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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

Watch 29 Girls District Hoops Finals Live

March 6, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is the schedule for MHSAA Girls Basketball District Final games with live streaming video on Friday (March 6) on the NFHS Network and MHSAA.tv:

  • District 4 at Grand Blanc  - Davison v. Grand Blanc - 7 PM
  • District 5 at Waterford Kettering  - Rochester Adams v. Clarkston - 6 PM
  • District 6 at Bloomfield Hills  - West Bloomfield v. Auburn Hills Avondale - 7 PM
  • District 7 at White Lake Lakeland  - Walled Lake Western v. Walled Lake Central - 6 PM
  • District 8 at Holly  - Hartland v. Howell - 7 PM
  • District 9 at Rockford  - Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern v. Rockford - 7 PM
  • District 13 at Stevensville Lakeshore  - Kalamazoo Central v. Portage Central - 7 PM
  • District 17 at Brighton  - South Lyon East v. Brighton - 6 PM
  • District 26 at Bloomfield Hills Marian  - Royal Oak v. Bloomfield Hills Marian  - 7 PM
  • District 31 at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  - St. Clair Shores Lakeview v. Harrison Twp. L'Anse Creuse - 6 PM
  • District 32 at Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  - Macomb Dakota v. Port Huron - 6 PM
  • District 35 at Cadillac  - Cadillac v. Big Rapids - 7 PM
  • District 40 at Chesaning  - Chesaning v. Ovid-Elsie - 7 PM
  • District 42 at Fremont  - Sparta v. Newaygo - 7 PM
  • District 48 at Plainwell  - Plainwell v. Battle Creek Harper Creek - 7 PM
  • District 66 at Negaunee - Negaunee v. Ishpeming Westwood - 7 PM
  • District 69 at Maple City Glen Lake  - Maple City Glen Lake v. Traverse City St Francis - 7 PM
  • District 72 at Hart  - Hart v. Evart - 7 PM
  • District 76 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian  - Pewamo-Westphalia v. Grandville Calvin Christian - 7 PM
  • District 79 at Kalamazoo Christian  - Kalamazoo Christian v. Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - 7 PM
  • District 94 at Otisville LakeVille Memorial  - Flint Beecher v. Flint Hamady - 7 PM
  • District 96 at Bad Axe  - Cass City v. Bad Axe - 7 PM
  • District 102 at St. Ignace  - St. Ignace v. Pickford - 7 PM
  • District 103 at Pellston  - Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian v. Mackinaw City - 6 PM
  • District 112 at Kingston  - Ubly v. Kingston - 7 PM
  • District 121 at Plymouth Christian  - Adrian Lenawee Christian v. Plymouth Christian Academy - 7 PM
  • District 123 at Huron Valley Lutheran  - Westland Huron Valley Lutheran v. Lutheran Westland - 7 PM
  • District 124 at Southfield Christian  - Southfield Christian v. Livingston Christian - 7 PM
  • District 126 at Auburn Hills Oakland Christian  - Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes v. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian - 7 PM 

You can always reach a list of the upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
 
The Girls 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.