Here are my picks for the first round games in the top three divisions. (G) Top Games of the Week; (U) Top Upsets of the Week; (B) Best Bets of the Week Actual winners in bold
Division One
Rockford over East Kentwood by 14
Grand Haven over Grand Ledge by 7
Holt over Brighton by 11
Howell over Jackson by 2
Plymouth over Canton by 3 (U)
Ann Arbor Pioneer over Temperance Bedford by 14
Detroit Catholic Central over Livonia Franklin by 28 (B)
Livonia Stevenson over Northville by 1
Grand Blanc over Romeo by 7
Clarkston over Lake Orion by 7 (G)
Chippewa Valley over Macomb Dakota by 3 (G) (U)
Utica Eisenhower over Pontiac by 7
Dearborn Fordson over Detroit Cass Tech by 8
Detroit Southeastern over Westland Glenn by 13
Sterling Heights Stevenson over Roseville by 28 (B)
Warren Mott over Troy by 6
Division Two
Lowell over St. John’s by 20
Muskegon over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills by 2
Portage Central over Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills by 7
Caledonia over Portage Northern by 6
Lapeer West over Bay City Western by 14
Midland over Flushing by 14
Birmingham Brother Rice over Walled Lake Central by 14
Rochester Adams over Fenton by 17
Southfield over Berkley by 15
Farmington Hills Harrison over Farmington by 7
Warren DeLaSalle over Grosse Pointe South by 14
Grosse Pointe North over Port Huron by 13
Dearborn Edsel Ford over Inkster by 3 (G) (U)
Detroit Martin Luther King over Redford Thurston by 9
Wyandotte Roosevelt over Southgate Anderson by 10
Gibraltar Carlson over Brownstown Woodhaven by 2
Division Three
Cadillac over Escanaba by7
Petoskey over Ogemaw Heights by 6
Linden over Bangor John Glenn by 10
Mt. Pleasant over North Branch by 27 (B)
East Grand Rapids over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern by 24
Hastings over Byron Center by 6
St. Joseph over Richland Gull Lake by 12
Stevensville Lakeshore over Battle Creek Harper Creek by 14
DeWitt over Mason by 21
Lansing Sexton over Fowlerville by 6
Adrian over Milan by 10
Chelsea over Carleton Airport by 6
Melvindale over Dearborn Divine Child by 13
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s over Detroit Central by 7
Highland Park over Detroit Crockett by 15
St.Clair Shores Lake Shore over Hazel Park by 3
Games of the Week (G)
Lake Orion vs. Clarkston
Chippewa Valley vs. Macomb Dakota
Inkster vs. Dearborn Edsel Ford
Upsets of the Week (U)
Plymouth over Canton
Chippewa Valley over Macomb Dakota
Dearborn Edsel Ford over Inkster
Best Bets of the Week (B)
Detroit Catholic Central over Livonia Franklin
Sterling Heights Stevenson over Roseville
Mt. Pleasant over North Branch
Final Regular Season Record: 152 Right, 76 Wrong
First Round Playoffs: 36 RIGHT, 12 WRONG
Prepseer
Why do you think Edsel Ford will beat Inkster have you seen Edsel Ford play this year, have you seen Inkster play this year, I saw Edsel Ford play they are ok they only had two tuff games against Fordson a loss and bedford a win I dont think the game will even be close, I think Inkster has its Swagger back only time will tell.
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jj,
Inkster has been very inconsistent this year. They are capable of playing very ordinary football. The win at Stuebenville was monumental, although let’s face it, they are not one of Ohio’s better teams–just a program with a great tradition, fan base and home winning record. Still, the win was huge for the Vikings. I sense a letdown after that game. Edsel is better than most people give them credit for and a hungry for a playoff win. And they get the game at home. It’s a perfect formula for a huge upset, which I’m predicting. At the same time, I would not be surprised by a Viking blow-out. That’s playoff football. Good luck to your team in the playoffs. They are capable of going all the way. Friday’s game is a trap however.
prepseer
Have you seen EdselFord play this year if not how can you say that Edsel Ford is better than most people give them credit for if you never saw them play
jj,
I haven’t seen all the teams I rank. It’s impossible to do. But, you can anylyze teams based on reading game reports, studying schedules and game results. My pick was more against Inkster than for Edsel. In other words, Inkster is vulnerable this week after the huge victory last week and sneaking into the playoffs. Combine that with their tendency to be inconsistent and playing at Edsel, a team that is sort of flying under the radar and you have all the ingredients for an upset.
Prepseer
A lot of wild games and upset when are you going to update your site with the whole playoff field you only have D1-thru D3, I am a big fan of your site and your making me read the freep press I dislike mick mccabe what ever his name is lol its been a lot of upsets thats why Ilove highschool football
jj,
I only do picks on Divisions 1-3. I just don’t follow the smaller schools. I’d just be guessing.
jjohnson,
Can you help me out with some information on Inkster. You know the team well. I’m putting together my All Metro team and don’t know a lot about any of the Inkster players except Gardner. I know they have a couple good Div. 1 linemen. Are they Sterlin Griffin and Jauther Jackson? What about running back or wide reciever. I’m aware of the two transfers from Taylor (Lindsay brothers), but haven’t heard much about them during the season. What about receiver? Are Jonathon Taylor and Vorheese Zendries the top guys/ If you had to nominate the best players for All Metro who would they be.
Thanks for the help.