Football Finals Re-Air Christmas Eve, Day
December 16, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
Eight presents await high school football fans on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as FOX Sports Detroit will re-air the championship games from the 2015 MHSAA 11-Player Football Playoffs – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard.
The action begins at 4 p.m. each day, with the odd-numbered divisions being shown on Christmas Eve and the even-numbered title games on Christmas Day in the order they were played at Ford Field in Detroit.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Dec. 24
4 p.m. – Division 8 – Muskegon Catholic Central 7, Waterford Our Lady 0 – In a matchup dominated by defense, Muskegon Catholic’s Christian Martinez scored on a 45-yard run early in the fourth quarter for the game’s only points.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
6 p.m. – Division 2 – Detroit Martin Luther King 40, Lowell 38 – No one will ever forget King’s 95-yard drive in the last 37 seconds, and Armani Posey’s 40-yard TD pass to Donnie Corley on the game’s final play.
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8 p.m. – Division 6 – Ithaca 27, Clinton 20 – Yellowjackets quarterback Jake Smith ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and passed for another 180 yards and a fourth score to lead his team to the win.
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10 p.m. – Division 4 - Zeeland West 40, Flint Powers Catholic 14 – These Dux were indeed mighty on this day, as quarterback Casey Brinks directed West for the second time in three seasons to a title.
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Dec. 25
4 p.m. – Division 7 – Ishpeming 22, Pewamo-Westphalia 16 – Ozzy Corp does it all in this one, scoring all three of his team’s touchdowns and batting away a last-minute pass into the end zone to give the Hematites their third crown in four years.
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6 p.m. – Division 1 – Romeo 41, Detroit Cass Tech 27 – Bradley Tanner rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns, and Paul Hurley threw for 203 yards and one score to lead the Bulldogs.
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8 p.m. – Division 5 – Grand Rapids West Catholic 40, River Rouge 34 – Gaetano Vallone and David Fox shared the quarterback duties and combined for 288 yards rushing and 106 passing to lead the Falcons to a third straight championship.
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10 p.m. – Division 3 – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 40, Chelsea 12 – The Eaglets got two scoring passes from the combination of Brendan Tabone to K.J. Hamler, and pounded the rock for 293 yards rushing to win their second straight championship.
Watch on MHSAA.TV – Buy Video DVD – Listen on MHSAANetwork.com – Buy Audio CD
Things are winding down for the holidays on MHSAA.tv with School Broadcast Program members heading into a break.
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 that School Broadcast Program members plan to stream the rest of the month for broadcast at MHSAA.tv. On-Demand listings may be available as soon as one hour following an event’s completion. (List as of Dec. 15):
Wednesday – Dec. 16
- Greenville, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer & Howard City Tri-County at Comstock Park – Wrestling – 5 p.m. – LIVE
- GAC Cheer at Montrose – Girls Competitive Cheer – 5:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Escanaba at Negaunee – Girls Gymnastics – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Thursday – Dec. 17
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Freshman Boys Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – JV Girls Basketball – 5:25 p.m. – LIVE
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Grand Ledge at Haslett – Boys Swimming & Diving – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Durand at Montrose – Girls Basketball – 6:55 p.m. – LIVE
- Marquette at Negaunee – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Friday – Dec. 18
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 5 p.m. - LIVE
- Lansing Everett at East Lansing – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – On Demand
- Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. - LIVE
- Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
- Lansing Everett at East Lansing – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – On Demand
- Alpena Ice Hockey Tournament – TBA – LIVE
Saturday – Dec. 19
- Birmingham Brother Rice at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 5:50 p.m. – LIVE
Monday – Dec. 21
- Cadillac at Alpena – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Cadillac at Alpena – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Ontonagon at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Dec. 22
- Ishpeming at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Monday – Jan. 4, 2016
- Baraga at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday – Jan. 5
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Comstock Park – JV Boys Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Mio, Onaway & Petoskey at Alpena – Wrestling - 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Ionia at Haslett – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Iron Mountain at Negaunee – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – On Demand
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.
