Linked Up: Meet Mr. Basketball
March 19, 2013
To casual high school basketball fans who hadn't heard about him coming up, Monte Morris introduced himself during Flint Beecher's run to last season's MHSAA Class C championship.
On Monday, the Iowa State recruit won a close competition among the top three finalists for this season's Mr. Basketball award, as voted on by members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan.
Morris gives Flint its first Mr. Basketball since Kelvin Torbert in 2001.
Monte Morris of Flint Beecher Named Mr. Basketball (Detroit Free Press)
PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Monte Morris brings the ball upcourt during a game against Rockford this season. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)
Today In The MHSAA: 3/4/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Grand Blanc closed the regular season with a 68-57 win over Division 3 No. 2 Flint Beecher in a matchup of 2021 MHSAA Finals champions – Flint Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson City-Crystal and Blanchard Montabella are sharing the Mid-State Activities Conference title after the Eagles’ 32-29 overtime win – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 3 New Buffalo downed Bridgman 70-44 to clinch the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference White title outright – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Orion downed Birmingham Groves 49-34 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian completed its first 20-0 regular season since 1999-2000 with a 76-55 win over Zeeland West – FOX 17
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 6 Reese finished its regular season with a 79-55 win over Division 2 No. 18 Carrollton – Saginaw News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 4 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a perfect regular season with a 44-29 win over McBain – Cadillac News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Negaunee avenged a 30-point loss to Iron Mountain with a 57-53 win – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 18 Grandville Calvin Christian came back from a third-quarter deficit to down Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 79-73 – FOX 17
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Marshall closed the regular season with a 61-56 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer