Whiteford comes in at No. 9 this week in the Michigan Sportswriters High School football poll.
Here’s the complete poll?
Division 1
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Detroit Cass Tech (4) 5-0) 49 1
2. Detroit Catholic Central (1) (5-0) 46 2
3. Saline (5-0) 40 3
4. Davison (5-0) 34 4
5. Hudsonville (5-0) 21 7
6. Macomb Dakota (5-0) 19 5
6. Rockford (4-1) 19 9
8. West Bloomfield (5-0) 18 5
9. Grand Blanc (5-0) 12 10
10. Clarkston (4-1) 11 NR
Others receiving votes: 11. East Kentwood 3; 12. Howell 2; 13. Brighton 1.
Division 2
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (4) (3-1) 48 1
2. Portage Central (1) (5-0) 44 2
3. Gibraltar Carlson (5-0) 41 3
4. Dexter (4-1) 37 4
5. Grosse Pointe South (5-0) 30 6
6. Muskegon (3-2) 21 9
7 .Midland Dow (4-1) 17 NR
8. Portage Northern (4-1) 11 NR
9. Muskegon Mona Shores (3-2) 10 6
10. South Lyon (5-0) 6 NR
10. Grand Rapids Northview (4-1) 6 9
Others receiving votes: 12. Walled Lake Western 4.
DIVISION 3
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. DeWitt (3) (5-0) 47 1
2. Detroit King (2) (3-2) 44 3
3. Mount Pleasant (5-0) 44 2
4. Niles (5-0) 35 5
5. Gaylord (5-0) 26 10
6. Zeeland West (4-1) 25 8
7. Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (4-1) 13 6
8. Lowell (4-1) 11 4
9. Cedar Springs (4-1) 8 NR
10. Warren Fitzgerald (4-1) 4 NR
Others receiving votes: 11. Hastings 8; 12. Owosso 4; 12. Adrian 4; 12. Ypsilanti Lincoln 4.
DIVISION 4
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Harper Woods (4) (5-0) 48 1
2. Goodrich (5-0) 42 2
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian (1) (5-0) 34 3
3. Dearborn Divine Child (5-0) 34 3
5. Williamston (5-0) 29 7
6. Chelsea (4-1) 21 5
7. Portland (5-0) 20 6
8. Escanaba (5-0) 12 NR
8. Macomb Lutheran North (5-0) 12 8
10. Freeland (4-1) 9
Others receiving votes: 11. Big Rapids 6; 12. Ludington 5; 13. Battle Creek Harper Creek 1; 13. Haslett 1.
DIVISION 5
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (4) (5-0) 49 1
2. Frankenmuth (1) (5-0) 40 2
3. Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (5-0) 38 3
4. Grand Rapids West Catholic (4-1) 28 4
5. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (3-2) 27 5
6. Richmond (5-0) 24 9
7. Saginaw Swan Valley (4-1) 17 7
8. Armada (4-1) 14 8
9. Michigan Center (5-0) 11 6
10. West Branch Ogemaw Heights (4-1) NR
Others receiving votes: 11. Monroe Jefferson 9; Whitehall 5; Romulus Summit Academy 5.
DIVISION 6
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Traverse City St. Francis (3) (5-0) 48 1
2. Almont (2) (5-0) 46 2
3. Montrose (5-0) 34 4
4. Jackson Lumen Christi (2-3) 32 3
5. Marine City (4-1) 29 7
6. Ecorse (5-0) 28 5
7. Warren Michigan Collegiate (4-1) 24 8
8. Kent City (5-0) 11 9
9. Kingsley (3-2) 10 6
10. Ida (4-1) 7 NR
Others receiving votes: 11. Detroit Edison 3; 11. Kalkaska 3; 11. Olivet 3; 13. Boyne City 2.
DIVISION 7
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (5) (5-0) 50 1
2. Ithaca (5-0) 43 2
3. Pewamo-Westphalia (5-0) 41 3
4. Menominee (5-0) 34 4
5. Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker (5-0) 25 6
6. Millington (4-1) 17 7
7. Charlevoix (5-0) 14 7
8. Leslie (4-1) 10 5
9. Ottawa Lake-Whiteford (4-1) 9 9
10. North Muskegon (4-1) 8 NR
Others receiving votes: 11. Cass City 7; 11. Schoolcraft 7; 13. Saginaw Valley Lutheran 5; 13. Clinton 5.
DIVISION 8
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Hudson (3) (5-0) 46 1
(tie) Harbor Beach (1) (5-0) 46 2
3. Beal City (1) (5-0) 43 3
4. White Pigeon (5-0) 32 4
5. Fowler (4-1) 26 5
6. Springport (5-0) 21 6
7. Allen Park Cabrini (5-0) 20 9
8. Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central (4-1) 16 7
9. New Lothrop (4-1) 13 10
10. Maple City Glen Lake (3-1) 6 11
Others receiving votes: 11. Ubly 3; 11. Iron Mountain 3.
8-PLAYER, DIVISION 1
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Indian River Inland Lakes (3) (5-0) 48 2
2. Norway (1) (5-0) 44 4
3. Martin (1) (5-0) 43 3
4. Kingston (5-0) 29 5
4. Pickford (4-1) 29 1
6. Blanchard Montabella (5-0) 26 5
7. Bessemer (5-0) 22 7
8. Merrill (4-1) 13 NR
9. Climax-Scotts (4-1) 8 NR
10. Bay City All Saints (3-2) 6 8
Others receiving votes: 11. Newberry 5; 12. Gobles 2.
8-PLAYER, DIVISION 2
Rank, School (Record) Points Previous
1. Deckerville (3) (5-0) 47 1
2. Mendon (1) (5-0) 45 2
3. Onekama (1) (5-0) 40 3
4. Felch North Dickinson (5-0) 36 4
5. Portland St. Patrick (5-0) 29 5
6. Gaylord St. Mary (5-0) 21 6
7. Britton Deerfield (4-1) 20 7
8. Grand Rapids Sacred Heart (5-0) 19 8
9. Morrice (4-1) 7 10
10. Lake Linden-Hubbell (4-1) 5 NR
Others receiving votes: 11. Hillman 3; 12. Powers North Central 2; 13. Mio 1.
