Michigan High School Football News

November 04, 2009 11:24 p.m. Powers running back Matt Burnor played for Goodrich two years ago.

It's been 33 years since Pinconning and Clare played a football game against each other.Ogemaw and Escanaba have never crossed paths.But everybody is getting well-aquainted this week with district championships in the balance.

The football season ended abruptly for Ben Avink, who plays for Allendale High School's JV football team.

Novi -- It's not often the coach gets the game ball after his team wins a Division 1 district championship.

That 1-3 start was so long ago it probably seems like a different season altogether for the Trojans of Livonia Clarenceville.

Colon quarterback Brendon Shallack scored five touchdowns as Colon rolled to this 45-0 first-round playoff victory over St.

It apparently will take more than a few glancing blows to knock out the Holland Christian football team.

Macomb -- Quarterback Mark Morris had the golden touch Friday night, throwing three touchdown passes to lead Macomb Dakota over Utica Eisenhower 28-10 in a Division 1 district final playoff game.

It was new territory for everyone on Friday night when Bronson hosted Michigan Center in the second round of the Division 6 high school football playoffs.

Two former Ottawa Hills High School football players waived probable cause hearings Friday on charges they broke into multiple homes in Ada Township and East Grand Rapids.

Lowell quarterback Gabe Dean looks for some running room against East Grand Rapids in Week 8. The first round of the MHSAA football playoffs kicks off Friday night and continues through Saturday.

Allen Park -- It was billed as "a land of opportunity" to prospective free agents last winter, which, of course, sounds a lot more enticing than the "Island of Misfit Toys." It's not as if they were all spotted elephants and square-wheeled trains before Jim Schwartz & Co.

Ten weeks of high school football have eliminated most of the teams in Michigan from state championship consideration, but have done nothing to determine who has the upper hand in The Flint Journal's picks.

Gosh, what a bummer of a football weekend we had last week. On Sunday, our "professional" football team, the Detroit Lions lost.

Oxford Community Schools experienced both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in Tuesday's election.

On a cold and rainy Friday night in Grand Blanc, not everyone could make it to Grand Blanc Varsity Football team's game against Milford, or maybe they just didn't want to put up with the weather.

November 04, 2009 12:23 a.m. Division 8 New Lothrop at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday Records: WOLL 8-2, New Lothrop 7-3 Playoff histories: New Lothrop 10th trip,10-8 ; WOLL 21st trip, 43-19 Scouting report: Both teams showed some heart last week as New Lothrop rallied from a 21-8 deficit to knock off Sterling Heights ...

November 04, 2009 12:21 a.m. Division 7 Genesee at Ubly When: 7 p.m. Friday Records: Both teams are 10-0 Playoff histories: Genesee 11th trip, 5-10; Ubly 11th trip, 15-10 Scouting report: Genesee returns to the place where it was stomped 65-6 in the first round of last year's playoffs, but the Wolves are a much better team this season.

There are five area teams left in the MHSAA football playoffs, with the second round set for Friday and Saturday.

MIDDLETON - Fulton football wrapped up its regular season with a 26-7 win over Bath Oct.