Boys Basketball Champions 1925-2009
CLASS A
|
Year
|
Champion
(Coach) |
Runner-Up |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Detroit Pershing (Arthur Canada) | Kalamazoo Central | 90-73 |
| 2008 | Saginaw (Lou Dawkins) | Detroit Pershing | 90-71 |
| 2007 | Saginaw (Lou Dawkins) | Detroit Redford | 79-57 |
| 2006 | Saginaw Arthur Hill (Greg McMath) | Okemos | 85-84 (2OT) |
| 2005 | Holt (Bruce Larner) | Romulus | 65-62 |
| 2004 | Lansing Everett (Johnny Jones) | Flint Carman-Ainsworth | 60-51 |
| 2003 | Rockford (Steve Majerle) | Flint Carman-Ainsworth | 41-38 |
| 2002 | Pontiac Northern (Robert Rogers) | Detroit Redford | 66-58 |
| 2001 | Pontiac Northern (Robert Rogers) | Kalamazoo Central | 87-71 |
| 2000 | Lansing Waverly (Phil Odlum) | Detroit Pershing | 75-63 |
| 1999 | Ann Arbor Pioneer (Brian Townsend) | Saginaw Arthur Hill | 54-47 |
| 1998 | Detroit Central (Oronde Taliaferro) | Belleville | 63-47 |
| 1997 | Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (Jim Eaddy) | Detroit Redford | 68-51 |
| 1996 | Saginaw (Marshall Thomas) | Southfield Lathrup | 67-60 |
| 1995 | Flint Northern (Tony Holiday) | Detroit Pershing | 86-64 |
| 1994 | Detroit Murray-Wright (Robert Smith) | Detroit Pershing | 80-73 |
| 1993 | Detroit Pershing (Johnny Goston) | Benton Harbor | 76-64 |
| 1992 | Detroit Pershing (Johnny Goston) | Benton Harbor | 74-42 |
| 1991 | Detroit Southwestern (Perry Watson) | Detroit Northern | 77-63 |
| 1990 | Detroit Southwestern (Perry Watson) | Saginaw | 67-54 |
| 1989 | Detroit Cooley (Ben Kelso) | Detroit Southwestern | 85-73 |
| 1988 | Detroit Cooley (Ben Kelso) | Flint Northwestern | 66-55 |
| 1987 | Detroit Cooley (Ben Kelso) | Detroit Southwestern | 82-77 (OT) |
| 1986 | Romulus (Al Wilkerson) | Detroit Southwestern | 72-65 |
| 1985 | Flint Northwestern (Grover Kirkland) | Detroit Southwestern | 69-55 |
| 1984 | Flint Northwestern (Grover Kirkland) | Detroit Southwestern | 64-43 |
| 1983 | Flint Central (Stan Gooch) | Detroit Southwestern | 84-80 |
| 1982 | Flint Central (Stan Gooch) | Detroit Southwestern | 79-60 |
| 1981 | Flint Central (Stan Gooch) | Detroit Murray-Wright | 108-90 |
| 1980 | Lansing Eastern (Paul Cook) | Highland Park | 64-53 |
| 1979 | Detroit Mackenzie (Elbert Richmond) | Pontiac Central | 72-64 |
| 1978 | Flint Northern (Bill Troesken) | Pontiac Central | 67-56 |
| 1977 | Lansing Everett (George Fox) | Birmingham Brother Rice | 62-56
(OT) |
| 1976 | Detroit Catholic Central (Bernie Holowicki) | Saginaw | 59-57 |
| 1975 | Highland Park (Darrell Pursiful) | Flint Northwestern | 85-76 |
| 1974 | Birmingham Brother Rice (Bill Norton) | Detroit Cass Tech | 60-56 (OT) |
| 1973 | Detroit Southwestern (Bob Whitehouse) | Saginaw | 66-60 |
| 1972 | Flint Northern (Bill Frieder) | Pontiac Central | 86-81 |
| 1971 | Flint Northern (Bill Frieder) | Detroit Kettering | 79-78 |
| 1970 | Detroit Pershing (Will Robinson) | Pontiac Central | 86-81 |
| 1969 | Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (Bob Hendrickson) | Ypsilanti Central | 67-64 |
| 1968 | Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (Bob Hendrickson) | Ypsilanti Central | 76-68 |
| 1967 | Detroit Pershing (Will Robinson) | Flint Central | 90-66 |
| 1966 | Ferndale (Roy Burkhart) | Ann Arbor | 65-60 (OT) |
| 1965 | Benton Harbor (Don Farnum) | Southfield | 94-68 |
| 1964 | Benton Harbor (Don Farnum) | Detroit Northern | 78-73 |
| 1963 | Ferndale (Roy Burkhart) | Adrian | 76-58 |
| 1962 | Saginaw (Larry Laeding) | Benton Harbor | 69-58 |
