Matthew is a senior at FHC and is on his third year on the FHC Sports Report, his second as Sports Editor in Chief. He has been the captain for varsity soccer for the past two years, and he also plays club soccer for Michigan Fire in the spring. In the winter, on top of balancing club soccer, he plays basketball for the school. He loves to watch soccer, basketball, and football, and he also loves to root on Marquette, Michigan, and Arsenal.
Favorite part about the Sports Report: Just hanging out with the other sports reporters in the classroom. We have built a family-like atmosphere and culture the past few years, and it's a very nice thing to look forward to at the end of my day.
Hobbies/ Interests: Hanging out with friends, playing/watching sports, and running.
Favorite Punctuation Mark: The comma - I am a fierce proponent of the oxford comma.
Since its inception in 2017, the FHC Sports Report has been a staple of the Forest Hills Central community. Our extensive coverage on FHC athletics has allowed families to stay informed on their relatives,...
As 2020's fall sports seasons have wrapped up for all teams at FHC, we look to interview some of this year's top seniors from the fall season and hear about their experiences as an athlete at FHC.
Tiger Woods is the greatest of all time, plain and simple.
Despite having one less major crown than Jack Nicklaus, his counterpart in the GOAT conversation, Tiger reigns above all (besides being tied...
The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives from Fall Sports are in. Tune in to our video to see who won and our editors' thoughts!
Thank you to all who voted, and congratulations to our winners!
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The FHC Sports Report presents the Top Fives of the Fall sports season. We compiled the biggest sports moments, athletes, and teams of Fall athletics into our Top Fives lists. Make sure to vote for your...
In today's episode, Leo Treash and Sam Tuori join Matthew, Joe, and Pierson as they talk about the Pistons, the NBA Draft, and who their top guys and sleepers are.
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In today's episode, we open up with our reactions and thoughts from last Friday's heartbreaker for varsity football against Mona Shores before getting into the struggles of Michigan and Michigan State...
It seemed all but over.
With 1:45 to go and the Rangers trailing 28-17, a good portion of the away crowd dispersed, assuming there was no hope left. After a quick drive led by senior quarterback Maguire...
For our first episode back in the studio, we bring you a preview on tonight's varsity football District Semifinal against the Mona Shores Sailors. Sports editor-in-chief Matthew Mahoney and sports reporters...
On Friday night, the key to taking down the Huskies was containing their elusive quarterback in Trinidad Chambliss. While FHN has other playmakers on their roster, Chambliss makes the team tick, and if...
On Friday night, the stakes couldn’t have been higher for varsity football. It was the homecoming game against a rival school, and with a win, the Rangers had a chance of winning a share of the conference...
Friday night’s contest between varsity football and the Northview Wildcats was about more than football. Senior Clay Udell is one of the biggest FHC fans of all time, supporting each and every Ranger...
With just over a minute to go in Friday’s contest between varsity football and East Grand Rapids, the Rangers held a tight 17-9 lead; senior Mason Wiltz and junior Will Richardson wrapped up EGR quarterback...
The first quarter of Friday’s contest between the varsity football team and Byron Center buried the Rangers in a hole that they could not eventually climb out of, resulting in a 35-14 loss. After a kickoff...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 27, 2020
The offensive trio of juniors Jacob Bonnett, Hunter Robinson, and senior Maguire Mahacek led the charge in the running game, rushing for a combined 184 yards that tore apart the Forest Hills Northern defense....
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 20, 2020
The story of Friday’s game against Grand Rapids Christian was the second half, where the Rangers scored 21 unanswered points to defeat the Eagles 21-13. With less than two weeks of practice and no preseason...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 10, 2020
Head hockey coach Kevin Zaschak has been an integral part of the FHC athletic program for the past six years. Whether it was at summer strength and conditioning, hockey games, or volleyball games, Zaschak...
Welcome back to the FHC Sports Report Podcast w/ Matthew, Tommy, and Sam! Today the guys test out a new setup together and discuss the latest sports news along with ESPN's ranking of the head football...
Welcome back to the FHC Sports Report Podcast with Sports Editors in Chief Matthew Mahoney and Tommy Spaletto, featuring ex-Sports Reporter Sam Tuori. In today’s episode, legendary high school basketball...
Sport: Boys Lacrosse
What does missing out on your Senior lacrosse season mean to you?
"Missing out on my senior year of lacrosse honestly sucks, I wish I could get one more game or practice with the...
Sport: Crew
Accomplishments: I was chosen as crew team captain for senior year, we won a state championship race freshman year, and I won the women’s coxswain event at the Ergatta junior year.
