OTTAWA LAKE — Whiteford’s triple-overtime win over Britton Deerfield was the highest scoring game in Tri-County Conference history, but not the longest.
The Bobcats beat BD 58-56 and the two teams scored a combined 114 points. The previous record for most points in a league game was Sand Creek beating Britton 55-48 in 1989.
Top 5 highest-scoring TCC games (1973-2019):
PTS | RESULT |
114 | Whiteford 58, BD 56 (10-18-19) |
103 | Sand Creek 55, Britton 48 (1989) |
98 | Britton-Deerfield 67, Summerfield 31 (1998) |
94 | Sand Creek 56, Morenci 38 (9-7-18) |
89 | Whiteford 46, Madison 43 (2009) |
It’s also the sixth highest scoring game in MHSAA history among overtime games.
Game – Two Teams – Overtime (minimum 100 points)
139 – Tawas 70, Shepherd 69 (4 OT) (11-1-2002)
129 – Farmington Hills Harrison 65, Chelsea 64 (2 OT) (11-1-2003)
129 – Wyoming Godwin Heights 65, Hamilton 64 (2 OT) (1989)
126 – Webberville 64, Burton Bentley 62 (5 OT) (10-21-2011)
117 – Kalamazoo Central 59, Battle Creek Central 58 (3 OT) (9-26-2008)
114 – Iron Mountain North Dickinson 58, Pickford 56 (3 OT) 9-12-2008)
The longest game in TCC history remains the four-overtime game in which Ann Arbor St. Thomas beat Summerfield, 20-12, in 1974.