Week 8 Football Playoff Listing
October 15, 2013
Here is a list of Michigan High School Athletic Association football playing schools, displaying their win-loss records and playoff averages through the seventh week of the season.
Schools on this list are in enrollment order. An asterisk (*) beside a record indicates that a team has eight or fewer games scheduled. A caret (^) beside a school’s name indicates that a team is one win away from playoff qualification.
Those schools with 11-player teams with six or more wins playing nine-game schedules, or five or more wins playing eight games or fewer, will qualify for the MHSAA Football Playoffs beginning Nov. 1-2. Schools with 5-4, 4-3 or 4-4 records may qualify if the number of potential qualifiers by win total does not reach the 256 mark. Schools with six or more wins playing nine-game schedules or five or more wins playing eight games or fewer may be subtracted from the field based on playoff average if the number of potential qualifiers exceeds the 256 mark.
Once the 256 qualifying schools are determined, they will be divided by enrollment groups into eight equal divisions of 32 schools, and then drawn into regions of eight teams each and districts of four teams each.
Those schools with 8-player teams will be ranked by playoff average at season’s end, and the top 16 programs will be drawn into regions of eight teams each for the playoff in that division, which also begins Nov. 1-2.
To review a list of all football playoff schools, individual school playoff point details and to report errors, visit the Football page of the MHSAA Website.
The announcement of the qualifiers and first-round pairings for both the 11 and 8-player playoffs will take place on Oct. 27 on the Selection Sunday Show at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports Detroit. The playoff qualifiers and pairings will be posted to the MHSAA Website following the Selection Sunday Show.
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11-Player Playoff Listing
1. Utica Eisenhower, 2772, 4-3, 58.429
2. Clarkston, 2737, 6-1, 87.286
3. Macomb Dakota, 2693, 7-0, 100.571
4. Howell, 2672, 4-3, 57.857
5. Grand Blanc, 2624, 6-1, 91.000
6. East Kentwood ^, 2612, 5-2, 73.143
7. Rockford, 2572, 6-1, 91.000
8. Clinton Township Chippewa Valley, 2506, 7-0, 104.000
9. Lake Orion, 2490, 6-1, 85.143
10. Dearborn Fordson, 2309, 4-3, 61.048
11. Holland West Ottawa, 2293, 4-3, 59.286
12. Northville, 2275, 6-1, 86.000
13. Detroit Cass Tech, 2262, 7-0, 100.571
14. Brighton ^, 2164, 5-2, 77.000
15. Monroe ^, 2145, 5-2, 67.857
16. Detroit Catholic Central, 2132, 6-1, 85.810
17. Plymouth ^, 2126, 5-2, 67.429
18. Canton, 2078, 7-0, 106.286
19. Novi, 1986, 4-3, 55.571
20. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North, 1965, 6-1, 85.000
21. West Bloomfield, 1941, 4-3, 57.857
22. Saline, 1897, 6-1, 88.000
23. Westland John Glenn, 1880, 4-3, 54.143
24. Holt, 1866, 4-3, 58.000
25. Warren Mott, 1796, 7-0, 92.571
26. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek ^, 1759, 5-2, 72.000
27. Hudsonville, 1736, 4-3, 62.571
28. Ann Arbor Skyline, 1715, 4-3, 54.143
29. Grand Ledge, 1715, 4-3, 55.571
30. Belleville ^, 1714, 5-2, 69.714
31. Davison, 1692, 4-3, 47.571
32. Walled Lake Northern ^, 1688, 5-2, 70.714
