District Champs!

For the first time since 2014, the Bobcats brought home a District title, defeating Lapeer 46-39 at Davison. Grand Blanc also defeated Davison 68-44 in the semifinals, and Carman-Ainsworth 40-39 in the first round.

2019 MHSAA Division 1-District 4 Champions

A Hard-Fought Championship Game Win

The Bobcat Coaching Staff

2019 GOTTAGETIT HOOP CLASSIC

RESULTS

Game 5 MVP, Kevin-David Rice

Game 1: Brother Rice 86 – Hamady 73
               MVP: Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

Game 2: Grand Rapids Union 72 – Warren Lincoln 44
               MVP: Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

Game 3: Powers Catholic 54 – Detroit Douglass 47 
               MVP: Owen Lobsinger (Powers Catholic)

Game 4: Benton Harbor 79 – Saginaw 70
               MVP: Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

Game 5: Grand Blanc 61 – Chicago Thornton 53
               MVP: Kevin-David Rice (Grand Blanc)

ALL GOTTAGETIT TEAM

First Team
Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

Ali Brewster (Hamady)
Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)^MOP
Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)
Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

^MOP – Most Outstanding Player

Most Outstanding Player, Carlos Johnson

Second Team
Koby Barnett (Saginaw)
Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)
Jovon Hernandez (Grand Rapids Union)

Dante Hudgins (Warren Lincoln)

David Jabiro (Brother Rice)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Most Points:

39 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

33 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

27 - John Brantley (Brother Rice)
26 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)
21 - Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)

21 - Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)

Most Field Goals Made:

14 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

Game 1 Champions, Brother Rice

12 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

10 - Freddie McIntosh (Saginaw)

10 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)
  9 - Dante Hudgins (Warren Lincoln)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

5 - Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)
5 - Ari Brown (Chicago Thornton)

5 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

5 - Demarco Minor (Chicago Thornton)

3 - 6 players

                                                   
Most Free Throws Made:

11 - Kevin-David Rice (Grand Blanc)

  8 - Jon Brantley (Brother Rice)

  6 - Ali Brewster (Hamady)

Game 2 Champions, Grand Rapids Union

  6 - Carlos Johnson (Benton Harbor)

  6 - Jeremiah Pittman (Grand Rapids Union)

  6 - Jamon Walker (Benton Harbor)

TEAM RECORDS

Most Points Scored:

86 - Brother Rice

79 - Benton Harbor

73 - Hamady

72 - Grand Rapids Union

70 - Saginaw

Fewest Points Allowed:

44 - Grand Rapids Union

47 - Powers Catholic

53 - Grand Blanc

Game 3 Champions, Powers Catholic

54 - Detroit Douglass
61 - Chicago Thornton

Most Field Goals Made:

32 - Brother Rice

29 - Grand Rapids Union
28 - Benton Harbor
28 - Saginaw

24 - Hamady

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made:

11 - Brother Rice

10 - Chicago Thornton
  7 - Hamady

  6 - Saginaw

Game 4 Champions, Benton Harbor

  6 - Powers

Most Free Throws Made:

18 - Benton Harbor
18 - Hamady

16 - Grand Blanc
11 - Brother Rice

10 - Grand Rapids Union
10 - Powers

Best Free Throw Percentage

81.8% - Benton Harbor

70.0% - Grand Blanc

69.2% - Hamady

68.8% - Brother Rice

Game 5 Champions, Grand Blanc

66.7% - Grand Rapids Union

66.7% - Saginaw

Thank You for Jack Up Cancer Night!

Jack Up Cancer t-shirt logo 

Supporters of Jack Up Cancer Night

We need to express our deepest and most sincere THANKS! to SO VERY MANY people for all the help Friday night. Countless volunteers, people who supplied baked goods, advertisers, numerous others, and really the whole Grand Blanc community combined to ensure that the first ever Jack Up Cancer Night was a big success! We raised over $1000 for Hurley Children's Hospital and registered 30 new people for the bone marrow donor registry. Thanks to everyone for making it such a memorable night!

Jack and his pals

Warming up, decked out in orange

Tip off in front of an orange-clad crowd

Even the mascot oranged up!

In addition to the GREAT community support that Jack Up Cancer Night brought, it was wonderful to see the following local media pick up on the story:

mLive's Brendan Savage wrote a nice piece in advance of the event.

