Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/16
December 12, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
An incredible shooting performance Friday from an Upper Peninsula perimeter ace was followed Saturday by an equally incredible comeback by a top-ranked hockey team.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Basketball
Iron Mountain’s Carson Wonders sank 12 of 13 3-point shots in a 72-43 win over Gwinn – the 12 3-pointers tied for third-most for one game in MHSAA history – Iron Mountain Daily News
Big Rapids’ Demetri Martin scored the 1,000th point of his career in his team’s 65-50 win over Grant – Big Rapids News
Lake Fenton needed just about all of Jalen Miller’s 34 points to get past Flint Hamady 80-76 – Flint Journal
Henry Speight put up 18 points and 15 rebounds in Saginaw’s 62-56 win over Oak Park – Saginaw News
Despite 37 points from North Farmington’s Amauri Hardy, Southfield Christian emerged with a 72-65 win at the Oakland Invitational – MLive-Detroit
Class C Manton won the Petoskey Invitational by beating a pair of Class A teams, Traverse City West on Friday and the Northmen on Saturday – Cadillac News
Girls Basketball
Sault Ste. Marie earned a key Straits Area Conference victory against a state power, downing St. Ignace 51-44 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Hockey
Division 2 top-ranked Hartland trailed Grand Rapids Christian by four but came back to win in overtime, 6-5 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Unranked Houghton continued its surge through the week with a 6-5 overtime win over Division 1 No. 10 Utica Eisenhower on Friday followed by a 6-1 victory Saturday over Rochester – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Wrestling
For the second straight season, Division 2 No. 3 St. Johns won the Jackson Area Wrestling Showdown, as 21 teams competed in the 31-year event – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Allendale won the Mason County Central Invitational, as Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Dawson Romanowski won his 100th career match for the runner-up – Muskegon Chronicle
Division 2 top-ranked Lowell won the Allegan Southwest Classic ahead of No. 8 Stevensville Lakeshore, Niles and Division 4 No. 2 Hudson – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today In The MHSAA: 12/10/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 10, 2021
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Quan Haskins drilled the last-second game winner as Richmond came back to defeat Fraser 51-49 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Central fell in overtime to Saginaw 44-42, but Central’s Alecsis Smith had 21 rebounds to go over 1,000 for her career – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby edged Muskegon Oakridge 39-36 thanks in part to a big night from Kendall Zoulek – MuskegonSports.com
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North came back to hand Utica Ford its first defeat, 42-40 – Detroit News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park came up with a big win over Eben Junction Superior Central in Jason Price’s first game as coach – Iron Mountain Daily News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ypsilanti Arbor Prep is dominating again this season, this time against Riverview – Ann Arbor News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Napoleon opened with a 44-35 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa got past rival Holland High 115-60 – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Will Young scored 30 points in Okemos’ 53-37 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grayling earned a big road win at Mancelona – Up North Live
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Former longtime Allen Park coach Tom Hoover is returning to the sideline for New Boston Huron – Monroe News