[email protected] posted on January 24, 2017 21:41
Contact: John Johnson
517.332.5046 or [email protected]
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Jan. 24 – History could be made Friday (Jan. 27) night when Powers North Central attempts to break the MHSAA boys basketball record for consecutive victories when the Jets host Bark River-Harris in a battle of unbeatens in the Skyline Central Conference at 6:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time), a game which will be shown live on the MHSAA.tv website.
On Tuesday (Jan. 24), North Central ran its season record to 10-0 (3-0 conference) with an 76-24 win over Rock Mid-Peninsula to extend its winning streak over three seasons to 65 games, tieing Chassell, which set the mark nearly 60 years ago in winning three consecutive MHSAA Class D titles in 1956-57-58.
Bark-River Harris is 2-0 in the Skyline this season, and is coming off a 71-47 loss in a non-league game to Escanaba on Monday (Jan. 23) which gave the Broncos an 8-2 overall record.
The School Broadcast Program from Marquette High School will produce Friday’s game. The halftime show will be a feature on those Chassell teams which set the record, produced in 1998 by FOX Sports Detroit.
The video is available for viewing on the MHSAA.tv website (Click Here to watch) and on the MHSAA Channel on YouTube (Click Here to watch). You can also read more about Chassell on the Historical Articles and the Second Half pages of the MHSAA Website.
In its eighth year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events; with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of live video streams available being produced by SBP members (All times Eastern Standard):
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Thursday, Jan. 26
Friday, Jan. 27
- Boys Basketball – Grand Rapids Northview at Cedar Springs, 5:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball - Allendale at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
- JV Boys Basketball – Atlanta at Rogers City, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Zeeland West at Hamilton, 6 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Traverse City Central at Alpena, 7 p.m.
- Girls Basketball – Grand Rapids Northview at Cedar Springs, 7 p.m.
- Boys Basketball – Atlanta at Rogers City, 7 p.m.
- Ice Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Detroit Catholic Central, 7:10 p.m. (DCC feed)
- Boys Basketball – Bark River-Harris at Powers North Central, 7:30 p.m. (6:30 Central)
- Girls Basketball – Allendale at Comstock Park, 7:30 p.m.
- Ice Hockey – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at Detroit Catholic Central, 7:30 p.m. (BHCK feed)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Monday, Jan. 30
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Be sure to check the Upcoming Events page at MHSAA.tv for schedule additions every day.
The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. Some schools will also be selling Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.
Fans can also access scores of games in-progress on the NFHS Network website via ScoreStream. Click on the Scores button in the upper right corner.
A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program.
This week’s highlights package consists of clips of a Girls Basketball game between Saginaw Heritage at Midland Dow; a Boys Basketball game with Norway at Negaunee; and a Boys Basketball between Saginaw Valley Lutheran at Otisville Lakeville.
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
The MHSAA Network’s weekly radio show/podcast This Week In High School Sports, now has over 85 radio stations and audio webcast outlets as part of their weekly prep coverage. This week’s show features the new Pixellot technology being used by the School Broadcast Program at Otisville Lakeville; discusses rough post play in Boys Basketball in its Be The Referee segment, and finishes with an MHSAA Perspective on the Holt wrestling community rallying around longtime coach Rocky Shaft to raise funds for an assist dog to help him in his battle with diabetes.
This Week In High School Sports is posted on Tuesday each week by Noon, and can be found on the home page of the MHSAA Website. You can listen to this week’s show and view a list of outlets carrying the program by Clicking Here. Be The Referee is also posted as a standalone podcast on Tuesday each week, and can be found on the home page of the MHSAA Website. You can listen to this week’s message by Clicking Here.
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