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2011 Michigan HS Playoff pairings

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Most games will be on friday and Saturday so check your local listings. Shown below are the records and playoff points. Most pairings By the state are based on geographical concerns in the districts to help keep the cost lower for the schools. Plus keep travel down..

Division 1
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Holland West Ottawa (6-3) 67.444 at Rockford (8-1) 103.444

Grand Ledge (7-2) 82.778 at Grand Haven (8-1) 99.889

DISTRICT 2

Holt (5-4) 61.931 at Grand Blanc (7-2) 97.778

Flint Carman-Ainsworth (6-3) 69.333 at Midland (8-1) 93.333

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Temperance Bedford (6-3) 76.333 at Brighton (8-1) 101.111

Monroe (7-2) 83.000 at Ann Arbor Pioneer (7-2) 87.333

DISTRICT 2

Canton (7-2) 88.444 at Plymouth (8-1) 101.111

Northville (8-1) 94.111 at Detroit Catholic Central (8-1) 96.667

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Pontiac (6-3) 70.222 at Clarkston (6-3) 78.667

Walled Lake Central (6-3) 71.556 at Lake Orion (6-3) 75.889

DISTRICT 2

Macomb Dakota (6-3) 78.444 at Utica Eisenhower (8-1) 102.111

Romeo (7-2) 81.333 at Troy Athens (7-2) 88.222

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Dearborn Fordson (5-4) 62.444 at Dearborn (7-2) 86.111

Detroit Cass Tech (6-3) 73.556 at Livonia Churchill (6-3) 73.667

DISTRICT 2

Roseville (6-3) 67.333 at Warren DeLaSalle (7-2) 96.556

Warren Cousino (6-3) 71.556 at Warren Mott (6-3) 75.000
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Division 2
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Marquette (7-2) 74.111 at Fenton (7-2) 83.778

Okemos (6-3) 74.778 at Bay City Western (7-2) 79.000

DISTRICT 2

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (6-3) 71.000 at Lowell (8-1) 103.111

Muskegon (7-2) 85.111 at Mattawan (8-1) 92.222

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Milford (6-3) 70.333 at Walled Lake Western (8-1) 94.889

South Lyon (6-3) 72.111 at Holly (7-2) 87.222

DISTRICT 2

Ortonville-Brandon (5-4) 59.222 at Port Huron (8-1) 102.889

Rochester Adams (6-3) 73.222 at Oxford (7-2) 90.222

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Birmingham Seaholm (6-3) 69.111 at Farmington Hills Harrison (9-0) 117.333

Birmingham Brother Rice (5-4) 69.333 at North Farmington (7-2) 79.333

DISTRICT 2

Farmington (5-4) 60.333 at Detroit Henry Ford (7-2) 87.556

Southfield (6-3) 72.444 at Birmingham Groves (6-3) 75.111

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Ypsilanti Lincoln (6-3) 63.556 at Wyandotte Roosevelt (8-1) 96.667

Brownstown Woodhaven (6-3) 68.778 at Southgate Anderson (7-2) 86.222

DISTRICT 2

Garden City (6-3) 66.667 at Allen Park (7-2) 83.889

Detroit Martin Luther King (6-3) 72.889 at Grosse Pointe South (6-3) 73.333
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Division 3
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Cadillac (5-3) 62.333 at Mt Pleasant (9-0) 108.444

Bay City John Glenn (6-3) 62.486 at Petoskey (8-1) 90.319

DISTRICT 2

Haslett (5-4) 58.222 at DeWitt (8-1) 94.111

St Johns (7-2) 74.444 at East Lansing (7-2) 87.222

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (6-3) 69.778 at Grand Rapids Christian (9-0) 113.778

Fruitport (7-2) 70.667 at East Grand Rapids (6-3) 70.778

DISTRICT 2

Holland (7-2) 78.444 at Stevensville Lakeshore (7-2) 84.333

St Joseph (7-2) 81.444 at Zeeland East (8-1) 82.667

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Hastings (7-2) 74.000 at Battle Creek Harper Creek (9-0) 102.222

