Photo Credit: Lou Murray
The second weekend of the MHSAA football playoffs got underway on Friday. In 11-man, it was time to hand out trophies with the District Championship on the line. The 8-man playoffs also had hardware, but with their smaller fields, a Regional Championship was up for grabs. The final scores, key stats, and recap article links can be found below:
Division 1 Region 1
Howell 35 Grand Blanc 33
REGIONAL FINALS: Hudsonville (10-1) at Howell (11-0)
Division 2 Region 1
Byron Center 30 Mona Shores 23
Portage Central 22 Mattawan 0
REGIONAL FINALS: Portage Central (8-3) at Byron Center (10-1)
Division 3 Region 1
DeWitt 49 Lowell 35
Petoskey 38 Mount Pleasant 10
REGIONAL FINALS: Petoskey (11-0) at DeWitt (11-0)
Division 3 Region 2
Forest Hills Central 28 Coopersville 17: The Rangers overcame an early 14-0 hole to return to the Regional Finals. Nick Williams was 13/19 for 285 yards and four touchdowns for FHC. Two of those scores went to Ty Ryan, who finished with 104 receiving yards. Brendan Cargill had 7 catches for 154 yards and a score. Sedar Middaugh caught the fourth touchdown, while also adding 8 tackles. Max Holser stifled the Coopersville passing attack with two interceptions.
REGIONAL FINALS: Forest Hills Central (9-2) at Zeeland West (10-1)
Division 4 Region 1
Whitehall 17 Big Rapids 7: The Vikings got their revenge on Big Rapids in a district championship battle. A 28-yard Judd Musk field goal was the game’s only first-half score. In the fourth quarter, Hunter Osborn scored twice, on a 26-yard catch from Camden Thompson and a 11-yard carry, to give the Vikings a 17-0 lead. Big Rapids did find the end zone, but it was too late for a rally.
South Christian 35 Unity Christian 28
REGIONAL FINALS: South Christian (7-4) at Whitehall (8-3)
Division 4 Region 2
Portland 37 Hastings 14
Niles 21 Edwardsburg 0
REGIONAL FINALS: Portland (11-0) at Niles (10-1)
Division 4 Region 3
Haslett 24 Chelsea 9
REGIONAL FINALS: Haslett (8-3) at Goodrich (10-1)
Division 5 Region 1
Frankenmuth 37 Belding 7
Gladwin 28 Ogemaw Heights 19
REGIONAL FINALS: Gladwin (8-3) at Frankenmuth (11-0)
Division 5 Region 2
GR Catholic Central 21 West Catholic 18
Kalamazoo United 41 Berrien Springs 22
REGIONAL FINALS: Kalamazoo United (9-2) at GR Catholic Central (7-4)
Division 6 Region 1
Reed City 41 Standish-Sterling 32
Boyne City 21 Kingsley 15
REGIONAL FINALS: Boyne City (9-2) at Reed City (9-2)
Division 6 Region 2
Newaygo 35 Central Montcalm 34
Lansing Catholic 31 Ovid-Elsie 28
REGIONAL FINALS: Lansing Catholic (8-3) at Newaygo (9-2)
Division 7 Region 1
North Muskegon 27 McBain 7
TC St. Francis v Menominee – Saturday, 12:00
REGIONAL FINALS: North Muskegon (10-1) v TBD
Division 7 Region 3
Schoolcraft 38 Lawton 0
Hudson 30 Union City 7
REGIONAL FINALS: Schoolcraft (10-1) at Hudson (10-1)
8-Man Division 1 Regional Finals
Ishpeming at Pickford – Saturday, 1:00
Indian River Inland Lakes 32 Alcona 26
Deckerville 40 Kingston 6
Martin at Mendon – Saturday, 1:00
SEMIFINAL: Indian River Inland Lakes (11-0) v TBD
SEMIFINAL: Deckerville (11-0) v TBD
