Video 1/27/16: Basketball, Buzzer Beaters
January 27, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Each week, MHSAA.tv features highlights of events produced by schools involved in the MHSAA School Broadcast Program.
This week's package includes clips from the Houghton/Calumet and Midland Dow/Saginaw Heritage girls basketball games, plus buzzer-beating shots from around the state.
A rematch of last year’s Class B Girls Basketball Final highlights games that can been seen over the next week on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, produced by students involved in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program.
Defending Class B champion Detroit Country Day, currently ranked second statewide, will be at Haslett on Tuesday (Feb. 2) to take on the Vikings, ranked third in Class A. Last March, the Yellowjackets prevailed in the Class B title game, 49-41.
The defending champion in Class C boys basketball, Flint Beecher, makes its first appearance this season on MHSAA.tv on Friday, with the top-ranked Bucs hitting the road to face Montrose in a Genesee Athletic Conference game.
In its seventh 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.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion
Here’s the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion.
Wednesday – Jan. 27
- Mason at Haslett – Wrestling – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Detroit Catholic Central at Trenton – Ice Hockey – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
Thursday – Jan. 28
- Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park – Freshman Girls Basketball – 4 p.m. - LIVE
- Grand Rapids West Catholic at Comstock Park – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Okemos at Haslett – Boys Swimming & Diving – 6 p.m. - LIVE
Friday – Jan. 29
- Flint Beecher at Montrose – Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
- Jackson at East Lansing – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – On-Demand
- Flint Beecher at Montrose – Boys Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Dowagiac at Sturgis – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- Rochester Adams at Lake Orion – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Detroit Catholic Central at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
- Jackson at East Lansing – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
Saturday – Jan. 30
- Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Grosse Pointe North – 12:30 p.m. - LIVE
- Kingsford at Calumet – Ice Hockey – 1 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Feb. 2
- Genesee Christian at Montrose – JV Boys Basketball – 3:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Fruitport at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Genesee Christian at Montrose – Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
- Fruitport at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Genesee Christian at Montrose – Boys Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Fruitport at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Dowagiac at Stevensville Lakeshore – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m.- On-Demand
- Detroit Country Day at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Birmingham Seaholm at Lake Orion – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Wednesday – Feb. 3
- O-K Conference Quad at Comstock Park – Wrestling – 5 p.m. – LIVE
- OAA Quad at Lake Orion – Wrestling – 5 p.m. - LIVE
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Highlight Reel: Boys Basketball Finals
March 26, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The winter sports season concluded Saturday at the Breslin Center with four title games in the 2016 MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System.
Below are links to video highlights from Saturday’s games. Click on the final score to watch s game in its entirety and purchase DVDs.
Class A
Detroit U-D Jesuit 69, North Farmington 49
Thomas Takes It - Billy Thomas led North Farmington in the Class A Final against Detroit U-D Jesuit with 23 points – two of them coming on this third quarter steal.
The Cassius Collection - Cassius Winston had 31 points and nine rebounds for Detroit U-D Jesuit in the Class A Final against North Farmington. Here's a montage of plays from the FOX Sports Detroit broadcast.
Class B
Detroit Henry Ford 61, Stevensville Lakeshore 47
Steal & Sprint To The Hoop - Detroit Henry Ford had a big run to finish the first half against Stevensville Lakeshore in the Class B Final. Jeremy Crawley makes the steal here and streaks down the court for two of his 18 points.
Cutting Into The Lead - Here's a sequence from the fourth quarter of the Class B Final where Stevensville Lakeshore makes a run.
Class C
Flint Beecher 63, Grandville Calvin Christian 61
Block You Very Much - Midway through the fourth quarter of the Class C Final, Levane Blake of Flint Beecher comes up with a monster block against Grandville Calvin Christian.
Squires Take The Lead - Grandville Calvin Christian took its last lead at 61-60 with 1:14 remaining when Tony DeWitte got an old-fashioned three-point play.
Class D
Powers North Central 59, Waterford Our Lady 48
Jets Defense - Powers North Central makes its living off defense - here's a steal by Dawson Bilski converted into a layup by Bobby Kleiman.
Lakes Rising - Waterford Our Lady mounted a second half rally against Powers North Central. Here's a nice feed from Andrew Kline to Devin Senerius during that run.
The Boys Basketball Finals are presented by Sparrow Health System.
PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Jordan Roland (3) drives past a pair of Calvin Christian defenders during the Class C Final.