Unforgettable 5ive: 2022 Football Week 6

By Jon Ross
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

October 4, 2022

Here's a look at our Week 6 "Unforgettable 5ive" from MHSAA.tv and MHSAA media partner broadcasts:

► Jacob DeHaan races 82 yards for the touchdown in a 36-34 Grand Rapids South Christian win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central.

► Boyne City's Gavin Hewitt intercepts the pass and returns it for a score in a 42-14 win over Charlevoix.

► Buchanan defeats Berrien Springs 20-14, as Nico Finn scores from 19 yards out for the Bucks.

► Charlie Rawlins sprints for a 73-yard touchdown run in Durand's 28-24 win over Gladstone.

► Drew Miller seals a 40-13 Portland win over Charlotte with a 54-yard TD run in the 4th quarter.

Be the Referee: 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football

By Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

November 19, 2024

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 – 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football - Listen

Do you know the two main differences between 8-player and 11-player football?

The name gives away one … 8-player is played with 3 less players.

The other difference is the field size. An 11-player field is 120 yards long and 53½ yards wide. An 8-player field in Michigan is the same length, but 40 yards wide, which moves the hash marks in as well.

But other than those two differences, the rules of football remain pretty much the same. At least five players on offense must be on the line of scrimmage at the snap, and each offensive player must be within 12 yards of the spot of the ball when snapped.

High school overtime rules are the same – each team gets four downs from the 10-yard line to score.

Previous 2024-25 Editions

Nov. 12: Back Row Setter - Listen
Nov. 5: Football OT - Listen
Oct. 29: Officials Registration - Listen
Oct. 22: Volleyball Serve - Listen
Oct. 15: "You Make the Call"
- Soccer Offside - Listen
Oct. 8: Roughing the Passer - Listen
Oct. 1: Abnormal Course Condition - Listen
Sept. 25: Tennis Nets - Listen
Sept. 18:
 Libero - Listen
Sept. 10:
 Cross Country Uniforms - Listen
Sept. 3: Soccer Handling - Listen
Aug. 24: Football Holding - Listen