Sturgis (7-2) 80.889 at Mason (8-1) 91.667

DISTRICT 2

Adrian (5-4) 55.556 at Carleton Airport (8-1) 86.778

Chelsea (7-2) 82.000 at Riverview (8-1) 84.333

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Auburn Hills Avondale (5-4) 59.000 at Lapeer East (7-2) 84.778

Linden (5-4) 61.333 at Lapeer West (6-3) 72.889

DISTRICT 2

Bloomfield Hills Lahser (6-3) 74.111 at Redford Thurston (8-1) 94.000

Detroit Pershing (7-2) 75.222 at Orchard Lake St Mary's (7-2) 90.778
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Division 4
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Remus Chippewa Hills (6-3) 55.000 at Alma (7-2) 71.444

Ludington (6-3) 56.889 at Escanaba (6-3) 62.306

DISTRICT 2

Whitehall (6-3) 56.444 at Sparta (7-2) 84.000

Spring Lake (6-3) 61.778 at Comstock Park (7-2) 72.111

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Grand Rapids South Christian (5-4) 57.000 at Zeeland West (9-0) 98.667

Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-3) 59.889 at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) 89.444

DISTRICT 2

Plainwell (6-3) 60.889 at Edwardsburg (8-0) 97.778

Otsego (7-2) 72.667 at Paw Paw (8-1) 85.222

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Vicksburg (6-3) 62.444 at Battle Creek Pennfield (9-0) 83.556

Lansing Sexton (6-3) 73.778 at Dearborn Heights Robichaud (7-2) 80.556

DISTRICT 2

Detroit Southwestern (6-3) 62.333 at Detroit Douglass (8-1) 97.556

Detroit Kettering (6-3) 64.889 at Grosse Ile (7-2) 74.444

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Detroit Country Day (7-2) 71.730 at Detroit Crockett (8-1) 101.889

Harper Woods Chandler (7-2) 72.444 at St Clair Shores South Lake (8-1) 80.778

DISTRICT 2

Croswell-Lexington (8-1) 88.333 at Marine City (9-0) 109.333

Marysville (8-1) 92.444 at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (9-0) 98.222
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Division 5
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Kingsley (6-3) 50.111 at Menominee (7-2) 79.667

Benzie Central (7-2) 63.778 at Grayling (8-1) 68.333

DISTRICT 2

Wyoming Kelloggsville (6-3) 54.153 at Reed City (9-0) 89.778

Manistee (6-3) 65.222 at Grand Rapids West Catholic (7-2) 85.000

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Parchment (6-3) 51.000 at Dowagiac (8-1) 86.778

Hopkins (6-3) 59.097 at Berrien Springs (7-2) 68.875

DISTRICT 2

Olivet (7-2) 59.222 at Lansing Catholic (9-0) 95.111

Ovid-Elsie (6-3) 68.000 at Portland (8-1) 90.222

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Ida (6-3) 48.889 at Jackson Lumen Christi (6-3) 65.000

Brooklyn Columbia Central (6-3) 50.889 at Dundee (7-2) 61.111

DISTRICT 2

Clawson (6-3) 52.778 at Almont (8-1) 83.444

Capac (6-3) 59.556 at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (7-2) 77.556

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Standish-Sterling Central (5-4) 54.667 at Freeland (7-2) 78.875

Carrollton (7-2) 62.222 at Hemlock (7-2) 75.889

DISTRICT 2

Lake Fenton (6-3) 56.222 at Millington (9-0) 90.667

Frankenmuth (6-3) 58.333 at Flint Powers Catholic (5-4) 62.986
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Division 6
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Tawas Area (7-2) 51.222 at Iron Mountain (8-0) 81.667

Calumet (7-2) 69.083 at McBain (8-1) 76.333

DISTRICT 2

Sanford Meridian (7-2) 59.778 at Clare (8-1) 75.333

Morley-Stanwood (8-1) 73.778 at Shelby (8-1) 74.556

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (6-3) 44.222 at Muskegon Oakridge (8-1) 79.111

