Live Events Abound on MHSAA TV
November 18, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications diretor
More than 100 hours of live streaming video and audio coverage of MHSAA Tournaments in three sports will take place this weekend on MHSAA.TV, FoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAANetwork.com.
The weekend centers on MHSAA.tv wrapping up its Fall coverage this weekend with live video streaming of all of the Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the Final Round of L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving and 12 Semifinal games in the MHSAA Football Playoffs, presented by the Michigan Army National Guard. All games will be shown live on a subscription basis, and will become available for free on-demand viewing by Nov. 24.
The 8-Player Football Final on Friday between Battle Creek St. Philip and Powers North Central will be streamed live on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website, and be shown on FOX Sports Detroit next week on Monday (Nov. 23) at 2 p.m. and Tuesday (Nov. 24) at 7:30 p.m. It's also the last week of the PrepZone, with four 11-Player Football Semifinal games being streamed live. All games will be archived at MHSAA.tv.
The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 19-21), as well as the 8-Player Football Final.
Here is this week's video streaming schedule (all events live online):
Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv
- Battle Creek St. Philip v. Plymouth Christian, Class D, 2 p.m.
- Leland v. Crystal Falls Forest Park, Class D, 3:45 p.m.
- Livonia Churchill v. Romeo, Class A, 5:30 p.m.
- Novi v. Grand Rapids Christian winner, Class A, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv
- Bronson v. Traverse City St. Francis, Class C, 2 p.m.
- Brown City v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Class C, 3:45 p.m.
- Goodrich v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Class B, 5:30 p.m.
- North Branch winner v. Battle Creek Harper Creek, Class B, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - 8-Player Football Finals - FoxSportsDetroit.com
- Battle Creek St. Philip v. Powers North Central, 7 p.m. Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Monday, 2 p.m., and Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Archived at MHSAA.tv.
Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.tv
- Class D Final, 10 a.m.
- Class C Final, Noon
- Class A Final, 2 p.m.
- Class B Final, 4 p.m.
Saturday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals - MHSAA.tv - Noon
- Division 1 – Holland Aquatics Center
- Division 2 – Oakland University
- Division 3 – Eastern Michigan University
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com – 1 p.m.
- Lowell v. Walled Lake Western, Division 2
- Coldwater v. Chelsea, Division 3
- Ida v. River Rouge, Division 5
- Pewamo-Westphalia v. Detroit Loyola, Division 7
Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.tv - All games 1 p.m. unless noted
- Grand Ledge v. Romeo, Division 1
- Canton v. Detroit Cass Tech, Division 1
- Livonia Franklin v. Detroit Martin Luther King, Division 2
- East Grand Rapids v. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Division 3
- Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern v. Zeeland West, Division 4
- Detroit Country Day v. Flint Powers Catholic, Division 4
- Lansing Catholic v. Grand Rapids West Catholic, Division 5
- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Clinton, Division 6 - Noon
- Traverse City St. Francis v. Ithaca, Division 6
- Ishpeming v. New Lothrop, Division 7
- St. Ignace v. Muskegon Catholic Central, Division 8
- Waterford Our Lady v. Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Division 8
To watch the live action on MHSAA.tv, you can purchase a Day Pass for $9.95 or a Month Pass for $14.95. The games will become available for free On Demand viewing three days after they are played.
Highlight Reel: Saturday Football Finals
November 28, 2016
By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
The final day of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals at Ford Field in Detroit – powered by the Michigan Army National Guard – produced a first-time gridiron champion and a game-winning play that will be talked about for a long time.
Division 7
Pewamo-Westphalia 28, Detroit Loyola 14
Logan & Lehman Go Long - The Pewamo-Westphalia combo of quarterback Jimmy Lehman and receiver Logan Hengesbach connected for two touchdowns in the Division 7 title game against Detroit Loyola. Here's the second TD in the third quarter, with Hengesbach winning the jump ball to complete a 37-yard scoring play.
Johnson Powers Into the End Zone - Detroit Loyola gets on the board midway through the fourth quarter, when TE Keith Johnson makes a great play to catch a pass from Price Watkins and then power into the end zone to complete the 18-yard score.
Division 1
Detroit Cass Tech 49, Detroit Catholic Central 20
CC Takes the Early Lead - Detroit Catholic Central led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, taking the lead on this 35-yard pass interception return by Jack Morris.
The Peoples' Choice for Cass Tech - Detroit Cass Tech QB Rodney Hall tied a Finals record with five touchdown passes against Detroit Catholic Central - two going to Donovan Peoples-Jones, including this 49-yarder in the third quarter.
Division 5
Grand Rapids West Catholic 43, Menominee 7
Meyers Off to the Races - Grand Rapids West Catholic scored its first TD against Menominee on a pitch and catch from Gaetano Vallone to Brett Meyers covering 91 yards.
Hass Records a Finals First - Menominee uses special teams to get on the board in the third quarter. Sam Larson blocks the West Catholic field goal attempt, and Hunter Hass returns it 76 yards for a TD – the first time in Finals history a blocked field goal has been returned for a score.
Division 3
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 29, Muskegon 28
Pimpleton's Second Score - Lined up in the slot, Muskegon's Kalil Pimpleton gets his second 18-yard rushing touchdown of the Division 3 Final against Orchard Lake St. Mary's on the end-around to give his team a 21-20 lead early in the fourth quarter.
A Catch for the Ages - In the closing seconds of the Division 3 Final, Orchard Lake St. Mary's QB Caden Prieskorn hits Ky’ren Cunningham in the end zone with an 18-yard touchdown strike to give the Eaglets the win.
The MHSAA Football Finals are sponsored by the Michigan National Guard.
PHOTO: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Chris Bean celebrates during Saturday's Division 3 Final.