The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

East Union wins OT thriller against Heidelberg

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Game summary by ChatGPT

It was even after four quarters. It was even after one overtime. It took two overtime periods for East Union to slip past Heidelberg High School 53-51 on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

The difference came in the second overtime period, where East Union found just enough offense to take the semifinal game. Adison Russell provided a clean spark from the perimeter, hitting all five of her 3-point attempts on the way to a team-high 15 points. Caroline Sherwood finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Heidelberg got a big game from Deysha Ransom, who poured in 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting.

The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Photo by Keith Warre

Box Score

Heidelberg High School vs East Union Attendance Center — Final (OT) — 03/04/26

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	OT 1	Final
Heidelberg High School	11	11	10	8	11	51
East Union Attendance Center	10	8	14	8	13	53

Team Totals

Team	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	MIN	+-	TO	EFF	NET
Heidelberg High School	51	18	49	2	13	13	26	3	31	12	19	8	0	17	0.0	0	17	35	0
East Union Attendance Center	53	20	43	7	14	6	14	10	35	8	27	7	1	19	0.0	0	20	57	0

Player Box Score — Heidelberg High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	FOULS	TO	EFF
Adaisjah Leverett #4	4	2	8	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	3	1
Bailey Jones #12	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3
Ca’darria Wilson #22	6	0	1	0	0	6	6	0	3	1	2	1	3	1	8
Da‚Äôkyla Laphand #11	6	3	9	0	1	0	6	1	7	2	5	0	3	6	-4
Deysha Ransom #5	24	10	12	2	2	2	4	0	8	3	5	3	3	3	28
Ja‚Äôshala Parker #10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kenlee Newell #2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Mariyah Farrell	9	2	14	0	8	5	9	1	5	2	3	1	5	4	-2
TEAM #1000	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1

Player Box Score — East Union Attendance Center

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Adison Russell #10	15	5	6	5	5	0	0	1	5	0	5	1	0	4	2	19
Caroline Sherwood #1	13	6	11	1	1	0	2	3	11	5	6	2	0	1	5	17
Emma Adams #30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Josie Mae Bell #21	6	1	8	0	1	4	8	3	4	0	4	2	0	5	4	0
Lily Johnson #32	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	2	1	0	5	4	4
Marley Clayton #24	7	3	11	1	7	0	0	0	5	1	4	1	1	1	4	4
Reagan Johnson #13	4	1	3	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	6
Roxie Roberson #23	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	5
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1

Notes

Game went to overtime (OT 2). Regulation ended tied, 40-40.