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The defending state champions showed their true pedigree as the Beecher Bucs shut down Cass City in the regional championship to defeat the Red Hawks 46-35 on Thursday, March 07, 2024.
Cass City hung tough with Beecher through the first half, even tying the ball game 16-16 halfway through the second quarter, before the Bucs would finish the second quarter on a five-to-zero run to lead at halftime 21-16. Beecher outscored Cass City in the 3rd quarter, 10-4 and would extend their lead out to 20 points with 2:21 remaining, 43-23. The Red Hawks applied pressure in the final minutes to bring the game closer. Braylon LeValley would hit a three at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 11 points at the end of regulation.
The Bucs were led by Damarcus Burke, Jr's 14 points, followed by Wasir James and Eric Jones each with 11 points. Cass City was paced by Trent Patrick hitting three beyond the arc for nine points and Tyler Cumper's seven points. Carter Patrick was held to just six points in his final game as a Red Hawk.
Beecher has now won every regional championship since losing to USA in the regional final in 2018, their 11th since 2012. Cass City finishes the season with a 24-2 record, back-to-back district champions and back-to-back Greater Thumb West champions.

Cass City entered regional play and never trailed the Brown City Green Devils, sailing to a 50-31 victory on Tuesday, March 05, 2024. With the win, the Red Hawks advanced to their first regional final appearance since 2000 against Flint Beecher.
The Red Hawks scored 16 points in each of the first two quarters to take a 32-16 lead at halftime and extended that lead out to 19 by the end of regulation. Carter Patrick led Cass City with 20 points while Tyler Cumper added 11 for the 24th Red Hawk victory of the season. Brown City was paced by Braden Bayliss' 14 points and Thomas Geiger with five points.
The Green Devils finished the 2024 campaign with a 12-14 victory and a district championship. Cass City advanced to take on Flint Beecher on Thursday for the Regional Championship in Bad Axe, MI.

The District 95 Championship lived up to its hype and was capped off by Cass City's Carter Patrick hitting a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Red Hawks to a 51-48 victory over Harbor Beach on Friday, March 01, 2024.
Cass City avenged their only blemish on their record this season in a game that saw six lead changes, four ties and massive swings of momentum in both teams' favors throughout the entirety of the game. The Red Hawks led at the end of the first quarter by five points, 16-11 and by eight at the half, 29-21. Harbor Beach started the third quarter by turning up the defensive pressure, forcing four Cass City turnovers and converting them into instant points. As a result, the Pirates outscored the Red Hawks in the third quarter 16-5 to lead by one point 36-35 entering the final quarter.
Harbor Beach led for the majority of the fourth quarter, extending their lead to six points just 34 seconds into the final quarter. Cass City would crawl back and take the lead with 2:22 left, 46-45 on two free throws from Carter Patrick but it was answered by a Pirate three-point play from Benson Harper 39 seconds later to make it Harbor Beach 48, Cass City 46. Junior Red Hawk Mason Gniewek hit a jump shot with 1:18 on the clock to tie the game at 48-a-piece, with Harbor Beach holding the ball at midcourt to go for the last shot. With 18 seconds remaining, Cass City's Cohen Sherman popped the ball loose from Harper, setting up the Red Hawks for the win. Sherman eventually got the ball to Patrick with less than two seconds remaining, when Patrick elevated and sunk a three-pointer as time expired.
With the 51-48 victory, Cass City secures the school's first back-to-back district championships in 43 years, dating back to the 1980-1981 seasons. Cass City was paced by Patrick's 22 points. Sherman finished the game with nine points while Carson Anthes added seven. Harbor Beach's offense was anchored by Benson Harper with 28 points. Skiler Kruse added 11 points, including going 7-7 from the free throw line.
Cass City now advances to the Region 24 semi-finals hosted by Bad Axe to take on Brown City. The Green Devils defeated Capac 38-33 on Friday in Sandusky, MI. Harbor Beach finishes the season with a 20-4 record, their most wins in a season since 2013.

It was the best of times and it was the worst of times, all in about a half-hour's time. The Lakers were shot out of a cannon to start the game against Harbor Beach, even leading by double digits partway through the first quarter and sinking a circus-like and acrobatic buzzer-beater. But from the last second of the first quarter through the first two minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers were unable to connect on a single shot.
The Pirates took advantage of the Lakers' misfortunes and early foul trouble, eliminating a 17-9 first-quarter deficit to lead at halftime 24-17 and 33-24 entering the final quarter of play. Harbor Beach was led by Benson Harper's 19 points and Skiler Kruse coming off of the bench and adding 10. Lakers were led in tandem by Layton Krohn and Graham Shepherd, each with eight points. After the first quarter, the Lakers made just four total shots in the final 24 minutes of play.
Harbor Beach now improves to 20-3 on the season and makes their first district final appearance in four seasons. The Pirates' last district championship came 12 seasons ago in 2013.

The Cass City Red Hawks completed their three-game sweep of the Caro Tigers on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 with a 43-32 district semi-final victory in Harbor Beach.
The Tigers led at the end of the first quarter, 12-8 with balanced scoring but it was Cass City that would lead entering halftime 23-18. Cass City was once again led by Carter Patrick, who ended up with 20 points, part in shooting 17 free throws and making 11 of them. Caro's scoring attack was steered by Jaidan Buniack's 10 points and Evan Langmaid with eight.
With the win, Cass City improves to 22-1 and advances to defend their district title. The Red Hawks will face off with Harbor Beach, looking to avenge their only loss of the season. Caro finishes the season at 13-10, their first above-.500 campaign in eight years.

Lakers never trailed and sailed to a 19-point victory over their Greater Thumb West rival, Bad Axe 56-37 on Monday, February 26 in the opening round of the MHSAA Tournament. It marked the third straight victory for the Lakers who have now won nine of their last 11 games, while Bad Axe finishes the year on a 12-game losing streak.
Lakers' Caden Carriveau led all scorers with 21 points, including going 7-9 from the free throw line. Lucas Wehner added 14 points for the Lakers. Bad Axe was paced by Grady Seltz's 14 points, while the Hatchets' season-long leading scorer Michael Janssen was held to just four points (averaged 15.5 entering the game). Layton Krohn missed the previous seven Laker games due to injury and added eight points to the winning effort.
The Green Machine now advances to take on District 95 host and #2 seed, Harbor Beach on Wednesday, February 28 at 7pm. The two teams previously met back on December 13, 2023 with the Pirates throttling the Lakers, 57-26.