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 Week 9
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
October 25, 2022
Five unforgettable plays from the final week of the regular season:
► Cole Cabana scores on a 73-yard run in Dexter's 45-0 win over Chelsea.
► CJ Carr hits Caid Fox for the 40-yard score in Saline's 49-21 win over Lake Orion.
► South Lyon East defeated South Lyon 27-21 behind this Nico Campo-to-Drew Moyer 61-yard touchdown.
► Travis Tucker, Jr. scores on a 72-yard touchdown run in Ionia's 36-7 win over Lake Odessa Lakewood.
► Austin Foerster intercepts the pass, sealing Bay City Western's 37-27 win over Bay City Central.