BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – In the tradition of legendary Detroit Free Press prep sportswriters Hal Schram and Mick McCabe, the Pigskin Prophet will attempt to pick the Michigan high school football semifinals set for this weekend. Mick used to come up with quirky names for schools so we’ll give it a try. All of the winners advance to the M.H.S.A.A. Finals at Ford Field.
Division 1
East Kentwood (10-2) vs Detroit Catholic Central (12-0) at Jackson (Clark Kentwood 17, CC Rider 14)
Detroit Cass Tech (12-0) vs Rochester Adams (10-2) at Troy Athens (Cass Corridor 28, Adams Family 17, snap snap)
Division 2
Orchard Lake St Mary’s (9-2) vs Portage Central (12-0) at Haslett (Central 35, There’s Something About Mary’s 28)
Birmingham Groves (9-3) vs Dexter (11-1) at Ypsilanti Lincoln (Dexter Manley 20, Orange Groves 14)
Division 3
Lowell (10-2) vs Mount Pleasant (12-0) at Greenville (Lowell Thomas 24, Have a Pleasant Day 20)
Warren De La Salle Collegiate (6-6) vs DeWitt (12-0) at Grand Blanc (Witty People 31, Sally Field 24)
Division 4
Vicksburg (8-4) vs Hudsonville Unity Christian (11-1) at Caledonia (J.L. Hudson 28, Vicky Lawrence 25)
Dearborn Divine Child (11-1) vs Goodrich (12-0) at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (Bless You My Child 14, Tires 10)
Division 5
Ogemaw Heights (11-1) vs Grand Rapids West Catholic (11-1) at Clare (GRWC 27, OMG! 21)
Monroe Jefferson (11-1) vs Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (10-2) at Westland John Glenn (ND 30, Presidents 28)
Division 6
Kingsley (10-2) vs Kent City (12-0) at Cadillac (Have a Kent 21, I crown you King 20)
Almont (12-0) vs Jackson Lumen Christi (9-3) at Novi (Lumen 35, Al Kaline 20)
Division 7
Pewamo-Westphalia (11-0) vs Menominee (12-0) at Gaylord (Single wing offense 28, PW 21)
Schoolcraft (10-2) vs Clinton (10-2) at Coldwater (Go to School 35, Bill Clinton 26)
Division 8
Bark River-Harris (10-1) vs Harbor Beach (12-0) at Alpena (Sail to the Harbor 20, Noisy Dog 14)
Allen Park Cabrini (11-1) vs Hudson (12-0) at Docking Stadium, Adrian College (There’s a sale at Hudsons 31, Cabrini 17)
The 8-Player Football Finals will also be on Saturday, at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
Division 1…Jim Blanchard Montabella 45, Rowan and Martin 38
Division 2…Felch North Angie Dickinson 52, Portland St. Patrick McEnroe 38
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
We went 3-2 last week as we correctly pick wins for Michigan, Notre Dame and Georgia but missed on the Michigan State and Alabama games.
This week’s games
Michigan 24, Maryland 23
Iowa 38, Michigan State 14
Oregon 31, USC 28
Georgia Tech 24, Pittsburgh 14
BYU 23, Cincinnati 20
NFL
We went 1-2 last week as got the Packers game correct but missed on the Lions and the Bears-Vikings game.
This week….
Lions 31, Giants 17
Steelers 24, Bears 17
Packers 35, Vikings 20
For the season, the PP is now 77-46-1 overall.
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