Don't Miss This MHSAA Playoff Coverage
October 21, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
There’s plenty of high school football coverage coming up with the final week of the regular season and the announcement of the qualifiers for the 41st annual MHSAA Football Playoffs on Sunday.
More than 15 football games this weekend – most of them live – will be streamed by students involved in the School Broadcast Program. The weekend concludes with the Selection Sunday Show on FOX Sports Detroit at 7 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 25).
Among the live football games are several with league title and/or playoff qualifying implications:
- Mio (3-5) at Lincoln Alcona (5-3)
- Lapeer (8-0) at Davison (5-3)
- Ortonville Brandon (5-3) at Holly (5-3)
- New Lothrop (8-0) at Montrose (5-3)
- Pickford (5-3) at Onaway (5-3)
- Hudsonville (6-2) at Rockford (5-3) – Winner also gets a share of the O-K Red title
- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-1) vs. Detroit Loyola (6-2) – CHSL Prep Bowl Championship
- Waterford Our Lady (8-0) vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard (6-2) – CHSL CD Championship
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-1) vs. Warren DeLaSalle (6-2) – CHSL AB Championship
In its seventh year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.
The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
All sporting events – Live or On-Demand – are available on a subscription basis only for their first 72 hours online. They become available for free, on-demand viewing approximately 72 hours following their completion.
Here’s the schedule of events School Broadcast Program members plan to stream this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion. (List as of Oct. 20):
Tuesday – Oct. 20
- Lansing Eastern vs. Haslett – MHSAA Boys Soccer District – 5 p.m. – On Demand
- Gladstone at Marquette – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Au Gres-Sims at Rogers City – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- DeWitt vs. East Lansing – MHSAA Boys Soccer District – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Wednesday – Oct. 21
- Bay City John Glenn at Pinconning – Girls Volleyball – 6:30 p.m. – On Demand
- DeWitt at Haslett – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Thursday – Oct. 22
- St. Johns at Haslett – Girls Swimming & Diving – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Sparta at Comstock Park – JV Football – 6:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Ishpeming Westwood at Negaunee – JV Football – 6:30 p.m. – On Demand
- Mio at Rogers City – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Friday – Oct. 23
- Mio at Lincoln Alcona – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Gladstone at Calumet – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Comstock Park at Sparta – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Lapeer at Davison – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Okemos at East Lansing – Football – 7 p.m. – On Demand
- Ortonville Brandon at Holly – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- New Lothrop at Montrose – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Pickford at Onaway – 8-Player Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Otsego at Plainwell – Football – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Hudsonville at Rockford – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Atlanta at Rogers City – Football – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Saturday – Oct. 24
- Pontiac Notre Dame Prep vs. Detroit Loyola – Football – 1 p.m. - LIVE
- Waterford Our Lady vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard – Football – 4 p.m. - LIVE
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s vs. Warren DeLaSalle – Football 7 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Oct. 27
- Hancock at Calumet – Girls Volleyball – 7 p.m. - LIVE
The Selection Sunday Show expands its coverage beyond FOX Sports Detroit’s cable footprint this year, being streamed for the first time on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website, and available to watch on mobile devices on the FOX Sports GO! app.
Justin White, Matt Shepard and Rob Rubick will provide the announcement of the pairings and analysis, and some live “look-ins” will take place at selected team watch gatherings.
Launching at Midnight every Friday throughout the season is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey York and Rob Rubick host the weekly 30-minute highlights show. The show will re-air most Saturday and Sunday mornings – and will be archived on the FOX Detroit Website. This week, FFOT will re-air at 6 and 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday on FOX Sports Detroit.
The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:
- Detroit Collegiate Prep vs. Detroit Central at Ford Field
- Detroit Cass Tech vs. Detroit Martin Luther King at Ford Field
- Utica Ford at Warren Mott
- Marine City at Warren Cousino
- Linden at Fenton
- Ortonville-Brandon at Holly
- PLUS – SBP Coverage of New Lothrop at Montrose and Hudsonville at Rockford.
This week's MHSAA.tv highlights package includes clips from the East Grand Rapids/Lowell and Marquette/Negaunee football games and a Detroit Catholic League boys soccer tournament final between Birmingham Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central.
NFHS Offers Pixellots, School Support
July 7, 2020
National Federation of State High School Associations
As high schools nationwide continue to deal with the fallout from COVID-19 and make plans for the restarting of activities this fall, the NFHS Network – the leader in streaming live and on-demand high school sports – has announced an unprecedented offer for schools that are facing possible attendance restrictions at events during the 2020-21 school year.
Through its High School Support Program, the NFHS Network is offering up to two free Pixellot automated-production units for schools that lack production capabilities to stream events on the NFHS Network.
The offer of two Pixellot units – one for indoor events and the other for outdoor contests – has been extended to all 19,500 high schools in the 51 NFHS member state associations. The NFHS Network is a joint venture of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), its member state associations and PlayOn! Sports.
In addition to receiving two free Pixellot production units, schools will receive a larger percentage of subscription revenue generated from their events, effective Aug. 1, in an effort to offset revenue losses from reduced attendance.
“We recognize that the next several years will be challenging for our high schools and state associations,” said Mark Koski, CEO of the NFHS Network. “Many are facing budget cuts and reduced resources, and attendance at athletic and other school events may be restricted. From the NFHS Network’s inception seven years ago, we have been driven by the goal to create a platform that showcases every high school event across every sport and every level of competition. Consistent with this goal, we want the High School Support Program to demonstrate our continued commitment to help our partner schools manage through the inevitable complications created by COVID-19.”
The Pixellot automated production solution was introduced to high schools three years ago and has quickly become an integral component of the NFHS Network’s offerings. The Pixellot solution allows every event to be streamed live without requiring personnel to produce the games. There are currently more than 5,000 Pixellot units in high schools across the country which will produce in excess of 250,000 live games this upcoming school year with no human involvement.
In addition to livestreaming 27 sports, the NFHS Network also covers performing arts, graduations, award ceremonies and other school events. To date, the NFHS Network has distributed more than $25 million back to participating high schools and state associations.
For more information about the High School Support Program, click here. Schools wishing to sign up for free Pixellot units should visit here.