Football Classics Featured Friday on FOX

June 4, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

FOX Sports Detroit on Friday will air a series of “Classic” games from the MHSAA Football Finals, including the longest game in Finals history. 

Here’s the complete schedule:

Noon - 1998 Class AA Final: Detroit Catholic Central vs. Rockford – Catholic Central repeats in Class AA with a 27-23 victory. Rockford took a 23-14 lead into the fourth quarter before the Shamrocks got a nine-yard touchdown run from Casey Rogowski on the first play of the segment. With 5:04 to play, a 70-yard pass play from Dave Lusky to Derek Anderson scored the winning points.

2:30 p.m. - 2000 Division 1 Final: Grand Ledge vs. Utica Eisenhower – One of the most dramatic finishes in the history of the Finals, as Grand Ledge scores twice in the final minute to capture the Division 1 title, 19-14.  The Comets drove 80 yards in eight plays, capped by a five-yard scoring run by quarterback Matt Bohnet with 53 seconds to go, but failed on the two-point conversion which would have given them the lead. Grand Ledge recovered the ensuing onside kick, and two plays later, Bohnet hit Tim George with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 22 ticks left on the clock for the game winner.

4:30 p.m. - 2006 Division 2 Final: Muskegon vs. Warren De La Salle Collegiate – These two teams went back and forth, with the fourth lead change going Muskegon’s way en route to a 32-30 win for the Big Reds. Ronald Johnson opened the scoring for Muskegon by returning a De La Salle fumble 36 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, and then delivered the winning blow on the first play of the fourth quarter, catching a Chris Crawford pass for a 47-yard scoring play. Crawford rushed for 228 yards and passed for 137.

7 p.m. - 2007 Division 3 Final: East Grand Rapids vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – After ending regulation tied at 14-14, these two teams went for five overtimes before East emerged as a 46-39 winner.  During regulation, Joe Glendening scored twice on runs of 68 and eight yards; and in overtime, he scored in the fourth and fifth extra periods.

Some portions of the games may be edited out due to time constraints.

List of 2021-22 MHSAA Network Affiliates Growing as Fall Sports Ramp Up

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 31, 2021

More than 70 radio stations and web audio outlets have joined a growing list of Michigan High School Athletic Association Network affiliates for the 2021-22 school year, with more expected to come on board as fall sports schedules continue to build toward a busy September and October.

Affiliates carry games and also the MHSAA Network radio show – “This Week in High School Sports” – which began its seventh season last week.

A list of MHSAA Network affiliates can be found on the MHSAA Website. Below is a list of those affiliates and links to their broadcast platforms through Aug. 30.

