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.
MHSAA TV Serves Up Volleyball Powers
September 12, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Four of the state’s top-ranked volleyball teams will be in action as part of an 80-game-plus schedule this week on MHSAA.tv.
Lake Orion, third-ranked in Division 1; and Schoolcraft, Manchester, and Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – the third, fourth and ninth-rated teams, respectively, in Division 3 – all grace this week’s schedule of games produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams being produced by School Broadcast Program members and the NFHS Network:
Tuesday - Sept. 11
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 4:55 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hancock at Calumet - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Spring Lake at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Plymouth at Howell - 6:25 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Hartland at Novi - 6:30 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Schoolcraft at Kalamazoo Christian - 7 P.M.
Wednesday - Sept. 12
- Freshman Boys Soccer - Northville at Saline - 4 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 4:15 P.M.
- Middle School Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 5:30 P.M.
- Middle School Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Farmington Hills Mercy at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Midland Bullock Creek at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
Thursday - Sept. 13
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 4 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 4:15 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Novi at Howell - 4:25 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 4:30 P.M.
- Freshman Football – Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 4:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 5 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Lansing Eastern at Fowlerville - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Allendale at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Allegan at Plainwell - 6 P.M.
- Freshman Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 6 P.M.
- JV Football - Shepherd at Freeland - 6:15 P.M.
- JV Football - Flint Carman-Ainsworth at Grand Blanc - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Football - Novi at Howell - 6:45 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Oxford at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball – Waterford Kettering at Grand Blanc - 7 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Belding at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian - 7 P.M.
Friday - Sept. 14
- Football - St. Joseph at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:55 P.M.
- Football - Plymouth at Brighton - 7 P.M.
- Football - Allendale at Comstock Park - 7 P.M.
- Football - New Lothrop at Montrose - 7 P.M.
- Football – Temperance Bedford at Saline - 7 P.M.
- Football - Birch Run at Frankenmuth - 7 P.M.
- Football - Michigan Center at Manchester - 7 P.M.
- Football - Chesaning at Ovid-Elsie - 7 P.M.
- Football - Howell at Novi - 7 P.M.
- Football - Iron Mountain at Norway - 7 P.M.
- Football - Troy Athens at Lake Orion - 7 P.M.
- Football - Escanaba at Marquette - 7 P.M.
- Football – Birmingham Brother Rice at Warren DeLaSalle - 7 P.M.
- Football - Fowlerville at Haslett - 7 P.M.
Saturday - Sept. 15
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Novi Invitational - 8 AM
- JV Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth Invitational - 8:30 AM
Monday - Sept. 17
- Boys Soccer – Adrian Lenawee Christian at Manchester - 5:30 P.M.
- JV Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 5:30 P.M.
- Field Hockey - Chelsea at Saline - 7 P.M.
Tuesday - Sept. 18
- Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 5 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Freshman Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Fowlerville at Williamston - 5:30 P.M.
- Boys Soccer - Sparta at Comstock Park - 6 P.M.
- Girls Volleyball - Byron at Ovid-Elsie - 6:30 P.M.
- JV Girls Volleyball - Hanover-Horton at Manchester - 7 P.M.
All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on- demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants also will be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.