BAY CITY, MI — Setting the scene for high school girls basketball in the MLive Bay City area with power rankings, playoff ratings, high-point games, league standings, upcoming schedule and more for Jan. 8, 2025.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
1. Bay City Western (3-4)
2. Oscoda (6-0)
3. Cass City (5-1)
4. Mio (4-1)
5. Clare (4-2)
6. Essexville Garber (4-5)
7. John Glenn (4-3)
8. Beaverton (4-2)
9. Tawas (4-1)
10. Au Gres (5-2)
Others: Unionville-Sebewaing (5-2); Reese (4-2); Harrison (2-1); Standish-Sterling (4-3); Hale (4-3); Bay City All Saints (2-4); Gladwin (2-4); Whittemore-Prescott (2-5); Laker (1-4); Ogemaw Heights (1-5); Pinconning (1-5); Akron-Fairgrove (1-6); Bay City Central (1-7); Owendale-Gagetown (0-5)
*Area Power Rankings are based on a combination of how teams would fare against each other and how they have fared against their schedule.
MHSAA POWER RATINGS
1. Cass City (.616)
2. Oscoda (.613)
3. Beaverton (.571)
4. Reese (.563)
5. Tawas (.561)
6. Mio (.554)
7. Unionville-Sebewaing (.530)
8. Essexville Garber (.517)
9. Bay City Western (.501)
10. Laker (.498)
Other: Standish-Sterling (.492); Clare (.484); John Glenn (.468); Au Gres (.467); Hale (.452); Gladwin (.443); Bay City All Saints (.438); Bay City Central (.419); Ogemaw Heights (.406); Harrison (.390); Pinconning (.386); Owendale-Gagetown (.381); Whittemore-Prescott (.369); Akron-Fairgrove (.267)
DEC. 18-JAN. 7
51 – Mia McGregor, Mio vs. Traverse City Home School
28 – Myah Hubble, Beaverton vs. Midland Calvary Baptist
26 – Rylee Jatczak, Essexville Garber vs. Bay City Central
26 – Abby Robinson, Gladwin vs. Houghton Lake
25 – Audrey Ball, Essexville Garber vs. John Glenn
24 – Tiareyona Holmes, Bay City Central vs. Carrollton
24 – Lillie Maser, Au Gres vs. Atlanta
23 – Callie Hicks, Hale vs. Marion
22 – Trinity Danielak, Beaverton vs. Midland Calvary Baptist
21 – Ali Beebe, Hale vs. Fairview
21 – Sophie Fox, Au Gres vs. Atlanta
20 – Brooke Binder, Tawas vs. Bay City Central
20 – Shelby Ignash, Cass City vs. Bad Axe
20 – McKenna Kemp, Unionville-Sebewaing vs. Millington
18 – Kingsley Backstrom, Oscoda vs. Bay City Central
17 – Ava Garcia, Bay City Central vs. Carrollton
17 – Destiny Leipprandt, Reese vs. Vassar
17 – Analeis Ming, Au Gres vs. SASA
16 – Aleese Kimmerer, Hale vs. Fairview
14 – Breanna Campbell, Gladwin vs. Houghton Lake
14 – Allison Fork, Pinconning vs. Whittemore-Prescott
2024-25 SEASON
51 – Mia McGregor, Mio vs. Traverse City Home School
34 – Myah Hubble, Beaverton vs. Pinconning
29 – Sophie Fox, Au Gres vs. St. Helen Heston
26 – Rylee Jatczak, Essexville Garber vs. Bay City Central
26 – Abby Robinson, Gladwin vs. Houghton Lake
25 – Audrey Ball, Essexville Garber vs. John Glenn
24 – Tiareyona Holmes, Bay City Central vs. Carrollton
23 – Callie Hicks, Hale vs. Marion
22 – Trinity Danielak, Beaverton vs. Midland Calvary Baptist
21 – Ali Beebe, Hale vs. Fairview
21 – Teagan Agren, Ogemaw Heights vs. Gladwin
21 – Fiona Meisel, John Glenn vs. All Saints
20 – Kingsley Backstrom, Oscoda vs. Standish-Sterling
20 – Brooke Binder, Tawas vs. Bay City Central
20 – Shelby Ignash, Cass City vs. Bad Axe
20 – McKenna Kemp, Unionville-Sebewaing vs. Millington
20 – Kara Schular, Bay City All Saints vs. Mayville
19 – Aleese Kimmerer, Hale vs. St. Helen Heston
19 – Analeis Ming, Au Gres vs. St. Helen Heston
18 – Lillie Maser, Au Gres vs. Fairview
17 – Ava Garcia, Bay City Central vs. Carrollton
17 – Destiny Leipprandt, Reese vs. Vassar
17 – Adi Walker, Standish-Sterling vs. Ogemaw Heights
16 – Aubree Bouck, Laker vs. Harbor Beach
16 – Layla Foco, Pinconning vs. Farwell
16 – Claire Robinson, Bay City Western vs. Clio
