Today In The MHSAA: 2/24/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 24, 2021

The girls and boys basketball landscapes began to take shape in a number of leagues all over the state Tuesday as a multitude of local championship contenders faced off.

1. Boys Basketball: McBain won a matchup of ranked undefeated teams 64-35 over Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. Girls Basketball: Undefeated Hudsonville handed East Kentwood its first loss, 56-52 – FOX 17

3. Boys Basketball: Jason Jergens became the third 1,000-point scorer in his family in Marcellus Howardsville Christian’s 52-38 win over  St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. Girls Basketball: Haslett remained undefeated and handed Williamston its first defeat, 38-31 – Lansing State Journal

5. Girls Basketball: East Lansing won a matchup between annual powers, 51-37 over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

6. Girls Basketball: South Lyon East became the last undefeated team in the Lakes Valley Conference by handing Walled Lake Central its first loss 57-42 – Oakland Press

7. Boys Basketball: Escanaba moved to 6-0 with a 63-57 win over Marquette – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Girls Basketball: Muskegon avenged last season’s District loss to Reeths-Puffer with a 50-48 overtime win – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Battle Creek Pennfield also won a matchup of unbeaten teams 57-45 over Coldwater – FOX 17

10. Boys Basketball: Traverse City St. Francis handed Charlevoix its first loss, 59-55 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 26, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 5 Portland made a strong statement with a 45-21 win over Division 1 No. 11 East Lansing – Lansing State Journal

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit moved into first alone in the Detroit Catholic League Central with a 69-67 win over former co-leader and top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central – Detroit News

3. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 4 Union City downed No. 5 Bronson 57-17 in a Big 8 Conference matchup – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 9 Grosse Pointe North took over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 59-51 win over former co-leader Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 6 Dexter came back from a 10-point deficit to defeat Saline 43-39 and take over first alone in the Southeastern Conference Red – Chelsea Sun Times News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Boike became Genesee Christian’s all-time leading scorer during a big win over Burton Atherton – Flint Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Edison handed Division 1 No. 13 Parma Western its first loss this season, 60-47 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake delivered Division 3 No. 4 Benzie Central’s first defeat, 64-56 – Up North Live

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Muskegon held on to first place alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green with a 55-47 win over second-place Reeths-Puffer – MuskegonSports.com

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer moved into a three-team tie for first in the O-K Green with a 47-35 win over Division 1 No. 17 Muskegon – Local Sports Journal