Montague (7-2) 66.444 at Grandville Calvin Christian (8-1) 71.667

DISTRICT 2

St Charles (5-4) 45.333 at Montrose Hill-McCloy (9-0) 93.333

Byron (7-2) 55.889 at Ithaca (9-0) 84.889

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Hartford (6-3) 42.889 at Constantine (7-2) 60.222

Cassopolis (6-3) 49.764 at Schoolcraft (6-3) 50.222

DISTRICT 2

Hillsdale (6-3) 56.444 at Grass Lake (9-0) 86.222

Leslie (7-2) 68.111 at Manchester (8-1) 70.222

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Flint Beecher (6-3) 54.889 at Warren Michigan Collegiate (9-0) 92.444

Marlette (7-2) 58.333 at Vassar (8-1) 65.639

DISTRICT 2

Detroit PEC (6-3) 55.333 at Madison Heights Madison (7-2) 80.000

River Rouge (7-2) 60.167 at Ecorse (7-1) 68.333
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Division 7
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Ironwood (5-4) 42.000 at Iron River West Iron County (8-1) 66.653

Ishpeming Westwood (6-2) 49.181 at Ishpeming (7-1) 64.653

DISTRICT 2

Lake City (8-1) 63.000 at Traverse City St Francis (8-1) 74.653

Whittemore-Prescott (8-1) 69.556 at Mancelona (9-0) 70.222

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Coleman (7-2) 54.556 at Saginaw Nouvel (8-0) 101.683

Blanchard Montabella (8-1) 61.778 at Burton Bendle (8-1) 66.667

DISTRICT 2

Brown City (6-3) 43.889 at Harbor Beach (9-0) 81.667

Sandusky (6-3) 50.222 at Reese (7-1) 63.333

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

Decatur (6-3) 51.000 at Watervliet (8-1) 64.000

Gobles (8-1) 55.111 at Lawton (7-2) 59.333

DISTRICT 2

Ravenna (5-4) 47.778 at Pewamo-Westphalia (9-0) 74.667

Springport (7-2) 50.556 at Saranac (8-1) 63.111

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Reading (8-1) 64.889 at Hudson (9-0) 88.889

Sand Creek (8-1) 69.111 at Union City (9-0) 75.111

DISTRICT 2

Britton Deerfield Schools (6-3) 48.667 at Detroit Loyola (9-0) 89.556

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (9-0) 65.000 at Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (8-1) 75.111
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Division 8
REGION 1 DISTRICT 1

Ontonagon (5-4) 37.500 at Felch North Dickinson (7-1) 59.194

Stephenson (7-2) 51.306 at Crystal Falls Forest Park (7-1) 54.111

DISTRICT 2

Munising (6-3) 42.306 at St Ignace La Salle (9-0) 70.222

Rudyard (6-3) 42.778 at Hillman (8-1) 54.222

REGION 2 DISTRICT 1

Mio (7-2) 47.667 at Frankfort (7-2) 60.778

Beal City (6-3) 48.556 at Johannesburg-Lewiston (8-1) 56.889

DISTRICT 2

Fulton (5-4) 38.222 at Fowler (7-2) 54.111

Merrill (5-4) 41.667 at Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart (5-4) 47.042

REGION 3 DISTRICT 1

St Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (7-2) 44.889 at Mendon (9-0) 87.111

Saugatuck (9-0) 74.667 at Muskegon Catholic Central (8-1) 83.556

DISTRICT 2

Bellevue (6-3) 38.111 at Climax-Scotts (8-1) 57.222

Morenci (5-4) 40.111 at Pittsford (7-2) 47.667

REGION 4 DISTRICT 1

Kingston (7-2) 37.222 at New Lothrop (9-0) 78.222

Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (6-3) 46.444 at Ubly (7-2) 55.778

DISTRICT 2

Detroit Westside Christian (5-4) 42.292 at Petersburg-Summerfield (6-3) 49.667

Melvindale Academy for Business & Tech (5-4) 45.542 at Lutheran Westland (6-3) 45.903
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Eight-man playoffs
Here are the pairings for the eight-man state football tournament. The finals will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Superior Dome in Marquette.

