1st & Goal: 2021 11-Player Semifinals Review
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 22, 2021
The 11-Player Football Finals field is set. Ford Field, here we come.
After crisscrossing the Lower Peninsula on Saturday for Semifinals, all vehicles will be pointed toward downtown Detroit this weekend β including parades from a few communities weβll be seeing for the first time.
Belleville, Warren Michigan Collegiate and Lawton, welcome to a Thanksgiving week like no other. The other 13 teams that will be making the trip Friday and Saturday have been to this point before β including three just 10 months ago β and surely theyβd agree this trip to Detroit will be unforgettable.
Below is a glance at how all 16 took the final step to earn the opportunity.
(Weβll review Saturdayβs 8-Player Finals β won by Adrian Lenawee Christian and Powers North Central β during a look back at all 10 football championship games next week.)
Division 1
Belleville 40, Sterling Heights Stevenson 26
In their fourth-straight Semifinal, the Tigers (12-1) earned their first Finals trip. Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood threw three touchdown passes and ran for one more as Belleville scored the most points Stevenson (10-3) had allowed in a game since a Week 1 loss to Rockford. Click for more from the Detroit Free Press.
Belleville freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood (@BryceUnderwoo16) with three touchdown passes in the win over Sterling Hts. Stevenson in the Division 1 Football Semifinal.
TD Receptions:@deshaun3lee
Jalen Johnson@trev_joness@JermainCrowell
#StateChamps X @hungryhowies pic.twitter.com/qgjKwAp8Aoβ STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Rochester Adams 40, Grand Blanc 20
Adams (13-0) won a matchup of undefeated teams to reach the Finals for the first time since 2003, showing its defensive might again in shutting down a Bobcats offense that averaged 42 points per game entering the day. Grand Blanc finished its longest tournament run and winningest season at 12-1. Click for more from the Oakland Press.
Rochester Adams (@R_AdamsFootball) Junior LB Tait Picot (@PicotTait) with the pick six in the 40-20 semifinal win over Grand Blanc.#StateChamps X @LTUAthletics pic.twitter.com/uM809Q72RC
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Division 2
Traverse City Central 56, South Lyon 20
The Trojans (12-1) earned their first Finals trip since 1988. Central took a 42-7 lead into halftime as Josh Burnham scored three touchdowns, and blocked a field goal attempt too. South Lyon (12-1) was making its first Semifinal appearance since 2004. Click for more from the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Here's the first half highlights of the Traverse City Central vs. South Lyon | Division 2 Football Semifinal. @JoshuaBurnham20 @carson_bourdo
π₯WBPN-TV#StateChamps X @MHSAA pic.twitter.com/mZv7GwuY2y
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Warren De La Salle Collegiate 49, Livonia Franklin 14
The Pilots (12-0) will play in their fourth Division 2 Final in five seasons, with an opportunity to finish undefeated for the first time during the playoff era. Junior quarterback Brady Drogosh threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, including a 73-yarder. Franklin finished 7-6 after entering the playoffs 4-5. Click for more from the Macomb Daily.
De La Salle QB Brady Drogosh ran for 2 touchdowns of 55 and 73 yards in the 49-14 win over Livonia Franklin this afternoon. @DLSPilots @DLSFootball_MI @BDrogosh #StateChamps x @DMC_Rehab pic.twitter.com/We2HYxCR8V
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 20, 2021
Division 3
Detroit Martin Luther King 46, Mason 7
The Crusaders (12-1) advanced to their fourth Final in six seasons and first since 2019. While topping 40 points for the seventh time in 11 games played on the field, King also lowered its playoff points-allowed average to 9.5 with a second-straight game giving up a single score. Mason completed its winningest season, and longest playoff run, at 10-3. Click for more from the Detroit Free Press.
