{"id":349632,"date":"2023-11-27T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=349632"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:00:22","slug":"the-catch-of-the-year-just-happened-in-the-michigan-state-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=349632","title":{"rendered":"The catch of the year just happened in the Michigan state championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

With\u00a0<\/span>16,000<\/span><\/a>\u00a0high school football teams, there are hundreds of thousands, if not well over a million, receptions each season. This year, it took until one of the very final games of the season to have what may be the catch of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the game between nationally ranked Belleville and Southfield Arts & Tech, which would decide the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Div. 1 championship, three-star receiver\/defensive back Adrian \u201cAD\u201d Walker Jr. had an interception in the first quarter that was unlike any pick you’ve seen before.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker went airborne, jumping the route; he tipped the ball up with both hands and then\u00a0<\/span>caught it behind his back<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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.@adrianwalkerjr_<\/a> just made one of the best one-handed interceptions you will see \"\ud83d\ude2e\"#MIFTBL<\/a> | @ThinkFordFirst<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dg2141LKJG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The incredible catch certainly belongs with the best of all time in a championship game, sharing space with the likes of David Tyree, Julian Edelman and Lynn Swann.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker returned the ball to the 11-yard line, putting Belleville in position for running back Colbey Reed to punch home a touchdown and give the team a 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the heroics, Belleville fell to Southfield Arts & Tech 36-32. Kansas quarterback commit Isaiah Marshall scored the game-winning touchdown and subsequent two-point conversion with just under a minute to go, clinching the championship and putting the bow on a 13-1 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

In getting the win, Southfield Arts & Tech broke Belleville’s 38-game win streak and prevented the No. 21 team in the\u00a0<\/span>Super 25 national rankings<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from achieving a three-peat after Belleville won the titles in 2021 and 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

More:<\/p>\n

Stars of the Week: Nate Sheppard, Mylin Lennox, Kelby Tyre, Abduall Sanders, Ju’Juan Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

5-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith continues to shine for No. 2 Chaminade-Madonna<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The catch of the year may have happened in the Michigan high school football state championship when Adrian Walker made a behind-the-back (…)<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=349632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349634,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349632\/revisions\/349634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/286601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=349632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=349632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=349632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}