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: 9/9/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 9, 2025

1. FIELD HOCKEY Saline edged Ann Arbor Pioneer 1-0 in a rematch of a 2024 state championship game – Saline Post

2. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – carded a 316 to win the Grand Blanc Invitational by 18 strokes – Flint Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Detroit Country Day and No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep played to a scoreless draw – Hometown Life

4. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 8 Byron Center carded a 342 to win the Mona Shores East vs. West Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer

5. GIRLS GOLF Alpena won the Cheboygan Invitational with a 384, just ahead of Cadillac – Cadillac News

6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow downed rival Midland High 3-0 – WNEM

7. VOLLEYBALL Midland Calvary Baptist improved to 11-2-1 with a sweep of Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Elk Rapids downed Grayling 3-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS SOCCER Southgate Anderson downed Taylor 5-1 – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western earned a big win over rival Central – Bay City Times