Our Mr. Football candidate Dante Moore (@dantemoore05) with another touchdown pass in the 1st quarter, this one to Joseph Williams (@elite_joe1) as Detroit King (@DetKingFootball) went onto beat Mason in the Division 3 Semifinal. #StateChamps X @hungryhowies pic.twitter.com/tQ7heMFVty
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 20, 2021
DeWitt 43, St. Joseph 7
The Panthers (12-1) will return to Ford Field with an opportunity to repeat as Division 3 champions. DeWitt built a 29-0 halftime lead, as quarterback Ty Holtz threw three first-half touchdown passes, including 69 and 40-yarders to Tommy McIntosh. St. Joseph (8-5) was playing in its first Semifinal since 2007 after entering the postseason 5-4. Click for more from the Lansing State Journal.
Our Mr. Football candidate Ty Holtz (@tyholtz_) from DeWitt (@dewittathletics) connected with the @BadgerFootball commit Tommy McIntosh for two touchdowns in the win over St. Joseph on Saturday.
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β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Division 4
Chelsea 30, Freeland 27
For the second straight week, Chelsea came up with a big play at the end to advance. This time it was a near-goal line stand to stop a Freeland offense that had gotten two rushing and two passing touchdowns from quarterback Bryson Huckaby. The Falcons finished a second-straight Semifinal run 11-2. Click for more from the Ann Arbor News.
Freeland 4th and 3 on the four yard line with 48 seconds left and the Chelsea defense comes through with the stop. They measure for the first down and itβs just short. @ChelseaFB_SEC @ChelseaBulldogs #StateChamps X @MHSAA pic.twitter.com/n9FaLNOUwc
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 20, 2021
Hudsonville Unity Christian 58, Edwardsburg 8
The Crusaders (13-0) moved into second all-time for scoring in one season at 751 points with their 11th game putting up more than 50, and with a defensive showing to match β Edwardsburg (12-1) entered the game averaging 53 points per. Unityβs Abraham Rappuhn scored three first-half touchdowns, including an 81-yarder. Click for more from FOX 17.
Jason Hutton (@jhutt5) brings you the highlights of the Unity Christian (@UCSaders) vs. Edwardsburg | Division 4 Football Semifinal from this afternoon.
π₯WXMI-TV#StateChamps X @hungryhowies pic.twitter.com/Gn6lwANE1M
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Division 5
Grand Rapids Catholic Central 35, Frankenmuth 0
The rematch of last seasonβs Division 5 championship game saw Grand Rapids Catholic Central (13-0) go up 21-0 midway through the first quarter. Cougars quarterback John Passinault ran for three touchdowns and threw for the other two. Frankenmuth finished 12-1, its only losses the last two seasons to GRCC. Click for more from the Grand Rapids Press.
Jason Hutton (@jhutt5) brings you the highlights of the Grand Rapids Catholic Central (@GRCC_CougarsFB) vs. Frankenmuth | Division 5 Football Semifinal from this afternoon.
π₯WXMI-TV#StateChamps X @LTUAthletics pic.twitter.com/bbgNJTr4jY
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Marine City 27, Portland 7
The Mariners (13-0) are headed back to Ford Field for the first time since 2013 after another dominating defensive performance β they havenβt given up more than 14 points in a game, and lowered their per game defensive average to 9.1 allowed per contest. The Raiders finished 10-3. Click for more from the Port Huron Times-Herald.
Marine City Junior QB Jeff Heaslip connects with Sophomore Parker Atkinson on the 38-yard score to put the Mariners up 7-0 over Portland!@marine_high @MCGoBlack @mariner_mc @jeffery_heaslip #StateChamps X @MIArmyGuard pic.twitter.com/La2ivg7nzF
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 20, 2021
Division 6
Lansing Catholic 18, Standish-Sterling 7
The Cougars will be returning to Ford Field seeking a second championship in three seasons to go with a 2019 title in Division 5. The Cougars (12-1) matched defense with defense, scoring their second-fewest points this fall but holding Standish-Sterling to a tie for the latterβs lowest output. The Panthers finished 10-3, making an incredible jump from last seasonβs 1-6 record. Click for more from the Lansing State Journal.
