We are down to the final two weeks of the High School football season, and the Friday night lights are now over. All games this week will take place on Saturday afternoon at neutral sites. This week, we are joined by Henry Ford College Baseball Head Coach Jake Pacholski.
Round up
Last week, our experts were joined by Southgate High School Head Coach Bobby Marten. Here is how everyone did in the picks.
Bear: 12-5 (48-13)
Nat: 12-5 (41-21)
Kirby: 12-5 (40-21)
Guest Picker: Bobby Marten: 14-3 (56-6)
Division 1
Hudsonville vs Rochester Adams
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Okemos High School.
This is only the second time that the two schools have met. The last time they met was in the 2003 Division 2 Semi-Finals. Rochester Adams won that meeting 30-20.
Bear: Hudsonville
Nat: Hudsonville
Kirby: Hudsonville
Jake Pacholski: Hudsonville
Detroit Cass Tech vs Detroit Catholic Central
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Troy Athens High School.
This will be the sixth time the two schools have matched up with one another, the last time coming in the 2016 State Title game. Cass Tech won that game 49-20 and lead the series 3-2.
Bear: Detroit CC
Nat: Detroit CC
Kirby: Detroit CC
Jake Pacholski: Detroit CC
Division 2
East Lansing vs Byron Center
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Greenville High School.
This will be the second time the two schools have met, the last time being in the Regional game a year ago. In that one, East Lansing won 42-20.
Bear: East Lansing
Nat: East Lansing
Kirby: East Lansing
Jake Pacholski: Byron Center
Orchard Lake St Mary’s vs Birmingham Groves
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at West Bloomfield High School.
This will be the second time these two schools have met. The last time they met was in the 2004 regional, when Orchard Lake St Mary’s won 32-6.
Bear: OLSM
Nat: Groves
Kirby: Groves
Jake Pacholski: OLSM
Division 3
Zeeland West vs DeWitt
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Forest Hills Eastern High School.
This will be the second time the two schools have met. Their only other meeting was in the 2013 State Finals, which Zeeland West won 34-27.
Bear: DeWitt
Nat: DeWitt
Kirby: DeWitt
Jake Pacholski: DeWitt
Mason vs Detroit Martin Luther King
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Chelsea High School.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools, with all of the games coming in the last three Semi-finals. While Martin Luther King leads the series 2-1, Mason won last year by a final of 26-20.
Bear: Mason
Nat: Mason
Kirby: Mason
Jake Pacholski: King
Division 4
Grand Rapids South Christian vs Niles
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Three Rivers High School.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Bear: South Christian
Nat: South Christian
Kirby: South Christian
Jake Pacholski: South Christian
Harper Woods vs Goodrich
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Stoney Creek High School.
This will be the second time the two schools have met. Their last meeting was in last season’s semi-finals. Harper Woods won that game by a final score of 35-24.
Bear: Harper Woods
Nat: Harper Woods
Kirby: Harper Woods
Jake Pacholski: Harper Woods
Division 5
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs Frankenmuth
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Mount Pleasant High School.
This will be the fifth time the two schools have met, with Grand Rapids Catholic Central winning all four previous meetings. The last time the two schools met was in the Semi-finals last year, with Catholic Central winning 35-0.
Bear: Frankenmuth
Nat: Frankenmuth
Kirby: Frankenmuth
Jake Pacholski: GRCC
Flat Rock vs Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Westland John Glenn High School.
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Bear: Flat Rock
Nat: Flat Rock
Kirby: Notre Dame Prep
Jake Pacholski: Notre Dame Prep
Division 6
Marine City vs Jackson Lumen Christi
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Novi High School.
This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Bear: Lumen Christi
Nat: Lumen Christi
Kirby: Lumen Christi
Jake Pacholski: Lumen Christi
Division 7
Schoolcraft vs Monroe St Mary Catholic Central
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Battle Creek Harper Creek High School.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Bear: SMCC
Nat: SMCC
Kirby: SMCC
Jake Pacholski: SMCC
Division 8
Decatur vs Riverview Gabriel Richard
This game will take place on Saturday at 1 PM at Jackson High School.
This will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Bear: Gabriel Richard
Nat: Gabriel Richard
Kirby: Decatur
Jake Pacholski: Decatur