Rockford beats East Lansing 54-50 in the Division 1 state championship game. The Rams held East Lansing to just five points in the fourth quarter

East Lansing leads Rockford 35-30 at halftime. KJ Torbert and Kingston Thomas have combined for 28 of East Lansing's 35 points. Dylan Gross leads Rockford with 8 points. Freshman Jace Opaku-Agyeman and sophomore Josh Bascom each have 7.

FINAL: Freeland 57, Romulus Summit Academy 47 The Falcons will play in the school’s first-ever state championship game tomorrow. It is the first time this season Summit has lost to a team from Michigan.

East Lansing did not draw up a final play tied at 52 with 15 seconds left. The Trojans simply put the ball in the best player in Michigan’s hands and KJ Torbert did the rest. "This is the stuff you dream of, hitting the game-winning shot at the Bres," freep.com/story/sports/high-…

My story from the first game today. In the lowest scoring game for both Rockford and Auburn Hills Avondale all season, a Hail Mary pass from Josh Bascom to older brother Jake Bascom was one of the key moments that put the Rams in the state title game. freep.com/story/sports/high-…

Damani Oliver's great run in the playoffs continued on Thursday, as he stepped up with 16 second-half points to push Detroit Douglass past Dollar Bay in the Division 4 state semifinals freep.com/story/sports/high-…

The Division 3 state final is Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac. P-W smoked Flint Elite 63-37. Grady Eklund had 27 points, seven boards and five assists

“I really do miss him on the sidelines cussing me out." Lewis Lovejoy leads ATAP back to the Division 3 state finals while his dad and coach, Orlando Lovejoy, is suspended with interim Zach Kelso in charge. freep.com/story/sports/high-…

ATAP will play in the Division 3 finals for the second straight season. The Lions blitzed Menominee in the second half for a 78-66 win. Lewis Lovejoy and Jaiden Price balled out

Menominee up 40-31 at half on ATAP. The Maroons have 12 assists on 14 made baskets. Half of those have been triples

My state semifinal predictions for today and tomorrow at Breslin freep.com/story/sports/high-…

My instant on one of the best basketball games I can remember Renaissance outlasts Wayne 62-60 in double OT. There were two buzzer beaters, a 26-point and 16-rebound performance from the player who hit the winning FTs, and pure heartbreak/elation after freep.com/story/sports/high-…

Auburn Hills Avondale has an amazing defense to watch. The effort on that end, plus great games from Jakobe Liford and Jaidon Bourgeios, propelled Avondale to East Lansing freep.com/story/sports/high-…

Brother Rice smokes Wayne Memorial 88-59 to secure its first Final Four since 1984 when BJ Armstrong led them there

In a playoff showdown between No. 1 and No. 2, Belleville’s Sydney Savoury was the biggest star in the floor freep.com/story/sports/high-…

FINAL: No. 2 Belleville 58, No. 1 Howell 44 The defending Division 1 champs exact revenge thanks to a massive second half from Sydney Savoury