| 1961 | Detroit Catholic Central (Bill Foley) | Muskegon Heights | 72-53 |
| 1960 | Lansing Sexton (Clayton Kowalk) | Pontiac Central | 60-56 |
| 1959 | Lansing Sexton (Clayton Kowalk) | Hamtramck | 80-79 (OT) |
| 1958 | Detroit Austin (Chuck Hollosy) | Benton Harbor | 71-68 |
| 1957 | Muskegon Heights (Oscar Johnson) | Detroit Austin | 61-49 |
| 1956 | Muskegon Heights (Oscar Johnson) | Hamtramck | 63-53 |
| 1955 | Jackson (Don Ogden) | Benton Harbor | 74-51 |
| 1954 | Muskegon Heights (Oscar Johnson) | Flint Northern | 43-41 (OT) |
| 1953 | Dearborn Fordson (Jim Vanderhull) | Lansing Sexton | 53-47 |
| 1952 | Highland Park (Jim Wink) | Saginaw Arthur Hill | 43-42 |
| 1951 | Kalamazoo Central (Bob Quiring) | Highland Park | 50-47 |
| 1950 | Kalamazoo Central (Bob Quiring) | Port Huron | 64-50 |
| 1949 | Kalamazoo Central (Bob Quiring) | Saginaw Arthur Hill | 53-37 |
| 1948 | Jackson (Don Ogden) | Port Huron | 54-37 |
| 1947 | Flint Northern (Les Ehrbright) | Dearborn | 48-38 |
| 1946 | Holland (Malcolm Mackey) | Saginaw Arthur Hill | 43-40 |
| 1945 | Lansing Sexton (Al Bovard) | Benton Harbor | 31-30 |
| 1944 | Saginaw Arthur Hill (Bill Kelly) | Kalamazoo Central | 44-39 |
| 1943 | No Finals (Area Tournaments Only) | ||
| 1942 | Saginaw (Larry Laeding) | Muskegon | 27-24 (OT) |
| 1941 | Benton Harbor (Bill Perigo) | Saginaw | 34-28 |
| 1940 | Flint Northern (Jim Barclay) | Dearborn Fordson | 28-17 |
| 1939 | Flint Northern (Jim Barclay) | Muskegon Heights | 37-27 |
| 1938 | Kalamazoo Central (Gene Thomas) | Saginaw Arthur Hill | 29-27 |
| 1937 | Muskegon (Leo Redmond) | Holland | 37-27 |
| 1936 | Flint Northern (Jim Barclay) | Kalamazoo Central | 28-27 (OT) |
| 1935 | Lansing Central (John Middlesworth) | Flint Northern | 25-24 |
| 1934 | Lansing Eastern (Walter Graff) | Grand Rapids Union | 21-19 |
| 1933 | Flint Northern (Jim Barclay) | Grosse Pointe | 22-16 |
| *1932 | Kalamazoo Central (Gene Thomas) | Lansing Central | 26-24 |
| 1931 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Lansing Central | 31-15 |
| 1930 | Detroit Northern (Eddie Powers) | Kalamazoo Central | 16-14 |
| 1929 | Jackson (Richard Holtz) | Highland Park | 29-15 |
| 1928 | Detroit Northwestern (Art Carty) | Jackson | 14-10 |
| 1927 | Muskegon (Leo Redmond) | Battle Creek Central | 32-24 |
| 1926 | Detroit Southeastern (Walt Draper) | Muskegon | 26-20 |
| 1925 | Detroit Southeastern (Walt Draper) | Jackson | 44-22 |
CLASS B
|
Year
|
Champion
(Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Flint Powers Catholic ( Timothy Herman) | Zeeland East | 62-54 |
| 2008 | Lansing Catholic (Darren Zwick) | Flint Powers Catholic | 54-53 |
| 2007 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | East Grand Rapids | 66-61 |
| 2006 | Detroit Renaissance (Mark White) | East Grand Rapids | 55-51 |
| 2005 | Grand Rapids South Christian (Ken Hiskes) | Muskegon Heights | 67-60 |
| 2004 | Detroit Renaissance (Mark White) | DeWitt | 61-42 |
| 2003 | Grand Rapids South Christian (Ken Hiskes) | Muskegon Heights | 87-64 |
| 2002 | Auburn Hills Avondale (Tim Morton) | Grand Rapids South Christian | 70-65 |
| 2001 | Detroit Crockett (Robert Murphy) | Coopersville | 49-40 |
| 2000 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (George Porritt) | Flint Beecher | 62-59 |
| 1999 | River Rouge (Lamonta Stone) | Cheboygan | 74-54 |
| 1998 | River Rouge (Ben Pierce) | Marshall | 60-54 |
| 1997 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | Albion | 71-64 |