Future...
Welcome back to the FHC Sports Report Podcast with Sports Editors in Chief Matthew Mahoney and Tommy Spaletto, featuring ex-Sports Reporter Sam Tuori. In today's episode, we discuss the return of some...
Sport: Crew
What does missing out on your Senior crew season mean to you?
"Missing out on my senior crew season means losing the opportunity to go to practice and row with my best friends every day. ...
Sport: Boys Lacrosse
Accomplishments: All-Region
Future Plans: Playing lacrosse at Western Michigan University
What does missing out on your senior lacrosse season mean to you?
"It means...
Sport: Crew
Future plans: Attending Arizona State University in the Fall
What does missing out on your Senior crew season mean to you?
"Everyone always told me that the senior season was the best...
Spring sport: Boys Lacrosse
Accomplishments: All-Conference and All-District for soccer
Future plans: Civil Engineering at Hope College
What does missing out on your senior lacrosse season mean...
Welcome back to the FHC Sports Report Podcast with Sports Editors in Chief Matthew Mahoney and Tommy Spaletto, featuring ex-Sports Reporter Sam Tuori.
In today's episode, we discuss our thoughts on...
Sport: Crew
Accomplishments: Rowed in the 2018 Head of the Charles, 2018 Jr. 8 state runner up, 2020 Crew Co-Captain, 4 year Honor Roll Student
Future Plans: Attending MSU
What does missing...
Sport: Boys Lacrosse
Accomplishments: All-Conference for Football, All-Conference, All-State, and All-American in Lacrosse
Future Plans: Playing lacrosse at High Point University
What...
With the spring sports season being canceled by MHSAA, so many of our senior athletes here at FHC didn't get their last season of high school sports. We know this is tough, so we wanted to reach out to...
Welcome back to our podcasts on the FHC Sports Report! We'll be on here at least once a week with a video podcast, bringing in multiple guests and discussing sports along the way.
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Fellow sports editor in chief Tommy Spaletto and I, along with Mr. George, were brainstorming over video chat on what we could possibly write about on the FHC Sports Report with no actual sports taking...
The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives From Winter Sports are in. After over 2,200 votes across ten different categories, we have our winners as follows below:
Most Entertaining Game: Boys...
The FHC Sports Report presents the Top Fives of the Winter sports season. We compiled the biggest sports moments, athletes, coaches, and teams of Winter athletics into our Top Fives lists. Make sure to...
Peyton Price
Freshman Peyton Price entered a varsity bowling team full of upperclassmen, but the Rangers just needed that extra piece to the puzzle to really push for the accolades they wanted to attain....
Wrestling vs. Caledonia
In the first round of Districts, the Rangers found themselves hosting Caledonia for a berth in the championship dual against Rockford later that night. Early on, there were...
Senior Cole Beaufait, junior Mason Kelly, and senior Ryan Jeffreys led the FHC hockey team offensively all year long, but it took some time for them to settle in. After losing three of the first four games...
Update from 3/12/2020: Due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Big Ten Tournament has officially been canceled. The Big Ten will not crown a champion, unlike the ACC who declared regular-season...
Ultimately, it just wasn’t FHC’s night on Wednesday against Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Despite junior Gavin Brady’s best efforts in between the pipes, the Cougars finally started to break through,...
Freshman Sammy Mielock’s game-winning goal late in the second period propelled the Rangers to close out the Regional semifinal in a thrilling end-to-end game; players on both FHC and Jackson Lumen Christi...
With the hockey team looking to cap off the regular season with a win over Rockford, senior Cole Beaufait led the Rangers with his three goals and three assists to a 6-5 win over the Rams.
Coming into...
For the second consecutive game, senior Cole Beaufait assisted his teammates three separate times, catapulting him into first place on the team with his 25 assists on the season. There was, however, one...
Thanks in large part to junior Mason Kelly’s four goals and two assists, the hockey team took down the combined Lowell/Caledonia team on Wednesday night to reach 19-4 on the season, clinching the title...
In two games against some of the toughest competition in the state, the offensive trio of junior Mason Kelly and seniors Cole Beaufait and Ryan Jeffreys combined for ten total points to propel the Rangers...
With just over three minutes remaining for the Rangers to find a goal in overtime and momentum on their side, the Rangers had the Grandville Bulldogs buried in their own zone. Via senior Ryan Jeffreys,...
After trailing 1-0 after the first period of play, junior Mason Kelly scored three goals to complete yet another hat trick and lead the Rangers to their seventh consecutive win with a 6-3 result against...