Alma - WQBX (104.9 FM) 
Auburn Hills - 
WAHS (89.5 FM)
Benton Harbor - WSJM (94.9 FM) 
Bloomfield Hills - WBFH (88.1 FM) 
Bloomfield Hills - BRBN
Canton - WSDP (88.1 FM)
Caro - WIDL (92.1 FM) 
Cheboygan - WCBY (1240 AM) 
Cheboygan - WCBY (100.7 FM) 
Deckerville - Thumb Tailgater Sports
Dowagiac - Dowagiac Chieftains Network
Escanaba - WCHT (93.5 FM) 
Escanaba - WCHT (600 AM) 
Escanaba - WYKX (104.7 FM) 
Escanaba - WDBC (94.5 FM) 
Escanaba - WUPF (107.3 FM) 
Ferndale - WDTK (101.5 FM) 
Frankenmuth - Frankenmuth Sports Network
Flushing - MFNT 
Gaylord - WMJZ (101.5 FM) 
Grand Haven - WGHN (92.1 FM) 
Grand Haven - 
WGHN (94.9 FM) 
Grand Haven - WGHN (1370 AM) 
Grand Haven - 
WMPA (93.1 FM) 
Grand Haven - 
WAWL (103.5 FM)
Grand Haven - Michigan Game Night
Grand Haven - JoeInsider.com
Grand Rapids - WMAX (96.1 FM) 
Grayling - WQON (100.3 FM) 
Grayling - WGRY (101.1 FM) 
Grayling - WJML (1110 AM) 
Grayling - WJNL (1210 AM) 
Grayling - 
W266CS (101.1 FM) 
Hancock - WMPL (920 AM) 
Hillman - WKJZ (94.9 FM) 
Hillsdale - WCSR (92.1 FM) 
Hillsdale - WCSR (99.5 FM) 
Holland - WHTC (1450 AM) 
Holland - WYVN (92.7 FM) 
Houghton - WHKB (102.3)
Iron Mountain - WZNL (94.3 FM) 
Ironwood - WJMS (590 AM) 
Jackson - WKHM (970 AM) 
Jackson - WKHM (105.3 FM) 
Manistique - WTIQ (1490 AM) 
Marquette - WFXD (103.3 FM) 
Marquette - WZAM (106.9 FM) 
Marquette - WZAM (970 AM) 
Marquette - W286BC (105.1 FM) 
Marquette - W262AG (99.9 FM) 
Marquette - WKQS (101.9 FM) 
Marquette - WRUP (98.3 FM) 
Marquette - GTO (97.5 FM) 
Marquette - WUPG (96.7 FM) 
Marquette - WUPT (100.3 FM)
Midland - WMPX (97.7 FM) 
Mt. Pleasant - WMMI (92.3 FM) 
Muskegon - WLCS (98.3 FM) 
Muskegon - WVIB (100.1 FM) 
Novi - WOVI (89.5 FM)
Ontonagon - 
WUPY (101.1 FM) 
Ovid - WOES (91.3 FM)
Prudenville - WTWS (92.1 FM) 
Rockford - Michigan Sports Radio 
Sault Ste. Marie - WUPN (95.1 FM) 
St. Ignace - WWMK (106.3 FM) 
Stevensville - Lakeshore Lancers Network
Tawas City - WKJC (104.7 FM) 
Tawas City - WQLB (103.3 FM) 
Tawas City - WTZM (106.1 FM) 
Temperance - WMLZ-LP (107.9 FM)
Traverse City - WWMN (106.3 FM) 
Warren - WPHS (89.1 FM)
West Bloomfield - 
WBLD (89.3)

MHSAA.tv and the NFHS Network enjoyed an exciting opening weekend of football video streaming, with 16 games played as part of the Vehicle City Gridiron Classic, Battle at the Big House and Xenith Prep Kick Off Classic receiving a combined 22,494 live views on MHSAA.tv, with the Big House game featuring Traverse City Central and DeWitt leading that list with nearly 5,000 views. Those totals do not include views by those who watched two Xenith games live on MHSAA broadcast partner Bally Sports Detroit’s cable channel and digital platforms.

Bally Sports Detroit will take its live cable broadcast to Muskegon on Friday (Sept. 3) for the Big Reds’ 7 p.m. matchup with Detroit Cass Tech. The game can be watched on live TV on Bally Sports Detroit-PLUS and on BSD’s website.

MHSAA broadcast partner State Champs! Sports Network will begin its series of live Saturday football streams this week as well, covering Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean at Grand Rapids Catholic Central at 4 p.m. Sept. 4. 

A number of other intriguing events are scheduled to be streamed live on MHSAA.tv, including the following:

FOOTBALL
Sept. 2: Cedar Springs at Rockford, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2: Livonia Stevenson at Dearborn Fordson, 7 p.m.
All football games: MHSAA.tv Football

VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 31: Marquette at Menominee, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1: Traverse City Central at Traverse City West, 5 p.m.
Sept. 1: Saginaw Valley Lutheran at Midland Bullock Creek, 7 p.m.
All volleyball matches: MHSAA.tv Volleyball

BOYS SOCCER
Sept. 1: Ludington at Whitehall, 5:45 p.m.
Sept. 1: East Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids South Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 2: Ann Arbor Skyline at Saline, 7 p.m.
All soccer matches: MHSAA.tv Boys Soccer

NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $10.99 per month. Subscribers have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. School Broadcast Program participants benefit as a portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program. More than 400 MHSAA member schools are participants in the School Broadcast Program, now in its 13th year, producing games using traditional hands-on student crews or via Pixellot cameras installed at stadiums and gymnasiums across the state. A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website.