| 1996 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | East Grand Rapids | 57-43 |
| 1995 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | East Grand Rapids | 53-43 |
| 1994 | St. Clair Shores Lake Shore (Greg Esler) | East Grand Rapids | 38-37 |
| 1993 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Norwaine Reed) | Muskegon Heights | 69-52 |
| 1992 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Norwaine Reed) | Grandville Calvin Christian | 54-44 |
| 1991 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | Albion | 68-57 |
| 1990 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | Saginaw Buena Vista | 59-53 |
| 1989 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Norwaine Reed) | St. Joseph | 41-37 |
| 1988 | Grand Rapids South Christian (Tom Dykema) | Redford Bishop Borgess | 69-66 |
| 1987 | Flint Beecher (Moses Lacy) | Alma | 41-32 |
| 1986 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Norwaine Reed) | Flint Beecher | 33-32 |
| 1985 | Flint Beecher (Moses Lacy) | Saginaw Buena Vista | 74-72 (2 OT) |
| 1984 | Oak Park (Richard Griest) | Saginaw Buena Vista | 62-54 |
| 1983 | Corunna (Frank Davis) | Oak Park | 52-49 |
| 1982 | Okemos (Stan Stolz) | Warren deLaSalle | 60-57 |
| 1981 | Okemos (Stan Stolz) | Mt. Pleasant | 49-46 |
| 1980 | Ypsilanti Willow Run (Ron Tarrant) | Saginaw Eisenhower | 77-68 |
| 1979 | Muskegon Heights (Lee Gilbert) | Saginaw Buena Vista | 52-47 |
| 1978 | Muskegon Heights (Lee Gilbert) | Ecorse | 67-52 |
| 1977 | Dearborn Divine Child (Jim Schultz) | Grandville | 49-45 |
| 1976 | Flint Beecher (Mike Bedore) | River Rouge | 80-76 |
| 1975 | Lake Odessa-Lakewood (Rolly Krauss) | Mt. Pleasant | 69-47 |
| 1974 | Muskegon Heights (Ossie McCarty) | Holt | 52-44 |
| 1973 | Dearborn Divine Child (Bill McCartney) | Hudsonville Unity Christian | 58-54 |
| 1972 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Muskegon Heights | 65-64 |
| 1971 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Muskegon Heights | 71-65 |
| 1970 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Saginaw Carrollton | 76-66 |
| 1969 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Kalamazoo Hackett | 83-50 |
| 1968 | Ypsilanti Willow Run (Fred Thomann) | Holland Christian | 77-65 |
| 1967 | Menominee (Bob Krysiak) | Ypsilanti Willow Run | 63-59 |
| 1966 | Grand Rapids East Christian (Cornelius Bykerk) | River Rouge | 76-66 |
| 1965 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | South Haven | 87-65 |
| 1964 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Lakeview | 86-67 |
| 1963 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Hudsonville Unity Christian | 59-49 |
| 1962 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | East Grand Rapids | 69-36 |
| 1961 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Holland Christian | 79-44 |
| 1960 | Detroit Holy Redeemer (Joe Lascola) | Grand Rapids Godwin | 78-60 |
| 1959 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Holly | 52-47 |
| 1958 | East Lansing (Gus Ganakas) | River Rouge | 62-51 |
| 1957 | Negaunee (Jack Taylor) | Harper Woods | 68-66 |
| 1956 | Stephenson (Duane Lord) | Detroit St. Andrew | 73-71 (2 OT) |
| 1955 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Buchanan | 51-48 |
| 1954 | River Rouge (Lofton Greene) | Holland Christian | 56-53 |
| 1953 | St. Joseph (Ray Haack) | Ludington | 60-51 |
| 1952 | Detroit St. Andrew (Nap Ross) | Grand Blanc | 41-38 |
| 1951 | St. Joseph (Ray Haack) | River Rouge | 39-33 |
| 1950 | Ishpeming (C. C. Watson) | Grand Rapids Godwin | 43-37 |
