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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Nov. 13 – There will be plenty of MHSAA Football Playoff action on different FOX Sports Detroit platforms the next two weekends with coverage of the 8-Player Finals and 11-Player Semifinal and Final contests.

On Friday (Nov. 16) at 7 p.m., the 8-Player Final between Bellaire and Deckerville will air live on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS.  Matt Shepard and Rob Rubick will handle the call of the second annual championship from the new Legacy Field at Greenville High School.

The game will not have its video streamed live, but video will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after the completion of the contest on the MHSAA.tv website.  Fans can keep up with the action live online on their home or handheld devices by listening on the MHSAANetwork.com website.  MHSAA.tv will also have post-game commentary from the coaches following the game.

On Saturday (Nov. 17), the fourth and final week of Prep Zone coverage on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website will take place, with four live games at 1 p.m.  This week’s games are:

Muskegon v. Caledonia

Battle Creek Harper Creek v. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Portland v. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Detroit Loyola v. Flint Beecher

This weekend will also see the final edition of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime air on FOX Sports Detroit, with full coverage of the 8-Player Final between Bellaire and Deckerville, and Semifinal previews of all eight divisions in the 11-Player Playoffs.

Next weekend, the 11-Player Finals will be aired live on cable, with all games except the Division 4 contest being shown on FOX Sports Detroit.  The Division 4 finale on Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. will be shown live on FOX Sports Detroit-PLUS.  There will be no live streaming video of the 11-Player Finals, but video will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after the completion of the contest on the MHSAA.tv website.  Fans can keep up with the action live online on their home or handheld devices by listening on the MHSAANetwork.com website.  MHSAA.tv will also have live post-game coverage of the press conferences following each game.

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