Key Gridiron Games Set to Stream

September 28, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

There are a number of football games this Friday with live streaming video on MHSAA.tv being produced by members of the School Broadcast Program.

Starting to the North – Calumet (4-0 league, 4-1 overall) hosts Iron River West Iron County (2-1, 3-2) in a West PAC game as the Copper Kings seek to stay on top. In the Saginaw Valley League, Davison (3-0, 4-1) hosts Midland (3-0, 3-2) in a game that will break up some of the three-top logjam with Lapeer. In the Genesee Athletic Conference Red, Montrose (3-1, 3-2) welcomes Corunna (3-0, 5-0) as it seeks to stay relevant in that division. To the west in the O-K Conference Red, Rockford (2-0, 3-2) hosts Grandville (3-0, 5-0) with the top spot on the line. All of these games start at 7 p.m.

In its eighth 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 delayed - 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 this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams available being produced by SBP members, as well as live stats from MHSAA member schools using Digital Scout:

Thursday, Sept. 29

Friday, Sept. 30

  • Football – Iron River West Iron County at Calumet, 7 p.m. – LIVE VIDEO & STATS
  • Football – Bay City John Glenn at Alpena, 7 p.m. - LIVE
  • Football – Midland at Davison, 7 p.m. – LIVE VIDEO & STATS
  • Football – Petoskey v. Traverse City Central
  • Football – Plainwell at Dowagiac
  • Football – Onekama at Mancelona - STATS
  • Football – Corunna at Montrose - STATS
  • Football – Grandville at Rockford
  • Football – Stephenson v. Ontonagon, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Marquette v. Kingsford, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Bay City Western v. Midland Dow, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Sturgis v. Allegan, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – East Kentwood v. Holland West Ottawa, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Clare v. Sanford Meridian, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Britton-Macon v. Morenci, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Ida v. Erie-Mason, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Ishpeming Westwood v. Gwinn, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Greenville v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Dundee v. Blissfield, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Southfield Christian v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Durand v. New Lothrop, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grand Traverse Academy v. Fife Lake Forest Area, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Whitehall v. Muskegon Oakridge, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – St. Clair v. Marine City, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest v. Sterling Heights Parkway Christian, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Michigan Center v. Manchester, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Houghton Lake v. Harrison, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Mason v. Lansing Waverly, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Chelsea v. Adrian, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grosse Pointe South v. Romeo, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central v. Carleton Airport, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Flint Powers Catholic v. Saginaw Arthur Hill, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Flint Kearsley v. Linden, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Hastings v. Marshall, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grand Rapids South Christian v. Allendale, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – East Lansing v. Lansing Everett, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Ishpeming Westwood v. Gwinn, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Mayville v. Kinde-North Huron, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Hanover-Horton v. Grass Lake, 7 p.m. – STATE
  • Football – Williamston v. Fowlerville, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Pewamo-Westphalia v. Laingsburg, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Hemlock v. St. Charles, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Troy Athens v. Lake Orion, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Stanton Central Montcalm v. Big Rapids, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Fulton v. Saranac, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – East Jackson v. Addison, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Goodrich v. Lake Fenton, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Brown City v. Marlette, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Grandville Calvin Christian v. Wyoming Lee, 7 p.m. - STATS
  • Football – Lansing Eastern v. Grand Ledge, 7 p.m. – Stats
  • Football – Warren Woods-Tower v. Marysville, 7 p.m. – STATS
  • Football – Wayne Memorial v. Plymouth, 7 p.m. – STATS

Saturday, Oct. 1

  • Football – St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. Center Line, Noon - STATS

Tuesday, Oct. 4

The NFHS Network has announced new pricing for 2016-17, eliminating the Day Pass and lowering the cost of a Month Pass to $9.95. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. Some schools also will be selling Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.

The SBP programming schedule is expected to expand now that school is in session across the state.  A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website. Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office. 

A weekly staple on the MHSAA.tv website and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube is back for another year with highlights of selected games last week produced by members of the Association’s School Broadcast Program. 

This week’s highlights package consists of clips from football games Grand Rapids Christian at Cedar Springs, Mt. Morris at Goodrich and Farwell at Clare.

Watch XC, Football, Soccer Online

November 2, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director

A pair of top-10 showdowns on the gridiron, four championship games on the soccer pitch, and the return of the Finish Line Cam at cross country will provide MHSAA Championships followers with plenty of live content online this weekend.

The weekend begins with four games in the MHSAA Football Playoffs – powered by the Michigan Army National Guard – on the PrepZone on FoxSportsDetroit.com and FOX Sports GO! on Friday (Nov. 4) at 7 p.m.:

  • Allendale at Grand Rapids Catholic Central
  • Grand Rapids West Catholic at Portland
  • Sand Creek at Hudson
  • Mendon at Climax-Scotts

Portland was the top-ranked team in the final Associated Press Division 5 poll, while Grand Rapids West Catholic was sixth. The last three meetings between these two teams were in the playoffs:  West Catholic won the most recent, in 2013, 27-14 in a Pre-District game after the Raiders had downed the Falcons 12-9 in the 2012 Division 5 Final; and West Catholic won a 2010 District Final game, 38-13. 

Hudson finished sixth in the Division 7 rankings, while Sand Creek was 10th. The last two meetings in this series were also in playoff settings, with Hudson winning both – 42-0 in a 2004 District Final and 29-6 in a 2003 Semifinal.

Grand Rapids Catholic Central was fifth in the final Division 4 rankings and defeated Allendale in Week 2, 35-20. Climax-Scotts is the second-ranked team in Division 8 and has played Mendon in the Pre-District or District Final in each of the past five seasons, with the Panthers winning last year’s Pre-District game, 8-6, after Mendon won the previous four meetings. The two schools were rivals in the old St. Joseph Valley League for many years.

All PrepZone games will be archived on MHSAA.tv.

Saturday’s Boys Soccer Finals will be Live on MHSAA.tv with games at Noon and 3 p.m. The games will be played at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek and Comstock Park High Schools, with matchups at each site to be announced after the Semifinals on Wednesday (Nov. 3). All games also will have live streaming audio at MHSAANetwork.com.

One Soccer Semifinal game will be Live on MHSAA.tv on Wednesday – a Division 3 matchup at Cedar Springs between Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Charlevoix, at 6 p.m.

MHSAA.tv also will offer a free live video stream Saturday of the finish line at the Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway. The stream will include audio commentary from announcers around the course throughout each race. The morning session with the boys and girls races in Division 3 and 4 begins at 10 a.m., and the afternoon session with races in Divisions 1 and 2 starts at 1:30 p.m. Live timing of each race will be available on the Cross Country page of the MHSAA Website.

A subscription to watch live on MHSAA.tv is $9.95 and allows access to the full schedule of MHSAA Tournaments during the month of November:

  • Nov. 5 – Boys Soccer Finals
  • Nov. 5 – Selected Football Playoff District Finals
  • Nov. 12 – Selected Football Playoff Regional Finals
  • Nov. 17-19 – Girls Volleyball Semifinals & Finals
  • Nov. 19 – Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving Finals
  • Nov. 19 – Football Playoff Semifinals (12 games)

Live coverage of three Football District Finals and a pair of Girls Volleyball District games produced by SBP schools takes place this week as well on MHSAA.tv:

In its eighth 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 delayed – 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.

Weekly highlights from games produced by participants in the MHSAA's School Broadcast Program are back for another school year on MHSAA.tv. This week's highlights include playoff football games with Clarkston Everest at Waterford Our Lady and Traverse City Central vs. Traverse City West, and a Division 2 Boys Soccer Regional Final between East Lansing and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.