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.
Hoops Finals to Re-air Next Week on FSD
July 11, 2018
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
FOX Sports Detroit will feature re-airs of the championship games from the 2018 MHSAA Boys & Girls Basketball Tournaments, presented by Sparrow Health System, during the coming week.
Here’s the complete schedule, with links to video of the archived games on MHSAA.tv:
Girls Finals – Tuesday (July 17)
- Class D – Adrian Lenawee Christian (57) v. Chassell (36) - 6 p.m.
- Class A – Saginaw Heritage (57) v. East Lansing (36) - 8 p.m.
- Class C – Detroit Edison PSA (51) v. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (34) - 10 p.m.
- Class B – Detroit Country Day (64) v. Jackson Northwest (48) - Midnight
Boys Finals – Thursday (July 19)
- Class D – Southfield Christian (64) v. Buckley (54) - 6 p.m.
- Class A – Clarkston (81) v. Holland West Ottawa (38) - 8 p.m.
- Class C – Detroit Edison PSA (53) v. Maple City Glen Lake (38) - 10 p.m.
- Class B – Benton Harbor (65) v. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (64-OT) - Midnight
Some portions of games may be edited out due to time constraints. Instant Downloads of these games can be ordered from the MHSAA.tv website – click on the blue Digital Copy button below the video player for each game.