Video 2/3/16: Basketball, Hockey
February 3, 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 Paw Paw/Plainwell and Pellston/Onaway girls basketball and Detroit Catholic Central/Trenton ice hockey games.
Two of the top Class C girls basketball teams in the Upper Peninsula square off in their only regular-season meeting to lead the schedule of the 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 C champion Calumet, the top-ranked team statewide, will host Negaunee next Tuesday (Feb.9) at 7:30 p.m. Both are undefeated in league play. Calumet entered this week 11-0 overall, 4-0 in the West PAC Conference; while Negaunee was 10-2 overall and 7-0 in the Mid-Peninsula Conference. The two teams could meet again in the MHSAA Regional Semifinals at Marquette on March 8.
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 – Feb. 3
- OK Conference Quad at Comstock Park – Wrestling – 5 p.m. – LIVE
- OAA Quad at Lake Orion – Wrestling – 5 p.m. – LIVE
Thursday – Feb. 4
- Coopersville at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Coopersville at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- L’Anse at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
- Farmington at Lake Orion – Ice Hockey – 7:45 p.m. – LIVE
Friday – Feb. 5
- Northville vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase – Ice Hockey – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
- West Branch Ogemaw Heights at Alpena – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Mason at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Coopersville at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – Boys Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Dowagiac at Edwardsburg – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- West Branch Ogemaw Heights at Alpena – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Mason at Haslett – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Coopersville at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
Saturday – Feb. 6
- Rochester vs. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood @ MIHL Showcase – Ice Hockey – 2:30 p.m. – LIVE
Monday – Feb. 8
- South Haven at Dowagiac – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Lake Linden-Hubbell at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Feb. 9
- Hopkins at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Hopkins at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- West Bloomfield at Lake Orion – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Holt at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Hopkins at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Dowagiac at Allegan – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- Negaunee at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
Wednesday – Feb. 10
- Holt at Haslett – Girls Gymnastics – 6:30 p.m. – LIVE
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
Highlight Reel: Class A-B Semifinals
March 26, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The Finals field is set for the MHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament, presented by Sparrow Health System, with the last four teams determined during Friday’s Class A and B Semifinals at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
To watch a game in its entirety and order DVDs, click the score of the game below. Here are Friday’s highlights:
Class A
Detroit U-D Jesuit 72, Macomb Dakota 51
Winston Makes It Happen - Cassius Winston scored a game high 27 points for U-D Jesuit, but also had 12 assists, including one on this play.
Transition Dunk - Here's a back-and-forth sequence in the second half of the Detroit U-D Jesuit vs. Macomb Dakota Class A Semifinal that ends up in a dunk for Dakota's Thomas Kithier.
North Farmington 60, Lansing Everett 48
Quick Three - Billy Thomas hit two 3-pointers in the first minute of the second half to extend North Farmington's lead against Lansing Everett in this Class A Semifinal. Thomas finished with 26 points.
Vikings Score Off Steal - Here's a steal by Lansing Everett's Victor Edwards converted into a fastbreak basket by Jamyrin Jackson, who led all scorers in this Class A Semifinal with 27 points.
Class B
Detroit Henry Ford 70, Williamston 48
Hot Hornet - Williamston's Riley Lewis led all scorers in a Class B Semifinal with Detroit Henry Ford with 32 points, including an old-fashioned three-point play on this sequence.
Bey Putback - Detroit Henry Ford had a 21-point performance from Kavon Bey - getting two here on a putback against Williamston in this Class B Semifinal.
Stevensville Lakeshore 61, Big Rapids 60
Davenport Double - Watch Big Rapids' Jeffrey Davenport with the great defensive play at one end of the court, and then he doubles his pleasure with a layup at the other end.
Breakaway Basket - A huge play in the closing moments of the Class B Semifinal between Stevensville Lakeshore and Big Rapids was this fastbreak basket by Lakeshore's Gibson Archer. Archer finished the game with 15 points.
The Boys Basketball Finals are presented by Sparrow Health System.
PHOTO: Everett's Jamyrin Jackson (11) drives toward the basket while North Farmington's Jacob Joubert (5) blocks his path.