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: 2021 Football Playoff Week 2
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
November 10, 2021
Here's a look at our Playoff Week 2 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:
► Kyler Castle kicks Sterling Heights Stevenson to the 38-35 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley.
► Dante Moore connects with Chansey Willis for the touchdown in Detroit Martin Luther King's 33-12 win over River Rouge.
► Simon Vinson hits Justin Wickey for the 18-yard game-winning touchdown in Colon's 29-22 comeback win over Morrice.
► Mason McKenzie runs it in from 30 yards out in Caledonia's 49-12 win over Muskegon Mona Shores.
► Livonia Franklin's Zac Olesuk throws a 17-yard TD pass to Brandon Reiten as the Patriots defeat Livonia Churchill 27-20.