Today in the MHSAA: 1/8/20
January 8, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday’s statewide basketball slate had just about everything, from matchups between championship contenders to historic wins, record breakers and buzzer beaters.
1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison downed East Lansing 56-39 in a matchup of championship contenders in Divisions 2 and 1, respectively – Detroit News
2. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy’s fourth-quarter run gave it a 46-34 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian in a matchup of Catholic League Central rivals that both entered unbeaten – Observer & Eccentric
3. Boys Basketball: Escanaba earned its first win over Marquette since 2010, 63-56 – Escanaba Daily Press
4. Boys Basketball: Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Eastpointe 64-61 in a matchup of the Nos. 1 and 2-ranked teams, respectively, in Monday’s Division 1 MPR posting – Macomb Daily
5. Girls Basketball: Pittsford held on to move to 8-0 with a 43-40 win over Reading – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Girls Basketball: Martin’s 52-19 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy gave the Clippers their best start at 7-0 since 1997 – FOX 17
7. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy has been one of the state’s top scorers this winter, and he put up a career-high 45 points in Tuesday’s 65-58 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Petoskey News-Review
8. Girls Basketball: White Pigeon’s Claycee West broke her school scoring record with 41 points in a 58-39 win over Marcellus – JoeInsider.com
9. Boys Basketball: Ferndale came back to hand North Farmington its first defeat of the season, 52-48 – MLive-Detroit
10. Boys Basketball: Onsted handed Blissfield its first loss 55-53 on a buzzer beater by Cooper Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Football: Cassopolis coach Dan Purlee has resigned after eight seasons leading the program to a 70-22 record and two MHSAA Semifinals – South Bend Tribune
Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 8, 2022
1. WRESTLING Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central opened with a 47-15 win over No. 3 Hartland – Michigan Grappler
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Stack scored a school-record 37 points in Utica Eisenhower’s 60-24 win over Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BOWLING Holton swept Ludington with Tuff Scott rolling a school-record 248 for the boys – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ambrose Horwath went over 1,000 career points to lead Hudson past Camden-Frontier 64-24 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. WRESTLING Howard City Tri County edged Belding 39-37 during their match as part of a school assembly – Greenville Daily News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Landon Klinesmith’s buzzer beater carried Vassar past Harbor Beach 59-57 – Saginaw News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City handed Cedarville/DeTour its first defeat, 57-46 – Petoskey News-Review
8. HOCKEY Traverse City Central scored the game’s lone goal in the second period of its win over Traverse City West – Up North Live
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Loyola scored 14 straight fourth-quarter points to get past Grosse Pointe South 59-56 – Detroit News
10. WRESTLING Reed City opened with wins over Clare and Mount Pleasant – Big Rapids Pioneer