Today In The MHSAA: 12/7/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 7, 2021

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice opened with an 86-68 win over reigning Division 1 champion Grand Blanc – MLive-Detroit

2. BOYS BASKETBALL DaMarquss Palmreuter keyed Reese’s big opening-night win over Bridgeport – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Bradley Richards put up a stunning double-double in his high school debut as Fruitport Calvary Christian defeated Pentwater – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn filled the stat sheet as Genesee edged Bay City All Saints 40-38 – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Swan Valley came back from a 13-point deficit to defeat Chesaning 61-57 – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Constantine began its season with a 50-40 win over Berrien Springs – JoeInsider.com

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland opened with a 56-51 win over Saginaw Heritage – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica opened with a 55-47 victory over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Four Ravenna players scored in double figures as the team defeated Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy 65-50 – MuskegonSports.com

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Braden Hill’s 29 points led Charlotte past Jonesville 69-56 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Today In The MHSAA: 1/12/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 12, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Howell downed Hartland 37-31, ending the Eagles’ 33-game regular-season winning streak – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s emerged from a matchup of unbeaten teams with a 66-64 double-overtime win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer defeated Skyline 102-81 in a matchup of neighbors and top teams statewide – We Love Ann Arbor

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Vandercook Lake came back late to remain undefeated and hand Napoleon its first loss, 61-54 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Pennfield won a matchup of Interstate 8 Athletic Conference undefeated teams, 48-44 over Marshall – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart started fast and held on for a 37-36 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Lansing handed Holt its first defeat, 72-54 – Lansing State Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher got past rival Hamady 48-46 on a last-second basket – Mid-Michigan Now

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa moved to 8-0 with a 37-32 win over Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Gaylord earned its first win since February 2020, 64-61 over Ogemaw Heights – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

BASEBALL Blissfield coach Larry Tuttle, the MHSAA’s all-time wins leader in the sport, announced his retirement – Monroe News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Marian coach Mary Cicerone, closing in on 700 career wins, will retire after this season – MLive-Detroit