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Canton to Face Walled Lake Western in First Round of Football Playoffs

Canton High School has learned it will play Walled Lake Western (8-1) in the first round of the high school football playoffs this weekend.

Qualifying teams for the Playoffs were divided into eight Divisions of 32 schools each. Within each Division are four Regions of eight teams each; and within those regions are two Districts of four teams each. Pre-District pairings are based on regular-season computer rankings, with the first-place team in each District hosting the fourth-place team; and the second-place team hosting the third-ranked team.

The weekend of Nov. 8-9 will have District Finals in the 11-Player Playoffs and Regional Finals in the 8-Player Playoffs, at the site of the highest-ranked team which was victorious in the previous round of play.

Regional Finals in the 11-Player Playoffs will take place Nov. 15-16, at the site of the highest-ranked team that was victorious in District final play.  The 8-Player Playoff Semifinals will take place on Nov. 16 at prearranged sites, pairing the winners of Region 1 vs. Region 2; and the winners of Region 3 vs. Region 4.

Semifinal games in the 11-Player Playoffs will take place on Nov. 23, pairing the winners of Region 1 vs. Region 2; and the winners of Region 3 vs. Region 4 at prearranged sites.

Tickets for single-session Pre-District, District and Regional games are $5. At Regional sites where multiple games are played and a single admission is charged, tickets will be $6. Single-session Semifinal tickets are $6. At Semifinal sites where multiple games are played and a single admission is charged, tickets are $7.

For the 11-Player Finals, tickets are $10 per day at Ford Field, allowing a fan to see all four games on a single admission. No in and out privileges are allowed. Here is the schedule:

November 29
Division 8 -- 10 a.m.
Division 2 -- 1 p.m.
Division 6 -- 4:30 p.m.
Division 4 -- 7:30 p.m.

November 30
Division 7 -- 10 a.m.
Division 1 -- 1 p.m.
Division 5 -- 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 -- 7:30 p.m.

11-PLAYER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

DIVISION 1
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Traverse City West (5-4) 61.972 at Rockford (8-1) 99.444
East Kentwood (5-4) 62.000 at Hudsonville (6-3) 78.333
DISTRICT 2
Holt (5-4) 61.889 at Flint Carman-Ainsworth (8-1) 93.333
Brighton (5-4) 64.000 at Grand Blanc (7-2) 87.778

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Oxford (5-4) 61.333 at Clarkston (8-1) 101.889
Romeo (5-4) 62.444 at Lake Orion (7-2) 84.889
DISTRICT 2
Waterford Kettering (6-3) 72.222 at Walled Lake Northern (7-2) 88.222
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (6-3) 73.111 at Rochester Adams (6-3) 75.667

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Detroit Catholic Central (7-2) 91.000 at Northville (8-1) 106.111
Canton (8-1) 98.556 at Walled Lake Western (8-1) 101.222
DISTRICT 2
Westland John Glenn (6-3) 66.333 at Temperance Bedford (9-0) 111.111
Belleville (6-3) 69.333 at Saline (8-1) 97.333

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Warren DeLaSalle (6-3) 79.016 at Macomb Dakota (9-0) 109.333
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (8-1) 93.889 at Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (8-1) 102.222
DISTRICT 2
Grosse Pointe South (6-3) 69.222 at Detroit Cass Tech (9-0) 114.556
Dearborn Fordson (6-3) 78.222 at Warren Mott (9-0) 102.222


DIVISION 2
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Marquette (5-3) 68.111 at Midland (8-1) 97.667
Midland Dow (7-2) 78.222 at Fenton (8-1) 94.111
DISTRICT 2
Muskegon Mona Shores (7-2) 83.222 at Lowell (9-0) 119.111
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (7-2) 84.889 at Muskegon (8-1) 106.667

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Lansing Everett (6-3) 64.778 at Portage Central (9-0) 106.667
Portage Northern (7-2) 79.000 at Battle Creek Lakeview (9-0) 94.222
DISTRICT 2
North Farmington (5-3) 56.667 at Farmington Hills Harrison (8-1) 102.000
Pinckney (6-3) 69.222 at South Lyon (6-3) 76.667

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Birmingham Groves (7-2) 79.889 at Birmingham Brother Rice (9-0) 117.333
Southfield (7-2) 90.556 at Birmingham Seaholm (8-1) 94.333
DISTRICT 2
Warren Woods Tower (6-3) 58.000 at Detroit U-D Jesuit (5-4) 67.444
Detroit Renaissance (6-3) 58.333 at Oak Park (5-4) 62.111

