Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Week 3
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
September 15, 2021
Here's a look at our Week 3 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:
► Goodrich's Caden Kolanowski takes the punt back 51 yards for the score in the Martians' 48-0 win over Clio.
► Livonia Churchill gets a touchdown just before half when Bailey Brooks hauls in the tipped pass from Taj Williams. Churchill would go on to defeat Belleville 28-21.
► Watervliet beats Buchanan 19-13 thanks in part to this 79-yard touchdown pass and catch from Tyson Williams to Chase Tremblay,
► Detroit Martin Luther King's Dante Moore finds Joseph Williams for the touchdown as King would defeat Cass Tech 41-34.
► Ovid-Elsie gets a 25-yard game-winning field goal from Colin Fluharty with 11 seconds left in a 23-22 win over Montrose.
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Be the Referee: Illegal Substitution/Participation
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
November 11, 2025
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Illegal Substitution/Participation - Listen
We’re on the football field this week with 23 players.
Twenty-three is one too many; there should only be 22 on the field at once – 11 on offense, 11 on defense.
But on this play, the offense had a 12th player lined up on the field.
What’s the call?
It depends on when the penalty is spotted.
If the officials catch it before the play is run, that’s an illegal substitution and a 5-yard penalty.
But if the ball is snapped and a play is run with 12 on the field – and the 12th player is not attempting to get off the field – then it’s illegal participation and a 15-yard penalty. It’s also a 15-yard penalty if the offense uses a substitution to create a deception.
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Nov. 4: Losing a Shoe - Listen
Oct. 28: Unusual Soccer Goals - Listen
Oct. 21: Field Hockey Penalty Stroke - Listen
Oct. 14: Tennis Double Hit - Listen
Oct. 7: Safety in Football - Listen
Sept. 30: Field Hockey Substitution - Listen
Sept 23: Multiple Contacts in Volleyball - Listen
Sept. 16: Soccer Penalty Kick - Listen
Sept. 9: Forward Fumble - Listen
Sept. 2: Field Hockey Basics - Listen
Aug. 26: Golf Ball Bounces Out - Listen