| 1949 | Coldwater (Floyd Eby) | River Rouge | 49-42 |
| 1948 | St. Joseph (Leon Burgoyne) | Detroit St. Andrew | 36-27 |
| *1947 | Alma (Victor Hicks) | Fremont | 32-20 |
| Bessemer (Helge Pukema) | Lake Linden | 46-45 | |
| 1946 | St. Joseph (Harry Lee) | Fenton | 33-26 |
| Escanaba (George Ruwitch/Jim Rouman) | Sault Ste. Marie | 52-38 | |
| 1945 | Sturgis (Bob Miller) | East Lansing | 33-26 |
| Marquette (James Soli) | Ironwood | 36-28 | |
| 1944 | Marshall (Bruce Gray) | Traverse City | 34-32 (OT) |
| Escanaba (George Ruwitch) | Negaunee | 54-45 | |
| 1943 | No Finals (Area Tournaments Only) | ||
| 1942 | Niles (James Tuma) | Ecorse | 50-30 |
| Iron River (James Crummey) | Hancock | 41-30 | |
| 1941 | Detroit St. Theresa (George DuFours) | Sturgis | 34-30 |
| Sault Ste. Marie (Dave Ripley) | Stambaugh | 30-27 | |
| 1940 | Traverse City (Les Orr) | Detroit St. Theresa | 26-23 |
| Marquette Graveraet (Roger Keast) | Escanaba | 28-27 | |
| 1939 | Albion (Floyd Dorland) | Grand Rapids Christian | 33-32 |
| Iron Mountain (George Mason) | Iron River | 32-30 | |
| 1938 | Grand Rapids Christian (Claus Buekema) | Flint St. Michael | 25-12 |
| Ishpeming (Clairmont Watson) | Lake Linden | 20-12 | |
| 1937 | Detroit St. Theresa (George DuFours) | Marshall | 45-25 |
| Ironwood (Al Treado) | Ishpeming | 17-15 (4 OT) | |
| 1936 | Detroit St. Theresa (George DuFours) | Petoskey | 29-25 |
| Iron River (Edward Morcombe) | Calumet | 51-34 | |
| 1935 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Detroit St. Theresa | 22-21 |
| Ishpeming (Clairmont Watson) | Ironwood | 25-23 | |
| 1934 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Ypsilanti Central | 33-14 |
| Ishpeming (Clairmont Watson) | Crystal Falls | 25-23 | |
| 1933 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Mt. Pleasant | 24-11 |
| Iron Mountain (Leonard Thune) | Stambaugh | 22-18 | |
| 1932 | Mt. Pleasant (Arlie Osborn) | Niles | 24-6 |
| Ishpeming (Clairmont Watson) | Escanaba | --- | |
| 1931 | St. Joseph (Henry Howe) | Coldwater | 22-20 |
| 1930 | Negaunee (Ed Shadford) | Orchard Lake St. Mary | 31-25 |
| 1929 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Stambaugh | 25-18 |
| 1928 | Iron Mountain (Lars Thune) | Dearborn Fordson | 23-17 |
| 1927 | Grand Haven (Gus Cohrs) | Howell | 25-18 |
| 1926 | St. Joseph (Henry Howe) | Sturgis | 30-22 |
| 1925 | Sturgis (Andy Carrigan) | Lake Linden | 36-25 |
CLASS C
|
Year
|
Champion
(Coach)
|
Runner-Up
|
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vacant | Schoolcraft | |
| 2008 | Kalamazoo Christian (Jerry Mastenbrook) | Flint Beecher | 54-51 |
| 2007 | Bath (Jeff Wonch) | Saginaw Nouvel | 65-60 |
| 2006 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Eric Henderson) | Berrien Springs | 57-52 |
| 2005 | Olivet (Brian Dartt) | Unionville-Sebewaing | 74-55 |
| 2004 | Saginaw Buena Vista (Chris Chaffer) | Charlevoix | 63-52 |
| 2003 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Durand Shepherd) | Flint Beecher | 62-46 |
| 2002 | McBain (Bruce Koopman) | Kalamazoo Christian | 57-48 |
| 2001 | Kalamazoo Christian (Jerry Mastenbrook) | Charlevoix | 72-69 |
| 2000 | Negaunee (Tom Russo) | Merrill | 52-45 |
| 1999 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Derrick Owens) | Bath | 58-44 |
| 1998 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Derrick Owens) | Mason County Central | 58-46 |
| 1997 | Redford Bishop Borgess (Roosevelt Barnes) | Three Oaks River Valley | 64-42 |
