Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 20, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger became Ludington’s all-time leading scorer during a 65-53 win over Montague, breaking a record that stood since 1972 – Ludington Daily News

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City Central won the inaugural Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jaxon Childers went over 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 50-42 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center defeated Hudsonville for the first time since 2009, 53-46 – Grand Rapids Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Okemos won a matchup of undefeated teams, 58-47 over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage picked up its most impressive win of a strong start, 81-44 over previously undefeated Freeland – Saginaw News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Petersburg Summerfield 53-47 – Monroe News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland’s Karie Keefer scored at the buzzer to give the Falcons a 44-42 win over Heritage – Saginaw News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Boden Fernsler drilled the winning 3-pointer with three seconds to play in Novi’s 52-49 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grade Anspach’s only points also came on a game-winning 3-pointer as Fruitport downed Comstock Park 53-52 – Local Sports Journal

Also of note ...

FOOTBALL Coach Scott Merchant is leaving Clinton Township Chippewa Valley to take over at Lawrence Tech – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 12/17/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 17, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon made a statewide wave with a 58-51 win over Rockford – Muskegon Chronicle

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Truman Brennan scored his 1,000th career point as Paw Paw defeated Edwardsburg 51-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Trenton defeated Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention Riverview 100-86, ending Riverview’s dual meet winning streak at 37 – Southgate News-Herald

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints earned the 600th win in program history, defeating Mayville 57-19 – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKERTBALL Menominee followed Darrent Butler to an 84-52 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Pennfield defeated Marshall 62-46 in a matchup of last season’s Interstate 8 Athletic Conference co-champions – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Emmanuel Cooley’s buzzer-beater gave Grand Blanc a 48-45 win over Saginaw United – WNEM

8. COMPETITIVE CHEER Howard City Tri County won the Central State Activities Association Blue opener – Big Rapids Pioneer

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s handed Clarkston its first loss, 61-37 – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Braylon Frantz scored 32 points in St. Clair’s 66-63 overtime win over Croswell-Lexington – Port Huron Times Herald