The premier issue of Cherish Local's online magazine included a feature on Jack Up Cancer Night on page 42, followed by this video interview with Jack's dad Pete on page 43.

The local CBS affiliate did a story, but it doesn't appear to be online anywhere.

Meanwhile, NBC25, who you may recall did a wonderful story on Jack this summer, had a couple pieces on the event. First, they talked about it during the game highlights portion of their Friday night Hometown Hoops broadcast. Then, Sports Director Jeanna Trotman awarded her game ball of the week to the Grand Blanc community for their support of Jack Up Cancer Night.

 

ABC12 also sent out a news reporter to do a piece on the event...

Jack Up Cancer Night

Friday, December 21st will be a special night at Grand Blanc High School as the Bobcats take the court against Bay City Western on “Jack Up Cancer Night” in honor of 2018 Grand Blanc graduate and Bobcat basketball alum, Jack Scribner.

A true student-athlete, Jack earned varsity letters for the Bobcats in both basketball and baseball each of the last two seasons, and was a member of the National Honor Society, graduating in the top 3% of his class. He planned on attending Miami University (OH) this semester, but last June, just days after playing in the baseball district championship game for the Bobcats, Jack was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. As a result, plans for college had to be put on hold as he undergoes extensive chemotherapy.

A bone marrow registry drive will be held and there will be a bake sale to support Hurley Pediatrics. And to show our support for Jack in his fight against leukemia, we are encouraging all fans to set aside their Grand Blanc school colors of red & black for one night, and instead wear orange, the color of leukemia awareness. Be there Friday, December 21st as we join together to Jack Up Cancer!

Bobcats at the Next Level: Lon Martin

Lon Martin is putting in the work and getting it done as he plays for the postgrad team at the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Check out some of his highlights from this past weekend.

Lonnell Martin Highlights From The Veterans Day Classic! IMG Academy Post Grad @lon_mart

Full 🎥: https://t.co/dCylkv8Y69 pic.twitter.com/JWZ3yv2PIc

— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) November 12, 2018

Bobcat Madness

Make sure to be at Bobcat Madness this Friday night! There will be all sorts of fun for the family, STUDENT SECTION GAMES for the high schoolers, and SCRIMMAGES for the Varsity Boys & Girls teams, and even a SLAM DUNK CONTEST!

ADMISSION IS FREE. Concessions available. Doors open at 7pm.

🚨🚨BOBCAT MADNESS IS ALMOST HERE🚨🚨🚨

Doors up @ 8 (show up early)

FREE ADMISSION✅

Seniors in ⚫️
Juniors in 🔴
Sophomores in ⚪️
Freshmen in GREY

EVERYONE COME OUT THIS FRIDAY ‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/lKhNBlnYcl

— GB Student Section (@GBSection) November 13, 2018

Bobcats at the Next Level: Goliath Mitchell

Check out Goliath Mitchell ('18) knocking down the game-winning basket for Delta College Saturday in an 80-79 win over Grand Rapids Community College. Goliath is averaging 23.7 ppg and fellow GB alum Jackarus Smith ('18) is averaging 20.3 ppg, as the duo has led Delta to a 3-0 start on the season!

Game Winner @goliath_11bball @delta_pioneers @DeltaCollege @DC_pioneer @NJCAABasketball @GrandBlancHoops #EPIC #NextPlay @DeltaCollegiate pic.twitter.com/sfFe4ScCRY

— Delta Mens BBall (@MensDeltaBBall) November 10, 2018

2021-22 Varsity Schedule

Team Pictures

2021-22: 19-5, State Runner-up

2020-21: 15-3, State Champions

 

 

2019-20: 18-3, SVL Champions

Seated: Coaches Doreace Miller, LaQuan Collins, Mike Thomas, Jujuan Cooley, Cameron Burns. Middle Row: Amonte' Allen-Johnson, RJ Taylor, Braylon Neal, Danny Smith, Nick Pappadakis, Josh Rechsteiner. Back Row: Austin Perry, Jacob Carlson, Andre Ridley, Connor Williams, Matai Swain, Ty Rodgers, Mark Miller, Kevin-David Rice, Nate Brown.

