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Be the Referee: Most Important Line

October 31, 2019

This week, MHSAA officials coordinator Sam Davis explains what the goal line means for offenses, defenses and special teams in high school football. 

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 - Most Important Line - Listen

There’s an old saying in football officiating that the most important line on the field is the goal line.

This is certainly true when it comes to touchdowns, as the high school rule is just like that at the college and pro level, where all the ball has to do is break the plane for the score.

One unique part of the goal line under high school rules deals with kicks. Whenever a kickoff or a punt breaks the plane of the goal line, it becomes a dead ball with an automatic touchback. Now, whenever the defense gets possession of the ball in the end zone, it can return a fumble or interception out of the end zone for advancement, except if it’s on an extra point or any time in overtime.  

Past editions

Oct. 24: Automatic 1st Downs - Listen
Oct. 17: Catch Momentum - Listen
Oct. 10: Golf Rules Changes - Listen
Oct. 3: No Tackle Box - Listen
Sept. 26: You Make the Overtime Call - Listen
Sept. 19: Swimming Finishing Touch - Listen
Sept. 12: Curbing Gamesmanship By Substitution - Listen
Sept. 5: Football Safety Rules Changes - Listen
Aug. 29: 40-Second Play Clock - Listen

MHSAA TV: Boys Hoops District Semis Schedule

March 11, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Boys Basketball District Semifinal games with live streaming video on Wednesday (March 11) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 1 at Marquette - Marquette v. Gaylord, 6  PM
  • District 4 at Grand Blanc - Flint Southwestern v. Davison, 5 PM; Lapeer v. Grand Blanc, 7 PM
  • District 6 at West Bloomfield  - Orchard Lake St Mary's v. Bloomfield Hills, 5 PM; Waterford Mott v. West Bloomfield, 7 PM
  • District 7 at Walled Lake Northern - Walled Lake Northern v. Milford, 5 PM; Walled Lake Western v. White Lake Lakeland, 7 PM
  • District 8 at Howell - Howell v. Fenton, 6 PM; Holly v. Linden, 7:30 PM
  • District 9 at Cedar Springs - Grand Rapids Northview v. Rockford, 5 PM; Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern v. Lowell, 7 PM
  • District 13 at St. Joseph - Stevensville Lakeshore v. Mattawan, 5 PM; Kalamazoo Central v. St. Joseph, 7 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton - Ann Arbor Skyline v. Dexter, 5 PM; South Lyon East v. South Lyon, 7 PM
  • District 18 at Saline - Ann Arbor Huron v. Belleville, 5:30 PM; Ypsilanti Lincoln v. Ypsilanti Community, 7 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac - Cadillac v. Big Rapids, 6 PM; Ludington v. Reed City, 8 PM
  • District 36 at Clare - Clare v. Remus Chippewa Hills, 6 PM; Gladwin v. Tawas,  7:30 PM
  • District 39 at Bridgeport - Bridgeport v. Caro, 5:30 PM; Frankenmuth v. Mt. Morris, 7:30 PM
  • District 40 at Corunna - Ovid-Elsie v. Corunna, 5:30 PM; Perry v. Owosso, 7 PM
  • District 49 at Williamston - Lansing Catholic v. Lansing Sexton, 5:30 PM; Williamston v. Haslett, 7 PM
  • District 63 at Armada - Croswell-Lexington v. Imlay City, 6 PM; Armada v. Yale, 7:30 PM
  • District 64 at Flint Powers Catholic - Goodrich v. Lake Fenton, 6 PM; Flint Powers Catholic v. Ortonville Brandon, 7:30 PM
  • District 65 at Calumet - Calumet v. L'Anse, 7 PM
  • District 67 at St. Ignace – St. Ignace v. Charlevoix, 6:30 PM
  • District 75 at Pewamo-Westphalia - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 6 PM; Potterville v. Vermontville Maple Valley, 7:30 PM
  • District 76 at Grandville Calvin Christian - Grand Rapids Covenant Christian v. Holland Black River, 5:30 PM; Grandville Calvin Christian v. Wyoming Potter's House, 7:15PM
  • District 88 at Riverview Gabriel Richard - Ecorse v. Allen Park Cabrini, 6 PM; Taylor Prep v. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 7:30 PM
  • District 94 at Burton Bendle - Burton Bentley v. Flint Beecher, 5:30 PM; Burton Bendle v. Otisville LakeVille, 7 PM
  • District 95 at Reese - New Lothrop v. Hemlock, 6 PM; Reese v. Saginaw Valley Lutheran, 7:30 PM
  • District 98 at Painesdale Jeffers - Painesdale Jeffers v. Dollar Bay, 7 PM
  • District 103 at Pellston - Pellston v. Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian, 5:30 PM; Alanson v. Petoskey St. Michael Academy 7 PM
  • District 107 at Brethren - Frankfort v. Manistee Catholic Central, 6 PM; Brethren v. Onekama, 7:30 PM
  • District 121 at Plymouth Christian Academy - Ann Arbor Central Academy v. Livingston Christian, 5:30 PM; Westland Huron Valley Lutheran v. Plymouth Christian Academy, 7 PM
  • District 124 at Bloomfield Hills Roeper - Bloomfield Hills Roeper v. Novi Christian, 5:30 PM; West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy v. Southfield Christian, 7 PM
  • District 125 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - Auburn Hills Oakland Christian v. Chesterfield Austin Catholic, 6 PM; Sterling Heights Parkway Christian v. Warren Michigan Math & Science, 7:30 PM

The schedules for District Finals will be released the day before that round. You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The basketball action is part of a week of more than 200 live events on MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network. You can Click Here to look at the latest list of all upcoming varsity games.

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. 

A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.