Unforgettable 5ive: 2021 Football Week 3

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

September 15, 2021

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

► Goodrich's Caden Kolanowski takes the punt back 51 yards for the score in the Martians' 48-0 win over Clio.

► Livonia Churchill gets a touchdown just before half when Bailey Brooks hauls in the tipped pass from Taj Williams. Churchill would go on to defeat Belleville 28-21.

► Watervliet beats Buchanan 19-13 thanks in part to this 79-yard touchdown pass and catch from Tyson Williams to Chase Tremblay,

► Detroit Martin Luther King's Dante Moore finds Joseph Williams for the touchdown as King would defeat Cass Tech 41-34.

► Ovid-Elsie gets a 25-yard game-winning field goal from Colin Fluharty with 11 seconds left in a 23-22 win over Montrose.

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Be the Referee: Tourney Selection

By Brent Rice
MHSAA Assistant Director

November 18, 2021

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 – Tourney Selection - Listen

Today we are going to talk about how officials are selected for the MHSAA Football Playoffs. Just as the best teams advance in the tournament week after week, the best officiating crews advance in the tournament in much the same way.

For a crew to be eligible for assignment, many requirements have to be met prior to the season – submission of their season schedule, making sure that the crew has completed the annual rules meeting, as well as a football rules test. Much weight is given to ratings – each crew is rated by schools following each game as well as observation reports where officiating experts go out and either watch crews work live or on video in making sure that the best crews advance throughout the tournament.

Previous editions

Nov. 4: Receiver Carried Out of End Zone Listen
Oct. 28: Volleyball Back-Row Block Listen
Oct. 21: Soccer Disallowed Goal Listen
Sept 30: Field Goal Falls Short Listen
Sept. 23: Volleyball Obstruction Listen
Sept. 16: Catch or No Catch  Listen
Sept. 9: Intentional Grounding – Listen 
Sept. 2: Pass Interference – Listen 
Aug. 26: Protocols and Mechanics 
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