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
Watch Girls Hoops Regional Semis LIVE
March 10, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball Regional Semifinal games with live streaming video on Tuesday (March 10) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:
· Region 2 at Walled Lake Western – West Bloomfield v. Hartland, 5 PM; Clarkston v. Walled Lake Western, 7 PM
· Region 9 at Petoskey – Escanaba v. Sault Ste. Marie, 6 PM
· Region 13 at Fowlerville – Haslett v. Parma Western, 5:30 PM; Marshall v. Ida, 7:30 PM
· Region 15 at Livonia Clarenceville – Detroit Cody v. Harper Woods Chandler Park, 6 PM; Wixom St. Catherine v. Warren Lincoln – 7 PM
· Region 19 at Morley-Stanwood – Kent City v. Pewamo-Westphalia, 5:30 PM; Muskegon Western Michigan Christian v. Ithaca, 7 PM
· Region 26 at Pellston – St. Ignace v. Pellston, 5:30 PM; Engadine v. Mackinaw City, 7 PM
The schedules for the Regional 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.
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A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.