Watch Regionals and Semis on MHSAA.tv

June 1, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

MHSAA.tv will carry Regional Semifinal action in girls soccer and Semifinal action in girls lacrosse this week, in addition to Saturday's Finals in Boys and Girls Lacrosse. 

On Wednesday, girls soccer coverage comes from Williamston and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern by School Broadcast Program members Montrose and Cedar Springs High Schools. At Williamston, Jackson Lumen Christi plays Leslie at 5 p.m., and Lake Fenton goes against Flint Powers Catholic at 7 p.m.  At Forest Hills Northern, Grand Rapids Northview faces DeWitt at 5 p.m., and the second game has Spring Lake vs. Midland Dow at 7 p.m.

Girls lacrosse coverage of the Division 2 Semifinals at Okemos High School will be provided by SBP member Haslett High School.  Those games have Farmington Hills Mercy against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood at 5 p.m. and Okemos taking on East Grand Rapids at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, the Boys and Girls Lacrosse Finals will be streamed live on MHSAA.tv. The Boys Finals will have the Division 1 game at 2 p.m. followed by Division 2 at 4:30 p.m.  The Girls Finals at Rockford begin at 2 p.m. with the Division 2 contest, followed by Division 1 at 4:30 p.m.

The NFHS Network is offering a special All-Access Pass for $9.95 for this week's action, plus next week's coverage of the Baseball-Softball Semifinals and Finals and the Lower Peninsula Girls Soccer Finals.

Also, audio of all four Boys and Girls Lacrosse Finals will be available free of charge at MHSAANetwork.com.

Highlight Reel: Friday Football Finals

November 26, 2016

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
 

A pair of repeat champions took center stage Friday at the first day of the MHSAA 11-Player Football Finals, powered by the Michigan Army National Guard, at Ford Field in Detroit.

Division 8 

Muskegon Catholic Central 35, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 6

Due to technical difficulties, highlights of this game will be posted at a later date. 

Division 2

Detroit Martin Luther King 18, Walled Lake Western 0 

Finn Hits Thomas for King TD - Late in the first half, Dequan Finn hit Ambry Thomas with a 9-yard touchdown pass for Detroit Martin Luther King.

Tip Drill Turns Into King TD - A tipped ball turned into a pick-six for Detroit Martin Luther King, as Jesse Scarber came up with this second interception of the game returned this one 56 yards for a score. 

More Pick-Six Action By Morton - Detroit Martin Luther King returned a second interception for a score in the fourth quarter when Jay-Veyon Morton took this pick back for a TD.

Division 6

Jackson Lumen Christi 26, Maple City Glen Lake 14 

Lakers Back In The Game - Trailing in the second quarter, Maple City Glen Lake gets back into the Division 6 Final when QB Cade Peterson finds a streaking Nick Rice going down the sideline for 57 yards and a score.

Ring The Bell - Jackson Lumen Christi's Bo Bell came up big with 238 yards rushing. Here's his longest run of the day, a 46-yard jaunt in the third quarter which set up a 3-yard scoring run – his lone TD of the game.

Division 4 

Grand Rapids Catholic Central 10, Detroit Country Day 7

Yellowjackets Score On The Interception - Trailing in the second quarter, Detroit Country Day seized the lead when Roy McCree intercepted a pass and returned it 82 yards for a score. 

Finding Its Offense At The Right Time - Early in the fourth quarter, Grand Rapids Catholic Central gets its lone first down of the Division 4 title game on this 44-yard pitch-and-catch from Jack Bowen to Michael Brown.

The MHSAA Football Finals are sponsored by the Michigan National Guard. 

PHOTO: Detroit Martin Luther King players hoist the Division 2 championship trophy Friday at Ford Field.