BAY CITY, MI — Setting the scene for high school boys basketball in the MLive Bay City area with notebook, power rankings, playoff ratings, high-point games, league standings, upcoming schedule and more for Feb. 20, 2025.

Bay City Area

Notebook

*John Glenn, which claimed the Tri-Valley Conference Red title in outright fashion, saw its program-record 16-game winning streak halted with a loss to Midland Dow.

*Standish-Sterling made history by defeating Pinconning in the first Jack Pine Conference overall championship game. It marks the fourth straight league title for Standish-Sterling, which won its division in the Tri-Valley Conference the past three years.

*Hale’s Sam Patten scored 100 points in three games, lighting up the scoreboard for 35 against Fairview, 32 vs. Atlanta and 33 against Whittemore-Prescott.

RELATED: Bay City area district pairings

Bay City Area

Power Rankings

BOYS BASKETBALL

1. John Glenn (18-3)

2. Standish-Sterling (19-2)

3. Gladwin (18-3)

4. Pinconning (17-4)

5. Essexville Garber (10-11)

6. Laker (12-8)

7. Reese (12-9)

8. Beaverton (10-10)

9. Ogemaw Heights (12-9)

10. Oscoda (12-7)

Others: Mio (12-6); Au Gres (9-9); Cass City (10-11); Clare (10-11); Unionville-Sebewaing (9-12); Hale (7-11); Bay City All Saints (8-13); Tawas (5-13); Akron-Fairgrove (5-14); Bay City Western (5-16); Harrison (4-17); Bay City Central (2-18); Whittemore-Prescott (1-19)

*Area Power Rankings are based on a combination of how teams would fare against each other and how they have fared against their schedule.

Bay City Area

Playoff Ratings

MHSAA POWER RATINGS

1. Standish-Sterling (.630)

2. John Glenn (.608)

3. Gladwin (.589)

4. Laker (.584)

5. Cass City (.557)

7. Reese (.550)

6. Essexville Garber (.536)

8. Ogemaw Heights (.536)

9. Oscoda (.527)

10. Pinconning (.523)

Others: Unionville-Sebewaing (.506); Clare (.493); Mio (.492); Beaverton (.488); Bay City Western (.477); Bay City All Saints (.472); Tawas (.425); Hale (.418); Bay City Central (.397); Au Gres (.392); Harrison (.377); Akron-Fairgrove (.367); Whittemore-Prescott (.359)

