Today In The MHSAA: 3/4/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 4, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Grand Blanc closed the regular season with a 68-57 win over Division 3 No. 2 Flint Beecher in a matchup of 2021 MHSAA Finals champions – Flint Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson City-Crystal and Blanchard Montabella are sharing the Mid-State Activities Conference title after the Eagles’ 32-29 overtime win – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 3 New Buffalo downed Bridgman 70-44 to clinch the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference White title outright – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Orion downed Birmingham Groves 49-34 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 4 Hudsonville Unity Christian completed its first 20-0 regular season since 1999-2000 with a 76-55 win over Zeeland West – FOX 17
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 6 Reese finished its regular season with a 79-55 win over Division 2 No. 18 Carrollton – Saginaw News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 4 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a perfect regular season with a 44-29 win over McBain – Cadillac News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Negaunee avenged a 30-point loss to Iron Mountain with a 57-53 win – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 3 No. 18 Grandville Calvin Christian came back from a third-quarter deficit to down Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 79-73 – FOX 17
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 10 Marshall closed the regular season with a 61-56 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer
Noel Dean on Parental Expectations
July 9, 2012
At Lowell High, football parents who think their child should be playing more get an opportunity to convince coach Noel Dean of the same -- but must do so in a meeting with the parents of the player who would lose time in the process.
Dean, who has led the Red Arrows to three MHSAA titles, recently spoke with the America Football Coaches Association about managing parental expectations and providing a wider view of his program and the decisions that must be made to parents who often see through a more narrow scope.
Click on the link below, and especially pay attention at the 2:30 mark as Dean talks about his strategy for discussing playing time.