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: 10/9/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 9, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills won its fourth-straight Regional team title, and Mia Melendez won her fourth individual championship while carding a 64 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Ann Arbor News
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 7 Grand Blanc carded a 329, and Okemos’ Alena Li also scored a 64 at their LPD2 Regional – Lansing State Journal
3. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central’s girls and boys teams finished a Northwest Conference sweep; Benzie’s girls are ranked No. 4 in LPD3, and the boys are No. 15 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS GOLF No. 4 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian and Ava McConnon swept LPD4 Regional titles – Local Sports Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Onaway moved into first alone in the Ski Valley Conference with a four-set win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. GIRLS GOLF Sandusky won its LPD4 Regional team title by 21 strokes – Mount Pleasant Morning News
7. CROSS COUNTRY Battle Creek Lakeview’s girls and boys swept All-City titles – Battle Creek Enquirer
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Clarkston lost the first set but won the next three against honorable mention Lake Orion – Oakland Press
9. VOLLEYBALL St. Ignace also lost its first set with Brimley before winning in four – MI Sports Now
10. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba swept Bark River-Harris – Upper Michigan Source