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1st & Goal: 2024 Week 1 Review
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 3, 2024
Football is the only high school sport for which teams prepare an entire week to play just one game, and at most are guaranteed nine games each season.
That being the case, every week contributes significantly to a teamβs overall story. And we're thrilled to tell as many as possible again, starting with what struck us most from season openers this past holiday weekend.
This time, headliners included a pair of victories over 2023 Finals champions, and two of the highest-scoring games in MHSAA history. And those are just a few of the notables from this first chapter, as we restart our weekly "1st & Goal" seriesΒ to highlight several of the results that especially jumped off the page.
Bay & Thumb
HEADLINER Frankenmuth 22, Goodrich 0 After falling to the Martians on a last-minute score to start the 2023 season, Frankenmuth avenged by handing Goodrich its first regular-season shutout since 2018. Logan Diener led the Eaglesβ defensive effort with 15 tackles and two sacks, and Kobbi Ke outran Goodrich as a team 117 yards to 54. Click for more from the Saginaw News.
Watch list Fenton 28, Midland Dow 14 The Tigers also opened last season with a win over Dow, by two points, on the way to a Flint Metro League title β and this victory was even more impressive with quarterback Noah Sheil starring.
On the move Harbor Beach 24, Cass City 22 (OT) These two finished a combined 17-5 last year, and Harbor Beach extended its winning streak against the Red Hawks to three this weekend with an overtime defensive stand. Saginaw Heritage 48, Mount Pleasant 24 Despite graduating one of the most accomplished receivers in MHSAA history, Heritage raced to a second-straight win over the Oilers, who won a league title a year ago. Armada 28, Marine City 27 This ending was unforgettable as well, as both teams scored during the final two minutes, Armada first and then Marine City on a kickoff return β but the Tigers stopped the ensuing two-point conversion try.
Greater Detroit
HEADLINER Belleville 35, Clarkston 28 Belleville quarterback Bryce Underwood started one of the nationβs most anticipated senior seasons running for 177 yards and two scores and throwing two touchdown passes. His 55-yard TD sprint with 18 seconds left was the game-winner at the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic. Click for more from the Detroit Sports Commission.
Bryce Underwood powered Belleville past Clarkston 35-28 in our @WXYZDetroit High School Game of the Week.
Underwood ran for 177 yards, including the game-winning 55-yard touchdown. pic.twitter.com/Z6xvjHUb74
β Brad Galli (@BradGalli) August 31, 2024
Watch list Warren De La Salle Collegiate 21, Davison 3 In another premier Xenith matchup at Wayne State, the 2023 Division 2 runner-up Pilots avenged last seasonβs 31-26 loss to Davison by dealing the Cardinals their first single-digit scoring day since 2021.
On the move West Bloomfield 42, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 0 The Lakers left no doubt in this rematch of annual powers, impressing even more after winning last seasonβs matchup with the Big Reds by just a point. Lake Orion 21, Northville 13 These were both 10-game winners a year ago, and Lake Orion is back on course after last seasonβs lone loss came by a point in its District Final. Riverview Gabriel Richard 15, Montrose 10 Gabriel Richard began building on last seasonβs trip to the Division 8 Semifinals by holding on against a Rams team that reached the Division 7 Regional Finals in 2023.
Mid-Michigan
HEADLINER Lansing Everett 28, Lansing Sexton 0 Everett ended a two-game losing streak against its rival in a big way, shutting out a Sexton offense that scored 30 points per game last season and putting up 28 on a Sexton defense that gave up that many only once a year ago. Click for more from the Lansing State Journal.
Lansing Everett dominates Sexton 28-0 in heated matchup@EverettVikingFB
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β WILX News 10 (@wilxTV) August 30, 2024
Watch list East Lansing 31, Portage Central 7 Much is expected of the Trojans this season, and they showed why immediately in this matchup of 2023 league champions. East Lansing shut down a Central offense that averaged nearly 32 points per game last year.
