Five Muskegon-area high school football teams finished in the top 10 of their respective division’s state rankings in The Associated Press’ final polls of the 2021 season.
The highest-ranked team from the area is Muskegon (8-1), which comes in at No. 4 in Division 3. Mona Shores (7-2) and Muskegon Catholic Central (8-1) are No. 6 in Divisions 2 and 7, respectively.
Whitehall (7-2) and Oakridge (7-2), which shared the West Michigan Conference title with Montague (6-3), finish No. 9 and No. 10 in Divisions 4 and 5, respectively.
Speaking of Montague, the Wildcats slipped out of the rankings after being in there throughout the season.
Here are the AP polls for Oct. 25, 2021. Next to the schools’ names are first-place votes and team records in parentheses, followed by total number of points in the polls.
Division 1
1. Rockford {4} (9-0) — 49
2. Belleville {1} (8-1) — 43
3. Saline (9-0) — 38
4. Grand Blanc (9-0) — 34
4. Rochester Adams (9-0) — 34
6. West Bloomfield (8-1) — 25
7. Clarkston (8-1) — 18
8. Romeo (8-1) — 13
9. Detroit Cass Tech (6-3) — 12
10. Brownstown Woodhaven (8-1) — 3
Others receiving votes: Hartland 2, Detroit Catholic Central 2, Ann Arbor Huron 1, Dearborn Fordson 1.
Division 2
1. Warren De La Salle {5} (8-0) — 50
2. South Lyon (9-0) — 44
3. Traverse City Central (8-1) — 39
4. Caledonia (8-1) — 34
5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (8-1) — 32
6. Muskegon Mona Shores (7-2) — 26
7. Livonia Churchill (7-2) — 17
8. Portage Central (7-2) — 14
9. Temperance Bedford (7-2) — 12
10. Bay City Western (7-2) — 3
(tie) East Lansing (6-3) — 3
Others receiving votes: Midland Dow 1.
Division 3
1. Detroit King {5} (8-1) — 50
2. DeWitt (8-1) — 45
3. Mount Pleasant (9-0) — 40
4. Muskegon (8-1) — 35
5. Riverview (9-0) — 29
6. River Rouge (6-2) — 26
7. Cedar Springs (7-2) — 18
8. Zeeland West (6-2) — 12
9. Gibraltar Carlson (8-1) — 8
10. Haslett (7-2) — 7
Others receiving votes: Birmingham Brother Rice 3, Harper Woods 2.
Division 4
1. Chelsea {4} (9-0) — 49
2. Edwardsburg {1} (9-0) — 44
3. Hudsonville Unity Christian (9-0) — 42
4. Croswell-Lexington (8-1) — 33
5. Vicksburg (8-1) — 27
6. Lake Fenton (8-1) — 26
7. Cadillac (7-2) — 23
8. Freeland (8-1) — 15
9. Whitehall (7-2) — 6
10. Hastings (8-1) — 5
Others receiving votes: Goodrich 3, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2.
Division 5
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Central {5} (9-0) — 50
2. Frankenmuth (9-0) — 45
3. Marine City (9-0) — 39
4. Berrien Springs (9-0) — 30
5. Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-1) — 27
6. Comstock Park (9-0) — 23
7. Kingsley (8-1) — 22
8. Gladwin (9-0) — 21
9. Portland (7-2) — 12
10. Muskegon Oakridge (7-2) — 3
Others receiving votes: Olivet 2, Howard City Tri County 1.
Division 6
1. Constantine {2} (9-0) — 47
2. Lansing Catholic {3} (8-1) — 44
3. Millington (9-0) — 42
4. Jonesville (9-0) — 37
5. Reed City (8-1) — 29
6. Boyne City (8-1) — 22
7. Michigan Center (8-1) — 19
8. Ida (7-2) — 9
(tie) Warren Michigan Collegiate (7-2) — 9
10. Negaunee (7-2) — 6
(tie) Grayling (7-2) — 6
Others receiving votes: Calumet 2, Clinton 2, Standish-Sterling 1.
Division 7
1. Traverse City St. Francis {4} (9-0) — 49
2. Pewamo-Westphalia {1} (9-0) — 46
3. Jackson Lumen Christi (8-1) — 37
4. Lawton (9-0) — 35
5. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (8-1) — 31
6. Muskegon Catholic Central (8-1) — 24
7. Reese (8-1) — 20
8. Ishpeming Westwood (8-1) — 13
9. Detroit Central (9-0) — 11
10. Madison Heights Bishop Foley (8-1) — 5
Others receiving votes: Bad Axe 3, Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker 1.
Division 8
1. Hudson {5} (9-0) — 50
2. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (8-1) — 44
3. Ubly (9-0) — 39
4. Addison (8-1) — 32
5. Beal City (8-1) — 30
6. White Pigeon (8-1) — 18
7. Breckenridge (7-2) — 17
8. Centreville (7-2) — 15
9. Carson City-Crystal (8-1) — 12
(tie) Clarkston Everest Catholic (7-2) — 12
Others receiving votes: Sand Creek 5, Iron Mountain 1.
8 Player
1. Powers North Central {4} (9-0) — 67
2. Adrian Lenawee Christian {2} (9-0) — 61
3. Portland St Patrick {1} (9-0) — 57
4. Suttons Bay (9-0) — 49
5. Morrice (9-0) — 41
6. Martin (9-0) — 35
7. Au Gres-Sims (9-0) — 22
8. North Huron (9-0) — 16
9. Indian River-Inland Lakes (9-0) — 11
10. Marion (8-1) — 7
(tie) Britton-Deerfield (8-1) — 7
Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 3, Colon 2, Pickford 2, Munising 2, Rogers City 2, Newberry 1.