33. Traverse City West, 1653, 4-3, 61.857
34. Rochester, 1615, 4-3, 55.286
35. Waterford Kettering, 1604, 4-3, 54.571
36. Temperance Bedford, 1600, 7-0, 108.571
37. Grosse Pointe South, 1598, 4-3, 57.571
38. Rochester Adams, 1582, 4-3, 60.286
39. Saginaw Heritage, 1575, 4-3, 57.000
40. Warren DeLaSalle ^, 1564, 5-2, 79.200
41. Walled Lake Western, 1556, 7-0, 99.429
42. Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 1488, 6-1, 84.286
43. Detroit U-D Jesuit, 1476, 4-3, 59.857
44. Midland, 1462, 6-1, 87.571
45. Ypsilanti Lincoln, 1460, 6-1, 79.714
46. Pinckney ^, 1452, 5-2, 72.143
47. Traverse City Central, 1448, 4-3, 52.952
48. Oak Park ^, 1438, 5-2, 71.143
49. Detroit Martin Luther King *, 1432, 6-0, 97.714
50. Ypsilanti Community, 1399, 4-3, 49.000
51. Port Huron ^, 1398, 5-2, 68.548
52. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 1373, 7-0, 102.857
53. Portage Central, 1372, 7-0, 99.429
54. Lansing Everett ^, 1369, 5-2, 63.714
55. Portage Northern ^, 1364, 5-2, 72.571
56. Southfield, 1356, 6-1, 93.429
57. North Farmington *^, 1352, 4-3, 53.810
58. Caledonia ^, 1350, 5-2, 66.714
59. Battle Creek Lakeview, 1348, 7-0, 84.571
60. Birmingham Seaholm, 1337, 7-0, 93.714
61. Birmingham Brother Rice, 1326, 7-0, 104.857
62. Grosse Pointe North, 1323, 4-3, 58.571
63. Muskegon Mona Shores, 1314, 6-1, 86.429
64. Midland Dow, 1304, 6-1, 83.000
65. Farmington Hills Harrison, 1300, 6-1, 91.000
66. South Lyon ^, 1277, 5-2, 72.143
67. Swartz Creek, 1277, 4-3, 57.024
68. Birmingham Groves, 1274, 7-0, 93.714
69. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, 1231, 4-3, 46.143
70. Fenton, 1188, 7-0, 97.143
71. Grand Rapids Northview, 1182, 4-3, 54.857
72. Warren Woods Tower ^, 1170, 5-2, 55.429
73. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 1151, 6-1, 86.143
74. Lowell, 1146, 7-0, 110.857
75. Taylor Truman, 1131, 6-1, 81.714
76. Holly, 1124, 4-3, 55.714
77. Muskegon, 1118, 6-1, 92.286
78. Lapeer East, 1113, 4-3, 55.714
79. Marquette *, 1110, 5-1, 79.381
80. Detroit East English ^, 1109, 5-2, 64.738
81. Detroit Cody, 1106, 4-3, 51.429
82. Allen Park ^, 1103, 5-2, 72.429
83. Detroit Renaissance, 1097, 4-3, 48.857
84. Detroit Mumford, 1090, 6-1, 78.571
85. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 1079, 6-1, 77.429
86. Zeeland East ^, 1071, 5-2, 72.286
87. Lapeer West, 1063, 6-1, 89.571
88. Redford Thurston, 1063, 4-3, 60.714
89. Byron Center ^, 1039, 5-2, 63.714
90. Mt. Pleasant, 1033, 6-1, 87.714
91. Riverview ^, 993, 5-2, 59.857
92. St. Joseph, 986, 7-0, 97.143
93. Petoskey, 965, 4-3, 55.571
94. Mason ^, 958, 5-2, 62.000
95. East Grand Rapids, 949, 4-3, 56.857
96. Linden, 944, 4-3, 52.000
97. DeWitt, 941, 7-0, 101.943
98. Sault Ste. Marie, 928, 4-3, 52.857
99. Grand Rapids Christian, 927, 6-1, 87.571
100. Detroit Denby ^, 909, 5-2, 60.833
101. Haslett ^, 907, 5-2, 65.143
102. Stevensville Lakeshore, 892, 4-3, 51.429
103. Fruitport ^, 886, 5-2, 58.571
104. Romulus, 882, 4-3, 44.000
105. Milan, 872, 7-0, 94.857
106. St. Clair, 869, 7-0, 92.571
107. Tecumseh ^, 869, 5-2, 66.000
108. Sturgis, 868, 4-3, 53.286
109. Wayland Union, 861, 4-3, 59.143
110. Melvindale, 860, 6-1, 84.286
111. Plainwell, 852, 6-1, 77.429
112. Ionia ^, 851, 5-2, 62.000
113. Sparta ^, 851, 5-2, 61.571
