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 Week 2

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 10, 2021

Here's a look at our Week 2 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:

► Zack Carlson goes 73 yards for an Ishpeming Westwood touchdown in a 28-0 win over Iron Mountain.

► Leeshaun Mumpfield connects with Kaden Wilson as the first half ends, as Cass Tech goes on to beat Muskegon 49-14.

► Bad Axe's Evan Meinhold sprints to a 50-yard TD run in a 42-0 win over Cass City.

► Petoskey's Gavin Wargel finds Parker Shuman for a touchdown on 4th-and-1 as the Northmen beat Escanaba 44-27.

► Walled Lake Central's Jayman Scarber makes the catch of the night, maybe the year so far, in a loss to White Lake Lakeland.

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