Highlight Reel: Munising/Beal City
November 25, 2014
The Munising football team defeated Beal City 10-7 in a Division 8 Semifinal on Friday at the Superior Dome in Marquette. Click the headings below for highlights:
GARRETT DOESN'T SHOOT BLANKS - Garrett Blanks ripped off a 58-yard TD run for the game’s first score for Munising against Beal City.
AGGIES ROLLIN RESPONDS BIG - After the Munising score, Beal City ties things up as Chase Rollin goes 98 yards with the ensuing kickoff for a score.
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Moment: Marcotte's Return Sets Record
November 12, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Lake Linden-Hubbell took advantage of a Mendon miscue in the 1991 MHSAA Class DD Football Final to prevent a potential score and extend its lead at the time with one the longest defensive scoring plays in a championship game.
After falling behind 8-0 midway through the first quarter, Mendon marched down the field to the Lakes' 8-yard line. On a 3rd-and-8, quarterback Mike Smith rolled left and under pressure lofted an errant pitch which was picked up by Lake Linden linebacker Rick Marcotte, who ran 79 yards the other way on the final play of the first quarter for the longest fumble return in a title match.
It was the second time that weekend the fumble return record had been broken. In the Class C finale the day before, Nate Cierlak of Muskegon Catholic Central returned a fumble 56 yards for a score against Harbor Beach.
Marcotte's score gave the Lakes a 14-0 lead at the time. Smith, however, would engineer a scoring drive off the ensuing kickoff, negotiating the last 10 yards himself to start the comeback for the Hornets, who would score the next 22 points en route to a 30-14 victory and second championship in three years for coach John Schwartz’s squad.