114. Eaton Rapids, 844, 4-3, 49.143
115. Detroit Old Redford *, 838, 5-2, 59.571
116. Zeeland West, 833, 6-1, 78.286
117. Charlotte ^, 830, 5-2, 71.000
118. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 823, 6-1, 76.286
119. Dearborn Heights Annapolis, 818, 4-3, 49.143
120. North Branch, 809, 6-1, 70.429
121. Marysville, 791, 4-3, 51.000
122. Detroit Collegiate Prep, 790, 4-3, 44.286
123. Three Rivers, 789, 4-3, 43.429
124. Edwardsburg, 787, 7-0, 81.143
125. Holland Christian, 785, 4-3, 50.000
126. Spring Lake, 783, 6-1, 72.714
127. Cadillac, 779, 7-0, 94.095
128. Ogemaw Heights ^, 754, 5-2, 63.381
129. Croswell-Lexington, 738, 4-3, 47.714
130. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep ^, 732, 5-2, 65.571
131. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy, 724, 6-1, 70.476
132. Yale ^, 704, 5-2, 58.143
133. Comstock Park, 701, 7-0, 98.667
134. Detroit Country Day, 700, 4-3, 54.571
135. Fremont, 697, 4-3, 40.714
136. St. Clair Shores South Lake, 690, 4-3, 49.571
137. Otsego ^, 688, 5-2, 54.143
138. Corunna, 686, 4-3, 45.143
139. Lansing Sexton, 684, 7-0, 99.429
140. Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 678, 4-3, 48.429
141. Allendale *, 676, 6-1, 77.429
142. Cheboygan ^, 660, 5-2, 66.238
143. Belding, 654, 4-3, 44.429
144. Battle Creek Pennfield, 652, 6-1, 65.857
145. Williamston *^, 651, 4-3, 46.714
146. Grand Rapids South Christian, 645, 6-1, 81.857
147. Saginaw Swan Valley, 644, 7-0, 85.714
148. Richmond, 642, 6-1, 74.000
149. Dearborn Heights Robichaud, 635, 4-3, 54.714
150. Grosse Ile, 632, 4-3, 47.571
151. Paw Paw, 632, 7-0, 78.857
152. Dowagiac, 621, 6-1, 67.000
153. Lake Fenton, 613, 6-1, 70.429
154. Ludington, 610, 4-3, 43.000
155. Remus Chippewa Hills, 600, 4-3, 43.286
156. Marine City, 596, 7-0, 98.286
157. Wyoming Kelloggsville ^, 591, 5-2, 53.286
158. Clawson ^, 584, 5-2, 55.429
159. Essexville Garber ^, 583, 5-2, 60.857
160. Livonia Clarenceville, 577, 7-0, 84.571
161. Portland *, 572, 7-0, 89.143
162. Freeland, 568, 6-1, 69.429
163. River Rouge, 568, 6-1, 57.619
164. Kingsford ^, 561, 5-2, 56.095
165. Wyoming Godwin Heights, 560, 4-3, 36.000
166. Parchment, 552, 4-3, 43.286
167. Ovid-Elsie ^, 549, 5-2, 55.429
168. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, 544, 6-1, 77.429
169. Clinton Township Clintondale, 544, 7-0, 81.143
170. North Muskegon ^, 541, 5-2, 51.571 |
171. Gladwin ^, 539, 5-2, 55.000
172. Frankenmuth, 527, 6-1, 79.000
173. Hopkins ^, 527, 5-2, 66.286
174. Almont, 524, 6-1, 71.571
175. Newaygo, 523, 6-1, 66.000
176. Standish-Sterling Central *, 520, 6-1, 72.571
177. Olivet, 505, 6-1, 63.571
178. Ida ^, 504, 5-2, 60.143
179. Detroit University Prep ^, 501, 5-2, 52.714
180. Menominee, 501, 7-0, 86.857
181. Muskegon Oakridge, 496, 6-1, 67.143
182. Grayling, 494, 6-1, 63.286
183. Reed City, 490, 7-0, 83.429
184. Riverview Gabriel Richard ^, 490, 5-2, 56.857
185. Dundee ^, 489, 5-2, 45.857
186. Lansing Catholic, 480, 4-3, 50.429
187. Clare ^, 451, 5-2, 51.857
188. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 445, 6-1, 76.286
189. Jackson Lumen Christi, 441, 7-0, 93.714
190. Kingsley ^, 439, 5-2, 48.286
191. Houghton, 437, 4-3, 34.196
192. Roscommon, 431, 4-3, 36.286
193. Millington ^, 430, 5-2, 59.571
194. Warren Michigan Collegiate ^, 428, 5-2, 57.143