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Detroit Cody (6-3) 60.111 at Detroit Martin Luther King (7-1) 95.444
Detroit East English (6-3) 62.194 at Grosse Pointe North (6-3) 73.556
DISTRICT 2
Ypsilanti Lincoln (7-2) 79.111 at Wyandotte Roosevelt (9-0) 110.222
Taylor Truman (7-2) 81.556 at Allen Park (7-2) 83.333


DIVISION 3
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Sparta (5-4) 54.194 at Mt. Pleasant (8-1) 99.556
Ionia (7-2) 64.667 at Sault Ste. Marie (6-3) 65.103
DISTRICT 2
Zeeland East (5-4) 62.778 at Zeeland West (8-1) 91.111
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (7-2) 76.889 at Grand Rapids Christian (7-2) 90.556

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Wayland Union (5-4) 58.778 at Plainwell (8-1) 81.667
Byron Center (6-3) 63.778 at Battle Creek Harper Creek (7-2) 77.222
DISTRICT 2
Sturgis (5-4) 53.556 at St. Joseph (8-1) 95.111
Coldwater (5-4) 54.556 at Stevensville Lakeshore (6-3) 64.556

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Haslett (6-3) 63.944 at DeWitt (9-0) 112.016
Linden (6-3) 68.556 at Lapeer West (8-1) 100.778
DISTRICT 2
Eaton Rapids (5-4) 52.778 at Charlotte (7-2) 80.444
Tecumseh (7-2) 72.889 at Mason (7-2) 75.333

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Detroit Old Redford (6-2) 60.556 at St. Clair (8-1) 90.333
Detroit Denby (7-2) 68.861 at Detroit Mumford (7-2) 75.417
DISTRICT 2
Redford Thurston (6-3) 68.222 at Milan (9-0) 104.889
Riverview (7-2) 71.000 at Melvindale (7-2) 83.333


DIVISION 4
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Remus Chippewa Hills (6-3) 51.222 at Cadillac (9-0) 98.889
Ogemaw Heights (6-3) 65.889 at Cheboygan (7-2) 74.833
DISTRICT 2
Fremont (6-3) 55.889 at Comstock Park (9-0) 105.000
Belding (6-3) 56.528 at Spring Lake (8-1) 82.444

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Otsego (6-3) 59.333 at Grand Rapids South Christian (8-1) 89.556
Grand Rapids Catholic Central (6-3) 65.556 at Allendale (7-1) 86.667
DISTRICT 2
Dowagiac (6-3) 59.111 at Edwardsburg (9-0) 96.000
Battle Creek Pennfield (8-1) 74.556 at Paw Paw (8-1) 80.889

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Yale (6-3) 61.333 at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-0) 91.889
North Branch (6-3) 61.556 at Essexville Garber (7-2) 68.000
DISTRICT 2
Corunna (6-3) 57.694 at Lansing Sexton (9-0) 105.778
Williamston (5-3) 59.194 at Lake Fenton (7-2) 66.444

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Dearborn Heights Robichaud (6-3) 62.778 at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-2) 79.778
Clawson (7-2) 64.778 at Detroit Country Day (6-3) 72.333
DISTRICT 2
Marysville (5-4) 55.000 at Marine City (8-1) 95.000
Harper Woods Chandler Park (7-2) 70.444 at Richmond (8-1) 84.333


DIVISION 5
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Houghton (6-3) 43.000 at Menominee (9-0) 98.667
Kingsford (7-2) 63.611 at Grayling (8-1) 76.000
DISTRICT 2
Kingsley (6-3) 49.000 at Standish-Sterling (7-1) 76.778
Kalkaska (6-3) 51.778 at Gladwin (7-2) 61.861

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Clare (7-2) 67.222 at Reed City (9-0) 87.111
Newaygo (8-1) 73.778 at Muskegon Oakridge (8-1) 75.444
DISTRICT 2
Freeland (6-3) 60.222 at Frankenmuth (8-1) 88.111
Millington (7-2) 74.333 at Almont (8-1) 76.333

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Grand Rapids West Catholic (5-4) 60.889 at Portland (7-1) 84.333
Lansing Catholic (5-4) 60.972 at Ovid-Elsie (7-2) 67.528
DISTRICT 2
Parchment (6-3) 49.444 at Jackson Lumen Christi (9-0) 105.778
Olivet (8-1) 72.778 at Hopkins (7-2) 75.083

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-3) 57.667 at Livonia Clarenceville (9-0) 90.667
Detroit University Prep (7-2) 59.958 at Clinton Township Clintondale (9-0) 88.000
DISTRICT 2
River Rouge (8-1) 63.778 at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (8-1) 83.556
Ida (7-2) 67.556 at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (7-2) 75.556