| 1996 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Derrick Owens) | Manton | 79-54 |
| 1995 | Ishpeming (Gerald Racine) | Lakeview | 69-61 |
| 1994 | Grandville Calvin Christian (Tom VanderLaan) | Orchard Lake St. Mary's | 85-83 (OT) |
| 1993 | Southgate Aquinas (Ernie Price) | Pewamo Westphalia | 50-44 |
| 1992 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Ed Rachal) | Ishpeming | 55-43 |
| 1991 | Saginaw Nouvel (Joe Ricard) | Iron River West Iron County | 51-37 |
| 1990 | Saginaw Nouvel (Joe Ricard) | Ishpeming | 78-59 |
| 1989 | Detroit Country Day (Kurt Keener) | Ishpeming | 82-43 |
| 1988 | Saginaw Nouvel (Jim Carideo) | Roscommon | 68-54 |
| 1987 | Saginaw Nouvel (Jim Carideo) | Benzie Central | 72-59 |
| 1986 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Ed Rachal) | Saginaw Nouvel Cath. Central | 65-49 |
| 1985 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Ed Rachal) | Iron River-West Iron County | 48-36 |
| 1984 | Hamilton (Wayne Tanis) | Kalamazoo Christian | 52-48 |
| 1983 | Kalamazoo Christian (Dave Wassink) | Flint Hamady | 81-60 |
| 1982 | Orchard Lake St. Mary's (Bob Shoemaker) | Reed City | 76-48 |
| 1981 | Stephenson (Paul Miller) | Three Oaks-River Valley | 64-48 |
| 1980 | Reed City (Jerry Ernst) | Grand Rapids South Christian | 71-58 |
| 1979 | Three Oaks-River Valley (Jerry Schaffer) | Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port | 59-54 |
| 1978 | Buchanan (Mike Rouse) | Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul | 77-65 |
| 1977 | Redford St. Mary (Pat Mulcahy) | Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul | 61-47 |
| 1976 | Buchanan (Bill Wilson) | Negaunee | 57-50 |
| 1975 | Bay City All Saints (Russell Franz) | Cassopolis | 79-69 |
| 1974 | Bay City All Saints (Russell Franz) | Detroit Servite | 71-59 |
| 1973 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Saginaw St. Stephen | 50-49 |
| 1972 | Shelby (Ed Douma) | Saginaw St. Stephen | 71-61 |
| 1971 | Shelby (Ed Douma) | Stockbridge | 71-57 |
| 1970 | Muskegon Christian (Elmer Walcott) | St. Ignace | 52-51 |
| 1969 | Saginaw St. Stephen (Sam Franz) | Grosse Pointe St. Paul | 48-43 |
| 1968 | Detroit All Saints (Mike Guza) | Saginaw St. Stephen | 56-55 |
| 1967 | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Bob Utterback) | Detroit All Saints | 66-53 |
| 1966 | L'Anse (Bill Popp) | Flint Holy Redeemer | 89-70 |
| 1965 | Muskegon Christian (Elmer Walcott) | Grosse Pointe St. Paul | 54-51 |
| 1964 | Grosse Pointe Farms St. Paul (Ed Lauer) | Byron Center | 53-39 |
| 1963 | New Buffalo (Ron Morrison) | Houghton | 59-58 |
| 1962 | Muskegon Christian (Elmer Walcott) | Kalamazoo Christian | 79-54 |
| 1961 | Grosse Pointe St. Paul (Ed Lauer) | Parma Western | 67-51 |
| 1960 | Bangor (Marland Howard) | Grand Rapids Lee | 57-45 |
| 1959 | Kalamazoo Christian (Keith Kuipers) | Muskegon Christian | 63-59 |
| 1958 | Muskegon Christian (Elmer Walcott) | Highland Park St. Benedict | 45-35 |
| 1957 | Lakeview (Joe Cook) | Kalamazoo Christian | 76-68 |
| 1956 | Crystal Falls (Bob Boldt) | Berrien Springs | 71-69 |
| 1955 | Houghton (John Gafney) | Wayland | 65-62 |
| 1954 | Lansing St. Mary (Len Lapka) | Marine City | 60-28 |
| 1953 | Saginaw St. Mary (Sam Franz) | Muskegon St. Mary | 59-57 |
| 1952 | St. Louis (Sherm Olmstead) | Algonac | 53-34 |
| 1951 | Detroit St. Andrew (Nap Ross) | Marlette | 52-26 |
| 1950 | East Grand Rapids (John Hoekje) | Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul | 64-48 |
