Moment: Johnson Follows Purple Wall
October 15, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Brad Johnson saw the wall and was off to the races.
The star do-everything player for Schoolcraft had already scored one touchdown on the day in the 1988 Class D Football Final against Frankfort at the Pontiac Silverdome, and back in a punt return mode in the second quarter, he faked a reverse, saw the wall and he was gone.
An 87-yard punt return, the longest in state finals history by a good 25 yards.
“After making my fake, I looked up and there was a wall,” Johnson told the Detroit Free Press. “All I had to do was outrun everybody.”
The play gave the Eagles a 21-7 lead at the time and broke the game wide open. Schoolcraft cruised to a 42-7 victory to finish the season at 13-0.
PHOTO by Gary Shook.
Unforgettable 5ive: 2022 Football Playoffs Week 1
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
November 1, 2022
Five unforgettable plays from the first week of the 2022 MHSAA Football Playoffs:
► Jacob Bartlett converts the 2-point try in overtime giving Standish-Sterling a 30-29 win over Clare.
► Livonia Clarenceville stops Redford Union's game-tying 2-point attempt and wins 48-46 in overtime.
► Alex Stoyanovich boots South Lyon past South Lyon East in overtime, 30-27.
► Waterford Mott's Kalieb Osborne throws two touchdown passes and scores seven more on the ground in a 77-63 win over Saginaw Heritage.
► Dawson Cary scores the game's only touchdown in a 6-0 overtime win for East Jordan over Frankfort.