Football Fridays Return to Bally Sports Detroit

August 19, 2022

Bally Sports Detroit continues its commitment to Michigan High School Athletic Association sports with Football Fridays presented by Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers.

Bally Sports Detroit will broadcast MHSAA football games each Friday night during the regular season and into the playoffs. Football Fridays Overtime powered by State Champs, a one-hour scores-and-highlights show, will follow each game.

Football Fridays presented by Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers will run the entire MSHAA season, beginning Thursday with the Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University, through the MHSAA playoffs and state championship games at Ford Field on Nov. 25 and 26.

"Everyone at Bally Sports Detroit is thrilled to kick off this year's coverage of MHSAA football," said Greg Hammaren, senior vice president/general manager of Bally Sports Detroit. "Our crew is excited to feature another season of great rivalries, sportsmanship and great plays that make MHSAA football so fun and compelling. We know that fans are anxious to get this season started, so we'll see you at the Kickoff Classic."

The initial schedule (below) highlights the games, locations and broadcast schedule. Dates and matchups beyond Sept. 23 will be released at a later date. Information will be updated on BallySports.com as it becomes available.

AUGUST

25, 4 p.m., Kickoff Classic: Macomb Dakota vs. Brother Rice, BSD, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

25, 7 p.m., Kickoff Classic: Sterling Heights Stevenson vs. West Bloomfield, BSD, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

SEPTEMBER

2, 7 p.m.: Birmingham Groves at Oxford, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

9, 7:30 p.m.: Clarkson at Rochester Adams, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

16, 7:30 p.m.: Detroit MLK at Detroit Cass Tech, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

23, 7:30 p.m.: Detroit Catholic Central at Brother Rice, BSD EXTRA, Bally Sports app, Bally Sports+

MHSAA TV Wraps with Big Fall Finish

November 20, 2019

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

High school sports fans can enjoy a huge weekend of live streaming audio and video of championship action this weekend on the MHSAA.tvFoxSportsDetroit.com and MHSAANetwork.com websites and FOX Sports GO! app.

The weekend centers on MHSAA.tv wrapping up its Fall coverage with live video streaming of all Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the Final round of Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving and 13 Semifinal games from the MHSAA Football Playoffs. All events will be shown live on a subscription basis.

The 8-Player Football Finals will be played Saturday (Nov. 17) between Suttons Bay and Colon at 11 a.m. in Division 1 and Pickford and Portland St. Patrick at 2 p.m. in Division 2, both at Marquette’s Superior Dome and streamed live on the Prep Zone on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website and FOX Sports GO!  The games also will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Tuesday (Nov. 26), with Division 1 at 8 p.m., followed by Division 2 at 11 p.m. This also is the last week of the Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com, with three 11-Player Football Semifinal games being streamed live. 

The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 21-23), as well as the 8-Player Football Finals.

Here is this week's video streaming schedule (all events live online):

Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Mendon v. Southfield Christian, Division 4 – Noon 
  • Rudyard v. Leland, Division 4 – 2 p.m. 
  • Lake Orion v. Lowell, Division 1 – 4:30 p.m. 
  • Ann Arbor Skyline v. Farmington Hills Mercy, Division 1 – 6:30 p.m. 

Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Saginaw Valley Lutheran v. Schoolcraft, Division 3 – Noon 
  • Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central v. Beaverton, Division 3 – 2 p.m. 
  • Pontiac Notre Dame Prep v. Lake Odessa Lakewood, Division 2 – 4:30 p.m. 
  • Kingsley v. Grand Rapids Christian, Division 2 – 6:30 p.m.  

Friday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – MHSAA.tv – 7 p.m.

  • Iron Mountain v. Pewamo-Westphalia, Division 7 

Saturday - 8-Player Football Finals  FOXSportsDetroit.com , FOX Sports GO! & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Suttons Bay v. Colon, Division 1, 11 a.m.   
  • Pickford v. Portland St. Patrick, Division 2, 2 p.m. (approx.)
    Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Tuesday, Division 1 - 8 p.m.; Division 2 – 11 p.m. Archived at MHSAA.tv.

Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.tv & MHSAANetwork.com

  • Class D Final, 10 a.m. 
  • Class C Final, Noon 
  • Class A Final, 2 p.m. 
  • Class B Final, 4 p.m.  

Saturday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals - MHSAA.tv

  • Division 1 – Holland Aquatics Center - Noon 
  • Division 2 – Oakland University – 5 p.m. 
  • Division 3 – Oakland University – 10 a.m. 

Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals – Prep Zone on FoxSportsDetroit.com – 1 p.m.

  • Brighton v. Belleville, Division 1 
  • Muskegon Mona Shores v. Walled Lake Western, Division 2 
  • Muskegon v. DeWitt, Division 3 

Saturday - 11-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.tv - All games 1 p.m. unless noted

  • Davison v. Sterling Heights Stevenson, Division 1 
  • Detroit King v. Birmingham Seaholm, Division 2 – 3 p.m. 
  • Chelsea v. River Rouge, Division 3 
  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central v. Hudsonville Unity Christian, Division 4 
  • Flint Powers Catholic v. Detroit Country Day, Division 4 
  • Kingsley v. Lansing Catholic, Division 5 
  • Almont v. Detroit Denby, Division 5 
  • Maple City Glen Lake v. Montague, Division 6 
  • Onsted v. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Division 6 
  • Jackson Lumen Christi v. Cass City, Division 7 – 11 a.m. 
  • Beal City v. Ubly, Division 8 
  • Fowler v. Reading, Division 8 

A subscription to MHSAA.tv is $10.99 and allows 30 days of viewing live content on the NFHS Network.