Highlight Reel: Saturday Football Finals

November 28, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

The final day of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals at Ford Field in Detroit – powered by the Michigan Army National Guard – produced a first-time gridiron champion and a game-winning play that will be talked about for a long time.

Division 7

Pewamo-Westphalia 28, Detroit Loyola 14

Logan & Lehman Go Long - The Pewamo-Westphalia combo of quarterback Jimmy Lehman and receiver Logan Hengesbach connected for two touchdowns in the Division 7 title game against Detroit Loyola. Here's the second TD in the third quarter, with Hengesbach winning the jump ball to complete a 37-yard scoring play.

Johnson Powers Into the End Zone - Detroit Loyola gets on the board midway through the fourth quarter, when TE Keith Johnson makes a great play to catch a pass from Price Watkins and then power into the end zone to complete the 18-yard score.

Division 1

Detroit Cass Tech 49, Detroit Catholic Central 20

CC Takes the Early Lead - Detroit Catholic Central led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, taking the lead on this 35-yard pass interception return by Jack Morris.

The Peoples' Choice for Cass Tech - Detroit Cass Tech QB Rodney Hall tied a Finals record with five touchdown passes against Detroit Catholic Central - two going to Donovan Peoples-Jones, including this 49-yarder in the third quarter.

Division 5

Grand Rapids West Catholic 43, Menominee 7

Meyers Off to the Races - Grand Rapids West Catholic scored its first TD against Menominee on a pitch and catch from Gaetano Vallone to Brett Meyers covering 91 yards.

Hass Records a Finals First - Menominee uses special teams to get on the board in the third quarter. Sam Larson blocks the West Catholic field goal attempt, and Hunter Hass returns it 76 yards for a TD – the first time in Finals history a blocked field goal has been returned for a score.

Division 3

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 29, Muskegon 28

Pimpleton's Second Score - Lined up in the slot, Muskegon's Kalil Pimpleton gets his second 18-yard rushing touchdown of the Division 3 Final against Orchard Lake St. Mary's on the end-around to give his team a 21-20 lead early in the fourth quarter.

A Catch for the Ages - In the closing seconds of the Division 3 Final, Orchard Lake St. Mary's QB Caden Prieskorn hits Ky’ren Cunningham in the end zone with an 18-yard touchdown strike to give the Eaglets the win.

The MHSAA Football Finals are sponsored by the Michigan National Guard.  

PHOTO: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Chris Bean celebrates during Saturday's Division 3 Final. 

Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 12, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Macari Moore became Ann Arbor Huron’s all-time leading scorer during a 79-54 win over Skyline that gave Huron the outright Southeastern Conference Red title – Ann Arbor News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford clinched a share of a third-straight Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title with a 57-45 win over Hudsonville – Grand Rapids Press

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Trenton – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – finished the dual meet season undefeated in the Downriver League while handing Allen Park its only league loss, 103-83 – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City John Glenn clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a 66-55 win over second-place Freeland – Bay City Times

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clare Conzelmann scored her 1,000th career point in Frankenmuth’s 45-39 win over Goodrich – Saginaw News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Trey McKenney paced Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in a 72-41 win over Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in a Catholic High School League Bishop semifinal – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL White Lake Lakeland moved into a tie in the Lakes Valley Conference with a 35-32 win over co-leader South Lyon – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Hudsonville defeated O-K Red leader Rockford 75-69 – FOX 17

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland maintained its lead in the Saginaw Valley League with a 62-46 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

10. HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Division 1 No. 2 Hartland 4-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus