Benton Harbor, Flushing Upset

#2 posting 11.14.2006
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It wasn't a safe night for top seeds last night as top 10 teams finished their season just as the postseason was beginning.
Also Rachel Church topped 1000 for her career, Stephanie Alvesteffer racked up 10 3s last night for individual highlights.

MICHIGAN HS PLAYOFFS
Hudsonville upset #5A Benton Harbor 64-48. Benton Harbor was in the state quarterfinals last season.
That wasn't the only upset as Ottawa Hills bumped off Grand Rapids Christian 64-59. OH had lost twice to GRC during the year.
Greenville made 9 free throws in overtime to beat Rockford 45-41.
West Catholic knocked off the home team Wyoming Park 77-52.
From the Grand Rapids Press.

Saginaw Heritage upset #5A Flushing in a convincing 57-37 win. From the Saginaw News, and the Flint Journal.

#3A Lansing Waverly rallied to beat Grand Ledge 36-29.
Kayla Crockett canned a three with 15 seconds left to propel Stockbridge to a 42-41 win over Lansing Catholic.
Laingsburg edged Fulton 40-38 on some heroics by Michaela Putnam.
All from the Lansing State Journal.

Southfield-Lathrup crunched Ferndale 49-31. From the Detroit Free Press. they also have quick hits from throughout the state.
The Detroit News leads with Birmingham Marian with their 44-34 win over Troy. They also have district by district scores. There are 128 districts so pull up a chair.

Battle Creek Harper Creek doused Sturgis 49-22.
Marcellus ended White Pigeon's season 36-26.
Both from the Sturgis Journal.

Walled Lake Central smushed Hartland 56-21. From the Livingstone Press & Argus.

Portage Central won a rivalry game with Portage Northern 39-24.
Plainwell a big lead early and hung on after a Paw Paw rally 59-52.
From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Ionia stopped Ovid-Elise 47-26. From the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

McBain thumped Pine River 76-30.
Cadillac lost to #10B Mason County Central 49-41.
Both from the Cadillac News.

#2B St. Clair moved on with a 40-24 victory over Marine City. From the Port Huron Times-Herald.

Carney-Nadeau beat Mid-Peninsula 44-38 in class D district action. From the Escanaba Daily Press.

Kingsley halted Kalkaska 45-33. From the Traverse City Record Eagle.

Flint Carman-Ainsworth beat Lapeer West 58-51. From the Flint Journal.

Pentwater's Stephanie Alvesteffer cashed in 10 3s, nine in the 3rd quarter, en route to 36 points in a 97-18 shellacking of Free Soil. from the Ludington Daily News.

MILESTONE
Rachel Church, Bullock Creek reached the 1000 point mark in a 70-28 win over Bay City John Glenn. She had 19 on the night. From the Saginaw News and the Bay City Tiimes.

ALL CONFERENCE
The West PAC all conference team has been named. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

POINT PARADE
A
Chaniese Turner, Flint Northern 34 vs Flint Kearsley 67-49
Quistelle Williams, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 29 vs Grand Rapids Christian 64-59
Emma Veach, Grand Haven 28 vs Muskegon 54-48
Robyn Veltkamp, Hudsonville 26 vs Benton Harbor 64-48
Andrea LeDuc, Dearborn Heights Crestwood 25 vs Garden City 43-28
Brittany Jones, West Bloomfield 23 vs Walled Lake Northern 55-50
Tiffany Williams, Southfield-Lathurp 23 vs Ferndale 49-31
Courtney) Walters, Flushing 23 vs Saginaw Heritage 37-57
Aneisha McDole, Saginaw Heritage 22 vs Flushing 57-37
Laura Longmire, Muskegon 22 vs Grand Haven 48-54
Melissa Veltkamp, Hudsonville 22 vs Benton Harbor 64-48
B
Tonya Anderson, Gladwin 26 vs Oscoda 57-21
Kelsey Duley, Cadillac 24 vs Mason County Central 47-41
Mandi Kosma, Whitehall 23 vs Reed City 41-29
Rachel Kutney, St. Clair Shores Lake View 22 vs Mt. Clemens 35-52
Jessica Trambley, Warren Woods Tower 22 vs Highland Park 73-36
Dani Fegan, Sault Ste Marie 22 vs Newberry 65-41
C
Kassi McConnell, Clare 32 vs Merrill 76-66
Corine Ross, Rudyard 27 vs St. Ignace 61-39
Amanda Tipton, Burton Bentley 26 vs Bloomfield Hills Sacred Heart 57-38
Brandi Baker, Flint Hamady 23 vs Flint Beecher 71-48
Elizabeth Hamlet, McBain 23 vs Pine River 76-30
Emily Skaryd, Fulton 23 vs Laingsburg 38-40
Shaniel Atkinson, Wyoming Kelloggsville 23 vs Covenant Christian 44-34
Kelsey Hall, Marlette 22 vs Brown City 48-45
Kayla North, Merrill 22 vs Clare 66-76
D
Stephanie Alvesteffer. Pentwater 36 (10 3s) vs Free Soil 97-18

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