On the move DeWitt 69, Haslett 42 These rivals ran right into the MHSAA record book combining for more than 100 points during one of the most high-scoring games of opening night, as the Panthersβ Elliott Larner and Vikingsβ Kory Amachree combined to run for seven touchdowns. Pewamo-Westphalia 8, North Muskegon 7 The Pirates avenged their only two losses of a year ago (on opening night and then in a Regional Final) with a fourth-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion. Fowler 20, Hudson 6 Fowler also made some big-time small-school noise with this win over a Hudson program that was a combined 31-5 over the last three seasons.
Northern Lower Peninsula
HEADLINER Ogemaw Heights 29, Ubly 13 Ogemaw is coming off its best season in over a decade, and itβs impossible to argue with this start against last seasonβs undefeated Division 8 champion. Ubly has some significant changes on offense as several standouts graduated, and is a much smaller school, but the Falcons still held the Bearcats to their lowest-scoring performance since 2021. Click for more from the Bay City Times.
Watch list Traverse City West 6, Gaylord 0 West avenged last seasonβs 13-7 loss to the Blue Devils, who are coming off a perfect regular season and league and District titles. The Titans are seeking their first winning season since 2021.
On the move Traverse City St. Francis 67, Charlevoix 22 After opening last season with a one-point win over the Rayders, St. Francis fell to them in their Division 7 District opener. This avenges that, but they could mean again. Elk Rapids 7, Benzie Central 2 This may seem more like a baseball score, and Elk Rapids will take it after losing this matchup 47-26 last season and missing the playoffs at 4-5 while Benzie qualified at 5-4. Petoskey 8, Greenville 6 Only a few points were scored in this one too, but Petoskey knows every one of them counts after making the playoffs at 5-4 as well last season.
Southeast & Border
HEADLINER Onsted 35, Napoleon 20 The Wildcats are seeking their first winning season since 2019 and finished 2-7 a year ago. But theyβre halfway to equaling that total after a loud start, as Napoleon is coming off back-to-back league titles. Click for more from the Adrian Daily Telegram.
πFAN VISIONπ Luke Manders connected with Aidan Paquin for the 45-yard touchdown as Onsted beat Napoleon 35-20 on August 29th
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β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) August 31, 2024
Watch list Ypsilanti Lincoln 10, Milan 7 The Railsplitters are seeking their first winning season since 2017 and won two games a year ago as well, but they are on the right path with this victory over a 2023 playoff qualifier.
On the move Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 22, Clinton 14 The Falcons bounced back from losing to Clinton by the same score in last seasonβs Division 7 District Final. Jackson Lumen Christi 49, Michigan Center 21 This matchup featured two of the Jackson areaβs traditional best for the second-straight season, with the reigning Division 7 champion Titans again prevailing. Ann Arbor Pioneer 27, Adrian 17 The Pioneers avenged last seasonβs 36-30 loss to the Maples as they look to build on their winningest season since 2015.
Southwest Corridor
HEADLINER Paw Paw 32, Big Rapids 14 Paw Paw won this opening matchup for the second season in a row and by an almost identical score as in 2023, when Big Rapids went on to win the Central State Activities Association Gold and the Red Wolves finished second in the Wolverine Conference. PJ DeYoung led the way this time with 203 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Click for more from the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Watch list St. Joseph 30, Niles 7 St. Joseph rebounded significantly after losing last seasonβs opener to Niles 55-0. The Bears took strides on both sides of the ball; Niles never scored fewer than 14 points in a game last season, and St. Joseph reached 30 only three times in 2023. Β
On the move Hartford 55, Niles Brandywine 24 Hartford has a varsity team for the first time since 2021 and now its first win since 2019. Dowagiac 21, South Haven 11 Dowagiac last year posted its first winning season since 2019 despite a one-point loss to South Haven in their opener, and ending a three-game losing streak against the Rams over the weekend was another solid step. Buchanan 32, Saugatuck 6 Buchanan was another season-opening avenger, having fallen to Saugatuck 25-14 a year ago in what turned into a playoff season for both.
Upper Peninsula
HEADLINER Marquette 55, Gladstone 0 Watch out for the Sentinels. Marquette had lost two in a row to Gladstone, including 36-7 a year ago, and hadnβt reached 50 points in a game since 2021. This also was Marquetteβs first season-opening win in three years. Click for more from the Marquette Mining Journal.