| 1949 | Kalamazoo St. Augustine (Harve Freeman) | Roseville Eastland | 49-31 |
| 1948 | Milan (Fred Sukup) | Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul | 45-42 |
| *1947 | Norway (Alan Ronberg) | Gwinn | 55-54 |
| Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul (Mike Lazorchak) | Evart | 38-29 | |
| 1946 | Norway (Alan Ronberg) | Newberry | 48-44 |
| Manton (Richard Lyons) | Saginaw SS. Peter & Paul | 34-33 | |
| 1945 | L'Anse (Joe Hampton) | Norway | 39-33 |
| Michigan Center (Bob Flynn) | Reed City | 33-24 | |
| 1944 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | Gladstone | 32-31 |
| Lansing St. Mary (Bob Wines) | Cass City | 50-33 | |
| 1943 | No Finals (Area Tournaments Only) | ||
| 1942 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | Norway | 35-27 |
| Decatur (Ken Higgins) | Flint St. Mary | 31-20 | |
| 1941 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | Felch | 37-26 |
| Lansing St. Mary (Leo Callahan) | Harbor Springs | 26-19 | |
| 1940 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | L'Anse | 36-23 |
| Williamston (Floyd Eby) | Keego Harbor | 37-35 | |
| 1939 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | Marquette Baraga | 41-26 |
| Flint St. Mary (Ken Failing) | Holland Christian | 31-21 | |
| 1938 | Crystal Falls (Eddie Chambers) | Laurium Sacred Heart | 32-22 |
| Kalamazoo St. Augustine (Harve Freeman) | Charlevoix | 27-22 | |
| 1937 | Newberry | Crystal Falls | 24-16 |
| Lansing St. Mary (Ray Lehman) | St. Clair | 32-15 | |
| 1936 | Norway (Alan Ronberg) | Crystal Falls | 28-27 |
| Lansing St. Mary (Ray Lehman) | Zeeland | 24-14 | |
| 1935 | Holland Christian (Al Muyskens) | Cass City | 49-17 |
| Gwinn (E. L. Miller) | Ewen | 34-13 | |
| 1934 | Gwinn (E. L. Miller) | Vulcan | 32-25 |
| Holland Christian (Al Muyskens) | St. Clair | 27-22 | |
| 1933 | Newberry | Amasa | 44-16 |
| Orchard Lake St. Mary (Rev. Andrew Wotta) | Boyne City | 32-8 | |
| 1932 | Kalamazoo St. Augustine (Harve Freeman) | East Lansing | 10-5 |
| Lake Linden (Henry Anerle) | Escanaba St. Joseph | --- | |
| 1931 | Kalamazoo St. Augustine (Harve Freeman) | Ann Arbor University | 24-14 |
| 1930 | Kalamazoo St. Augustine (Harve Freeman) | Lansing St. Mary | 40-9 |
| 1929 | Harbor Springs (Arden McClain) | Flint St. Michael | 25-20 (OT) |
| 1928 | Flint St. Michael (Gus Hughes) | Reed City | 26-25 |
| 1927 | Reed City (Gordon LeCronier) | Shelby | 18-5 |
| 1926 | Newberry (Ogden Johnson) | Bay City St. James | 31-14 |
| 1925 | Jackson St. Mary (Had Burroughs) | Three Oaks | 23-22 |
CLASS D
Year |
Champion
(Coach) |
Runner-Up |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (Jim Goorman) | Cedarville | 62-61 |
| 2008 | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (Jim Goorman) | Detroit City | 58-57 |
| 2007 | Cedarville (David Duncan) | Wyoming Tri-unity Christian | 77-74 |
| 2006 | Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (Mark Keeler) | Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart | 65-51 |
| 2005 | Detroit Rogers (Steve Hall) | Bellaire | 71-68 (OT) |
| 2004 | Detroit Rogers (Steve Hall) | Wyoming Tri-unity Christian | 69-38 |
| 2003 | Detroit Rogers (Steve Hall) | Bark River-Harris | 66-61 |
| 2002 | Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (Mark Keeler) | Fowler | 63-45 |
| 2001 | Covert (Sam Cornett) | Marion | 57-49 |
| 2000 | Detroit City (Shaheed Saleem) | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian | 70-49 |
| 1999 | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (Jim Goorman) | Detroit City | 60-59 |