DIVISION 6
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Indian River Inland Lakes (6-3) 42.111 at Negaunee (8-1) 66.333
Elk Rapids (6-3) 61.444 at Boyne City (7-2) 65.556
DISTRICT 2
Sanford Meridian (7-2) 60.000 at Ithaca (9-0) 84.111
Lakeview (7-2) 63.000 at Maple City Glen Lake (8-1) 73.333

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Reese (8-1) 69.333 at Montrose Hill-McCloy (9-0) 90.667
Marlette (8-1) 71.000 at Saginaw Nouvel (8-1) 81.587
DISTRICT 2
Burton Bendle (6-3) 53.333 at Madison Heights Madison (9-0) 85.333
Byron (7-2) 56.667 at Flint Beecher (7-2) 64.667

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Montague (6-3) 54.556 at Shelby (8-1) 77.222
Grandville Calvin Christian (6-3) 58.444 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (8-1) 77.111
DISTRICT 2
Hartford (6-3) 45.222 at Watervliet (9-0) 76.444
Schoolcraft (8-1) 74.556 at Niles Brandywine (8-1) 75.111

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Constantine (5-4) 40.222 at Michigan Center (8-1) 72.778
Hillsdale (6-3) 58.000 at Jonesville (7-2) 60.222
DISTRICT 2
Whitmore Lake (5-4) 46.000 at Clinton (9-0) 81.778
Manchester (7-2) 65.667 at Grass Lake (8-1) 78.000


DIVISION 7
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Traverse City St. Francis (5-4) 56.333 at Iron River West Iron County (9-0) 81.778
Mancelona (7-2) 57.222 at Ishpeming (9-0) 75.556
DISTRICT 2
McBain (5-4) 40.222 at Lincoln Alcona (9-0) 69.333
Whittemore-Prescott (6-3) 50.417 at Lake City (8-1) 66.667

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Evart (7-2) 57.667 at Carson City-Crystal (9-0) 77.333
Saugatuck (8-1) 60.111 at Pewamo-Westphalia (8-1) 72.000
DISTRICT 2
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (5-4) 39.556 at Harbor Beach (8-1) 73.778
Bath (5-4) 42.333 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (7-2) 56.667

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (6-2) 47.889 at Cassopolis (6-3) 55.810
Bridgman (6-3) 48.403 at Decatur (6-3) 49.333
DISTRICT 2
Reading (6-3) 42.889 at Homer (8-1) 70.111
Springport (6-3) 48.333 at Lawton (8-1) 62.222

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (5-4) 41.111 at Southfield Christian (8-1) 64.778
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (6-3) 57.778 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley (6-3) 59.000
DISTRICT 2
Melvindale Academy for Business & Tech (5-4) 40.111 at Detroit Loyola (9-0) 106.667
Britton Deerfield (6-3) 52.000 at Hudson (8-1) 69.111


DIVISION 8
REGION 1
DISTRICT 1
Bessemer (6-3) 40.206 at Crystal Falls Forest Park (9-0) 71.778
Lake Linden-Hubbell (5-4) 40.889 at L'Anse (7-2) 56.556
DISTRICT 2
Pickford (6-3) 39.333 at Felch North Dickinson (6-2) 49.889
Munising (6-3) 44.847 at Powers North Central (7-2) 46.847

REGION 2
DISTRICT 1
Hillman (5-4) 31.444 at St. Ignace (7-2) 64.778
Atlanta (5-4) 34.556 at Johannesburg-Lewiston (7-2) 49.111
DISTRICT 2
Mio (7-2) 49.444 at Beal City (9-0) 82.667
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (6-3) 52.444 at Coleman (7-2) 55.111

REGION 3
DISTRICT 1
Fulton (5-4) 44.000 at Muskegon Catholic Central (7-2) 61.667
Baldwin (7-2) 46.222 at Fowler (7-2) 58.556
DISTRICT 2
Eau Claire (4-4) 27.403 at Mendon (9-0) 78.841
Bellevue (6-3) 42.667 at Climax-Scotts (8-1) 59.111

REGION 4
DISTRICT 1
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (7-2) 57.778 at New Lothrop (9-0) 82.667
Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7-2) 63.889 at Waterford Our Lady (7-2) 74.222
DISTRICT 2
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (5-4) 39.778 at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (7-2) 55.556
Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 50.000 at Detroit Allen (6-2) 51.778


Source: MHSAA


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