Today in the MHSAA: 10/20/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 20, 2023

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Grosse Ile clinched its 15th-straight District title with a 3-1 win over No. 10 Milan in Division 3 – Southgate News-Herald

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 3 Marysville came back from a two-set deficit to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a five-set win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Rochester Adams got past No. 11 Utica Eisenhower 2-0 in a Division 1 District Final – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Holland Christian defeated No. 10 Holland High 3-0 to claim a Division 2 District title – FOX 17

5. CROSS COUNTRY Ann Arbor Pioneer – whose girls are ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 and whose boys are No. 3 – clinched the Southeastern Conference Red titles, while the Chelsea girls and LPD2 top-ranked Pinckney boys claimed championships in the SEC White – Ann Arbor News

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep defeated No. 11 Kalamazoo Christian 2-1 in a Division 4 District Final – WWMT

7. VOLLEYBALL Reed City earned a share of the Central State Activities Association title with a four-set win over White Cloud – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood earned the other share in the CSAA with a four-set win over Central Montcalm – Big Rapids Pioneer

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Brownstown Woodhaven girls and Allen Park boys won Downriver League championship races – Southgate News-Herald

10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 4 Holland West Ottawa girls and No. 2 Grand Haven boys won Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship meets – Holland Sentinel

Highlight Reel: Class C-D Semifinals

March 25, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

The first four finalists for the 2016 MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, were determined on Thursday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. 

Check out these video highlights from the Class C and D Semifinals. Click on the score to watch a game in its entirety and order DVDs.

Class C

Grandville Calvin Christian 65, McBain 42

Squire On Fire - Tony DeWitte scored the first 10 points of the game for Grandville Calvin Christian, and 26 of his game-high 31 points in the first half against McBain in this Class C Semifinal.

From Another Area Code - Logan Eling led McBain with 18 points, including this bomb from long range in the first quarter.

Flint Beecher 60, Detroit Loyola 59

Bulldogs Finally Take The Lead - Detroit Loyola never led in its Class C Semifinal with Flint Beecher until there were fewer than two minutes to play when Keith Johnson hit a 3-pointer.

Un-bee-leeve-able - Malik Ellison hits the game-winning shot for Flint Beecher. Ellison finished the game with 11 points.

Class D  

Waterford Our Lady 64, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 53

Going Coast To Coast - This Class D Semifinal went back and forth deep into the final period. Here's Braydon Sherrod of Wyoming Tri-unity Christian going downcourt for a basket. 

Roback Puts Lakes Back In The Lead - Waterford Our Lady ended its Class D Semifinal with Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian on a 12-point run, starting with this 3-pointer by Noah Roback.

Powers North Central 64, Fulton 23 

Steal-Scoop-Score - Powers North Central converts a steal into points in the first quarter of a Class D Semifinal against Fulton as Jason Whitens takes the turnover and converts it into points.

Antes For Three -  Colton Antes canned a couple of 3-pointers for Fulton against Powers North Central in their Class D Semifinal.

The Boys Basketball Finals are presented by Sparrow Health System.

PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Jordan Roland pushes the ball upcourt during the Thursday Class C Semifinal against Detroit Loyola.