Lansing Catholic (@lansingcatholic) junior Nic Gruber with two touchdown runs as the Cougars went onto beat Standish-Sterling in the Division 6 Football Semifinal on Saturday afternoon. @lchscougarsport
π₯WILX-TV#StateChamps X @MHSAA pic.twitter.com/T7wd5QKzNK
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Warren Michigan Collegiate 36, Michigan Center 29
Michigan Collegiate (11-2) earned its first trip to the Finals, thanks in part to a series of big plays by Deion Black on both sides of the ball. The teams were tied after three quarters, and traded scores in the fourth with the Cougars reaching the end zone last. Michigan Center finished 11-2, setting a program record for wins. Click for more from MLive-Detroit.
Deion Black (@de1on_) was getting it down on both sides of the ball for @MCisFamily.#StateChamps x @DMC_Rehab pic.twitter.com/igt03bLpJE
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Division 7
Lawton 21, Jackson Lumen Christi 20
The Blue Devils are headed to the Finals for the first time after following up a memorable Regional Final win with perhaps an even more unforgettable Semifinal finish. Landon Motterβs two-point conversion with 46 seconds to play put Lawton (13-0) up for good. The Blue Devils had jumped out to a 13-0 first-half lead but found themselves trailing Lumen Christi (11-2) by a point heading into the fourth quarter. Click for more from the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Jason Hutton (@jhutt5) brings you the highlights of the Lawton vs. Lumen Christi | Division 7 Football Semifinal from this afternoon.
π₯WXMI-TV#StateChamps X @MIArmyGuard pic.twitter.com/iOGNcOoa6b
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Pewamo-Westphalia 28, Traverse City St. Francis 21
The Pirates (13-0) will have a chance to win a second Division 7 title in three years after holding off last seasonβs runner-up St. Francis (12-1). The teams were tied 14-14 heading into the final quarter, and P-Wβs defense was able to slow St. Francisβ offense for most of it, for the game holding the Gladiators to their fewest points this season and well below their average of 50 per game. Click for more from the Lansing State Journal.
Jason Hutton (@jhutt5) brings you the highlights of the Pewamo-Westphalia (@PWGRIDIRON) vs. Traverse City St. Francis | Division 7 Football Semifinal from this afternoon.
π₯WXMI-TV#StateChamps X @hungryhowies pic.twitter.com/lzElUyi71e
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
Division 8
Beal City 12, Ubly 7
The Aggies (12-1) will return to the Finals for the second time in three seasons thanks to the latest of a string of strong defensive showings. Beal City lowered its points-allowed average to 8.3 per game by stopping an Ubly offense that had averaged 45 per game entering Saturday. The Bearcats (12-1) were last seasonβs Division 8 runners-up up. Click for more from the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun.
Beal City got on the board 1st. Senior Cade Block refuses to go down, plowing through defenders and diving into the end zone to give the Aggies a 6-0 lead over Ubly. @BealCityAggieFB @bcaggieathletic @BlockheadCade#StateChamps x @LTUAthletics pic.twitter.com/AaXuabW00N
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 20, 2021
Hudson 28, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 22
The Tigers (13-0) advanced to their first championship game since 2010 relying again on an excellent defense to slow down a Whiteford offense averaging 51 points per game, but also on the legs of Bronson Marry β who ran for four second-half touchdowns as Hudson came all the way back from a 22-0 halftime deficit. It was the only loss to an in-state opponent this fall for the Bobcats (11-2). Click for more from the Adrian Daily Telegram.
Bronson Marry had four rushing touchdowns in the 2nd half as Hudson (@hudson_schools) went onto beat Ottawa Lake Whiteford in the Division 8 Football Semifinal. #StateChamps X @MHSAA pic.twitter.com/FqM5w3CKVv
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) November 21, 2021
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PHOTO Traverse City Central's Carson Bourdo (11) tries to break away from a South Lyon defender during Saturday's Division 2 Semifinal win. (Photo by Jamie McNinch.)
