Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Playoff Week 2

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

November 10, 2021

Here's a look at our Playoff Week 2 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:

► Kyler Castle kicks Sterling Heights Stevenson to the 38-35 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley. 

► Dante Moore connects with Chansey Willis for the touchdown in Detroit Martin Luther King's 33-12 win over River Rouge. 

► Simon Vinson hits Justin Wickey for the 18-yard game-winning touchdown in Colon's 29-22 comeback win over Morrice. 

► Mason McKenzie runs it in from 30 yards out in Caledonia's 49-12 win over Muskegon Mona Shores. 

► Livonia Franklin's Zac Olesuk throws a 17-yard TD pass to Brandon Reiten as the Patriots defeat Livonia Churchill 27-20.

Be the Referee: Pass/Kick Off Crossbar

By Sam Davis
MHSAA Director of Officials

November 7, 2023

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Pass/Kick Off Crossbar - Listen

It’s 3rd-and-goal from the 12-yard line when the quarterback throws a pass high over the middle. It goes over the out-stretched hands of the receiver, hits the crossbar of the goalposts and ricochets back toward the receiver who is able to grab it while standing in the end zone.

Is this a touchdown?

It is not. Once a pass hits the crossbar – or uprights – of the goalposts, the pass is dead. It’s an incomplete pass, and now it’s 4th-and-goal.

So … they send out the field goal unit and the kick hits an upright and also bounces back into the field of play. Is the ball returnable by either team?

Nope. Once it hits the goal post and comes back onto the field – it is a missed field goal. The defense now takes over, 1st-and-10.

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Oct. 31: Cross Country Interference - Listen
Oct. 24: Soccer Overtime - Listen
Oct. 17: Tennis Spin - Listen
Oct. 10: Blocked Kick - Listen
Oct. 3: Volleyball Double & Lift - Listen
Sept. 26: Registration Process - Listen
Sept. 20: Animal Interference - Listen
Sept. 13: Feet Rule on Soccer Throw-In - Listen
Sept. 6: Volleyball Jewelry - Listen
Aug. 30: Football Rules Similarities - Listen
Aug. 23: Football Rules Differences - Listen