The play of senior Cole Beaufait and sophomore Jake Munger were the deciding factors in the matchup between varsity hockey and Mona Shores, as Cole’s hattrick and Jake’s 28 saves would prove to be...
In a rematch of FHC’s heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Forest Hills Northern/Eastern less than a month ago, senior Cole Beaufait scored two goals and recorded one assist to put the Rangers in the driver’s...
Widespread offensive contribution from eight different goalscorers—including a first career goal from junior Ryan Demeter—led to a quick lead for the FHC hockey team in the first period against East...
Senior Ryan Jeffreys was ultimately the hero for the FHC hockey team against East Grand Rapids on Friday night, as his goal with 4.4 seconds remaining in regulation gave the Rangers the 3-2 win in one...
Freshman Levi McKenzie led the boys freshman basketball team to two crushing wins over Allendale and Northpointe Christian to clinch the title in the Silver Division. In the two games, Levi combined for...
Junior Mason Kelly once again propelled the FHC hockey team to victory this weekend, with his goal calling quits on the game as he scored in sudden-death overtime against Big Rapids to secure a 2-0 weekend...
With five minutes to go in Saturday’s rivalry game between the hockey teams from FHNE and FHC, the contest was tied at two goals apiece. After a turnover from FHC, FHNE’s Cameron Cain received the...
Junior Mason Kelly propelled the hockey team to two wins in a weekend for the second time in a row, scoring a total of six goals and recording three assists throughout the two games. Just like the week...
Junior Mason Kelly hit the back of the net five times on Saturday night en route to a 7-1 victory over Lowell/Caledonia. Mason has been an integral piece of the team once again this year, scoring 13 goals...
Coming off a demoralizing loss to Jenison—a team the Rangers expected to beat—FHC traveled to the east side of the state to take on Walled Lake Northern and St. Frances (Allen Park) Cabrini in hopes...
The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives From Fall Sports are in.
Thank you to all who voted, and congratulations to our winners!
Toughest Loss and Most Entertaining Game: Varsity football...
After starting the season slowly with two losses against Byron Center and Allen Park, the hockey team took on East Grand Rapids and Jenison in back to back days on Friday and Saturday night. With key players...
The FHC Sports Report presents the Top Fives of the Fall sports season. We compiled the biggest sports moments, athletes, and teams of Fall athletics into our Top Fives lists. Make sure to vote for your...
Playing without two of its main contributors on offense, the hockey team fell in both of its games this past weekend at the hands of Byron Center and Allen Park. The game against the Bulldogs of Byron...
After defying expectations and going 17-5-2 last year, the hockey team is looking to use the momentum from the past season and a plethora of returners to improve upon the success from last year. The team...
JT Guntern Goal vs. Portage Northern
After starting the season with a 2-5-3 record, boys varsity soccer strung off three consecutive wins following the beginning of its “Revenge Tour,” including...
Friday night was a story of four very, very different quarters. Matching up against one of the best teams in the West Michigan area in Portage Northern, the Rangers let up zero points in the first and...
The varsity football team is on a roll; after losing a heartbreaker in Week 2 to Grandville, the Rangers have gone 6-1, with the sole loss coming at the hands of the OK White conference champion Cedar...
In Friday’s pre-district playoff game against Mattawan, star senior Jackson Clay went down with an injury in the game. The news was a major blow to the team, but especially Jackson, who is playing in...
Deep into the third quarter in Friday’s matchup with the Mattawan Wildcats, the varsity football team was being held to no more than a 13 point lead, keeping the Wildcats well within reach. However,...
After finishing the regular season with a 49-7 win over Greenville, the varsity football team comes into the first round of the playoffs with an overall record of 7-2. Both sides of the ball have been...
For Friday night’s regular-season finale between the varsity football team and Greenville, nearly everything was perfect: the weather was beautiful, the offense executed, the defense dominated, and all...
In last year’s matchup between these two teams, the varsity football team came into Week 9 needing a win; a win would put the Rangers at 5-4 with a possibility of gaining a spot in the playoffs, while...
With the Rangers clinging onto a 14-7 lead, the Lowell Red Arrows drove down deep into Ranger territory. After starting on its own 19-yard line, Lowell ended up all the way on the FHC 3.5 yard line. On...
