1st & Goal

This collage shows action photos from all 10 MHSAA Finals played this season.

1st & Goal: 2025 Football Finals Review

Posted: 12/3/2025

This graphic includes helmets of all 16 teams playing at the 2025 11-Player Football Finals.

1st & Goal: 2025 11-Player Finals Preview

Posted: 11/26/2025

Dearborn Divine Child running back Marcello Vitti (2) takes a handoff into the line during his team's Division 4 Semifinal win over Goodrich.

1st & Goal: 2025 11-Player Semifinals Review

Posted: 11/24/2025

Goodrich's Jakoby Lagat charges upfield during his team's 63-42 Week 9 win over Gladwin.

1st & Goal: 2025 11-Player Semifinals Preview

Posted: 11/20/2025

Portland St. Patrick running back Brady Leonard (9) accelerates through a hole during the first quarter of his team’s 8-Player Semifinal win Saturday over Deckerville.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 3 Review

Posted: 11/18/2025

Clarkston's Griffin Boman (0) follows his blockers as a Grand Blanc defender pursues during the Wolves' District Final win Friday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 3 Preview

Posted: 11/12/2025

Ogemaw Heights senior quarterback Eion Jones runs for a first down during his team’s Division 5 District Final win over Kingsford on Saturday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 2 Review

Posted: 11/11/2025

Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central's Sean Foley (2) breaks down the sideline during a Week 7 game against Ithaca.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 2 Preview

Posted: 11/7/2025

Muskegon's Lamar Bradford celebrates his touchdown run during the Big Reds' 39-34 win over Mona Shores on Friday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 1 Review

Posted: 11/4/2025

Ypsilanti’s Roshard Slater (8) breaks into the open during his team’s season-opening win over Okemos.

1st & Goal: 2025 Playoffs Week 1 Preview

Posted: 10/30/2025

Negaunee's David Juchemich is able to get to Iron Mountain's quarterback Brayden Kassin.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 9 Review

Posted: 10/27/2025

Detroit Martin Luther King and Cass Tech players contend for a pass in the end zone during last week's PSL Blue city championship game.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 9 Preview

Posted: 10/23/2025

Grand Blanc quarterback Jake Morrow throws a pass Friday with a Davison rusher in pursuit.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 8 Review

Posted: 10/20/2025

Pewamo-Westphalia's Ty Thelen celebrates a score in the rain during his team's win last week over Fowler.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 8 Preview

Posted: 10/16/2025

DeWitt’s backs make a read on a handoff during their team’s 59-7 win over Grand Ledge on Friday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 7 Review

Posted: 10/13/2025

A pair of Holland Christian defenders pursue an East Grand Rapids ball carrier during the Pioneers' 41-21 win last week.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 7 Preview

Posted: 10/10/2025

Grand Ledge ball carrier charges up the sideline Friday during his team's 36-8 win over Lansing Everett.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 6 Review

Posted: 10/6/2025

A Muskegon ball carrier pulls away from Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern's pursuing defenders during the Big Reds' 40-21 win last week.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 6 Preview

Posted: 10/3/2025

Davison defenders pursue a Saginaw United ball carrier during the Cardinals' 49-8 win Friday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 5 Review

Posted: 9/29/2025

Cass City quarterback Preston Dorland (11) prepares to hand off to one of his backs during his team's 17-14 overtime win over Millington last week.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 5 Preview

Posted: 9/26/2025

A Lansing Everett receiver pulls in a pass during the Vikings' Week 4 32-0 win over Lansing Waverly.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 4 Review

Posted: 9/22/2025

East Kentwood's Ahman Edmonds bursts into the open during his team's Week 3 win over Jenison.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 4 Preview

Posted: 9/19/2025

Grand Blanc cheerleaders root for their ball carrier as a Heritage defender attempts to make a tackle Friday.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 3 Review

Posted: 9/15/2025

Ithaca and Lawton players attempt to reel in a pass during the Yellowjackets' Week 2 win.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 3 Preview

Posted: 9/11/2025

Marquette's Brody Clements hauls in a pass during his team's 41-13 win over Alpena.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 2 Review

Posted: 9/8/2025

A Goodrich defender chases down Frankenmuth's quarterback during the Martians' Week 1 win.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 2 Preview

Posted: 9/4/2025

Clarkston players celebrate in the Wayne State end zone during their win over Belleville.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 1 Review

Posted: 9/2/2025

Grand Ledge takes the field during a home game last season.

