MHSAA TV Offers 48 Football Games

September 18, 2020

By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties

Here is an updated schedule of varsity Football games for this weekend on the NFHS Network/MHSAA.tv:

Friday - Sept. 18 
East Kentwood  vs. Hudsonville  - 5:30 PM
Lowell  vs. East Grand Rapids  - 5:50 PM
Rockford  vs. Jenison  - 6 PM
Montrose  vs. Ovid-Elsie  - 6:40 PM
Watervliet  vs. Galesburg-Augusta  - 6:50 PM
Howell  vs. Plymouth - 6:55 PM
Petoskey  vs. Gaylord  - 7 PM
Saline  vs. Ypsilanti Community  - 7 PM
Stevensville Lakeshore  vs. Portage Northern  - 7 PM
Waterford Kettering  vs. South Lyon  - 7 PM
Grand Blanc  vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth  - 7 PM
Ithaca  vs. Saginaw Nouvel - 7 PM
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North  vs. Detroit Country Day  - 7 PM
Marquette  vs. Menominee  - 7 PM
Haslett  vs. Mason  - 7 PM
Fowlerville  vs. Williamston  - 7 PM
Calumet  vs. Kingsford  - 7 PM
Laingsburg  vs. Pewamo-Westphalia  - 7 PM
St. Clair Shores Lake Shore  vs. Detroit Loyola  - 7 PM
Plainwell  vs. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix  - 7 PM
Fenton  vs. Holly  - 7 PM
Bad Axe  vs. Sandusky  - 7 PM
Harbor Beach  vs. Ubly  - 7 PM
Cedar Springs  vs. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg  - 7 PM
Detroit Catholic Central  vs. Harper Woods  - 7 PM
Manchester  vs. Addison  - 7 PM
Traverse City Central  vs. Traverse City West  - 7 PM
Saginaw Heritage  vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 7 PM
Madison Heights Lamphere  vs. Warren Lincoln - 7 PM
Durand Area  vs. Byron Center - 7 PM
DeWitt  vs. Portland  - 7 PM
Comstock Park  vs. Belding Area  - 7 PM
Brownstown Woodhaven  vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt  - 7 PM
Freeland  vs. Frankenmuth  - 7 PM
Suttons Bay  vs. Brethren  - 7 PM
Maple City Glen Lake  vs. Boyne City  - 7 PM
Charlevoix  vs. Frankfort  - 7 PM
Mayville  vs. Burton Atherton  - 7 PM
Romulus Summit Academy North  vs. Detroit Edison Public School Academy - 7 PM
Livonia Clarenceville  vs. Grass Lake  - 7 PM
Cadillac  vs. Alpena  - 7 PM
St. Joseph  vs. Kalamazoo Central  - 7 PM
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills  vs. South Christian  - 7 PM
New Lothrop  vs. Mt Morris  - 7 PM
Negaunee  vs. Manistique  - 7 PM
 
Saturday - Sept. 19 
Traverse City St. Francis  vs. Sault Area  - 1 PM
Warren De La Salle Collegiate vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice  - 3 PM

Now in its 12th 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 the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

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. A portion of every subscription sold by an SBP 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

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