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
Wrestling Headlines Weekend Streaming
February 25, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Wrestling fans can delight in two big championship weekends of live streaming video on MHSAA.tv in the days ahead, beginning this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 28-29) with the Team Wrestling Finals in Kalamazoo.
The Team Wrestling at the Wings Event Center is the second of six weekends of Winter Finals tournament coverage on MHSAA.tv, with Quarterfinals on Friday, Semifinals Saturday morning and Finals Saturday afternoon.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Friday – Feb. 28
Quarterfinals – Mat 1
Noon – Div. 4 – Hart v. Manchester
2:15 PM – Div. 1 – Detroit Catholic Central v. Macomb Dakota
4:30 PM – Div. 3 – Alma v. Fremont
6:45 PM – Div. 2 – Gaylord v. New Boston Huron
Quarterfinals – Mat 2
Noon – Div. 4 – Clinton v. Carson City-Crystal
2:15 PM – Div. 1 – Davison v. Clarkston
4:30 PM – Div. 3 – Montrose v. Remus Chippewa Hills
6:45 PM – Div. 2 – Lowell v. Croswell-Lexington
Quarterfinals – Mat 3
Noon – Div. 4 – New Lothrop v. Lawton
2:15 PM – Div. 1 – Brighton v. Rockford
4:30 PM – Div. 3 – Dundee v. Dowagiac
6:45 PM – Div. 2 – Stevensville Lakeshore v. Mason
Quarterfinals – Mat 4
Noon – Div. 4 – Hudson v. Onaway
2:15 PM – Div. 1 – Hartland v. Temperance Bedford
4:30 PM – Div. 3 – Richmond v. Kingsley
6:45 PM – Div. 2 – Warren Woods Tower v. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
Saturday – Feb. 29
Semifinals – Mat 1
9:30 AM – Div. 1 – Detroit CC/Dakota winner v. Hartland/Bedford winner
Noon – Div. 2 – Lakeshore/Mason winner v. Gaylord/New Boston winner
Semifinals – Mat 2
9:30 AM – Div. 1 – Brighton/Rockford winner v. Davison/Clarkston winner
Noon – Div. 2 – Lowell/Cros-Lex winner v. WWT/Reeths-Puffer winner
Semifinals – Mat 3
9:30 AM – Div. 4 – Clinton/CC-C winner v. New Lothrop/Lawton winner
Noon – Div. 3 – Dundee/Dowagiac winner v. Montrose/Chippewa Hills winner
Semifinals – Mat 4
9:30 AM – Div. 4 - Hudson/Onaway winner v. Hart/Manchester winner
Noon – Div. 3 – Alma/Fremont winner v. Richmond/Kingsley winner
Finals – Mat 1
3:45 PM – Division 1
Finals – Mat 2
3:45 PM – Division 2
Finals – Mat 3
3:45 PM – Division 3
Finals – Mat 4
3:45 PM – Division 4
Over the remainder of the Winter season, MHSAA.tv will have live final round coverage of the following:
- Individual Wrestling Finals – March 6-7
- Girls Competitive Cheer Finals – March 6-7
- Ice Hockey Semifinals & Finals – March 12-13-14
- L.P. Boys Swimming & Diving Finals – March 14
- Girls Basketball Quarterfinals & Semifinals – March 17, 19-20
- Boys Basketball Quarterfinals & Semifinals – March 24, 26-27
There also will be Girls Competitive Cheer Regionals on Saturday streaming from the following sites: Division 1 – Troy Athens (10 a.m.); Division 2 – Fenton (10 a.m.); Division 3 – Rockford (6 p.m.) and Novi (11 a.m.).
On Monday (March 2), Basketball Tournament coverage begins on MHSAA.tv with more than 30 games from the Girls District Playoffs.
You can always reach a list of upcoming tournament games by Clicking Here.
Fans can purchase a Month Pass to watch on the NFHS Network for $10.99. Subscribers will have access to all live video across the country for 30 days. All content becomes available for free, on-demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live.