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. |
WHITEFORD BOBCAT SPORTS 