Championship Official, Longtime Mentor Walters Named 2023 Norris Honoree
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 30, 2023
From volunteering to umpire slowpitch softball to officiating at last seasonβs 11-Player Football Finals at Ford Field, Jacksonβs Chuck D. Walters has enjoyed every step of the climb over 44 years as a Michigan High School Athletic Association-registered official.
As a revered and beloved trainer, mentor and recruiter of officials, heβs also dedicated decades to providing opportunities to the next generations of officials in his community.
For especially his work in nurturing others in the avocation, Walters has been selected as this yearβs MHSAA Vern L. Norris Award honoree.
TheΒ NorrisΒ Award is presented annually to a veteran official who has been active in a local officials association, has mentored other officials, and has been involved in officialsβ education. It is named for Vern L.Β Norris, who served as executive director of the MHSAA from 1978-86 and was well-respected by officials on the state and national levels.
Walters has registered to officiate MHSAA football again this fall, which will begin his 45th year of refereeing or umpiring school sports. Heβs a member of the Jackson Area Officials Association, Kalamazoo Officials Association and Southeast Michigan Sports Officials organization, and he has served as a football and baseball trainer in the JAOA while also working more than 100 MHSAA postseason games in those sports including six football and two baseball Finals.
βChuck Walters is one of the best people Iβve known through officiating. Heβs been a leader and mentor for hundreds of officials in the Jackson area over many years,β said MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl, who also is a longtime football and baseball official at the high school and college levels. βChuck is the epitome of what the Vern Norris Award is meant to honor.β
Walters was a three-sport athlete at East Jackson High School β playing football, basketball and baseball β and upon graduating in 1965 took a job with Chrysler at its Proving Grounds in Chelsea. While later coaching his son Chuck in youth baseball, Walters put on a slowpitch softball tournament to benefit the local Little League association β and umpired the bases at those games to help save money so more could go to the organization.
From there, he began filling a need locally for youth umpires. Relationships built in baseball turned into working subvaristy football. After his son graduated from Napoleon, Waltersβ Friday nights opened up and he filled that personal sports void by beginning a long and successful career in varsity football as well. He first registered for two years at the start of the 1970s, and returned to register without pause beginning with the 1981-82 school year.
In addition to working youth and high school athletes, Walters has umpired college baseball primarily at the Division II, III and NAIA levels but also in the Big Ten Conference and Mid-American Conference. He also served 35 years as the volunteer clock operator at Napoleon High School basketball games β his current football crew includes multiple former Napoleon athletes or coaches. Β
Among recommendations for this Norris Award came a letter from his entire crew and another noting Walters continues to mentor 14 current officials while always seeking to introduce opportunities to others.
βI used to go to a lot of college football meetings just to stay current, and theyβd talk about this and that and my head would be spinning forever,β Walters said. βWe have four new officials in our area starting football this fall, and I know their heads will be spinning when we talk about this and that. My focus will be to get those new officialsβ feet on the ground, get them (progressing) step by step by step. Once they get that passion to officiate whatever sport it might be, they just take off.β
Walters received the Al Cotton Award in 2013 from the Jackson Citizen Patriot for his contributions to Jackson-area sports, and was named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Hall of Fame in 2021 as a βfriend of basketballβ for his hundreds of games operating the clock.
Walters and his high school sweetheart Judy have been married 57 years, and they have adult children Stacy and Chuck. Walters retired from Chrysler after 32 years and has a car restoration business.