Region 1

Ewen-Trout Creek (2-7) 12.667 at Rapid River (8-1) 55.000

Rock Mid Peninsula (2-7) 12.667 at Eben Junction Superior Central (7-2) 48.330

Region 2

Posen (2-7) 12.667 at Cedarville (8-1) 55.778

Engadine (5-4) 30.333 at Brimley (5-4) 31.889

Region 3

Owendale-Gagetown (5-4) 34.349 at Carsonville-Port Sanilac (8-1) 61.063

Bellaire (6-3) 37.778 at Akron-Fairgrove (6-3) 46.397

Region 4

Flint Michigan School For The Deaf (2-7) 15.254 at Marine City Cardinal Mooney (4-5) 33.429

Tekonsha (5-4) 28.111 at Litchfield (5-4) 29.556
 
But on the flip side of that you end up getting a district like in Division 8 where three of the top five ranked team in the state are in the same district. Mendon, Saugatuck, and MCC are all in the top five and Saugatuck is defending D-8 runner-up.. In the GR press today their coach was not very happy.

St Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (7-2) 44.889 at Mendon (9-0) 87.111
Saugatuck (9-0) 74.667 at Muskegon Catholic Central (8-1) 83.556
 
Article from the Lansing st journal about the 20 teams from Lansing in the playoffs.




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High school football: Playoff capsules
When high school football playoffs start around the state on Friday night, 20 teams from the mid-Michigan area will fight to continue their seasons for at least another week.

Some area winners will knock out another local team as they prolong their season, with five first-round matchups on Friday featuring area teams head-to-head.

Lansing Catholic, which finished undefeated for the second straight regular season and is ranked No. 1 in Division 5 heading in to the state playoffs, will host Olivet in the first round after the Eagles reached the Division 5 state finals last season.

"I think we've got a tough draw," Cougars coach Jim Ahern said. "Olivet's a very good football team. They present a lot of problems defensively, and you have to make a lot of adjustments. ...

"They've got a lot of kids back from that (2010) team, so that experience really helps them."

Experience may help the Eagles, but they will need more than that trying to stop a Lansing Catholic offense that has put up at least 42 points in its last six games.

The Cougars also will be motivated after finishing off a perfect regular season in 2010 before getting dominated in a 58-24 loss to Williamston in the opening round of the playoffs.

After Olivet, Lansing Catholic could face a CAAC White rematch with Portland, which hosts Ovid-Elsie in the other district semifinal Friday.

The Cougars defeated the Raiders, 42-24, on Oct. 7, and the two teams had scrimmaged each other prior to the season.

In Division 3, another all-area pod will feature DeWitt against Haslett in one district semifinal and St. Johns against East Lansing in the other.

Haslett managed to squeeze into the playoffs and take advantage of an unusual amount of nonautomatic qualifier spots.

Only 234 teams reached six wins - or five wins for eight-game schedules. That left 22 at-large spots for teams across the eight MHSAA divisions to reach the final number of 256 schools.

After a 1-3 start, the Vikings managed to receive one of those slots despite a 5-4 record, thanks to an important win over Chelsea on Friday night.

We knew going against Chelsea if we could get them, we could get a ton of (MHSAA playoff) points and that would definitely put us in the playoffs," Haslett coach Charlie Otlewski said.

Now that they're in, the Vikings want to be tough to get out.

"I think right now, we're a very confident team. Our kids have really been on a roll the last 5 1/2 or six weeks," Otlewski said. "Of any team that we've taken to the playoffs, we feel like this team deserved to go to the postseason. We just wanted an opportunity."

Holt, one of four CAAC Blue co-champions, also reached the playoffs with a 5-4 record.

Fulton did the same and achieved the feat for the second straight year - a tribute to the strength of the CMAC. The Pirates will be a part of the fifth matchup between two area teams in the first round, when they travel to play at Fowler in Division 8.

