Tag: "high school football state finals"
DIVISION 5 BONUS COVERAGE: Flint Powers stuns top-ranked Lansing CC for state crown
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Six hours after watching Saginaw Nouvel Catholic score a state finals state record 56 points, Flint Powers Catholic got into the same act. In a weekend of high-octane offenses and wild upsets, Flint Powers shocked top-ranked and previously unbeaten Lansing Catholic Central, 56-26, in the Division 5 […]
Grand Rapids Catholic Central rallies past Williamston for first title since 1987
— STAFF REPORTS DETROIT — Kevin Vacari scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 3:30 in leading Grand Rapids Catholic Central past Williamston 27-23 for the Division 4 football state championship at Ford Field. It marked Catholic Central’s first state title in football since the Cougars claimed the 1987 Class B state championship trophy. […]
PREP FOOTBALL STATE FINALS FRIDAY NOTEBOOK: Harrington’s 13th title the latest in Harrison’s historic lore
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — John Herrington is as experienced as anyone when it comes to coaching in the high school football state finals in Michigan. On Friday at Ford Field in Detroit, he coached in his 17th prep football state finals game, a stat few in the country can match when […]
BONUS COVERAGE: Niznak leads Ithaca to first-ever football state title
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — Alex Niznak was the man of the hour Friday night for Ithaca. And man of the year and perhaps the decade for the tiny town near Mount Pleasant. The senior quarterback, headed for Central Michigan, scored an MHSAA finals record five rushing touchdowns, including two inside the […]
BONUS COVERAGE: Harrison corrals 13th state title with 38-28 comeback win over Lowell
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com DETROIT — No lead is safe. Especially when the opponent on the football field is state powerhouse Farmington Hills Harrison. Lowell found that out the hard way during Friday’s Division 2 state finals at Ford Field. Trailing 21-10 midway through the third quarter, top-ranked Harrison scored four straight touchdowns […]
