Be the Referee: Most Important Line

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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.

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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
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Hoops Qtrs/Regionals Back on MHSAA TV

March 11, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

For the third straight year, MHSAA.tv will stream all 16 games of Tuesday’s (March 12) MHSAA Boys Basketball Quarterfinal Round.

Most of the games will be streamed by schools participating in the School Broadcast Program and will consist of single-camera coverage with natural sound and a scorebug graphic.

Here’s the complete schedule. All games start at 7 p.m. (EDT) unless otherwise indicated:

Division 1
Detroit U-D Jesuit v. Roseville at U-D Mercy - 7:30 PM
East Kentwood v. Okemos at Caledonia
Howell vs. Saginaw at Grand Blanc
Ypsilanti Lincoln v. Detroit King at U-D Mercy - 5:30 PM

Division 2
Harper Woods Chandler Park v. New Haven at Ortonville Brandon
Haslett v. River Rouge at Chelsea
Ludington v. Alma at Mt. Pleasant
Grand Rapids South Christian v. Hudsonville Unity Christian at Calvin College

Division 3
Flint Beecher vs. Detroit Edison at Port Huron  (St. Clair County Community College)
Hanover Horton v. Erie Mason at Tecumseh
Iron Mountain v. Sanford Meridian at Petoskey  - 6 PM
Pewamo-Westphalia v. Cassopolis at Richland Gull Lake

Division 4
Big Rapids Crossroads v. Frankfort at Cadillac
Dollar Bay v. Pellston at Escanaba
Genesee Christian v. Southfield Christian at West Bloomfield  - 6 PM
Wyoming Tri-unity Christian v. Bellevue at Charlotte

In addition, there will be coverage Monday (March 11) and Wednesday (March 13) of selected Girls Basketball Regional games. Here’s the complete schedule:

Monday, March 11

Wednesday, March 13

MHSAA Div. 2 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At Mt. Morris - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 3 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At McBain - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 4 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At Pellston - 6 PM
MHSAA Div. 1 Girls Basketball Regional Final | At White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM

The continued Basketball coverage is part of six straight weekends of live MHSAA Championship coverage on MHSAA.tv, and online viewers can catch every weekend of action for one low cost of $9.95.

A subscription purchased this week will be good for coverage of the Boys Basketball Semifinals on Thursday and Friday (March 14-15) and next week’s Girls Basketball Quarterfinals and Semifinals.

In its 10th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

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

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