1st & Goal: 2025 Week 1 Preview

Posted: 8/27/2025

This graphic shows helmets for all 16 teams playing at the 2024 11-Player Football Finals at Ford Field.

1st & Goal: 2024 11-Player Finals Preview

Posted: 11/27/2024

Goodrich’s Jakoby Lagat (24) followed the block of teammate Chase Burnett during their team’s Division 4 Semifinal win over Harper Woods.

1st & Goal: 2024 11-Player Semifinals Review

Posted: 11/25/2024

North Muskegon takes the field for its District Final against McBain on Nov. 8.

1st & Goal: 2024 11-Player Semifinals Preview

Posted: 11/22/2024

Hudsonville’s Bryce Fox (9) emerges from the grasp of multiple Howell defenders Saturday.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 3 Review

Posted: 11/18/2024

Armada’s Jackson Malburg breaks into the open during last week’s District Final win over Hazel Park.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 3 Preview

Posted: 11/14/2024

Mendon’s J.T. Lux (23) follows a blocker and pulls away from a Martin defender during his team’s Regional Final win.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 2 Review

Posted: 11/11/2024

Howell players huddle in anticipation of taking the field before their Week 9 win over Belleville.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 2 Preview

Posted: 11/8/2024

Martin’s Gavin Meyers (7) breaks through a gap in the Gobles defense Friday.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 1 Review

Posted: 11/4/2024

Belleville's Bryce Underwood (19) prepares to take a snap during his team's regular-season win over Livonia Stevenson.

1st & Goal: 2024 Playoffs Week 1 Preview

Posted: 11/1/2024

Ithaca defenders converge on a Shepherd ball carried during the Yellowjackets' 43-0 win to finish 9-0.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 9 Review

Posted: 10/28/2024

A pair of Ovid-Elsie defenders close in on New Lothrop’s Michael Schachter (9) during the Marauders’ 42-0 Week 8 victory.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 9 Preview

Posted: 10/24/2024

Detroit Cass Tech’s Alex Graham pulls away for a touchdown against Detroit Martin Luther King at Ford Field.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 8 Review

Posted: 10/21/2024

Grand Rapids Northview's Jalen Gant (1) works to break a tackle against East Grand Rapids during a Week 4 win.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 8 Preview

Posted: 10/18/2024

A Frankfort ball carrier and Muskegon Catholic Central defender prepare to collide near the line of scrimmage.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 7 Review

Posted: 10/14/2024

Escanaba's Alex Morgan (56) and Keagan Braun (21) converge on Marquette's Chase Niemi (9) as he gets closer to the end zone during the Sentinels' Week 6 win.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 7 Preview

Posted: 10/11/2024

Fowler's Jacob Halfmann pulls away from a Pewamo-Westphalia defender Friday.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 6 Review

Posted: 10/7/2024

Ishpeming's Grady Gauthier holds onto Indian River Inland Lakes' quarterback Aidan Fenstermaker's leg as he gets ready to dive into the end zone during Inland Lake's Week 5 win.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 6 Preview

Posted: 10/3/2024

Detroit Catholic Central’s Samson Gash reaches the end zone during his team’s win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 5 Review

Posted: 9/30/2024

Goodrich's Chase Burnett follows teammate Gavin Sukup's block during a Week 3 win over Lake Fenton.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 5 Preview

Posted: 9/27/2024

Linden quarterback Dylan Dreasky (7) hands off during his team’s 14-13 win over previously-undefeated Flushing on Friday.

1st & Goal: 2024 Week 4 Review

Posted: 9/23/2024