Bay City Area

High-Point Games

FEB. 13-19

36 – Arnell Somlar, All Saints vs. Caro

35 – Sam Patten, Hale vs. Atlanta

29 – Trent Patrick, Cass City vs. Ithaca

27 – Dayne Ivey, Pinconning vs. Ogemaw

26 – Brady Benson, Reese vs. Millington

25 – Ian Roberts, Beaverton vs. Ogemaw

24 – Karter Fegan, Standish-Sterling vs. Pinconning

24 – Ashtyn Spencer, Akron-Fairgrove vs. CPS

23 – Tyler Zaherniak, Au Gres vs. Caseville

22 – Lukas Neering, Garber vs. Bay City Western

22 – Jack Wetters, All Saints vs. Caro

21 – Danzell Calhoun, John Glenn vs. Midland Dow

21 – Zay Hardwick, Bay City Western vs. Garber

21 – Landon Love, Beaverton vs. Ogemaw

21 – Brody Sullivan, Standish-Sterling vs. Harrison

18 – Caden Carriveau, Laker vs. Valley Lutheran

18 – Gavin Weiler, Ogemaw vs. Beaverton

17 – Matthew Lechner, Gladwin vs. Farwell

16 – Sean Wesolek, John Glenn vs. Bridgeport

2024-25 SEASON

51 – Arnell Somlar, Bay City All Saints vs. Mayville

39 – Sam Patten, Hale vs. Whittemore-Prescott

33 – Jamison Cooper, Mio vs. Posen

32 – Brock Bartlett, Standish-Sterling vs. Laker

31 – Seth Mead, Gladwin vs. Beaverton

30 – Brady Benson, Reese vs. Laker

30 – Terrill Campbell, Bay City Central vs. Flint Kearsley

30 – Ian Roberts, Beaverton vs. Farwell

29 – Trent Patrick, Cass City vs. Ithaca

28 – Caden Carriveau, Laker vs. Reese

28 – Brody Fox, Mio vs. Whittemore-Prescott

28 – Justin Jacobs, USA vs. Caro

27 – Dayne Ivey, Pinconning vs. Harrison

26 – Karter Fegan, Standish-Sterling vs. Gladwin

26 – Tyler Zaherniak, Au Gres vs. Whittemore-Prescott

25 – Landon Bursick, USA vs. Capac

24 – Landon Love, Beaverton vs. Gladwin

24 – Lukas Neering, Essexville Garber vs. All Saints

24 – Ben Verellen, Gladwin vs. Ogemaw Heights

24 – Brody Verellen, Gladwin vs. Harrison

24 – Cade Wallaker, Essexville Garber vs. Saginaw Nouvel

23 – Donald Corlew, Gladwin vs. Standish-Sterling

23 – Hayden Ruff, John Glenn vs. Alma

23 – Ashtyn Spencer, Akron-Fairgrove vs. CPS

23 – Griffin Weiler, Cass City vs. Caro

Bay City Area

League Standings

SAGINAW VALLEY LEAGUE

Saginaw United 10-1 – 17-5

Grand Blanc 9-1 – 13-7

Flint Powers 8-2 — 18-2

Flint Carman-Ainsworth 7-3 – 16-5

Mount Pleasant 6-4 — 12-7

Saginaw Heritage 6-4 — 12-8

Midland Dow 5-5 – 12-9

Davison 4-5 – 8-9

Lapeer 3-7 – 8-13

Bay City Western 1-9 — 5-16

Midland 1-9 — 4-17

Bay City Central 0-10 — 2-18

TRI-VALLEY CONFERENCE RED

John Glenn 11-1 – 18-3

Freeland 9-2 – 17-3

Frankenmuth 8-4 – 16-5

Essexville Garber 5-7 – 10-11

Saginaw Swan Valley 4-8 – 11-10

Bridgeport 2-9 – 4-17

Alma 2-10 – 9-12

JACK PINE CONFERENCE-D1

Standish-Sterling 15-0 – 19-2

Gladwin 14-2 – 18-3

Ogemaw Heights 9-6 – 12-9

Clare 7-7 – 10-11

Shepherd 4-10 – 5-16

Midland Bullock Creek 4-11 – 9-13

JACK PINE CONFERENCE-D2

Pinconning 11-3 – 17-4

Beaverton 7-7 – 10-10

Sanford Meridian 7-8 – 9-12

Harrison 2-12 – 4-17

Farwell 0-14 – 0-21

BIG THUMB CONFERENCE WHITE

Millington 13-1 – 19-2

Bad Axe 10-3 – 15-5

Laker 7-6 – 12-8

Cass City 7-6 – 10-11

Reese 6-7 – 12-9

Caro 6-8 – 9-13

Unionville-Sebewaing 3-10 — 9-12

Vassar 1-12 – 8-13

BIG THUMB CONFERENCE BLUE

Kingston 9-0 – 14-5

Dryden 6-3 – 13-7

Bay City All Saints 4-5 – 8-13

Deckerville 4-5 – 11-10

Peck 4-5 – 10-11

Mayville 0-9 – 7-14

BIG THUMB CONFERENCE RED

Kinde North Huron 5-1 – 10-9

Carsonville-Port Sanilac 2-3 – 5-10

Akron-Fairgrove 2-3 – 5-14

Caseville 1-3 – 3-13

NORTH STAR LEAGUE BIG DIPPER

Alcona 9-0 – 17-3

Oscoda 7-2 – 12-7

St. Helen Heston 5-4 – 15-5

Rogers City 4-5 – 12-8

Tawas 2-7 – 5-13

Whittemore-Prescott 0-9 – 1-19

NORTH STAR LEAGUE LITTLE DIPPER

Hillman 9-2 – 13-8

Mio 8-3 – 12-6

Fairview 6-5 – 8-12

Posen 6-6 – 7-13

Au Gres 5-6 – 9-9

Hale 5-6 – 7-11

Atlanta 0-11 – 0-18

Bay City Area

Basketball Calendar

THURSDAY, FEB. 20

Boys Basketball

Alcona at Whittemore-Prescott, 7:30 p.m.

Beaverton at Tawas, 7:30 p.m.

Essexville Garber at Standish-Sterling, 7 p.m.

Gaylord at John Glenn, 7 p.m.

Lakeview at Harrison, 7:30 p.m.

Mio at Oscoda, 6 p.m.

Saginaw Swan Valley at Pinconning, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Alcona at Whittemore-Prescott, 6 p.m.

Au Gres at Hillman, 7:15 p.m.

Carsonville-Port Sanilac at Akron-Fairgrove, 7:30 p.m.

Oscoda at St. Helen Heston, 7:30 p.m.

Owendale-Gagetown at Bay City All Saints, 6 p.m.

Tawas at Rogers City, 7:30 p.m.

Unionville-Sebewaing at Saginaw Nouvel, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21

Boys Basketball

Akron-Fairgrove at Caseville, 7:30 p.m.

Alma at Gladwin, 7:30 p.m.

Bay City All Saints at Peck, 7:30 p.m.

Bay City Central at Saginaw Heritage, 7 p.m.

Laker at Vassar, 7:30 p.m.

Hillman at Au Gres, 6 p.m.

Midland at Bay City Western, 7 p.m.

Mio at Hale, 7:15 p.m.

Reese at Cass City, 7:30 p.m.

Rogers City at Tawas, 7:30 p.m.

St. Helen Heston at Oscoda, 7:30 p.m.

Unionville-Sebewaing at Bad Axe, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

Bay City Western at Midland, 7 p.m.

Clare at Pinconning, 7:30 p.m.

Gladwin at Sanford Meridian, 7:30 p.m.

Mio at Hale, 6 p.m.

Ogemaw Heights at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Saginaw Heritage at Bay City Central, 7 p.m.

Shepherd at Harrison, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, FEB. 24

Girls Basketball

Whittemore-Prescott at Bay City All Saints, 6 p.m.

Subject to change

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