Mary’s, the No. 3 team in Division 1, on Friday (Dec. 5) at 7 p.m. Brighton, the top-ranked team in Div. 1 and the defending MHSAA champion in that division, rolls into the Keweenaw Peninsula to face the Copper Kings on Saturday (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m.
 
A total of 72 sporting events – 44 at the varsity level – are on the schedule for this week, with more to be added as the week progresses. Be sure to check “Upcoming Events” on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.
 
In its ninth 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. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution - is used by schools that wish to live stream games but lack the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions. Of the 72 games on this week’s schedule, 53 will be Pixellot productions.
 
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by SBP members:
 
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Freshman Boys Basketball – Flint Kearsley at Otisville-Lakeville - 4 p.m. 
Wrestling - Montrose Dual - 5 p.m.
Wrestling –  Macomb Lutheran North Quad - 5:30 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball – Flint Kearsley at Otisville-Lakeville – 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Marion at Vestaburg – 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Farmington at Lake Orion – 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Flint Kearsley at Otisville-Lakeville – 7 p.m.
 
Thursday, Jan. 4
Freshman Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park - 4 p.m.
Freshman Boys Basketball - Roscommon at Harrison - 4:30 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park - 5:30 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball - L'Anse at Calumet - 5:45 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Wakefield-Marinesco at Dollar Bay - 5:45 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball – Lincoln Alcona at Rogers City - 6 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball - Roscommon at Harrison - 6 p.m.
Freshman Girls Basketball - Frankenmuth at Freeland - 6 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball – Crystal Falls Forest Park at Norway - 6:30 p.m.
Boys Ice Hockey - Negaunee at Marquette - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Lincoln Alcona at Rogers City - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball - L'Anse at Calumet - 7:15 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Dollar Bay at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Wakefield-Marinesco at Dollar Bay - 7:20 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Roscommon at Harrison - 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Crystal Falls Forest Park at Norway - 8 p.m.
 
Friday, Jan. 5
Freshman Girls Basketball - Big Rapids at Fremont - 4:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Webberville at Montrose - 5:29 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Ortonville-Brandon at Otisville-Lakeville - 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Big Rapids at Fremont - 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Fowlerville at Ionia - 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell - 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Shepherd at Freeland - 6 p.m.
Boys Ice Hockey - Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Calumet - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Ortonville-Brandon at Otisville-Lakeville - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Webberville at Montrose - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Ashley at Vestaburg - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Houghton at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Ionia at Fowlerville - 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Allegan at Plainwell - 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Shepherd at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Big Rapids at Fremont - 7:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, Jan. 6
Boys Ice Hockey - Brighton at Calumet - 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 8
Girls Basketball - Chassell at Dollar Bay - 5:45 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Chassell at Dollar Bay - 7:20 p.m.
 
Tuesday, Jan. 9
Freshman Girls Basketball – Morley-Stanwood at Fremont - 4 p.m.
Freshman Girls Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell - 4:15 p.m.
Freshman Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Macomb Lutheran North - 4:30 p.m.
Freshman Boys Basketball - Houghton Lake at Harrison - 4:30 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball - Byron at Montrose - 5:30 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic at Comstock Park - 5:30 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Central Montcalm at Fremont - 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Northville at Novi - 5:30 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Ontonagon at Calumet - 5:45 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell - 5:45 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Whittemore-Prescott at Rogers City - 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 6 p.m.
JV Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Macomb Lutheran North - 6 p.m.
JV Boys Basketball - Houghton Lake at Harrison - 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Northville at Novi - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Tawas Area at Alpena - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Catholic at Comstock Park - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Warren Regina at Macomb Lutheran North - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Whittemore-Prescott at Rogers City - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Byron at Montrose - 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – St. Johns at Fowlerville - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Central Montcalm at Fremont - 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Vicksburg at Plainwell - 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Ontonagon at Calumet - 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball - Bessemer at Lake Linden-Hubbell - 7:20 p.m.
Boys Basketball - Houghton Lake at Harrison - 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 7:30 p.m.
 
Wednesday, Jan. 10
Wrestling - Central Montcalm at Fremont  - 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling - Alma at Freeland  - 6 p.m.
Girls Competitive Cheer – OAA Meet at Lake Orion – 6:30 p.m.
 
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 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 will also be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. 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.
 
Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members feature the following events:
 
Boys Basketball – Powers North Central 65, Norway 63 (OT) – Austin Poupore hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Jets the win.
Boys Basketball – Montrose 65, New Lothrop 61 – Three Rams score in double figures in this one.
 

Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.