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.

Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 16, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids defeated Boyne City 47-40 to wrap up its first outright Lake Michigan Conference title since 1999 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOWLING The Bay City John Glenn girls and boys teams combined to sweep the Bay County Championships for the fourth-straight season; the John Glenn girls are ranked No. 7 in Division 2 – Bay City Times

3. BOWLING The Division 2 No. 10 Coldwater girls clinched the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championship with a 24-6 win over Parma Western – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Coldwater claimed the I8AC title with a 96-51 win over Hastings/Delton Kellogg – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Troy clinched an outright Oakland Activities Association White championship with a 63-46 win over Troy Athens – Oakland Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched a share of the West Michigan D League championship with a 70-36 win over Bear Lake – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clay Shoup scored a school-record 55 points to lead Mason County Eastern past Manistee Catholic Central 76-55 – Ludington Daily News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon defeated Holton 41-31, but Holton’s Ryann Robins went over 1,000 career points and became the school’s all-time scoring leader – Local Sports Journal

9. HOCKEY Alpena defeated Petoskey 7-2 to claim the program’s 900th victory – WBKB

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser advanced in the Macomb Area Conference Blue/Gold Tournament with a 41-29 win over St. Clair – Macomb Daily