Cass Tech Captures First-Ever State Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

With a freshman quarterback at the controls, Cass Tech won its first-ever state football title beating Detroit Catholic Central 49-13 on Saturday in the Division 1 title game.

Jayru Campbell completed 13-of-20 passes for 240 yards and five touchdowns.

Detroit Catholic Central was going after its 11th state title since 1979.  The 49 points was the most points they gave-up in a game since 1971.

Cass Tech wins the title after a 6-3 regular season, finishing 11-3.

Brother Rice Grabs Another Michigan State Football Championships...the Hard Way

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

At 4-4 and one game to go in the regular season, nobody expected Brother Rice to have a shot at giving head coach Al Fracassa his seventh state football title.  Today, the Warriors are Michigan's Division 2 champ.

Brother Rice won its final six games, including Saturday's 24-14 victory over Lowell to claim the state title and give the state's winningest coach his 404th career victory.

Warrior senior running back Devin Church led the champs with 244 yards rushing on 33 carries and three touchdowns.  Brother Rice's defense contained Lowell senior QB Gabe Dean, who was playing in his third straight championship game.

Dean, who was last year's Division 1/2 Associated Press Player of the Year, was held to 190 yards passing and 34 yards rushing.  Dean ends his career with over 12,000 yards in total offense.



Before the season, I spoke with Fracassa about his 52nd year as a head coach on the High School Football America radio show.  Click here to listen to the interview.

Orchard Lake St. Mary's Knocks-off #1 Mount Pleasant for Division 3 Title

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Scores

Orchard Lake St. Mary's used a strong ground game to knock-off previously undefeated Mt. Pleasant 45-7 to win the Division 3 title.

Spencer McInnis ran for 213 of his team's 475 yards and scored three touchdowns.  Spencer's brother Parker gained 96 yards and scored a touchdown of his own.

Orchard Lake St. Mary's finishes with a 12-2 record, while Mount Pleasant is 13-1.

Zeeland West Beats Marine City to Win Division 4 Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

Coming into Saturday's "Battle of Unbeatens" in the  Division 4 championship game, Zeeland West had scored 565 points while Marine City scored 533.  However, in the end it was only the Zeeland West offense that was able to put-up points in a 45-7 victory.

Zeeland West used a solid ground game that amassed 299 yards, and a defense that held Marine City to 217 yards in total offense.

The title was the second overall for Zeeland West.

Flint Powers Catholic Completes Cinderella Season with Division 5 Title

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

It's hard to believe that a 1-8 team in 2010 that got off to an 0-2 start this year could win a state championship by beating the #1 team in the state, but that's just what Flint Powers Catholic did in the Division 5 championship game Saturday.

The Chargers beat Lansing Catholic Central 56-26 in the title game that was revenge for an early season 37-17 loss the LCC.

Powers was led by junior quarterback Garrett Pougnet, who threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 155 yards and two scores.

Ithaca Wins Back-to-Back Division 6 Titles

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

Ithaca extended its win streak to 28 straight Friday and won its second straight Division 6 state football title.

The Yellowjackets beat Constantine 42-14, but not before a close first half that ended in a 14-all tie.  Constantine brought a 10-game win streak into the contest against the Jackets who currently own Michigan's longest active streak.

Quarterback Travis Smith led the way with 18-of-25 passing with 299 yards and a touchdown.  The sophomore also rushed for two scores.

Nouvel Catholic Central has Big First Half to Win Division 7 Title

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

All it took was one half for Nouvel Catholic Central to capture Michigan Division 7 high school football championship.

NCC scored all of its points in the first half to roll to a 56-26 win over Pewamo-Westphalia in the championship game at Ford Field.

Tailback Bennett Lewis ran for five touchdown to tie a state finals record.  He finished with 200 yards on just 15 carries.

Mendon Shuts-out Fowler for 11th State Football Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Michigan High School Football Huddle

Mendon head coach John Schwartz now has a championship ring for every finger.

The Hornets beat Fowler 33-0 Friday to win the Division 8 state championship, which was the 10th for Schwartz and 11th overall for the school.

Mendon jumped-out to the early lead on Tyler Harris' 84-yard punt return for a touchdown that set a state finals record.  Harris would also score two rushing touchdowns to end his season with 40 TDs.

Mendon finishes a perfect 14-0.  Fowler ends with an 11-3 record.

Michigan High School Football Score - Playoffs/Semifinals

Michigan High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Playoffs
Semifinals

Division 1
Detroit Cass Tech 6, Utica Eisenhower 3
Detroit Catholic Central 23, Rockford 20

Division 2
Birmingham Brother Rice 27, Detroit Martin Luther King 26
Lowell 42, Walled Lake Western 35

Division 3
Mt Pleasant 38, East Grand Rapids 37
Orchard Lake St Mary's 14, Battle Creek Harper Creek 10

Division 4
Marine City 45, Grosse Ile 6
Zeeland West 30, Comstock Park 6

Division 5
Flint Powers Catholic 27, Almont 10
Lansing Catholic 42, Grand Rapids West Catholic 35

Division 6
Constantine 45, Ecorse 44
Ithaca 28, Iron Mountain 0

Division 7
Fowler 45, St Ignace La Salle 8
Mendon 34, New Lothrop 13

Division 8
Pewamo-Westphalia 22, Hudson 14
Saginaw Nouvel 14, Traverse City St Francis 3