This week's SBP highlights package includes clips from the Portage Northern/Plainwell girls basketball and Cheboygan/Alpena ice hockey games, plus buzzer-beating shots from around the state.
Video 2/17/16: Hoops, Hockey, Wrestling
February 17, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
Each week, MHSAA.tv features highlights of events produced by schools involved in the MHSAA School Broadcast Program.
This week's package includes clips from the Saginaw Heritage/Midland Dow girls basketball game, Division 3 Individual Wrestling District at Montrose and the Cadillac/Alpena ice hockey game.
More than 200 hours of live streaming video from a variety of MHSAA postseason tournaments in winter sports begins on Saturday (Feb. 20) on a subscription basis on MHSAA.tv, with about one-third of that content being generated by student crews from 11 schools involved in the MHSAA’s School Broadcast Program.
The School Broadcast Program members will be producing tournament events taking place in their own buildings, as well as traveling to nearby tournament venues to stream action from Girls Competitive Cheer Districts and Regionals; District, Regional and Quarterfinal games in the Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments; the Upper Peninsula Swimming Finals and one division of the MHSAA Skiing Finals. The participating schools are: Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, East Lansing, Flint Kearsley, Haslett, Lake Orion, Marquette, Montrose, Mt. Pleasant Tech Center, Negaunee and Rockford.
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 is the schedule for winter MHSAA Tournaments on MHSAA.TV (As of Feb. 15, subject to change):
February 20
- Upper Peninsula Swimming Finals at Marquette – 9 a.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 3 Districts at Comstock Park – 10 a.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 2 Districts at Cedar Springs – 10 a.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 1 Districts at Lake Orion – 11 a.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 4 Districts at Lake Orion – 4:30 p.m.
February 26
- Team Dual Wrestling Quarterfinals at Mt. Pleasant – Div. 4 @ Noon; Div. 1 @ 2 p.m.; Div. 3 @ 4 p.m.; Div. 2 @ 6 p.m.
February 27
- Team Dual Wrestling Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant – Div. 1 & 4 @ 10 a.m.; Div. 2 & 3 @ Noon
- Team Dual Wrestling Finals at Mt. Pleasant – 3:30 p.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 3 Regionals at Rockford - 6 p.m.
- Competitive Cheer Division 3 Regionals at Flint Kearsley - 6 p.m.
February 29
- Division 1 Skiing Finals at Marquette – 10 a.m.
- Class C Girls Basketball District First Round at Laingsburg
- Byron v. Saranac – 5:30 p.m.
- Laingsburg v. Carson City-Crystal – 7 p.m.
March 2
- Class C Girls Basketball District Semifinals at Laingsburg
- Game 1 winner v. Pewamo-Westphalia – 5:30 p.m.
- Game 2 winner v. Bath – 7 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball District Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant
- Saginaw Heritage v. Bay City Western-Mt. Pleasant winner – 5:30 p.m.
- Midland v. Midland Dow-Bay City Central winner – 7:30
March 3
- Individual Wrestling First Round at Auburn Hills – 2 p.m.
March 4
- Individual Wrestling Rounds 2-4 at Auburn Hills – 8:30 a.m.
- Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 1 – 6 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball Finals at Mt. Pleasant – 6:30 p.m.
- Class C Girls Basketball District Finals at Laingsburg – 7 p.m.
- Individual Wrestling Semifinals at Auburn Hills – 7 p.m.
March 5
- Individual Wrestling Rounds 6-8 at Auburn Hills – 8:30 p.m.
- Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 2 – 10 a.m.
- Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 3 – 2 p.m.
- Individual Wrestling Finals at Auburn Hills – 4:45 p.m.
- Girls Competitive Cheer Finals at Grand Rapids – Div. 4 – 6 p.m.
March 7
- Class A Boys Basketball District First Round at East Lansing
- East Lansing v. Lansing Waverly – 5 p.m.
- Haslett v. Grand Ledge – 7:30 p.m.
March 8
- Class A Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals at Mason - 6 & 7:30 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals at Hudsonville - 6 & 8 p.m.