2018-19: 16-8, District Champions

 

Standing: Coach LaQuan Collins, Coach Doreace Martin, Will Nemecek, Latrell Fordham, Connor Williams, Kevin Rice, Matai Swain, Ty Rodgers, Jimmy Collins, Coach Juwan Cooley, Coach Cameron Burns; Seated: Danny Smith, Nick Pappadakis, Braylon Neal, Joe Rechsteiner, Kortez Toles, Head Coach Mike Thomas, Nathan Snyder, Cedric Givens, Mark Miller, Tylor Leedom, Devin Hampton

2017-18: 19-4, KLAA Champions

2017-18 Grand Blanc Bobcats

Congrats to the Graduates!

Congratulations to our eight seniors who will graduate tonight!

Lon will be attending IMG Academy in the fall, where he will enter their postgraduate program and play basketball. As far as college is concerned, he has reclassified to the class of 2019.

Lon was All Conference the last two years, in addition to being Honorable Mention as a sophomore. He was Team MVP as a junior, leading the team in scoring, assists and rebounds. As a senior, he was named Team Offensive MVP in helping lead the Bobcats to the KLAA Championship.

  

Cam is headed to Michigan State in the fall, where he will be pursuing a Law degree. An exemplary student, he shared the team award for top grade point average this basketball season, was a three-time KLAA Scholar-Athlete Award winner, and is a member of the National Honor Society.

As an athlete, Cam earned honorable mention all state honors on the court, as well as all conference honors in both basketball and football.

  

Aareon will be attending Olivet College, where he will play football and study Sports Medicine. He was both an All KLAA selection and and  All State selection in football.

A spectacular athlete Broughton was also the leading dunker on the Bobcat hoops this year, and scored 20 points in a victory over three-time defending state champion Beecher. 

Jack will be attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he will study Business and be pre-Law. He shared the team award for top grade point average this basketball season, ranked among the top 3% of students in this year's graduating class, is a two-time recipient of the KLAA Scholar-Athlete Award, and is a member of the National Honor Society.

A four-year member of the Grand Blanc High School boys basketball program, Jack started five games his junior year in addition to one this season. He also is a varsity baseball player, where he has seen action the last two years as a first baseman and designated hitter, and is one of just three Bobcat hitters to slug a home run during that time span.

Jay is headed to Delta College, where he will continue both his studies and his basketball career.

A versatile inside/outside threat, Jay was the Bobcats' leading scorer and leading rebounder this year. He was recognized by being named first team All Conference and All Flint Dream Team, as well as honorable mention All State. 

James is headed to Eastern Michigan University after having been a part of the Grand Blanc Basketball program the last two years. He plans on studying Fashion Management.

In addition to his contributions on the court, James was named the Judge Herman Marable Student of the Year for the 2015-16 school year!

 

Goliath will be attending Delta College as he continues his basketball career and his studies, with an ultimate goal of studying sports medicine.

He transferred to Grand Blanc for his senior year (having gone to middle school in Grand Blanc). Goliath was an immediate contributor, earning All Conference honors as he led the Bobcats' in assists per game and was second in scoring average.

Kentrell will attend Northwood University, where he will study Sports Marketing and play football. In addition to being a key player on the basketball squad, he won numerous honors on the gridiron, being named first team All State, All Conference, and All Flint Dream Team.

Lon Martin Reclassifies to Attend IMG Academy

Senior Lon Martin has announced that he will be reclassifying into the class of 2019 in order to continue his education and take the next step in his basketball career this fall in the post-grad program at the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. At just 17-years old, he is actually a year younger than most of this year's senior class, so the reclassification will result in him being in the age group in which he naturally would have been.

The fact that he was a year younger than most players in his class only makes Lon's career at Grand Blanc that much more spectacular. A key varsity player for the Bobcats for three seasons, he was the team MVP as a junior when he averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, leading the team in each category. As a senior, he put up very similar numbers and was named Team Offensive MVP, all the while providing leadership for the Bobcats both on and off the court. A long-range marksman with almost limitless range, he hit 85% of his free throws and led the team in three-point field goals made. Both seasons, he was named All-Conference in the KLAA.

Coach Mike Thomas commented, "It was great having Lon as a part of our program. He played a major role in creating the new foundation here at Grand Blanc, and is a special player and person."

Thomas continued, "Lon's leadership skills and his willingness to listen and learn will take him a long way. I truly believe that Lon will accomplish great things while on his journey at IMG. I think it is a smart move on his part to take the time out to develop his body and sharpen his skills."

Below are some highlight videos from Lon's senior season.