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 8-Player Finals, 11-Player Semis
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
September 22, 2021
Here's a look at our Week 4 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:
► Haslett sophomore Nakai Amachree with a 40-yard touchdown run in a 21-8 win over Mason.
► Caiden Sloan with a 29-yard touchdown run in Macomb Dakota's 27-23 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley.
► Traverse City Central's Carson Bourdo with a 64-yard run in a 42-14 win over TC West.
► Tate Farquhar with a 65-yard touchdown run in White Lake Lakeland's 35-28 win over Waterford Mott.
► East Lansing's Brevin Woods throws a game-winning touchdown pass to Mason Woods as the Trojans beat Portage Central 20-15.