Highlight Reel: Friday Football Finals
November 26, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
A pair of repeat champions took center stage Friday at the first day of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals, powered by the Michigan Army National Guard, at Ford Field in Detroit.
Division 8
Muskegon Catholic Central 35, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 6
Due to technical difficulties, highlights of this game will be posted at a later date.
Division 2
Detroit Martin Luther King 18, Walled Lake Western 0
Finn Hits Thomas for King TD - Late in the first half, Dequan Finn hit Ambry Thomas with a 9-yard touchdown pass for Detroit Martin Luther King.
Tip Drill Turns Into King TD - A tipped ball turned into a pick-six for Detroit Martin Luther King, as Jesse Scarber came up with this second interception of the game returned this one 56 yards for a score.
More Pick-Six Action By Morton - Detroit Martin Luther King returned a second interception for a score in the fourth quarter when Jay-Veyon Morton took this pick back for a TD.
Division 6
Jackson Lumen Christi 26, Maple City Glen Lake 14
Lakers Back In The Game - Trailing in the second quarter, Maple City Glen Lake gets back into the Division 6 Final when QB Cade Peterson finds a streaking Nick Rice going down the sideline for 57 yards and a score.
Ring The Bell - Jackson Lumen Christi's Bo Bell came up big with 238 yards rushing. Here's his longest run of the day, a 46-yard jaunt in the third quarter which set up a 3-yard scoring run – his lone TD of the game.
Division 4
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 10, Detroit Country Day 7
Yellowjackets Score On The Interception - Trailing in the second quarter, Detroit Country Day seized the lead when Roy McCree intercepted a pass and returned it 82 yards for a score.
Finding Its Offense At The Right Time - Early in the fourth quarter, Grand Rapids Catholic Central gets its lone first down of the Division 4 title game on this 44-yard pitch-and-catch from Jack Bowen to Michael Brown.
The MHSAA Football Finals are sponsored by the Michigan National Guard.
PHOTO: Detroit Martin Luther King players hoist the Division 2 championship trophy Friday at Ford Field.
Today in the MHSAA: 5/21/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 21, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Gaylord swept No. 9 Petoskey to clinch a fifth-straight Big North Conference title – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS TENNIS Negaunee clinched its 14th-straight Mid-Peninsula Conference championship – Upper Michigan’s Source
3. TRACK & FIELD Hillsdale Academy swept girls and boys overall championships in the Southern Central Athletic Association; the girls are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Hillsdale Daily News
4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 18 Maple City Glen Lake swept Benzie Central to finish a repeat undefeated run through the Northwest Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. TRACK & FIELD Brownstown Woodhaven’s teams continued championship streaks, the girls with their fifth-straight title in the Downriver League and the boys in a repeat – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS TENNIS Marquette edged Kingsford by three points to clinch the Great Northern Conference Tournament title – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 2 Standish-Sterling won the outright Jack Pine Conference championship with a 2-0 victory over Clare – Bay City Times
8. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 top-ranked Chesaning boys and New Lothrop girls won Mid-Michigan Activities Conference championship meets, with the Hornets’ girls sharing the overall league title with Chesaning’s – WJRT
9. BOYS GOLF Ludington won the final Western Michigan Conference Lakes jamboree to secure the overall league title – CatchMark SportsNet
10. TRACK & FIELD The McBain girls and Manton boys finished championship runs in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News
Also of note …
SOFTBALL/BASEBALL The Division 2 honorable mention Linden and Division 1 No. 5 Grand Blanc softball teams and Goodrich baseball team all clinched league titles – Mid-Michigan Now
TRACK & FIELD Milan’s girls and New Boston Huron’s boys won Huron League championship meets, Milan’s girls sharing the overall league title with Carleton Airport – Monroe News
GIRLS SOCCER Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver Tournament title with a shootout victory over Fruitport, but Fruitport won the overall league championship – MuskegonSports.com