Moment: Morenci Returns to Record Book
November 18, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
The 1996 MHSAA Class C Football Final at the Pontiac Silverdome produced a special teams gem – the longest blocked punt return in the history of the event.
Morenci came to the game owning a piece of football history in Michigan. The Bulldogs' 1949 gridiron squad is one of seven teams to have ever produced an undefeated, untied and unscored campaign. At the same time, they scored 514 points in nine games, which was a regular-season record until Battle Creek Pennfield hit the 541-point mark in 1992.
Against Ravenna on this Thanksgiving weekend, Morenci found the record book again when Scott Miller blocked a punt attempt by Steve Johnson, and Chad Tedder picked up the loose ball and returned it a record 32 yards for a touchdown.
In the end, it was Ravenna which prevailed in this finale, 30-14. Benny Clark rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns on a final-game record 49 attempts to end his career with 7,212 rushing yards, a state record at the time.
Unforgettable 5ive: 2022 Football Playoffs Week 1
By
Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
November 1, 2022
Five unforgettable plays from the first week of the 2022 MHSAA Football Playoffs:
► Jacob Bartlett converts the 2-point try in overtime giving Standish-Sterling a 30-29 win over Clare.
► Livonia Clarenceville stops Redford Union's game-tying 2-point attempt and wins 48-46 in overtime.
► Alex Stoyanovich boots South Lyon past South Lyon East in overtime, 30-27.
► Waterford Mott's Kalieb Osborne throws two touchdown passes and scores seven more on the ground in a 77-63 win over Saginaw Heritage.
► Dawson Cary scores the game's only touchdown in a 6-0 overtime win for East Jordan over Frankfort.