To Ford Field, and Home Again

August 31, 2012

The last time Lansing Catholic and Pewamo-Westphalia's football teams had suited up, it was under the bright lights of Ford Field for last season's MHSAA Finals.

The reigning Division 5 and 7 runners-up, respectively, returned to the field Aug. 24 in a season opener at Holt Junior High, in what was another first-time experience for leaders on both sidelines.

It was the first time in a coaching career spanning four decades that Cougars coach Jim Ahern started anew after making it to the previous season's final game. Despite numerous near-misses while coaching at Ithaca, last season was his first trip to the title game.

Pewamo-Westphalia's Brad Weber has been leading the Pirates for only five seasons, but his school and community also had never made it to a season finale before last November.

Click to see what each had to say after Lansing Catholic opened with a 45-21 win.

Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Week 3

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 15, 2021

Here's a look at our Week 3 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:

► Goodrich's Caden Kolanowski takes the punt back 51 yards for the score in the Martians' 48-0 win over Clio.

► Livonia Churchill gets a touchdown just before half when Bailey Brooks hauls in the tipped pass from Taj Williams. Churchill would go on to defeat Belleville 28-21.

► Watervliet beats Buchanan 19-13 thanks in part to this 79-yard touchdown pass and catch from Tyson Williams to Chase Tremblay,

► Detroit Martin Luther King's Dante Moore finds Joseph Williams for the touchdown as King would defeat Cass Tech 41-34.

► Ovid-Elsie gets a 25-yard game-winning field goal from Colin Fluharty with 11 seconds left in a 23-22 win over Montrose.

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