Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The opening game for the 1995 season pitted the Utica Ford Falcons versus the Detroit Henry Ford Trojans. Utica Ford was ranked #8 in Class AA and #11 in the Super 25 by the Detroit Free Press entering the 1995 season. In 1994, Utica Ford had a 9-1 record only losing to their crosstown rival Sterling Heights Stevenson in the state playoffs. Detroit Henry Ford was unranked coming off a disappointing 7-2 season in 1994 where Detroit Ford missed the state playoffs for the first time in three years due to tenths of a point.
Utica Ford looked every bit of the #11 team in the state by jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the third quarter before Detroit Henry Ford head coach, Mike Marshall rallied his team to a, 22-21 victory. Marshalls players said he stated the following after going down by 21 points: "We are going to play Henry Ford football and quit playing all this finesse football. IF we lose, we are going to lose playing smash-mouth Henry Ford football."
Detroit Henry Ford was led offensively by: Anthony Barksdale (56 receiving yards), Shaun Black (115 rushing yards; 89 passing yards and 1 TD), Arnell Carmichael (54-yard kickoff return and 45 receiving yards, 1 TD), Clarence Guinn (78 rushing yards), and Keel Watson (81 rushing yards and 2 TDs). Detroit Henry Ford was led defensively by linebackers Andre "Andy" Brooks and Ken Johnson, Jr.
The opening game for the 1995 season pitted the Utica Ford Falcons versus the Detroit Henry Ford Trojans. Utica Ford was ranked #8 in Class AA and #11 in the Super 25 by the Detroit Free Press entering the 1995 season. In 1994, Utica Ford had a 9-1 record only losing to their crosstown rival Sterling Heights Stevenson in the state playoffs. Detroit Henry Ford was unranked coming off a disappointing 7-2 season in 1994 where Detroit Ford missed the state playoffs for the first time in three years due to tenths of a point.
Utica Ford looked every bit of the #11 team in the state by jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the third quarter before Detroit Henry Ford head coach, Mike Marshall rallied his team to a, 22-21 victory. Marshalls players said he stated the following after going down by 21 points: "We are going to play Henry Ford football and quit playing all this finesse football. IF we lose, we are going to lose playing smash-mouth Henry Ford football."
Detroit Henry Ford was led offensively by: Anthony Barksdale (56 receiving yards), Shaun Black (115 rushing yards; 89 passing yards and 1 TD), Arnell Carmichael (54-yard kickoff return and 45 receiving yards, 1 TD), Clarence Guinn (78 rushing yards), and Keel Watson (81 rushing yards and 2 TDs). Detroit Henry Ford was led defensively by linebackers Andre "Andy" Brooks and Ken Johnson, Jr.
