MHSAA TV Sets OAA Red Volleyball Race
October 15, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The chase for the Oakland Activities Association Red volleyball title will get a lot of attention on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network this week, with matches on Tuesday (Oct. 15) and Thursday (Oct. 17) that will determine the champion.
Clarkston enters the week on top of the Red at 5-0 in division play with Lake Orion and Rochester Hills Stoney Creek chasing the Wolves at 4-1. Lake Orion is at Stoney Creek on Tuesday, while Clarkston can clinch at least a share of the title hosting Rochester Adams (3-2) – both games will be streamed live on MHSAA.tv. On Thursday, Clarkston at Troy (1-4) and Adams at Lake Orion will both be streamed live, while West Bloomfield (2-3) is at Stoney Creek.
Clarkston was the highest-ranked OAA team in last week’s statewide coaches poll, and Lake Orion was an honorable mention.
Among School Broadcast Program-produced football streams Friday (Oct. 18) is Grand Rapids Christian at East Grand Rapids for the lead in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold. Saline can clinch the Southeastern Conference Red title with a win over visiting Ann Arbor Pioneer, but a Pioneer win would put both teams tied at the top and possibly be joined by Temperance Bedford. Fowler is at Pewamo-Westphalia to determine the Central Michigan Athletic Conference crown.
Plus, Boys District Semifinal and Final games from a number of sites around the state will be streamed. Here’s the complete list of varsity-level events to be broadcast live during the coming week:
Monday - Oct. 14
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs – Warren Wood Tower v. Hazel Park - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. Escanaba - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Byron v. Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ann Arbor Greenhills v. Belleville - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Otisville LakeVille v. Flint Kearsley - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSA Boys Soccer District Playoffs -Warren Fitzgerald v. Madison Heights Lamphere - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Morley Stanwood v. Big Rapids - 7 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 15
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Greenville v. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern - 3:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District - Thornapple Kellogg v. Plainwell - 4:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Flushing v. Grand Blanc - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs- Edwardsburg v. St. Joseph - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Eastern v. Cedar Springs - 5:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Ishpeming v. West Iron County - 5:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Sparta v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Brighton v. Howell - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Morris v. Montrose - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Plymouth Christian v. Southfield Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Grand Rapids South Christian v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon East v. Waterford Kettering - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon v. Walled Lake Western - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Calumet v. Negaunee - 6:45 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Swartz Creek v. Oxford - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Remus Chippewa Hills - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Freeland v. Essexville Garber - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fremont v. Howard City Tri County - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Lake Orion v. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Pellston v. Mancelona - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - West Bloomfield v. Oxford - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Bad Axe v. Reese - 7:30 PM
Wednesday - Oct. 16
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Mattawan - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Districts - Final at Madison Heights Lamphere - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Riverview Gabriel Richard v. Macomb Lutheran North - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Flint Kearsley v. Fenton - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Edwardsburg - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Petoskey v. TBA - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Cadillac v. Alpena - 6:45 PM
Girls Volleyball - Frankenmuth v. Alma - 7 PM
Thursday - Oct. 17
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Cedar Springs - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart v. New Lothrop - 5 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Grand Blanc - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - East Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Kalamazoo Christian v. Gobles - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - South Lyon v. Waterford Mott - 6:30 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at East Lansing - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball – Troy Athens v. Rochester - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian v. Hopkins - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Rochester Adams v. Lake Orion - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Troy v. Clarkston - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Walled Lake Northern v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Friday - Oct. 18
Football - Sparta v. Comstock Park - 5 PM
Football - Byron v. Montrose - 5:45 PM
Football – Grand Rapids Christian v. East Grand Rapids - 6:30 PM
Football - Howell v. Brighton - 6:45 PM
Football - Bad Axe v. Caro - 7 PM
Football - Brighton v. Howell - 7 PM
Football - Calumet v. Hancock - 7 PM
Football - Cedar Springs v. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills - 7 PM
Football – Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard - 7 PM
Football - Freeland v. Bridgeport - 7 PM
Football – Saginaw Heritage v. Bay City Western - 7 PM
Football – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Warren Woods-Tower - 7 PM
Football - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Kalamazoo Central - 7 PM
Football - Munising v. Ishpeming - 7 PM
Football - Novi v. Northville - 7 PM
Football - Petoskey v. Alpena - 7 PM
Football - Portage Central v. Mattawan - 7 PM
Football - Saline v. Ann Arbor Pioneer - 7 PM
Football – Birmingham Seaholm v. Birmingham Groves - 7 PM
Football - Walled Lake Central v. White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Football - Walled Lake Northern v. Walled Lake Western - 7 PM
Football - Fowler v. Pewamo Westphalia - 7 PM
Football - Fowlerville v. Lansing Catholic - 7 PM
Football – Lake Orion at Clarkston – Friday – 7 PM
Football - Otsego v. Sturgis - 7 PM
Football – Benzie Central v. Boyne City – 7 PM
Football – Detroit Country Day v. Haslett – 7 PM
Football – Beal City v. McBain – 7 PM
Football – Muskegon v. Muskegon Mona Shores – 7 PM
Football – St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. Port Huron – 7 PM
Football – Chesaning v. Mt. Morris – 7 PM
Football – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Detroit Public Safety Academy – 7 PM
Football - Flint Powers Catholic v. Grand Blanc ?- 7 PM
Saturday - Oct. 19
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer District Playoffs - District Final at Plainwell - 11 AM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. TBA - 12 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. TBA - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Vandercook Lake - 8 AM
Girls Volleyball - Mt Morris v. TBA - 9 AM
Girls Volleyball - New Lothrop v. TBA - 9 AM
Monday - Oct. 21
Girls Volleyball - Multi-team Event at Ishpeming - 5 PM
Girls Volleyball - Norway v. West Iron County - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – Riverview Gabriel Richard v. Macomb Lutheran North - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball – Macomb Lutheran North v. New Haven - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Clare v. Sanford Meridian - 7:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 7:30 PM
Tuesday - Oct. 22
Girls Volleyball - Capac v. Harbor Beach - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Coopersville v. Comstock Park - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball – St. Clair Shores Lake Shore v. Roseville - 6 PM
Girls Volleyball - Fenton v. Linden - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Holly v. Flint Kearsley - 6:15 PM
Girls Volleyball - Wyoming v. Grand Rapids Christian - 6:30 PM
Girls Volleyball - Big Rapids v. Grant - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Gladstone v. Marquette - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Novi v. Canton - 7 PM
Girls Volleyball - Saline v. Ann Arbor Skyline - 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at Troy – 5 & 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at West Bloomfield – 5 & 7 PM
2019 MHSAA Boys Soccer Playoffs – Regional Semifinals at Chesaning – 5 & 7 PM
All of the games are produced by participants in the School Broadcast Program – with East Lansing, Lake Orion, Pewamo-Westphalia, Saline, Marquette, Fowlerville, Montrose and Comstock Park deploying traditional, hands-on, student crew crews to capture the action. The other games are produced by schools using Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution.
Now in its 11th 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. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month. 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. School Broadcast Program participants benefit, as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.
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.