2023 MHSAA High School Football playoff matchups

Published: Oct 22, 2023 Duration: 00:05:00 Category: News & Politics

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>>> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET ONE THING OUT OF THE WAY. LEMAR JACKSON ABSOLUTELY FLEW ALL OVER THE LIONS TODAY. 38-6, THE FINAL. WE WOULD JUST FORGET ABOUT THAT AND SHIFT ON OVER TO OUR -- WHO IN THEIR PLAYOFF SPACE THIS EVENING DURING THE FOOTBALL SELECTION SHOW. STARTING STRONG IN DIVISION I, GRAND LEDGE WILL HEAD NORTH TO TAKE ON GRAND BLANC. THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS SINCE THEY MEANT BACK IN WEEK ONE OF THE 1981 SEASON. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO DIVISION II, LANSING EVERETT HAS CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014. THEY ONLY HAVE TO GO ABOUT 20 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THEY WILL MEET BILBO ROCCO AND HIS RED-HOT EAST LANSING TROJANS TO BEAT THE VIKINGS EARLIER IN THE SEASON BY 32. THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE, BUT TWO TEAMS IN OUR AREA MAKE THE DIVISION III STATE SEMI FINALS. IN MASON AND DeWITT. THOSE ARE BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. THE BULLDOGS ARE READY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST TRIP TO FORD FIELD. MASON WILL BEGIN ITS PLAYOFF RUN AT HOME AGAINST LINDEN ON FRIDAY. WHILE SIGHTS ARE SET ON THE HARDWARE, THEY KNOW THEY MUST FOCUS ONE GAME AT A TIME. A NAMELESS, FACELESS OPPONENT HAS BEEN THERE ET CETERA THE REGULAR SEASON. IT DOES NOT CHANGE IN THE POSTSEASON. >> THAT IS THE MESSAGE WE WILL GIVE THIS WEEK. WE RESPECT TO HIS IN FRONT OF US, AND WE PREPARE FOR WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US. WE WORRY ABOUT NEXT WEEK WHEN IT NEXT WEEK COMES. >> SINCE DO IT, OBVIOUSLY IT HAS BEEN WORKING PRETTY WELL. WE WILL JUST STICK WITH IT. JUST TREAT EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. >> THE WINNER OF MASON AND LINDEN WILL FACE THE WINNER OF DeWITT VERSUS FENTON. MEANING THAT WE COULD HAVE A REMATCH BETWEEN TWO AREA HEAVY HITTERS FOR THE DISTRICT CROWN. ALSO, D3, PERMIT WESTERN WILL TAKE ON BATTLE CREEK HARPER CREEK. 18 MAYBE 21-6 EARLIER IN THE SEASON. IN DIVISION 4, THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SHAKEUP AFTER HAZLITT MOVES DOWN TO DIVISION FOUR. THE PORTLAND RAIDERS MOVED UP TO DIVISION FOUR. EVEN IN A NEW DIVISION, THE RAIDERS HAVE NOT SKIPPED A BEAT. THERE IS UNBEATEN PORTLAND'S REACTION TO THE NINTH STRAIGHT PLAYOFF SELECTION. THE RAIDERS WILL OPEN THINGS UP WITH LANSING SEXTON, 18 TO BEAT 41-0 JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. DESPITE THE SCORE OF THEIR FIRST MEETING, THE RAIDERS KNOW THEY WILL BE IN FOR A BATTLE AGAINST THE J-DOGS. >> WE GOT THEM. THE SCORE WAS NOT REALLY INDICATIVE OF WHAT THE GAME WAS LIKE. THEY ARE A FOOTBALL TEAM WITH A GREAT QUARTERBACK, A LOT OF SKILLED KIDS. WE JUST HAVE TO BE READY TO PLAY. >> I WERE THINKING WE WERE PLAYING IONA, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD THIS WEEK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. >> Reporter: AS FOR THE J DOGS, NOT ONLY DID THEY LEARN OF THE REMATCH WITH PORTLAND, BUT THEY ALSO GOT TO SEE THE LANSING SEXTON NAME TO CALL FOR A PLAYOFF SPOT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017. >> I DO NOT THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVE THAT WE ARE IN THIS POSITION ARE FOR HARDHEARTED THESE MEN HAVE WORKED WITH SINCE JANUARY. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO SHOW THIS COMMUNITY THAT SEXTON IS STILL ALIVE. >> WE KNEW THAT THIS COULD BE OUR YEAR TO GO BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS. WE WANT TO GO BIG, WE WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY. SO WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN. >> Reporter: CONTINUING HER JOURNEY AROUND THE DIVISION. HASTINGS WILL FACE OFF, A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR'S DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WHICH HASTINGS WON 21-13. IONA IS HEADED WEST TO TAKE ON ETA FOR THE EASTERN COULD MAKING HER WAY TO DIVISION FIVE, IT IS A BATTLE OF THE UNSEEDED. -- LOOKING TO KEEP ITS MAGICAL SEASON ALIVE AGAINST OAKLAND AND HANNITY. ALSO IN THE SAME DISTRICT, WILLIAMSON WILL FACE IN UNBEATEN TEAM OF ITS OWN ON THE ROAD AT PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP. SHIFTING TO DIVISION SIX, 3-6 LANSING CATHOLICS SQUEEZED INTO THE POSTSEASON AND WILL HEAD TO MICHIGAN CENTER. OLIVET ALSO CAPTURED ONE OF THE FINAL SPOTS IN PLAYOFFS AND WILL TAKE ON CONSTANTINE. IN D7, THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPS, JACKSON, LOOMING, AND CHRISTIE WILL WELCOME ENGRAFT LAKE. ALL IN THE SAME DISTRICT. TAKING ON TERRY, THE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. AND LAINGSBURG IS HEADED TO BEAT COUNTRY TO TAKE ON BASS. IN DIVISION A , DON SPICER AND HIS FELLOW EAGLES WILL TRAVEL TO PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE, IN UNBEATEN ITHACA FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS. FINALLY, IN EACH PLAYER FOOTBALL, CARSON CITY CRYSTAL IS HEADED TO BROWN CITY PORTLAND St. PA

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