195. Kalkaska ^, 425, 5-2, 49.429
196. Madison Heights Madison, 424, 7-0, 86.857
197. Sanford Meridian, 423, 6-1, 61.143
198. Michigan Center, 416, 6-1, 56.714
199. Negaunee, 416, 6-1, 52.286
200. Hanover-Horton, 412, 4-3, 35.857
201. Montrose Hill-McCloy, 411, 7-0, 82.286
202. Lakeview ^, 409, 5-2, 56.429
203. Grass Lake, 402, 6-1, 64.714
204. Shelby, 401, 7-0, 76.571
205. Elk Rapids ^, 400, 5-2, 57.143
206. Ithaca, 399, 7-0, 80 .000
207. Manchester, 398, 6-1, 61.429
208. Hillsdale, 397, 4-3, 47.429
209. Niles Brandywine, 397, 7-0, 79.286
210. Jonesville, 389, 6-1, 66.000
211. Grandville Calvin Christian, 388, 4-3, 47.143
212. Maple City Glen Lake, 388, 7-0, 72.000
213. Watervliet, 387, 7-0, 62.857
214. Vassar, 385, 4-3, 36.429
215. Boyne City, 383, 6-1, 62.571
216. Clinton, 383, 7-0, 76.571
217. Byron Area, 380, 6-1, 58.000
218. Constantine ^, 379, 5-2, 46.857
219. Adrian Madison, 374, 4-3, 35.000
220. Burton Bendle ^, 374, 5-2, 51.476
221. Montague ^, 373, 5-2, 58.714
222. St. Charles, 367, 4-3, 36.000
223. Quincy, 361, 4-3, 32.571
224. Hartford, 351, 4-3, 39.000
225. Cass City, 350, 4-3, 35.714
226. Indian River Inland Lakes ^, 348, 5-2, 40.333
227. Schoolcraft, 346, 6-1, 70.429
228. Flint Beecher ^, 345, 5-2, 55.286
229. Reese, 337, 6-1, 58.000
230. Saginaw Nouvel, 333, 6-1, 73.429
231. Marlette, 332, 7-0, 69.714
232. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, 331, 6-1, 68.000
233. McBain, 326, 4-3, 38.571
234. Bath, 325, 4-3, 38.000
235. Hesperia, 324, 4-3, 38.714
236. Carson City-Crystal, 323, 7-0, 74.286
237. Bridgman, 320, 4-3, 39.000
238. Lake City, 314, 6-1, 55.714
239. Whittemore-Prescott ^, 309, 5-2, 49.571
240. Springport ^, 308, 5-2, 47.286
241. Lawton, 307, 7-0, 60.571
242. Southfield Christian, 306, 6-1, 55.571
243. East Jordan, 302, 4-3, 33.857
244. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker ^, 301, 5-2, 51.714
245. Ishpeming, 301, 7-0, 67.857 &
St. Mary's Finishes Repeat Run with Defensive Stand Against Record-Setting Dexter
By
Paul Costanzo
Special for MHSAA.com
November 29, 2025
DETROIT – Camari Patterson and his defensive teammates at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s knew what they were up against in Dexter’s record-setting pass offense Friday night in the Division 2 Football Final.
But they weren’t worried, as they knew what Dexter was up against, too.
“I feel like we’ve got the best defense in the state, and all the points that you put on everybody else really doesn’t matter to us; you gotta show us,” Patterson said. “Last year we had the best defense in the state, and we’re standing on that. All those points that you scored on the big teams, that doesn’t matter, you gotta come show us.”
Patterson and his teammates did the showing as the Eaglets defeated Dexter 51-14 at Ford Field to claim their second-straight Division 2 title and 10th overall.
“Coming to St. Mary’s is like a brotherhood,” Patterson said. “I couldn’t imagine as a senior going back to back, so doing it with these guys, it’s a dream come true.”
St. Mary’s (11-2) held an explosive Dexter offense to 266 total yards and 4.8 yards per play, dominating the third quarter to pull away. Of those 266 yards, just 69 were gained during the second half by the Dreadnaughts.
