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.
STATE CHAMPS! Michigan: Extra Point Week 5
September 22, 2022
This week on STATE CHAMPS! Extra Point: Lorne Plant, Sydney Cariel and Devin Gardner recap the notable games from Week 4, and they'll preview the marquee games going into Week 5.
2:08 - Detroit King at Detroit Cass Tech Recap
5:13 - DeWitt at East Lansing Recap
7:04 - Brother Rice at De La Salle Recap
9:24 - Top 20 Rankings Presented by ALTA Equipment Company
10:21 - Belleville #2 in Rankings
11:21 - Grandville #19 in Rankings
12:01 - River Rouge #9 in Rankings
12:48 - Saline #12 in Rankings
14:02 - Mr. Football Update presented by Hungry Howies
19:11 - DMC Gamechangers
20:55 - Anvil Award Updated presented by Hungry Howies
28:41 - Preview of Week 5 Games
33:24 - Detroit Catholic Central at Brother Rice Preview