Highlight Reel: Okemos/Forest Hills Central
October 24, 2014
The Okemos boys soccer team defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 1-0- with a shootout in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal on Wednesday. See below for highlights and a link to watch the game in full (click the headers to watch).
A CHANCE FOR OKEMOS - Okemos kept Forest Hills Central keeper Noah Barton busy early in this Division 1 Boys Soccer Regional Semifinal. The Chiefs' Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci tries to score in this sequence.
SCORING CHANCES FOR THE RANGERS IN OT - Lake in the second overtime, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central had a pair of scoring opportunities that just missed. Okemos would win this Division 1 Boys Regional Semifinal on penalty kicks, 5-4.
You can watch the whole game by Clicking Here. Keep an eye out for more MHSAA.tv highlights from this week's Regional games.
Be the Referee: Soccer Changes
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Director of Brand Management
September 22, 2026
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Soccer Changes - Listen
New this year in high school soccer, goalkeepers will have more time available to them before having to release the ball.
Now – once a keeper establishes possession of the ball – they will have eight seconds before having to play the ball. Previously, keepers had six seconds before having to release it.
The penalty for failing to release the ball in time is also changing.
A goalkeeper who is whistled for hanging on to the ball for longer than eight seconds will now see the opponent awarded a corner kick. The old rule awarded an indirect free kick.
So remember – starting this year – keepers get up to eight seconds before having to release the ball, and failure to do so will result in a corner kick for the opposing team.
Previous 2026-27 editions
Sept: 15: Dead Ball Penalty - Listen
Sept. 8: Libero Ejected - Listen
Sept. 1: Soccer Foul After Shot on Goal - Listen
Aug. 25: Fumble Out of Bounds - Listen