Previous recipients
1992 β Ted Wilson, East Detroit
1993 β Fred Briggs, Burton
1994 β Joe Brodie, Flat Rock
1995 β Jim Massar, Flint
1996 β Jim Lamoreaux, St. Ignace
1997 β Ken Myllyla, Escanaba
1998 β Blake Hagman, Kalamazoo
1999 β Richard Kalahar, Jackson
2000 β Barb Beckett, Traverse City; Karl Newingham, Bay City
2001 β Herb Lipschultz, Kalamazoo
2002 β Robert Scholie, Hancock
2003 β Ron Nagy, Hazel Par
2004 β Carl Van Heck, Grand RapidsΒ
2005 β Bruce Moss, Alma
2006 β Jeanne Skinner, Grand Rapids
2007 β Terry Wakeley, Grayling
2008 β Will Lynch, Honor
2009 β James Danhoff, Richland
2010 β John Juday Sr., Petoskey
2011 β Robert Williams, Redford
2012 β Lyle Berry, Rockford
2013 β Tom Minter, Okemos
2014 β Hugh R. Jewell, West Bloomfield
2015 β Sam Davis, LansingΒ
2016 β Linda Hoover, Marshall
2017 β Michael Gentry, Shelby Township
2018 β Jill Baker-Cooley, Big Rapids
2019 β David Buck, St. Joseph
2020 β Hugh Matson, Saginaw
2021 β Lewis Clingman, Grand Rapids
2022 β Pat Hayes, Birmingham
MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
20, 30, 40, 45 & 50-YEAR OFFICIALS
The officials on this list are receiving their 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50-year service awards.
20-YEAR OFFICIALS
Allegan β Joseph Munn
Allen Park β James Murdoch
Ann Arbor β Shawna Lorch
Bad Axe β Gary Krause
Bannister β Clyde English
Baraga β Scott Koski
Battle Creek β Lonzo Warren
Bay City β Jason Ruple
Bay City β David Szczypka
Belleville β Michael McCormick
Big Rapids β Marty Shaffer
Blissfield β Steven Babbitt
Bloomfield Township β Richard Dylewski
Bloomfield Village β Maynard Timm
Bridgman β Shane Peters
Brimley β George Jones
Bronson β Brian Case
Bronson β Kevin Gardner
Brownstown Township β Charles Monette
Byron Center β Michael Jager
Cadillac β Demetrio Rojas-Cruz
Chassell β Robert Fay
Chassell β Shana Ruotsala
Chesterfield β Paul McBride
Clarkston β Jamie Rykse
Clarksville β Michael Burgess
Clinton Township β Mark Carney
Clinton Township β Keith Justice
Clinton Township β Brad Thomas
Commerce Township β Robert Foss
Constantine β Jerry Burgess
Cottrellville β Grant Harris
Dearborn Heights β Abasi Sanders
Detroit β Cozette Ealy
Detroit β Cedric Green
Detroit β Delonda Little
Detroit β William Pugh
DeWitt β Mark Kellogg
DeWitt β Adam Miller
Dorr β Dan Heasley
East Lansing β Eric McGaugh
Farmington hills β Kevin Cleveland
Fenton β Paula McAllister
Flint β Rozier Looney
Frankenmuth β Matthew Krause
Freeland β Nick Horn
Fremont β Kevin Holmberg
Gaylord β Michael Switalski
Gobles β Randy Hood
Grand Blanc β Josh Dean
Grand Blanc β Anthony Klinck
Grand Blanc β David Clement
Grand Ledge β Brian Gorman
Grand Rapids β Marc Davis
Grand Rapids β Timothy Gildner
Grand Rapids β Lloyd Kilgore
Grand Rapids β Fritz Owen
Grand Rapids β Debra Rambow
Grand Rapids β James Stokes
Grand Rapids β Michael Underwood
Grand Rapids β Randy Wilson
Grosse Ile β Michael Szczechowski
Grosse Pointe Woods β Douglas Bohannon