| 1998 | Southgate Aquinas (Ernie Price) | Mio | 54-45 |
| 1997 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Wyoming Tri-unity Christian | 63-60 |
| 1996 | Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian (Mark Keeler) | Maple City Glen Lake | 81-66 |
| 1995 | Detroit Holy Redeemer (Steve Benavides) | Crystal Falls Forest Park | 55-46 |
| 1994 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (Kevin VanEngen) | Eben Junction Superior Central | 79-70 |
| 1993 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (Kevin VanEngen) | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian | 53-42 |
| 1992 | Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (Jim Goorman) | Sand Creek | 64-47 |
| 1991 | Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (Tom Kempf) | Allendale | 62-48 |
| 1990 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Covert | 72-58 |
| 1989 | Mio (John Byelich) | Beal City | 78-67 |
| 1988 | Northport (Gordon Wick) | Beal City | 80-78 |
| 1987 | McBain Northern Michigan Christian (Scott Soodsma) | Gaylord St. Mary | 56-46 |
| 1986 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | DeTour | 59-39 |
| 1985 | Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (Ray Slagle) | Bridgman | 70-60 |
| 1984 | Powers North Central (Robert Whitens) | Detroit East Catholic | 65-63 |
| 1983 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | St. Ignace | 54-43 |
| 1982 | Covert (Ken Jackson) | Ewen-Trout Creek | 105-94 |
| 1981 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Crystal Falls Forest Park | 93-57 |
| 1980 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Muskegon Christian | 88-64 |
| 1979 | Detroit East Catholic (Dave Soules) | Muskegon Christian | 58-56 |
| 1978 | Orchard Lake St. Mary (Bob Shoemaker) | Detroit St. Martin dePorres | 67-52 |
| 1977 | Maple City Glen Lake (Don Miller) | Detroit East Catholic | 70-68 |
| 1976 | Detroit St. Martin dePorres (Ed Rachal) | Harbor Springs | 81-64 |
| 1975 | Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (Denny Kuiper) | Allendale | 66-55 |
| 1974 | Ann Arbor St. Thomas (Mike Ramker) | Harbor Springs | 68-53 |
| 1973 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (Dave Korhorn) | Flint Holy Rosary | 68-61 |
| 1972 | Ewen-Trout Creek (Rudy Perhalla) | Flint Holy Rosary | 74-62 |
| 1971 | Covert (Rod DeYoung) | Freesoil | 79-70 |
| 1970 | Flint Redeemer (Pat McDevitt) | Kingsley | 62-60 |
| 1969 | Marquette Baraga (Gordon LeDuc) | Detroit St. Martin | 68-53 |
| 1968 | Flint St. Matthew (John Pratt) | Vanderbilt | 71-69 |
| 1967 | Flint St. Matthew (John Pratt) | Ewen | 75-67 |
| 1966 | Covert (Ron Clark) | Trout Creek | 84-70 |
| 1965 | Covert (Ron Clark) | Pickford | 76-72 |
| 1964 | Britton-Macon (Sam Hamilton) | Baraga | 79-57 |
| 1963 | Britton-Macon (Sam Hamilton) | Negaunee St. Paul | 59-58 |
| 1962 | Flint-St. Matthew (John Pratt) | Brimley | 60-52 |
| 1961 | Marquette Pierce (Vic Hurst) | Freesoil | 68-61 |
| 1960 | Bath (Ben Summers) | Baraga | 61-59 |
| 1959 | Maple City Glen Lake (Harold O'Brien) | Baldwin | 66-54 |
| 1958 | Chassell (Ed Helakowski) | Owosso St. Paul | 66-61 |
| 1957 | Chassell (Ed Helakowski) | Stevensville | 58-50 |
| 1956 | Chassell (Ed Helakowski) | Portland St. Patrick | 71-68 |
| 1955 | Mass (Leno Colla) | Ashley | 73-46 |
| 1954 | Gobles (George VanWagoner) | Remus | 56-28 |
| 1953 | Muskegon St. Joseph (Charles Wiersma) | Detroit All Saints | 58-51 (OT) |
| 1952 | Fowler (Marion Piggott) | Copemish | 55-20 |
