Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/19
February 27, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Hockey Regionals and a few Boys Basketball Districts continued Tuesday, but the evening was dominated by some of the final big-time girls basketball matchups of the regular season – including a rematch of last season’s Class A Final that this time came down to the final seconds.
1. Girls Basketball: In a rematch of last season’s Class A championship game, Saginaw Heritage came back to come out on top again, 55-53 over East Lansing – Saginaw News
2. Hockey: No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle got past No. 10 Grosse Pointe South 3-1 in a Regional matchup of ranked Division 3 teams – Macomb Daily
3. Girls Basketball: Wayne Memorial downed Brighton 61-48 to claim the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament championship – Observer & Eccentric
4. Girls Basketball: Centreville downed Bloomingdale 51-34 to clinch the Southwest 10 Conference championship – Sturgis Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary clinched a third straight Ski Valley Conference title with a 60-29 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Gaylord Herald Times
6. Girls Basketball: Stanton Central Montcalm pulled within one more win of a second-straight perfect regular season with a 48-42 victory over Kent City – FOX 17
7. Hockey: No. 8 Plymouth came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat South Lyon 5-4 in a Division 2 Regional – Observer & Eccentric
8. Boys Basketball: Jimmy Benoit’s putback gave Sault Ste. Marie a last-second Division 2 District win over Cheboygan – WPBN
9. Hockey: No. 9 Alpena avenged last season’s Division 3 Regional loss to Sault Ste. Marie with a 4-0 victory – Alpena News
10. Hockey: Howell moved on in the Division 2 bracket with a 6-2 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also of note …
Volleyball: Longtime Michigan State University coach Chuck Erbe is taking over at Ada Forest Hills Eastern – Grand Rapids Press
Girls Basketball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s Juliana Paoletti went over 1,000 career points during a win over Clinton – Monroe News
Today in the MHSAA: 3/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 12, 2025
Boys Basketball Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1
East Lansing 72, Ann Arbor Huron 49 The Trojans avenged last season’s Quarterfinal loss to the River Rats – Lansing State Journal
Flint Carman-Ainsworth 54, Byron Center 51 Fred Thomas IV sank the game-winner at the buzzer for Carman-Ainsworth – WNEM
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 73, Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 42 The reigning champion Eaglets will play for a repeat opportunity – MLIVE-Detroit
Wayne Memorial 70, Detroit Martin Luther King 44 Wayne followed Carlos Medlock Jr. in continuing its run – Detroit Free Press
DIVISION 2
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 59, Marshall 43 The Cougars will return to Breslin for the fourth time over the last seven seasons – Grand Rapids Press
Kingsford 48, Freeland 46 The Flivvers held off the Falcons’ comeback attempt to earn a trip to East Lansing -- MyUPNow
Romulus Summit Academy North 68, Lansing Sexton 41 Summit will return to the Breslin Center for the second time in three seasons – WILX
Warren Lincoln 49, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 30 The reigning Division 2 champion earned a return trip to Finals weekend – Macomb Daily
DIVISION 3
Riverview Gabriel Richard 62, Jackson Lumen Christi 30 Gabriel Richard finished a three-game sweep of the league-rival Titans – Southgate News-Herald
Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac 74, Flint New Standard Academy 44 ATAP earned its first trip to the Semifinals to go with last week’s first Regional title – Oakland Press
Ishpeming Westwood 48, McBain 40 The Patriots extended their trip downstate into Finals weekend by holding off the Ramblers – Upper Michigan’s Source
Pewamo-Westphalia 50, Schoolcraft 45 The Pirates came back from a halftime deficit to advance – WLNS
DIVISION 4
Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 63, Kingston 50 Inter-City will make a repeat trip to Breslin after winning this Quarterfinal rematch from a year ago – Southgate News-Herald
Crystal Falls Forest Park 45, Pickford 43 Forest Park scored the game-winning points during the final minute to pull past Pickford – Upper Michigan’s Source
Fowler 65, Bellaire 27 The Eagles earned their first Semifinals trip since 2002 – Lansing State Journal
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 56, Adrian Lenawee Christian 43 The reigning champ Defenders will continue to pursue a repeat – WOOD TV