More Football Classic on FOX Sports Detroit
July 7, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Another series of MHSAA Football Finals “Classics” will be shown on FOX Sports Detroit on Friday.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Noon – 2012 Division 1 Final: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice vs. Muskegon – A wild fourth quarter ended with Brother Rice scoring on a 91-yard gadget kick return by Jason Alessi to claim a 35-28 win. With the score tied at 21-21, Rice scored on a 77 yard flea-flicker pass from Alex Malzone to Corey Lacanaria. The Big Reds returned the favor just three plays later with Deshaun Thrower hitting Keondre Craig on a 51-yard scoring play to set the stage for the ensuing kickoff and the win for the Warriors.
2:30 p.m. – 2012 Division 3 Final: Grand Rapids Christian vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – This game had three lead changes during the final period before Christian’s Joel Schipper sent it to overtime at 37-37 with a 28-yard field goal with four seconds left in regulation. When St. Mary’s failed in overtime, Schipper came right back out and nailed a 27-yard kick for the 40-37 victory. Key was the play of Drake Harris, who had eight catches for a Finals-record 243 yards and one score.
5:30 p.m. – 2015 Division 2 Final: Detroit Martin Luther King vs. Lowell – In the only MHSAA Football Final decided as time expires, Armani Posey’s 40-yard Hail Mary pass was caught in the end zone by Donnie Corley to give King a 40-38 victory. Posey directed the Crusaders 95 yards in six plays over 37 seconds during the game-winning drive. Lowell led all the way until the final snap, with Max Dean scoring three times and Ryan Stevens scoring once. Posey completed 19 of 27 passes in the game with no INTs and five touchdowns – two to Corley and two to Lavert Hill.
8 p.m. - 2018 Division 1 Final: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley vs. Clarkston – It all came down to a 2-point conversion attempt by Clarkston which was foiled by the Chippewa Valley defense in this thriller. The Wolves pulled to within a point at 31-30 with 23 seconds to play when Matt Miller took in a seven-yard scoring pass from Jake Jenson; Clarkston decided to go for the win. Chippewa Valley QB Tommy Schuster was a perfect 14-for-14 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns.
Some portions of the games may be edited out due to time constraints.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 17, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Bay City John Glenn claimed its first District championship in soccer with a 3-0 win over Ludington in Division 2 – WNEM
2. BOYS SOCCER Montague claimed its first District title in this sport, downing Fremont 1-0 in Division 3 – CatchMark SportsNet
3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep clinched a Division 3 District title with a shootout win over No. 5 Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Catholic Central also won by shootout over No. 2 Northville in a Division 1 District Final – Hometown Life
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grosse Ile ran its District championship streak to 16 with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Milan in Division 3 – Southgate News-Herald
6. CROSS COUNTRY Shepherd swept Jack Pine Conference titles, the girls winning their 15th consecutive; Shepherd’s boys are ranked No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central clinched its third-straight Big North Conference title with a sweep of Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven claimed a fourth-straight District title with a 1-0 win over Jenison in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 14 Midland Dow girls and Midland boys ran to Saginaw Valley League championships – Midland Daily News
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 2 Zeeland East girls and No. 3 Holland Christian boys secured Ottawa-Kent Conference Black championships – Holland Sentinel