The absence of starting quarterback senior Jimmy Scholler due to a concussion was a crucial one, as the FHC offense could not garner any momentum whatsoever as the Rangers fell to Cedar Springs 30-6. The...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 29, 2019
The FHC defensive front seven along with the dynamic offensive duo of senior Jimmy Scholler and junior Jonah Spates exploded for a commanding performance over the Northview Wildcats, a team the Rangers...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 22, 2019
For the third consecutive week, senior Jimmy Scholler was a force to reckoned with under center, passing and running for a combined three touchdowns in each contest. Despite falling to Grandville last...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 15, 2019
After falling to an early 32-7 deficit, the Rangers produced a near-historic comeback in Grandville on Friday night. The Grandville offensive playstyle—the Wing T—gave FHC some serious fits early on,...
Matthew Mahoney, Sports Editor in Chief
• September 12, 2019
On a string of two dominant defensive performances, the Rangers come into week 3 with a 2-0 record and a bag full of confidence. A 3-0 record in non-conference play would surely raise eyebrows across the...
Seniors Jimmy Scholler and Jackson Clay, along with junior Jonah Spates, led a new-look FHC offense to a dominating performance in the air. After failing to string much together in the passing game in...
After defeating the Jenison Wildcats 14-7 in the infamous season opener that stretched over two days, the varsity football team shifts its attention to another difficult team from the west side of Grand...
In one of the most unorthodox high school football games in recent memory, a very defensive game that saw very few scores ended in a 14-7 victory for the Rangers. Just as the second half was set to kick...
After raising the bar in 2017 and then slowing things down in 2018, the varsity football team is looking to get back to where the program was just two years ago. With plenty of talent and a reloaded roster,...
After leading the boys varsity soccer team to a 10-8-1 record in 2018, head coach Caleb Postlewait stepped down at the beginning of the summer. With the athletic department looking for a new coach to fill...
For everyone on the lacrosse team’s roster, Saturday’s State championship contest was more than just an average game. While that may seem obvious, it may not be for the reasons you think.
“Winning...
The day every high school sports athlete dreams of has arrived for the boys varsity lacrosse team: the MHSAA State Championship. For the fourth time in just as many years, the Rangers will take the field...
Following a 19-4 victory over Warren De La Salle in the State quarterfinals, the boys varsity lacrosse team took on Orchard Lake St Mary's in the State semifinal, a team the Rangers defeated 16-2 less...
Coming off of a second place finish in the OK White conference the year prior, the girls JV soccer team came into this year with high expectations after adding new, young talent and returning experienced...
Fresh off of a Regional championship win, the boys varsity lacrosse team had a quick turnaround with only one day of practice to prepare for the State quarterfinals. The opponent for the Rangers in the...
In a tale of four very different quarters, the boys varsity lacrosse team took home its eighth consecutive Regional title with a win over crosstown rival Forest Hills Northern. Even though the team started...
After an obliterating 18-1 win over Comstock Park in the first round of Regionals, the boys varsity lacrosse team took on the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles in the Regional Semifinal. The Eagles came into...
After a crucial 5-0 win over conference foe Lowell, the girls JV soccer team put themselves in prime position to win the conference championship in a matchup against Greenville, a team they mercied earlier...
In the second round of the MHSAA Division 2 playoffs, junior Jackson Clay continued his offensive dominance from the tail end of the regular season, scoring 8 goals early on in the game to lead the Rangers...
In a matchup between two of the best teams in the entire state, junior Jackson Clay and sophomore Carson Deines combined to score 10 goals en route to a 12-9 win for the Rangers over the Detroit Catholic...
Coming off of a 4-0 win over South Christian, the girls JV soccer team moved its attention towards the Lowell Red Arrows, a team they narrowly defeated 2-1 earlier in the season. While the Red Arrow defense...
In a span of 15 minutes, freshman Ruthie VanSkiver scored 3 goals to create a massive cushion that pushed the Rangers past the South Christian Sailors.
With the game being played at South Christian's...
After nine straight wins and a blowout win over a high-quality St. Viator (IL) squad, the Rangers are looking to close out the season with two wins. With two games left in the regular season, the boys...
The day all Michigan basketball fans have been dreading for the past couple of years has officially arrived. As of this morning, the now former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein has been named the...
Just two days after a blowout win over Forest Hills Northern, the boys varsity lacrosse team traveled to Chicago on Saturday to take on Saint Viator. The Saint Viator Lions came into this game off the...
Picking up right from where they left off against Rockford, the high-powered Ranger offense started off hot against Forest Hills Northern on Thursday.
Throughout the entirety of the first half, the...
With an undefeated record on the line, the girls JV soccer team took on Cedar Springs—one of the most challenging opponents so far this season. The girls established the goal of having an undefeated...
With a conference championship on the line, seniors Tate Hallock and Luke Majick took over the game offensively to overpower the Rockford defense. With 10 goals combined between the two of them, the ball...
