Today in the MHSAA: 1/21/20
January 21, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Major matchups at basketball events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory made for a highlight-filled weekend and Monday across Michigan, and girls basketball, wrestling, competitive cheer, hockey and boys swimming & diving also contributed headliners as teams braved the mid-January weather.
1. Boys Basketball: Division 3 Flint Beecher downed Division 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 70-61 in a matchup of MHSAA championship contenders – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Howell handed Brighton its first loss, 43-41, with Maeve St. John connecting on two last-minute free throws – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 7 Hart defeated No. 6 Leroy Pine River 40-20 in the championship match of the Fallen Bucks Memorial Tournament – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian remained undefeated with a 66-64 win over Wyoming, which also was unbeaten entering the contest – WOOD TV
5. Girls Basketball: Reeya Patel’s basket with 2.5 seconds to play pushed Ann Arbor Huron past previously-undefeated Temperance Bedford 53-51 – State Champs Sports Network
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – locked up its 18th-straight Tri-Cities championship, nearly doubling up the field – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King got past Detroit Douglass 55-46 in a matchup of two more Finals hopefuls – Detroit Free Press
8. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates led Ypsilanti Lincoln on a 13-2 run to close a 75-68 win over Detroit Edison – Detroit News
9. Hockey: Division 3 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central avenged a late December loss to rival Forest Hills Northern/Eastern, winning this time 3-1 – FOX 17
10. Cheer: Stevensville Lakeshore won the Division 2 and overall championships at the Coloma Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Although Niles fell to St. Joseph 59-54, Alycia Patterson went over 1,000 career points – Niles Daily Star
Boys Basketball: Reese Hazelton scored his 1,000th career point on a game-winner to lead Maple City Glen Lake past Saginaw Heritage 51-49 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: Elise Besonen also went over 1,000 career points in leading Ewen-Trout Creek past Ontonagon – The Upbeat
Today in the MHSAA: 1/20/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 20, 2023
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Al Schrauben reached 700 career wins with Portland St. Patrick’s latest over Morrice, 64-27 – WILX
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Richmond took a major step in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 53-44 win over Croswell-Lexington – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford stayed on top in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red with a 61-47 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Farmington is in first alone in the Oakland Activities Association White after a 40-21 win over Oxford – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale earned a key OAA Red win 48-32 over Clarkston – Detroit News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Waverly continued to lead in the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue by doubling up Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central remains undefeated after a 63-51 win over Battle Creek Central – WWMT
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord won a matchup of Big 8 Conference leaders, 45-32 over Jonesville – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan built on its lead in the Lakeland Conference with a 56-25 win over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star
10. BOWLING Coldwater swept girls and boys varsity matches against Battle Creek Pennfield – Coldwater Daily Reporter