The first game this season between the two CMAC rivals helped turn around the Eagles' season. Fowler, which entered that game with a 1-2 record, scored a 14-7 win at home and eventually finishedwith six straight victories.

Fowler finished behind Saranac and Pewamo-Westphalia in the CMAC standings. The Redskins (8-1) and Pirates (9-0) could meet in a Division 7 district final if both teams get past their first-round home games.

Defending Division 6 state champion Ithaca (9-0), winner of 23 straight games, will open up at home against Byron.

Other area playoff qualifiers include: Grand Ledge (7-2), Okemos (6-3), Mason (8-1), Sexton (6-3), Alma (7-2) and Leslie (7-2).
 
Eleven area high school football teams enter postseason
Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle, October 24, 2011 12:40 a.m.


West Michigan Conference football enjoys a favorable reputation around the state.

It comes from playoff tradition and the many state championship trophies on display at conference schools.

"I've said it since Week 1, we are the OK Red of small schools," Whitehall coach Cliff Sandee said. "The proof is in the pudding. We have three in the same region and all three are good enough to play in the state championship game."

Five WMC schools (Oakridge, Shelby, Montague, Whitehall and Ravenna) represent nearly half of the Muskegon area's 11 playoff qualifiers this season. The other participants are Grand Haven, Muskegon, Fruitport, Spring Lake, Ludington and Muskegon Catholic.

The 256-team playoff field was announced Sunday night by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Pre-game districts will be played this weekend, followed by four more games to determine the state champions on Nov. 25-26 at Detroit's Ford Field.

"We're excited we get to play another week of football," Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield said. "It's one week at a time and the first one to five wins. This is why we do the things we do all season to put ourselves in this position."

Oakridge and Montague are in the same district and may play a rematch in Week 2; while Shelby, which tied Oakridge for the WMC title, is in a different region as its WMC foes.

Ravenna made the Division 7 playoffs as an at-large team at 5-4.

In Division 8, top-ranked Muskegon Catholic and No. 2 Mendon were placed in the same district and likely will meet in Week 2.

"I'd say that I classify our district as very tough," MCC coach Mike Holmes said about the district that also includes defending state runner-up Saugatuck and St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic.

Here's a look at the first-round matchups involving area teams.

Grand Ledge (7-2) at Grand Haven (8-1)

The Buccaneers defeated the Comets in the 2009 playoff opener. Haven is the No. 2 seed and Grand Ledge is No. 3. Top-seeded Rockford faces No. 4 West Ottawa in the other pre-district game.

"We are really looking forward to Grand Ledge coming here again," said Haven coach Mike Farley, whose team finished second behind Rockford in the OK Red. "They go to the playoffs every year and they are one of the best teams in mid-Michigan."

The Bucs are riding high from a big Seniors Night win over West Ottawa on Friday night. They may have a shot to avenge their lone loss to Rockford in the district title game.

Muskegon (7-2) at Mattawan (8-1)

Muskegon, which lost to Rockford and Grand Haven and finished third in the OK Red, will hit the road to face a new playoff opponent. The Wildcats play in the Southwestern Michigan Conference.

Fairfield doesn't know much about Mattawan, which has allowed only 136 points (15.1) and lost its lone game to Sturgis (25-16) in Week 2.

"This is somebody new," Fairfield said. "It adds to the mystery. They have four days to prepare for us and we have four days to prepare for them."

The winner will advance to the district title game against the Forest Hills Central-Lowell victor.

Fruitport (7-2) at East Grand Rapids (6-3)

The Pioneers have won the last five Division 3 state championships, but have lost three games this season to Holland (30-22), Lowell (23-14) and Grand Rapids Christian (50-49 in two OTs).

Fruitport coach Steve Wilson is hoping the Trojans also can surprise the state powerhouse. Fruitport won at East Grand Rapids in 2001 en route to a state runner-up finish.

"East is a beatable team, but we have to play good football," said Wilson, whose team missed getting home field against East by a single playoff point. "At least they are not undefeated this season. They are proving that they are human."

Fruitport is coming off a tough 28-6 loss to DeWitt, but Wilson thinks it was a good tuneup for this week's game.