Watch list Ishpeming Westwood 36, Bark River-Harris 12 Westwood is coming off a pair of sub-.500 finishes after a string of much better ones, but breaking a two-game losing streak against Bark River-Harris could be the start of a turnaround. The Broncos had won last seasonβs matchup 50-14.
On the move Gwinn 14, Bridgeport 6 The Modeltowners are 1-0 for the first time since 2018 β the last time the team posted a winning record for the season. Iron Mountain 26, Houghton 16 The Mountaineers ran their winning streak against Houghton to three, but the Gremlins made this the closest matchup since their most recent victory over Iron Mountain in 2021. Kingsford 21, Escanaba 0 These two renewed this rivalry after a year ago, with Kingsford claiming its third-straight victory in the longtime series.
West Michigan
HEADLINER Zeeland West 28, Muskegon 13 This jumps off the page as Muskegon is the reigning Division 2 champion and won 12 straight games β including 22-16 over West β to close last season. But looking back further, it's fair to say the Dux have been on the verge; the Big Reds had won four of the last five matchups, but all of them were decided by eight points or fewer.Β This one, however, was a nonleague game as they are in separate divisions of the Ottawa-Kent Conference this fall for the first time since 2019. Click for more from the Holland Sentinel.
Check out the πΉ Zeeland West beating the defending Division 2 State Champs in Muskegon 28-13 on August 30th, 2024. Powered by @miarmyguard pic.twitter.com/Z3ZIxXIxiK
β STATE CHAMPS! Michigan (@statechampsmich) August 31, 2024
Watch list Reed City 24, Kingsley 22 Not to be outdone, Reed City also defeated a reigning Finals champion, edging last yearβs Division 6 title winner Kingsley with a touchdown and two-point conversion with one second to play. Kingsley had defeated Reed City 37-7 last fall to advance to Ford Field.
On the move Rockford 30, Detroit Cass Tech 23 These Division 1 powers met for the first time, and the next time could be with a championship on the line. Rockford held on with a late defensive stand. Hudsonville Unity Christian 43, Whitehall 21 Unity Christian is coming off its first sub-.500 season in a decade, which began with a loss to Whitehall β which went on to finish 10-1 last fall and is Unityβs only opponent from 2023 on this yearβs schedule. Muskegon Mona Shores 28, Grand Blanc 26 Shores followed quarterback Jonathan Pittman across the state for an impressive win at the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic.
8-Player
HEADLINER Pickford 40, Powers North Central 12 Pickford dealt the Jets a season-opening defeat for the first time since 2018 as the two 8-player powers faced off for the first time since 2019. Both could again be in the championship mix in at the end of this fall; North Central made the Division 2 Regional Finals last season, and Pickford reached the Division 1 Semifinals. Click for more from the Escanaba Daily Press.
Watch list Britton Deerfield 68, Pittsford 58 This tied for the 20th highest-scoring game in MHSAA 8-player history, with Britton Deerfield rebounding nicely off last yearβs 2-7 finish to defeat a Pittsford team coming off a 7-3 run.
On the move Brimley 26, St. Ignace 0 The Saints stormed into 8-player last season with a 9-2 finish, but Brimley coming off a 3-6 run pulled off one of the stunners of Week 1 as it pursues a first .500-or-better season since 2019. Gaylord St. Mary 8, Rudyard 0 This was nearly an opposite of last seasonβs meeting; St. Maryβs won this time after Rudyard claimed last yearβs 58-32. Atlanta 40, Rogers City 36 Atlanta closed last season 2-2 over its final four games and might be on the verge of another step forward with this first win over Rogers City after two losses in their previous two 8-player matchups β including 34-24 a year ago.
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PHOTOS (Top) Grand Blanc defenders converge on a Muskegon Mona Shores ball carrier during the Sailors' 28-26 win.Β (Middle)Β Marquette's Drew Bradley (6) breaks a tackle and gains several yards against Gladstone. (Below)Β Otsego's Lane Blanchard breaks through an opening during his team's 41-0 loss to Coopersville. (Top photo by Terry Lyons, middle photo by Cara Kamps and below photo by Gary Shook.)
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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.