🏈 2025 MHSAA Football Finals Recap: Champions Rise at Ford Field
The 2025 MHSAA football season was everything Michigan fans love about high school football — tough slogs in the cold, late-season surges, programs peaking at the right time, and teams built on heart, depth, and community pride. After a season filled with adversity and breakthrough performances, eight champions walked out of Ford Field knowing they had climbed the mountain.
Below is a clean, fast-moving rundown of each title game — scores, defining moments, and what stamped each team as a champion.
DIVISION 1 — Detroit Catholic Central 42, Cass Tech 19
Detroit Catholic Central capped an unbeaten season by overpowering Cass Tech with a balanced, physical performance. The Shamrocks controlled the pace, wore down the Technicians up front, and sealed the win with a late defensive score that put the game out of reach. After years of near misses, DCC left zero doubt in 2025.
DIVISION 2 — Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 51, Dexter 14
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s walked in knowing Dexter owned one of the state’s most explosive passing attacks. They responded with flat-out suffocating defense. The Eaglets forced turnovers, controlled field position, and broke the game open early on a long defensive touchdown. St. Mary’s repeated as champs and cemented themselves as the standard in Division 2.
DIVISION 3 — DeWitt 54, Mount Pleasant 20
DeWitt delivered one of the most dominant championship performances in Ford Field history. Senior quarterback/wideout hybrid Traverse Moore stole the show with a Finals-record 397 rushing yards and four touchdowns, powering the Panthers past previously unbeaten Mount Pleasant. DeWitt finished a perfect season looking unstoppable in all phases.
DIVISION 4 — Dearborn Divine Child 23, Hudsonville Unity Christian 22
Divine Child’s championship came down to grit and one final drive. After a late fumble nearly swung momentum, the Falcons’ defense responded with a huge stop, giving the ball back to their offense. Senior back Marcello Vitti then iced the game with two big first-down runs to close out a one-point thriller and secure Divine Child’s spot atop Division 4. BIG Congrats to Athletic Director, Richard Jakacki, who is a close friend and fellow CMU alumnus!
DIVISION 5 — Grand Rapids West Catholic 42, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 14
West Catholic’s year didn’t start the way they wanted — but it ended exactly how their storied program expects. After battling through midseason adversity, the Falcons peaked at the perfect time, steamrolling Notre Dame Prep with a complete team performance. It marked the program’s eighth state championship and yet another title in their remarkable run of Finals success.
DIVISION 6 — Jackson Lumen Christi 28, Kingsley 14
Lumen Christi made history with its fourth straight state championship — something even this legendary program had never done. The Titans controlled Kingsley with disciplined defense, a power running game, and a poise that comes only from deep playoff experience. The win also marked the program’s record-setting 15th Finals title.
DIVISION 7 — Menominee 34, Schoolcraft 6
The Maroons returned to statewide prominence with an emphatic win built on their trademark toughness. Menominee’s single-wing attack chewed up the clock, the defense swarmed all day, and the U.P. program claimed its first championship since 2007. It was a full-team statement performance that reminded everyone how powerful the Maroons can be when they get rolling.
DIVISION 8 — Harbor Beach 31, Hudson 20
Harbor Beach closed out a perfect season with a wire-to-wire win over Hudson. Big plays in the run game, strong line play, and a steady defensive showing pushed the Pirates to just the second title in school history. The Pirates took an early 21-0 lead and never looked back.
👏 Final Thoughts
From undefeated juggernauts to redemption runs to history-making streaks, the 2025 MHSAA Finals delivered everything we love about Michigan high school football. For every player who walked onto the Ford Field turf this weekend, these memories and these moments will last a lifetime.
Congratulations to every team, every community, and every kid who gave everything to get here.
Championships fade — but seasons like these never do.
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Info gathered from team reports, pressers & trusted media outlets — the way we always do it at Mitten Sports Talk— Select game information informed by MHSAA Finals reporting.
