OTTAWA LAKE — Whiteford made an appearance in the first Associated Press boys basketball poll of the 2021-22 season today.

The Bobcats received votes, earning them an honorable mention status, in the first weekly poll of the season by a panel of statewide voters. The Bobcats have won three straight games and are 5-2 on the season.

Whiteford will play at Morenci Thursday.

Rank	Team (1st place votes)	Poll Points
1	Flint Beecher (3), 7-1	70
2	Reese, 7-1	62
3	Benzonia Benzie Central (1), 6-0	59
4	Menominee (1), 7-1	48
5	Traverse City St. Francis, 6-1	45
(tie)	Ypsilanti Arbor Prep, 6-2	45
7	Kalamazoo Christian, 7-1	37
8	Bad Axe, 6-1	34
9	Riverview Gabriel Richard, 7-0	32
10	Ishpeming Westwood, 61	22
	Others receiving votes: Vandercook Lake, Ann Arbor Greenhills, Schoolcraft, Centreville, Napoleon, Hemlock, Elk Rapids, Blanchard Montabella, Painesdale Jeffers, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker, Beal City, Erie-Mason, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, Holton, Ottawa Lake Whiteford, Watervliet, Ithaca, Charlevoix, Cass City.