Through the Years: Football 1975-2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 9, 2016

Another football season kicked off Monday with first practices across the state, so it's a perfect time to take a look back at what is annually our most attended MHSAA tournament series. 

High schools in this state have played football for more than a century. The first MHSAA champions were awarded in 1975, and the playoffs have continued to evolve to now recognize a total of nine champions over two formats, 11 and 8-player.

This feature is from the spring issue of benchmarks, built and written by Rob Kaminski. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a link to our previous installments. We'll continue to look at more MHSAA postseason events every Tuesday and Friday this fall.

Previous installments 

August 5: Girls Volleyball - Read
August 2:
Boys Soccer - Read
July 30:
Boys Cross Country - Read
July 26:
Girls Cross Country - Read
July 22:
Boys/Girls Lacrosse - Read
July 19:
Boys/Girls Tennis - Read
July 15:
Boys/Girls Golf - Read
July 12:
Girls Soccer - Read
July 8:
Boys Track & Field - Read
July 5:
Girls Track & Field - Read
July 1: Baseball - Read
June 28: Softball - Read

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.

Previous clips

Week 3: Watch
Week 2: Watch
Week 1: Watch