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We get to take all the credit, but coach (Jeff Phillips), coach (Bobby) Clouse, coach (Emil Miclea) behind the scenes, they give us the best gameplan, they’re the best defensive coaches in the state,” OLSM senior linebacker Luke Jackson said. “They help us out big time.”
Dexter quarterback Cooper Arnedt did manage to throw for 215 yards on 24-of-37 passing. With that effort, he finished the season with 4,523 yards, an MHSAA record. His No. 1 receiver, Cole Novara, had 10 catches for 64 yards, putting him at 2,162 yards on the season, adding to the record total he had reached a week ago. He also set the state records for receiving touchdowns (28) and receptions (128) in a season.
“I’ve been throwing with these guys since last year,” Arnedt said. “I knew we had a special group, and they make my job easy. I just have to get the ball to them. They make moves and (Novara) broke the record last week, so that shows you just how talented this group is. We had a couple guys injured and a couple other talented receivers – Oliver Hutchinson, Will Simpson, Pearson Taylor, Holden Niemi who’s obviously injured. They make my job easy. It’s really special to do that and be able to share that with them. It’s not just my record.”
The first half was full of fireworks, with the Eaglets building a lead despite taking some time to get their offense into gear.
They had a 10-0 lead despite having gained just four yards over two possessions. A long punt return by Daniel Taylor Jr. led to a 33-yard Becket Kiefer field goal, as St. Mary’s went backward one yard during the drive.
Taylor then did it all himself on Dexter’s next drive, picking up a fumble and returning it 59 yards for a touchdown.
When Dexter managed to get on the board early in the second quarter with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Arnedt to Simpson, it had a 144-33 edge in yards, but trailed 10-7.
And that didn’t include a long catch and run from Novara that was called back on a hold.
St. Mary’s settled in offensively in the second quarter, getting a five-yard touchdown pass from Jabin Gonzalez to Lorenzo Barber and a one-yard run by Taylor to take a 24-7 lead.
Taylor’s touchdown run finished off a 27-yard drive, as a Reese Hurst interception set the Eaglets up deep in Dexter territory.
With 1:01 left in the second quarter, it appeared St. Mary’s would be taking its 17-point lead into the half, but Novara had other plans, returning the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a score to bring his team to within 10 at 24-14.
That somehow left time for one more wild play, as Gonzalez hit a streaking Barber down the sidelines. His 43-yard reception looked to have set the Eaglets up inside the 10, but Dexter’s Gabe Dobry forced a fumble and it was recovered by Jake Stepaniak, keeping the score at 24-14.
Things showed zero sign of slowing down in the second half, at least for St. Mary’s, as it scored on its second play when Brandon Adams Jr. turned a slant pass from Gonzalez into a 65-yard touchdown.
Barber would add another catch-and-run touchdown on the Eaglets’ next possession, taking a quick hitter from Gonzalez 40 yards for a score and a 38-14 St. Mary’s lead.
“We had to make a couple adjustments because they went hurry-up and they went spread, and we didn’t have an answer for it,” Dexter coach Phil Jacobs said. “We had a couple adjustments, but had a couple of breakdowns. They’re just a better team. They were better athletes, and I can’t complain. Our kids played their hearts out, the ball just didn’t bounce our way tonight.”
Jamari Givhan would add a two-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, while Brannon Hardy caught a 27-yard TD pass from Gonzales in the fourth.
Gonzales finished with more than 400 total yards of offense, throwing for 304 and four TDs on 17-of-22 passing, and rushing for 102 on 13 carries.
“It was just playing my game, playing me,” Gonzales said. “Like my dad (OLSM coach Jermaine Gonzales) always says, don’t be Superman, do you and everything is going to fall into place.”
Barber led St. Mary’s receivers with 149 yards on eight catches. Taylor led the defense with 10 tackles. Gage Nessen had two sacks for the Eaglets, and Ryan Harrington had 1.5.
Simpson had eight catches for 91 yards for Dexter, while Mateo Kipke, Nathan Gersh and Charlie Pomo each had seven tackles.
PHOTOS (Top) Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Daniel Taylor Jr. (15) sprints down the sideline as Dexter’s Grant Davis (77) and others chase him Friday. (Middle) The Eaglets’ Jabin Gonzales (1) bursts into the open. (Below) St. Mary’s Gage Nessen (23) pursues Dexter quarterback Cooper Arnedt.