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.
Districts to be Decided on MHSAA TV
November 5, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Girls Volleyball Districts on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv continue with nearly 50 matches coming up online over the next three days.
Here is the District broadcast schedule for the rest of the week:
Thursday - Nov. 5
Comstock or Kalamazoo Christian vs. Vermontville Maple Valley 5:00 PM
Leland vs. Traverse City Christian 5:30 PM
Birch Run vs. Caro 6:00 PM
Chesaning vs. Saginaw Swan Valley 6:00 PM
DeWitt vs. St. Johns 6:00 PM
Fraser vs. Harrison Twp L'Anse Creuse 6:00 PM
Goodrich vs. Flint Powers Catholic 6:00 PM
Grosse Pointe North vs. Grosse Pointe South 6:00 PM
Hesperia vs. White Cloud 6:00 PM
Manistee vs. Cadillac 6:00 PM
Morley Stanwood vs. Carson City Crystal 6:00 PM
Niles vs. Edwardsburg 6:00 PM
Otisville LakeVille vs. Burton Bentley 6:00 PM
Richmond vs. Macomb Lutheran North 6:00 PM
South Lyon vs. South Lyon East 6:00 PM
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian vs. Marine City Cardinal Mooney 6:00 PM
Unionville-Sebewaing vs. Bad Axe 6:00 PM
Walled Lake Central vs. Walled Lake Western 6:00 PM
Watervliet vs. Niles Brandywine 6:00 PM
Charlevoix vs. St. Ignace 6:15 PM
Brethren vs. Onekama 7:00 PM
Calumet vs. L'Anse 7:00 PM
Clarkston vs. Lake Orion 7:00 PM
Eben Junction Superior Central vs. Rock Mid Peninsula 7:00 PM
Elk Rapids vs. Traverse City St. Francis 7:00 PM
Escanaba vs. Houghton 7:00 PM
Lake Leelanau St. Mary vs. Suttons Bay 7:00 PM
Grosse Ile vs. Flat Rock 7:00 PM
Houghton Lake vs. Beaverton 7:00 PM
Lansing Catholic vs. Williamston 7:00 PM
Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Ottawa Lake Whiteford 7:00 PM
New Lothrop vs. Saginaw Valley Lutheran 7:00 PM
Peck vs. Dryden 7:00 PM
Portage Northern vs. Portage Central 7:00 PM
Salem vs. Novi 7:00 PM
Friday - Nov. 6
Novi Christian vs. Southfield Christian 5:00 PM
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Detroit Country Day 5:30 PM
Brown City vs. Marlette 6:00 PM
Davison vs. Grand Blanc 6:00 PM
Garden City vs. Dearborn Divine Child 6:00 PM
Three Rivers vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek 6:00 PM
Traverse City West vs. Traverse City Central 6:00 PM
Troy Athens vs. Bloomfield Hills Marian 6:00 PM
Center Line vs. Warren Regina 6:30 PM
Plymouth Christian Academy vs. Lutheran Westland 7:00 PM
Saturday - Nov. 7
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central vs. Lowell 10:00 AM
Springport vs. Grass Lake 1:00 PM