Whiteford No. 2 in latest Detroit Free Press Division 8 rankings

By DOUG DONNELLY

There was a shake up this week in the Detroit Free Press prep football rankings.

Sand Creek, who was forced to forfeit its Week 2 game with Blissfield, went into the week ranked No. 1 but slipped to No. 7. Whiteford, which beat Division 6 Ida and now has more playoff points than any Division 8 team in the state, is now No. 2, behind Hudson.

Summerfield is No. 5 in Division 8.

Former TCC member Clinton is No. 2 in Division 6. Other area teams ranked include Napoleon (No. 7 D6) and Addison (No. 3 D8) from the Cascades Conference.

Whiteford will play its third consecutive Division 6 team Friday when the Bobcats host 2-0 Madison.

The first Associated Press poll of the 2021 season will be released following Week 3.

Here are the Week 2 rankings, by Mick McCabe of the Free Press:

Division 6

  1. Lansing Catholic, 2-0
  2. Clinton, 2-0
  3. Boyne City, 2-0
  4. Constantine, 2-0
  5. Millington, 2-0
  6. Watervliet, 2-0
  7. Napoleon, 2-0
  8. Menominee, 2-0
  9. Jonesville, 2-0
  10. Chesaning, 2-0

Division 7

  1. Lumen Christi, 2-0
  2. Pewamo-Westphalia, 2-0
  3. Traverse City St. Francis, 2-0
  4. Monroe SMCC, 2-0
  5. Montrose, 2-0
  6. Detroit Loyola, 2-0
  7. Muskegon CC, 1-1
  8. Ishpeming Westwood, 2-0
  9. Niles Brandywine, 2-0
  10. Harrison, 2-0

Division 8

  1. Hudson, 2-0
  2. Whiteford, 2-0
  3. Addison, 2-0
  4. Reading, 2-0
  5. Summerfield, 2-0
  6. Carson City-Crystal, 2-0
  7. Sand Creek, 1-1
  8. Bark River-Harris, 2-0
  9. White Pigeon, 2-0
  10. Saginaw Nouvel, 1-1

2 comments

  1. Doug,
    In your article you state that Ida is a division 8 team, but later state Whiteford will play their third consecutive division 6 team. Which is it?

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