Harbor Beach β Jill Fuller
Harrison Township β Kimberly Broski
Hart β Chris Romero
Haslett β Scott Bradley
Haslett β Casey Kern
Hastings β Fred Koning
Highland β Jason Zimmerman
Holland β Jayson Dibble
Holt β Andrew Hoard
Honor β Matt Olson
Horton β Jerry Waddington
Houghton β Gregg Richards
Howell β Anthony Vella
Howell β Nathan Thompson
Hudsonville β Roberto Ortega-Ramos
Ionia β April Holman
Ironwood β Guy Trier
Jackson β Tracy Boyers
Jackson β Troy Fairbanks
Jackson β Daniel Garrison
Jackson β Jim Miller
Jackson β Bernard Nabozny
Jackson β Douglas Richardson
Jenison β Alfred Kennedy
Kalamazoo β Jill Lansky
Kentwood β Andrew Terrien
Kentwood β Rus Tien
Lansing β Oscar Castaneda
Lansing β Steve Crowley
Lansing β Terry Harris
Lansing β Arthur Lilly
Lansing β Keith Rhodabeck
Lansing β Cameron Rodgers
Lathrup Village β Gerald Jones
Livonia β Scott Racer
Macomb β Don Kalpin
Macomb β Terry Prince
Manistique β Joseph Crowder
Manistique β Howard Parmentier
Marlette β Chris Storm
Marquette β John Schultz
Marshall β James Dyer
Marshall β Eric Earl
Marysville β John Schweihofer
Mason β Ammahad Wnaikau
Memphis β Steven Gray
Merrill β Malena Marr
Michigan City β Larry Jordan
Middleville β Darrin Oliver
Midland β Thomas Coatoam
Midland β Alan Huntress
Milan β Jill Hargrove
Milan β Michael St. John
Milford β Jeffrey Garvin
Milford β Larry Walters
Mt. Pleasant β Jeff Siler
Muskegon β Robert Koekkoek
Niles β Cory Gowen
Niles β Glenn Kimmerly
Northville β Doug Doyle
Ortonville β Laurel Kobe
Perrysburg β Gregg Becker
Petersburg β Mike Faunce
Pickford β Marc Andrzejak
Pontiac β Wanda Clayton
Port Austin β Andrew Preston
Portage β Phillip Baker
Portage β Jeff Kirkman
Portage β Mike Lauraine
Portage β Michael Northuis
Reed City β Aaron Keup
Riverview β Gregory Drewno
Rochester β Avoki Omekanda
Rochester Hills β Michael Timko
Rochester Hills β Terry Zangkas
Royal Oak β Linda Mariani
Saginaw β Richard Moody
Saginaw β Charles Smith
Schoolcraft β Nathan DeMaso
Schoolcraft β Reid Jones
South Haven β Ken Dietz
South Haven β Douglas Jones
South Lyon β Elisabeth Tyzo-DePaulis
St. Clair Shores β Chad Kelly
Sterling Heights β Robert Hornik
Sterling Heights β Patrick Radaj
Sterling Heights β Erik Schneider
Sterling Heights β Ernest Sciullo
Sterling Heights β Terry Sheen
Stevensville β Thomas Rivette
Stevensville β Douglas Wegscheid
Swartz Creek β Andrew Palovich
Tecumseh β Eryn Stamper
Temperance β Larry Nocella
Traverse City β Jeffrey Brunner
Traverse City β Jason Meriwether
Traverse City β Thomas Spencer
Trenton β Brian Hill
Trenton β Kevin McMillion
Troy β Glenn Craze
Troy β Patrick Grady
Twin Lake β Mike Vanderstelt
Utica β Edward Kotulski
Wallace β Terry Unti
Walled Lake β Terry Prickett
Warren β Arthur Lynn
Wayland β Joseph Kramer
West Bloomfield β Ilya Beltser
West Branch β Howard Hanft
White Lake β Gregory Waun
Williamston β Kelli Hart
Wixom β Cuba Gregory
Wyoming β Kelli Polinskey
30-YEAR OFFICIALS