16 – Bella Smith, John Glenn vs. Holly
15 – Macy Prime, Unionville-Sebewaing vs. Peck
15 – Quinn Seyfried, Tawas vs. Pinconning
SAGINAW VALLEY LEAGUE
Saginaw Heritage 7-1
Midland 6-1
Davison 5-2
Mount Pleasant 5-2
Flint Powers 5-3
Grand Blanc 4-3
Midland Dow 4-4
Lapeer 2-2
Saginaw United 3-3
Bay City Western 3-4
Flint Carman-Ainsworth 1-4
Bay City Central 1-7
TRI-VALLEY CONFERENCE RED
Frankenmuth 5-0 – 6-2
Alma 3-1 – 5-3
Freeland 2-1 – 5-2
Essexville Garber 2-3 – 4-5
Bridgeport 1-2 – 4-4
John Glenn 1-3 – 4-3
Saginaw Swan Valley 0-4 – 2-5
JACK PINE CONFERENCE-D1
Shepherd 4-0 – 5-2
Clare 3-1 – 4-2
Standish-Sterling 3-1 – 4-3
Midland Bullock Creek 1-3 – 3-4
Gladwin 1-3 – 2-4
Ogemaw Heights 1-3 – 1-5
JACK PINE CONFERENCE-D2
Beaverton 3-0 – 4-2
Sanford Meridian 3-0 – 4-2
Harrison 1-1 – 2-1
St. Louis 1-3 – 4-3
Farwell 1-3 – 1-6
Pinconning 0-4 – 1-5
BIG THUMB CONFERENCE WHITE
Cass City 2-0 – 5-1
Reese 2-0 – 4-2
Caro 2-0 – 4-2
Unionville-Sebewaing 1-1 – 5-2
Millington 1-1 – 1-4
Laker 0-2 – 1-4
Bad Axe 0-2 – 3-3
Vassar 0-2 – 2-5
BIG THUMB CONFERENCE RED
Akron-Fairgrove 0-0 – 1-6
Bay City All Saints 0-0 – 2-4
Carsonville-Port Sanilac 0-0 – 2-2
Caseville 0-0 – 1-5
Kinde North Huron 0-0 – 6-1
Owendale-Gagetown 0-0 – 0-5
NORTH STAR LEAGUE BIG DIPPER
Rogers City 1-0 – 5-2
Oscoda 0-0 — 6-0
Tawas 0-0 – 4-1
Whittemore-Prescott 0-0 – 2-5
Alcona 0-0 – 0-6
St. Helen Heston 0-1 – 0-5
NORTH STAR LEAGUE LITTLE DIPPER
Au Gres 2-0 – 5-2
Hillman 2-0 – 6-3
Mio 1-0 – 4-1
Hale 1-1 – 4-3
Atlanta 1-1 – 1-3
Posen 0-2 – 3-4
Fairview 0-3 – 1-5
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8
Boys Basketball
Bad Axe at Cass City, 7:30 p.m.
Bay City All Saints at Kingston, 7:30 p.m.
Beaverton at Standish-Sterling, 7:30 p.m.
Laker at Caro, 7:30 p.m.
Millington at Unionville-Sebewaing, 7:30 p.m.
Vassar at Reese, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Gladwin at Gaylord, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9
Boys Basketball
Au Gres at Hale, 7:15 p.m.
Mio at Fairview, 7:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant at Essexville Garber, 7 p.m.
Tawas at Oscoda, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Bay City All Saints at Carsonville-Port Sanilac, 7:30 p.m.
Cass City at Unionville-Sebewaing, 7:30 p.m.
Harrison at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Laker at Millington, 7:30 p.m.
Midland Bullock Creek at Clare, 7:30 p.m.
Mio at Fairview, 7:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant at Essexville Garber, 5:30 p.m.
OwenGage at Caseville, 6 p.m.
Pinconning at Sanford Meridian, 7:30 p.m.
Reese at Bad Axe, 7:30 p.m.
Shepherd at Ogemaw Heights, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 10
Boys Basketball
Bay City All Saints at Dryden, 7:30 p.m.
Bay City Central at Mount Pleasant, 7 p.m.
Cass City at Unionville-Sebewaing, 7:30 p.m.
Clare at Midland Bullock Creek, 7:30 p.m.
Farwell at Beaverton, 7:30 p.m.
Gladwin at Standish-Sterling, 7:30 p.m.
John Glenn at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Laker at Millington, 7:30 p.m.
Lapeer at Bay City Western, 7 p.m.
Reese at Bad Axe, 7:30 p.m.
Rogers City at Whittemore-Prescott, 7:15 p.m.
Sanford Meridian at Pinconning, 7 p.m.
SASA at Akron-Fairgrove, 7:30 p.m.
Shepherd at Ogemaw Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Farwell at Beaverton, 6 p.m.
Gladwin at Standish-Sterling, 6 p.m.
Hale at Au Gres, 7:15 p.m.
John Glenn at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Lapeer at Bay City Western, 7 p.m.
Oscoda at Tawas, 7:30 p.m.
Rogers City at Whittemore-Prescott, 6 p.m.
SASA at Akron-Fairgrove, 6 p.m.
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