Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/16
December 7, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s report could be renamed “buzzer beaters” as the first full Tuesday of girls and boys basketball season produced plenty of gutsy deciding shots during the final seconds of play.
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.
Girls Basketball
Ella Bontrager’s layup with three seconds to play after her steal with 21 seconds left gave Jackson Northwest a 44-42 win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Grace Reinhold’s game-winner gave Muskegon Oakridge a 47-45 win over Grand Haven – Muskegon Chronicle
Bloomfield Hills Marian emerged from its latest matchup of top Class A teams, downing Waterford Kettering 37-34 in overtime – Oakland Press
Mount Pleasant built an early 14-2 lead and held on to defeat McBain 44-39 – Cadillac News
Utica Eisenhower earned an impressive early-season victory downing Grosse Pointe South 53-42 – Macomb Daily
DeWitt came back to down East Lansing 59-58 in a matchup of top Lansing-area teams – WLNS
Boys Basketball
Battle Creek Pennfield downed Olivet 85-83 in overtime on Ronald Jamierson’s bucket with one second to play – Battle Creek Enquirer
Keyed by a strong perimeter shooting night by Carson Charvat, Three Rivers outlasted Niles 74-72 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Austin Harless’ free throws with three seconds to play gave Holly a 55-53 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal
Ann Arbor Pioneer rose above playing without three injured starters to edge Southfield Christian 66-62 – Ann Arbor News
Lansing Waverly rode 21 second-half points from Jaden Sutton to a 51-47 comeback win over Holt – Lansing State Journal
Benton Harbor earned an impressive 57-36 win over Dowagiac in a matchup of frequent Class B powers – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Hillman’s Gunnar Libby went over 1,000 points for his career scoring 30 in a 68-51 win over Cedarville – Alpena News
After going 1-20 last season, Troy Athens is 1-0 with a nail-biting 46-45 win over Rochester Adams – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 2/11/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 11, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title in nearly 20 years with a 43-42 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville clinched a share of the KLAA East title with a 56-54 win over Wayne Memorial – State Champs Sports Network
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parma Western ran its Interstate 8 Athletic Conference winning streak to 25, clinching a share of the league title by downing Marshall 63-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic locked up the Saginaw Valley League South title with a 56-45 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL South Lyon East claimed a share of the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 57-54 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au Gres-Sims took a major step in the North Star League Little Dipper with a 53-46 win over Mio – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Lansing earned a key 42-34 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Sanford Meridian 55-44 to move into a first-place tie in their Jack Pine Conference division – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser ran its winning streak to 11 with a 48-31 victory over Marysville and remained in first alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming downed Baraga 65-37 in a matchup of ranked teams – My UP Now