Allen β Kent Sanborn
Allen Park β Mark Klein
Alpena β Robert Centala
Alto β Bene Benedict
Bad Axe β Brent Wehner
Baroda β Chris Falak
Battle Creek β John Crumb
Bay City β Stephen Linton
Bay City β Scott Packard
Bay City β Joseph Pietryga
Bessemer β James Trcka
Brooklyn β Gregg Wonderly
Caledonia β Stacy Smith
Center Line β Scott Manteuffel
Charlotte β Val Nelson
Chelsea β Eric VanHevel
Chesterfield β Anthony Mancina
Clinton Township β Barbara Laird
Clinton Township β Scott Walendowski
Comstock Park β Kathy Felty
Davison β James Edgar
Dearborn β Gloria Joseph
Dearborn Heights β Rick Ballnik
Detroit β Joyce Smith
Dowagiac β Scott Stewart
East Lansing β Brent Sorg
Eaton Rapids β Wesley Collins
Essexville β Mark Gentle
Farmington Hills β Robert Dobson
Fenton β Paul White
Flat Rock β Janis Stahr
Flint β Richard Higgins
Flint β John Yelle
Flushing β Jeffrey Straley
Freeland β Terry Schmidt
Grand Blanc β Bernadette Koenig
Grand Blanc β Thomas Le Blanc
Grand Blanc β Leonard Sparks
Grand Rapids β Jacquie DeJonge
Grand Rapids β Jeff Green
Greenville β Darcia Kelley
Grosse Pointe β Ryan Murphy
Grosse Pointe Park β George Markley
Grosse Pointe Woods β Renee Dicristofaro
Hazel Park β Benny Holzman
Hickory Corners β Dean Bostwick
Holt β John Massey
Imlay City β John Forti
Kalamazoo β Julie Jones
Kalamazoo β Mark Kampen
Kingsley β David Lemmien
Lansing β Dee Hammond
Lansing β Robert Mccullem
Livonia β Steve Timm
Manchester β James Connors
Marinette β Neil Motto
Mason β Daniel Carmichael
Mason β Kathy Showers
Mattawan β John Visser
McMillan β Anthony Immel
Midland β Katherine Duso
Monroe β Carolyn Peters
Montague β Stanley Bush
Muskegon β Jacklyn Burr
Muskegon β Chris Calkins
Muskegon β Dennis Danicek
Muskegon β Randall Peters
North Muskegon β Tony Kartes
Ontonagon β Andrew Borseth
Ottawa Lake β Douglas Sanders
Paw Paw β Karla Koviak
Perry β Thomas Montpas
Petoskey β Mark Holland
Pierson β Joseph Williams
Pleasant Lake β Marty Shean
Plymouth β Michael Rossman
Plymouth β Richard Schmidt
Quincy β Candace Cox
Rapid River β Mike Pilon
Rochester β Janette Luttenberger
Rochester Hills β Katherine DiMeglio
Romeo β Mary Milke
Rossford β Steven Agler
Saginaw β Thomas Nichols
Saline β Todd Schultz
Shelby β Todd Fox
Shelby Township β Sheila Brownlee
Shelby Township β Kristi Dean
South Lyon β Michael Kiselis
Sparta β Ryan Huber
St. Clair Shores β Gary Kowalewski
St. Joseph β Terry Myers
St. Joseph β Dave Waaso
Standish β Kimberly Belchak
Stanton β Jason Petersen
Sterling Heights β George Braund
Sterling Heights β John Moceri
Traverse City β Allen Hebden
Utica β Sean Barel
Waldron β Michael Granger
Walled Lake β Donald Magee
Warren β Joseph DiBucci
Washington β Gloria Berger
Wayne β Robert Allen
West Bloomfield β Cynthia Tyzo
Williamston β David Sweeney
Wolverine β David Ashenfelter
Wyandotte β David Shalda
Wyoming β Stephen Hendrickson
Yale β Perry Sutherland
40-YEAR OFFICIALS
Adrian β Doris Goodlock
