#TBT: 600-plus Teams Ready for Kickoff

August 27, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Football teams have represented Michigan high schools for more than a century, beginning long before the MHSAA was formed during the winter of 1924-25.

This weekend, nearly all of the 614 varsity teams scheduled to play this fall will kick off their seasons – and for a fortunate 18, start a journey that will last more than three months through the MHSAA Finals. 

This will be the 40th season of the MHSAA football playoffs, which were first played with a much smaller field of teams in 1975. The field expanded to its current 256 11-player teams in 1999, and an 8-player tournament was added in 2011.

The above photo was taking during a 23-0 Muskegon victory over Escanaba during the 1989 Class A playoffs (senior Marcus Longmire celebrates scoring his team's second touchdown). The Big Reds advanced from this Pre-Regional game to face Midland, then Lansing Sexton, and finally Detroit Martin Luther King in the Class A Final which Muskegon won 16-13.

The Big Reds have won five MHSAA titles total, and also made Finals the last three seasons, finishing runner-up in Division 2 in 2012 and 2013 and last season in Division 3 after falling 7-0 to Orchard Lake St. Mary's. 

Unforgettable 5ive: 2022 Football Week 3

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 13, 2022

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

Cole Potier scores one of his three touchdowns in a 28-6 Gladstone victory over Menominee. Potier had 206 yards rushing in the game.

Napoleon's Grant Bradley escapes for a 38-yard touchdown run in a 30-25 win over Manchester.

Saginaw Heritage running back Ty Robertson scores one of four Hawks rushing TDs in a 52-40 win over Grand Blanc.

Croswell-Lexington defeats Armada 34-12 as Gavin Espinoza finds Trevor Soule for the touchdown just before halftime.

Lansing Waverly gets this Justis Ashley interception right before halftime as the Warriors down Lansing Everett 39-14.