Today in the MHSAA: 2/5/20
February 5, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Every basketball game is carrying more importance this season with the addition of limited seeding at the District level, and Tuesday saw a bunch that impacted rankings, standings or featured significant individual milestones.
1. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center avenged a December loss with a 65-55 win over Division 3 title contender Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. Girls Basketball: Grosse Pointe South reshuffled the Macomb Area Conference Red standings, moving into first place with a 50-47 win over previous leader Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
3. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Central delivered Portage Central’s first loss this winter, 66-44 – FOX 17
4. Boys Swimming & Diving: Zeeland – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – swam past LPD3 No. 6 Hamilton 103-83 – Holland Sentinel
5. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage earned a 40-36 road win at Freeland – Midland Daily News
6. Boys Basketball: Ke’ontae Barnes’ buzzer beater helped Muskegon Orchard View deliver a second defeat to Fremont, 63-60 – Local Sports Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Bridgeport ended Flint Southwestern’s 10-game winning streak, 60-56 – Flint Journal
8. Girls Basketball: Coldwater came back from a 14-point second-half deficit to get past Three Rivers 62-58 in overtime – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Hockey: Chelsea moved into a first-place tie in the Southeastern Conference White thanks to a 4-3 win over Saline – Chelsea Sun Times News
10. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau earned an important 53-52 overtime win over Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Makenna Bryant qualified for the MHSAA record book with nine 3-pointers as Cadillac won big over Manistee – Cadillac News
Boys Basketball: Ishpeming held on for an 88-83 win over Houghton despite 63 points by Brad Simonsen – The Upbeat
Girls Basketball: Faith Guritz reached 1,000 career points in Martin’s 58-33 win over Delton Kellogg – Kalamazoo Gazette
Boys Basketball: Menalito McGee went over 1,000 career points in Wyoming’s 61-56 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – FOX 17
Boys Basketball: Gavin Fisher scored a school-record 39 points in Fruitport’s 67-56 win over Holton – Grand Haven Tribune
Today in the MHSAA: 12/3/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 3, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw United played its first game in its new home gym, downing Detroit Catholic Central 67-57 – WNEM
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlevoix standout Joe Gaffney continued a courageous return to the court in his team’s 50-45 win over Ellsworth – Petoskey News-Review
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ben Johnson scored 47 points in Portage Central’s 74-71 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Hemlock came back from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat Chesaning in overtime, 58-49 – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ethan Marta scored 32 points in Ishpeming Westwood’s opening win over Hancock – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s scored five first-period goals in a win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice put together a significant second-quarter run to pull away from Ferndale 87-59 – Oakland Press
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Manistee surged during the second half to get past Mason County Central 45-42 – Manistee News Advocate
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Haslett started the third quarter on an 11-0 run on the way to defeating Ionia 68-44 – Lansing State Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland received double-digit scoring from three players during a 58-47 win over Walled Lake Central – Livingston Daily Press & Argus