Allen Park β James Sombati
Battle Creek β Corby O'Leary
Bay City β Tony Biskup
Buchanan β Ronald Bartz
Cedar Springs β Dan Rypma
Charlevoix β Daniel Ulrich
Clark Lake β Ralph Piepkow
Clinton Township β Patrick Crandall
Crystal Falls β Lyle Smithson
Detroit β Aimee Davis
Detroit β John Leidlein
Detroit β Richard Shalhoub
Eastpointe β Wayne Rockensuess
Fort Gratiot β Jeff Klausing
Garden City β Eric Hebestreit
Grosse Ile β Steven Vecchioni
Hancock β Brian Rimpela
Holland β Brent Hoitenga
Hudsonville β Gerald Kuiper
Jackson β Thomas Morrissey
Jackson β Joseph Page
Jonesville β Kirk Snyder
Kentwood β William Meade
Lake Orion β James Weidman
Lansing β Daniel Kitchel
Lapeer β Gary Oyster
Lapeer β Scott Strickler
Macomb Township β William Gerbe
Mayville β Gary Libka
Midland β Bradley Crampton
Newaygo β Clinton Abbott
Ray β David Hines
Reed City β David Erler
Republic β Paul Price
Rockford β Carl Knoop
Rogers City β Karl Grambau
Roseville β Mario Soresi
Saginaw β Michael Mayers
Saginaw β Richard Welzein
Saginaw β Dennis Wildey
Sand Creek β Jack Sager
Sault Ste. Marie β Dale Cryderman
St. Clair Shores β Gerald Garcia
St. Joseph β Bruce Molineaux
Swartz Creek β James Loria
Temperance β Michael Bitz
Traverse City β Barbara Beckett
Walled Lake β Nicholas Lesnau
Waters β Rick Sehl
Ypsilanti β Jerry Kelley
45-YEAR OFFICIALS
Alpena β Scott MacKenzie
Berkley β Charles Tyrrell
Boyne City β Peter Moss
Bronson β Randy Houtz
Brown City β Curt Lowe
Buchanan β Larry Monsma
Burton β Thomas Rau
Cheboygan β Peter Stempky
Conklin β Gary Meerman
East Lansing β Bruce Heeder
Flint β Joseph Johnson
Flushing β David Cowden
Fowler β Dean Schrauben
Frankfort β Peter Olson
Grand Rapids β Todd VandenAkker
Haslett β Heidi Doherty
Holland β Craig Kuipers
Houghton β Roy Britz
Iron Mountain β Robert Barkle
Jenison β James Kerbel
Lake Isabella β James Novar
Linden β John Cross
Madison Heights β Joseph Marcinkowski
Muskegon Heights β Johnny Robinson
Oxford β Donald Maskill
Plymouth β Charles Hempel
Portage β Richard Bird
Portage β Robert Burch
Posen β Donna Couture
Prescott β Charles Wren
Roseville β Robert Iwasko
Shelby Township β Michael Gentry
South Bend β Dale Matteson
South Lyon β Dan Riggs
Taylor β Clayton Conner
Warren β Vern Rottmann
50-YEAR OFFICIALS
Adrian β Gary Laskowsky
Ann Arbor β Michael Parsons
Canton β David Mattingly
Caseville β Daniel Korbutt
DeWitt β Raymond Barnes
Fenton β Hewitt Judson
Fruitport β David Fisher
Kalamazoo β David Turley
Livonia β Steven Boyak
Livonia β John Dunn
Ludington β Roger Chappel
Marlette β Jerry Sauder
Marquette β Gene Aho
Ontonagon β John Gravier
Palmetto β Donald Bourdon
Rodney β Jeffrey Greene
Rogers City β Michael Grulke
Saginaw β Richard Havercroft
South Haven β Robert Linderman
South Lyon β Richard Gibson
Stevensville β Bruce Arter
Traverse City β Tom Post
West Bloomfield β Anthony Magni
Whitehall β Chuck Hulce
PHOTOΒ Chuck Walters officiates this past season's Division 5 Final.