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: 9/26/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 26, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 355 to win the Huron League Tournament and its first league title since 1994 – Monroe News
2. GIRLS TENNIS Marquette ended Escanaba’s four-year reign atop the Great Northern Conference – Escanaba Daily Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Edwardsburg downed Vicksburg 4-1 to secure the Wolverine Conference championship – Niles Daily Star
4. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee and Ishpeming Westwood faced off at every flight of the Mid-Peninsula Conference Tournament, with the Miners emerging as champions – Iron Mountain Daily News
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston turned a scoreless tie at halftime into a 4-0 win over No. 15 Troy Athens – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids downed Division 4 No. 8 Harbor Springs 1-0 – Up North Live
7. VOLLEYBALL Onekama handed Suttons Bay its first loss, in five sets, in a matchup of Division 4 honorable mention teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 11 Bloomfield Hills Roeper continued to send coach Ed Sack up the career wins list with a 5-1 victory over Lutheran Westland – Hometown Life
9. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac swept Gaylord to move to 4-0 in Big North Conference play – Cadillac News
10. BOYS SOCCER Nick Gaddis had three goals and an assist in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s big win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily