Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Week 9
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
October 28, 2021
Here's a look at our Week 9 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:
► Joe Waller scores the two-point conversion in the final seconds, giving Muskegon Catholic Central a 30-28 win over Muskegon Oakridge.
► Cody Britt goes 64 yards for the Gibraltar Carlson score in a 28-14 win over Brownstown Woodhaven.
► Carter Sherman scores the winning touchdown for East Jordan in a 22-18 victory over Frankfort.
► River Rouge QB Christian Johnson scores on the two-point conversion with less than 30 seconds left in a 45-44 comeback win over Southfield Arts & Technology.
► Holt's first offensive play is a 90-yard Ralph Thompson touchdown run – as the Rams went on to defeat Grand Ledge 34-6.
Flashback 100: Harbaugh Brothers' Football Roots Planted in Part at Pioneer
November 29, 2024
Monday's NFL matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers marked the third time Ann Arbor brothers John and Jim Harbaugh have faced off as head coaches.
John, the Ravens' head coach since 2008, holds a 3-0 record against his younger brother Jim, who is in his first season leading the Chargers. Jim previously served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, and the two Harbaughs famously met in Super Bowl XLVII, where John emerged victorious.
Before their coaching careers, the brothers played together on the same high school football team. In 1979, the Ann Arbor Pioneer team finished with a 4-5 record, with John as a senior defensive back and Jim, a sophomore quarterback, starting the year on the junior varsity team.
After high school, John attended Miami (Ohio) and eventually began his coaching career. After his sophomore year of high school, Jim followed his father Jack to Palo Alto, Calif., when Jack took a coaching job at Stanford. The Harbaughs' roots in Ann Arbor ran deep, and Jim would later return to Michigan, where he played and, in 2023, led the Wolverines to a national championship as head coach. Jim Harbaugh played 14 seasons in the NFL before moving on to coaching, taking snaps with the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers.
The Harbaugh brothers were inducted into the Ann Arbor Pioneer Athletics Hall of Fame together in 2016.
Previous "Flashback 100" Features
Nov. 22: 8-Player Football Finals Right at Home at Superior Dome - Read
Nov. 15: Leland Career Helps Set Stage for Glass' International Stardom - Read
Nov. 8: Future Baseball Pro Led Escanaba's Legendary Football Title Run - Read
Nov. 1: Michigan High School Baseball Trio Provide World Series Voices - Read
Oct. 25: Before Leading Free World, Ford Starred for Champion GR South - Read
Oct. 18: Mercy Links Legend Becomes World Golf Hall of Famer - Read
Oct. 11: Fisher Races to Finals Stardom on Way to U.S. Olympic First - Read
Oct. 4: Lalas Leaves High School Legacies on Ice & Pitch - Read
Sept. 27: Tamer's History-Making Run Starts in Dexter, Continues to Paris - Read
Sept. 20: Todd Martin’s Road to Greatness Starts at East Lansing - Read
Sept. 13: James Earl Jones, Dickson High Hoops to Hollywood Legend - Read
Sept. 6: Pioneers' Unstoppable Streak Stretches 9 Seasons - Read
Aug. 30: Detroit dePorres Rushes to 1995 Class CC Football Championship - Read
PHOTOS At top left, John Harbaugh in 1979, with brother Jim’s photo at bottom left. At right, John Harbaugh is No. 22 in the 1979 Pioneer football team photo. (Photos courtesy of Ann Arbor Pioneer/MLive.)