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MHSAA will allow some fans

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Limited numbers of spectators will be allowed for the final rounds of the Michigan High School Athletic Association football and girls volleyball tournaments, per approval received Wednesday from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Football teams will receive 125 tickets, to be divided among game participants for purchase by immediate family members via the GoFan digital ticketing platform. Volleyball teams will receive 50 tickets, also to be purchased by immediate family via GoFan, the MHSAA announced in a news release today.

Spectators in different households must be spaced out by 6 feet and maintain distancing at all other times, including arrival and departure from the game facility. Spectators also must wear face masks at all times.

Football restarts Saturday with eight-player semifinals and 11-player regional finals.

Eight-player finals take place Jan. 16 at Legacy Center in Brighton. The Division 1 game is 2 p.m. Eastern time with the Division 2 contest to follow approximately 40 minutes later.

Ford Field hosts the 11-player finals on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23. Division 8, 2, 6 and 4 will take place Friday, kicking off at 10 a.m. Eastern time, 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Division 7, 1, 5, and 3 play Saturday at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball restarts Tuesday with quarterfinals and concludes with semifinals and finals Jan. 14-16 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

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