| 1951 | Brimley (Karl Parker) | Dimondale | 74-31 |
| 1950 | Brimley (Karl Parker) | Fowler | 37-30 |
| 1949 | St. Joseph Catholic (Chet McGrath) | Gwinn | 50-46 |
| 1948 | Mass (John D. Wilson) | Bridgman | 55-45 |
| *1947 | Mass (John D. Wilson) | Vulcan | 63-48 |
| Baroda (Bob Eisner) | Haslett | 41-32 | |
| 1946 | Rock (George Kulack) | Cedarville | 41-36 |
| Bridgman (Walt Briney) | Detroit Country Day | 42-27 | |
| 1945 | Vulcan (Tim Barry) | Rudyard | 43-20 |
| Bridgman (Walt Briney) | Wyandotte Smith | 29-14 | |
| 1944 | Benton Harbor St. John (Ray Lincolnhol) | Leroy | 31-25 |
| Channing (Einar Eckholm) | Rock | 39-36 | |
| 1943 | No Finals (Area Tournaments Only) | ||
| 1942 | Hermansville (Jack Kleimola) | Pequaming | 51-27 |
| Leland (Carl Furney) | Whitehall | 18-13 | |
| 1941 | Eben | Hermsnaville | 40-26 |
| Stevensville (Marshall Shearer) | Hanover | 42-25 | |
| 1940 | Hermansville (Jack Kleimola) | National Mine | 24-23 |
| Weidman (Russ Newell) | Peck | 30-21 | |
| 1939 | Bergland (Glenn Johnson) | Pequaming | 31-16 |
| Muskegon St. Joseph (Henry Baker) | Dryden | 16-15 | |
| 1938 | Bergland (Glenn Johnson) | Negaunee St. Paul | 41-23 |
| Brooklyn (Fred Bailey) | Saginaw Mich. Lutheran Seminary | 24-14 | |
| 1937 | Trout Creek (Al Kircher) | Trenary | 42-20 |
| Stevensville (Marshall Shearer) | Horton | 21-18 | |
| 1936 | Channing (Arleigh Mautner) | Trenary | 37-15 |
| Stevensville (Marshall Shearer) | Horton | 20-13 | |
| 1935 | Trout Creek (Al Kircher) | Champion | 25-24 |
| Stevensville (Marshall Shearer) | Pellston | 27-25 | |
| 1934 | Alpha (Ballard Damschroeder) | Michigamme | 34-9 |
| Maple Rapids (Max Payne) | Ann Arbor St. Thomas | 18-11 | |
| 1933 | Alpha (Ballard Damschroeder) | Bergland | 29-28 |
| Ann Arbor St. Thomas (Fr. John Lynch) | Kent City | 17-16 (OT) | |
| 1932 | Palmer | Daggett | --- |
| Portage (Francis Pellegrom) | Brethren | 24-19 | |
| 1931 | Bridgman (George Welbes) | St. Clair Shores South Lake | 24-11 |
| 1930 | Clarksville (Robert Stevens) | Rock | 24-23 |
| 1929 | Bridgman (Lawrence Decker) | Elk Rapids | 39-19 |
| 1928 | Bridgman (Lawrence Decker) | Pigeon | 32-18 |
| 1927 | Alpena St. Anne (Leo Tellier) | Gwinn | 27-25 |
| 1926 | Michigamme (C. C. Walters) | Alpena St. Bernard | 27-15 |
CLASS E
Year |
Champion
(Coach) |
Runner-Up |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Hermansville | Perkins | 72-50 |
| 1959 | Nahma | Trout Creek | 55-45 |
| 1958 | Trout Creek (Bruce Warren) | Perkins | 61-41 |
| 1957 | Hermansville | Michigamme | 77-51 |
| 1956 | Trout Creek (Bruce Warren) | Hermansville | 86-68 |
| 1955 | Trout Creek (Bruce Warren) | Alpha | 84-83 |
| 1954 | Alpha (Gerhardt Gollackner) | Perkins | 52-48 |
| 1953 | Nahma (Harold Anderson) | Marenisco | 67-64 |
| 1952 | Nahma (Harold Anderson) | Marenisco | 64-44 |
| 1951 | Michigamme | Nahma | 59-48 |
| 1950 | Alpha (Gerhardt Gollackner) | Michigamme | 52-28 |
| 1949 | Alpha (Gerhardt Gollackner) | National Mine | 50-34 |
| 1948 | Hermansville | Rockland | 58-38 |
| 1947 | Bergland (Al Londo) | Perkins | 40-37 |
| 1946 | Alpha (Gerhardt Gollackner) | Champion | 48-28 |
| 1945 | Bergland (Al Londo) | Trenary | 49-39 |
| 1944 | Amasa (Gerhardt Gollackner) | Cedarville | 51-43 |
| 1943 | No Finals (Area Tournaments Only) | ||
| 1942 | Palmer (Elvin Niemi) | Bergland | 37-31 |
| 1941 | Palmer (Joseph Miheve) | Hulbert | 39-29 |
*Separate Lower and Upper Peninsula basketball champions were determined in 1932-1947, inclusive