Kenowa Hills and GR Christian meet in the other pre-district game.

Whitehall (6-3) at Sparta (7-2)

The Vikings are as healthy as they've been all season heading to Sparta.

It's been five years since Whitehall has played in the postseason.

"It's pretty exciting," said Sandee, Whitehall's first-year coach. "We've been preaching all season that it's a bonus to make it to the second season. We want to extend it as much as possible and have some fun."

Sparta has suffered its two losses to GR West Catholic (42-2) and Comstock Park (45-7).

Spring Lake and Comstock Park will play the other pre-district game.

Spring Lake (6-3) at Comstock Park (7-2)

The Lakers will prepare for a big team that runs an effective spread offense.

The Panthers suffered their losses to West Catholic (42-35) and Coopersville (14-13). Spring Lake fell to Coopersville on Friday night 49-35.

"We've done so much different this season for us to try to get through the first round," said Spring Lake coach Jerry Rabideau, whose team tied Fruitport for the Lakes 8 title. "Maybe Comstock Park is a team we can match up with."

Whitehall and Sparta will meet in the other pre-district game.

Ludington (6-3) at Escanaba (6-3)

The Orioles will have to make a long trip to the Upper Peninsula for their first taste of the playoffs since 1999.

Ludington earned its way to the postseason by winning its last five games.

"Our playoffs started in Week 5," said Ludington coach Charlie Gunsell, whose team ended the year with three straight shutouts. "We've been in playoff mode for awhile."

The game will match two talented dual-threat quarterbacks
 
Familiar foes ready to go in football playoffs
Tom Markowski/ The Detroit News

This time we'll have to wait a week before a possible Farmington Hills Harrison vs. Birmingham Brother Rice showdown in the playoffs.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced the official pairings for the eight-division, 256-team state playoffs on Sunday and Harrison (9-0), ranked No. 1 all season, will host Birmingham Seaholm (6-3) in a Division 2 predistrict likely on 7 p.m. Friday. The official time and dates for all 128 first round games will be announced today.
Brother Rice (5-4), which made the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, was one of 20 teams that made the playoffs as an additional qualifier. Brother Rice opens at North Farmington (7-2).
Last season Harrison defeated Brother Rice in the first round, 37-27. Brother Rice led 27-22 and had possession until a fumble late in the game turned it around.
"That's a good thing," Harrison coach John Herrington said about not having to play Brother Rice this week. "We didn't figure on Seaholm. We didn't have them in the picture. Oh well. Now we'll go to work preparing for them."
Harrison won its 13th state title last season; Brother Rice has won six titles.
Plymouth vs. Canton rematch comes early
Last season Plymouth upset Canton 17-7 in a Division 1 district final. This season these rivals will play on Friday in a predistrict.
On Oct. 7 Plymouth (8-1) came from nine points down in the final minute to pull out a 31-30 victory.
"Hey, it's the playoffs," Plymouth coach Mike Sawchuck said. "You have to play who you have to play. I thought we might play Livonia Churchill. I thought (Ann Arbor Pioneer) would be in our district, too. We knew they would put Canton in the same district."
The other bracket has Northville (8-1) playing at Detroit Catholic Central (8-1). The winners will play for the district title the following week.
This might be the most competitive district in this division. C.C. is ranked No. 7, Plymouth is No. 10, Northville is No. 11 and Canton (7-2) is No. 12.
Last season Canton defeated Plymouth 36-0 then lost in the playoffs. Plymouth continued on to the final, where it lost to Lake Orion, 21-13, at Ford Field.
"It's amazing how things change," Canton coach Tim Baechler said. "In the past when Pioneer or Monroe made the playoffs they would be in our district."
Baechler said the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association is considering a proposal that would seed each team according to playoff points. The current system seeds teams in each district, not statewide or even in a region, as many coaches would prefer.
Catching a break
Churchill (6-3) made the playoffs on the final weekend as it defeated Livonia Stevenson 56-13. Not only does Churchill bypass Plymouth and Canton
 
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