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The Interstate 8 has been very competitive once again this basketball season and it was showcased Tuesday night in perfect fashion at Pennfield for our Game of the Night.

In the shortened sprint to the Michigan High School Athletic Association's basketball postseason, the learning curve for young teams may take longer than expected.

Friday night's Game of the Night was set to pit two Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference foes against each other for the first time this season, and two crosstown rivals to boot.

For the second straight night, our Game of the Night featured two teams that we slated to square off for a District title in the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

The two teams that would have represented the finalists of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's Division 2 District Finals at Harper Creek in 2020 finally got their match-up 341 days later.

The St. Philip Fighting Tigers headed into this delayed and shortened season with more questions than answers as they tipped off the season this week.

The High School Sports schedules for this season are ever-changing since the school year began. After a football season that was delayed by three weeks and paused in the postseason, it was just one of many fall sports to have completed their state championships in January.

The year of local high school sports in 2020 had the prospect of being epic, kicked off by several close games on the hardwood and a stellar season in the upcoming fall for the area football teams.

The Fall 2020 High School Sports season almost came to completion in the Michigan High School Athletic Association in the coming weeks, but the latest emergency order from the Michigan government has put a hold on the postseason for three sports.

It was an unseasonably warm playoff contest at Portage Northern Friday night. If there was anything hotter than the 60-plus degree night, it would be the hot feet of the Huskies top back that's heading to Northwestern next year.