March 9
- Class A Boys Basketball District Semifinals at East Lansing
- Game 2 winner v. Lansing Eastern – 5 p.m.
- Game 1 winner v. DeWitt – 7:30 p.m.
March 10
- Division 2 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 5 & 7:30 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball Regional Finals at Mason – 7 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball Regional Finals at Hudsonville – 7 p.m.
March 11
- Division 3 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
- Girls Gymnastics Team Finals at Rockford – 2 p.m.
- Division 1 Ice Hockey Semifinals at Plymouth – 5 & 7:30 p.m.
- Class A Boys Basketball District Finals at East Lansing – 7 p.m.
March 12
- Division 2 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 10 a.m.
- Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals – 3 locations – Noon
- Girls Gymnastics Individual Finals at Rockford – Noon
- Division 3 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 2 p.m.
- Division 1 Ice Hockey Final at Plymouth – 6 p.m.
March 14
- Class C Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Flint Hamady - 6 & 7:30 p.m.
- Class D Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Negaunee - 6 & 8 p.m.
- Class D Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart - 6 & 7:45 p.m.
March 15
- Class A Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Fenton – 7 p.m.
- Class A Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Battle Creek Central or Class B Quarterfinals at Fowlerville – 7 p.m. (Dependent on match-up)
- Class D Girls Basketball Quarterfinals at Negaunee – 7 p.m. (Dependent on match-up)
March 16
- Class C Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Flint Hamady – 7 p.m.
- Class D Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Negaunee – 7 p.m.
- Class D Boys Basketball Regional Finals at Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart – 7 p.m.
March 17
- Class C Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
- Class D Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.
- LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest
March 18
- Class A Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
- Class B Girls Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.
- LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest
March 19
- LIVE Girls Basketball Finals coverage of post-game awards & press conferences; plus Shooter’s Challenges and presentation of BCAM’s Miss Basketball Award
March 22
- Class A Boys Basketball Quarterfinals at Grand Blanc – 7 p.m.
- Class A Boys Basketball Quarterfinals at Lansing Eastern – 7 p.m.
March 24
- Class C Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
- Class D Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.
- LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest
March 25
- Class A Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 1 p.m. & 2:50 p.m.
- Class B Boys Basketball Semifinals at East Lansing – 6 p.m. & 7:50 p.m.
- LIVE Post-Game Press Conferences after each contest
March 26
- LIVE Boys Basketball Finals coverage of post-game awards & press conferences; plus presentation of MHSAA’s Charles E. Forsythe Award and Scholar-Athlete Award; Shooter’s Challenges and presentation of BCAM’s Miss Basketball Award
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.
Wednesday, February 17
- Traverse City Central at Alpena – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Traverse City Central at Alpena – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Thursday, February 18
- Marquette at Negaunee – Gymnastics – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Johannseburg-Lewiston at Onaway – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- West Iron County at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
- Rochester at Lake Orion – Ice Hockey – 7:45 p.m. – LIVE
Friday, February 19
- Allendale at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Sturgis at Plainwell – Girls Basketball – 6 p.m. – LIVE
- Escanaba at Calumet – Ice Hockey – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Dowagiac at Three Rivers – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
- Indian River Inland Lakes at Onaway – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. On-Demand
- Birmingham Brother Rice at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
- Sturgis at Plainwell – Boys Basketball – 7:15 p.m. – LIVE
- Chassell at Calumet – Boys Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
- Allendale at Comstock Park – Boys Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Ishpeming Westwood at Negaunee – Girls Basketball – 7:30 p.m. – LIVE
Saturday, February 20
- Grosse Pointe South at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Ice Hockey – 2 p.m. – LIVE
Monday, February 22
- Baraga at Calumet – Girls Basketball – 7:20 p.m. – LIVE
Tuesday, February 23
- Sparta at Comstock Park – Freshman Girls Basketball – 4 p.m. – LIVE
- Sparta at Comstock Park – JV Girls Basketball – 5:30 p.m. – LIVE
- Sparta at Comstock Park – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
Wednesday, February 24
- Oxford at Lake Orion – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – LIVE
- Gaylord St. Mary’s at Onaway – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m. – On-Demand
Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.