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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --June 17, 1998
Contact: John Johnson or Mike Clifford --517.332.5046


1998 Football Playoff Regional Assignments

Following are the region-by-region assignments for the 1998 Michigan High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs. These regional assignments were approved by the MHSAA Executive Committee at its June 10 meeting in East Lansing.

Regional assignments will not be adjusted for schools which add or drop football prior to the beginning of the 1998-99 school year.

The Master Football Schedule will be sent to all media in mid July.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.

 CLASS AA
(2781 - 1400 -- 89 Schools)

REGION I
Alpena
Auburn-Bay City Western
Bay City-Central
Davison
Flint--Carman-Ainsworth
Grand Blanc
Grand Haven
Grand Ledge
Grandville
Holland:
Holland
West Ottawa
Holt
Jenison
Kentwood-East Kentwood
Lansing-Everett
Marquette
Midland
Rockford
Saginaw:
Arthur Hill
Heritage
Traverse City:
Traverse City Central
Traverse City West
(22)

REGION II
Ann Arbor:
Huron
Pioneer
Battle Creek-Central
Belleville
Brighton
Canton:
Plymouth Canton
Plymouth Salem
Clarkston
Highland-Milford
Howell
Jackson
Lake Orion
Monroe
Novi
Romeo
South Lyon
Temperance-Bedford
Walled Lake:
Walled Lake Central
Walled Lake Western
Waterford-Waterford Mott
Wayne-Wayne Memorial
Westland-John Glenn
(22)

REGION III
Bloomfield Hills-Brother Rice
Dearborn-Fordson
Detroit:
Cass Technical
Cody
Cooley
Henry Ford
Mackenzie
Mumford
Murray-Wright
Redford
Western
Garden City
Lathrup Village--Southfield-
Lathrup
Lincoln Park
Livonia:
Churchill
Franklin
Stevenson
Redford-Detroit Catholic
Central
Southfield
Taylor-Truman
Troy
West Bloomfield
(22)

REGION IV
Clinton Township-Chippewa
Valley
Detroit:
Denby
Finney
Kettering
Martin Luther King
Osborn
Pershing
Eastpointe-East Detroit
Fraser
Grosse Pointe-South
Macomb-Dakota
Port Huron:
Port Huron
Port Huron Northern
Rochester-Adams
Rochester Hills-Rochester
Roseville
Shelby Township-Eisenhower
Sterling Heights:
Ford II
Sterling Heights
Utica Stevenson
Troy-Athens
Utica
Warren-DeLaSalle Collegiate
(23)

CLASS A
(1399 - 994 -- 89 schools)

REGION I
Cadillac
Clio
Escanaba
Flint:
Central
Kearsley
Northern
Northwestern
Southwestern Academy
Flushing
Gaylord
Greenville
Lapeer:
Lapeer East
Lapeer West
Midland-H. H. Dow
Mt. Pleasant
Muskegon:
Muskegon
Reeths-Puffer
Norton Shores-Mona Shores
Owosso
Saginaw
St. Johns
Swartz Creek
(22)

REGION II
Benton Harbor
Charlotte
East Lansing
Grand Rapids:
Christian
Forest Hills Central
Forest Hills Northern
Northview
Ottawa Hills
Union
Hudsonville
Ionia
Kalamazoo:
Kalamazoo Central
Loy Norrix

Lansing:
Eastern
J. W. Sexton
Waverly
Lowell
Mason
Okemos
Portage:
Portage Central
Portage Northern
Zeeland
(22)

REGION III
Adrian
Allen Park
Dearborn:
Dearborn
Edsel Ford
Detroit-Southwestern
Farmington
Farmington Hills:
Harrison
North Farmington
Fenton
Flat Rock-Woodhaven
Hartland
Holly
Northville
Pinckney
Redford Union
Saline
Southgate-Anderson
Taylor-John F. Kennedy
Waterford Kettering
White Lake-Lakeland
Wyandotte-Roosevelt
Ypsilanti:
Lincoln
Ypsilanti
(23)

REGION IV
Berkley
Birmingham:
Seaholm
Wylie E. Groves
Bloomfield Hills-Lahser
Detroit:
Central
Northern
Northwestern
Southeastern
U of D Jesuit
Ferndale
Grosse Pointe-North
Harrison Township-L'Anse
Creuse
Hazel Park
Macomb-L'Anse Creuse North
New Baltimore-Anchor Bay
Oak Park
Oxford
Pontiac:
Northern
Pontiac Central
Royal Oak-Kimball
Warren:
Cousino
Warren Mott
(22)

CLASS BB
(991 - 704 -- 91 schools)

REGION I
Alma
Bay City-John Glenn
Big Rapids
Bridgeport
Cedar Springs
Cheboygan
Corunna
Flint:
Beecher
Luke M. Powers
Fremont
Fruitport
Kingsford
Linden
Ludington
Menominee
Mt. Morris-E. A. Johnson
North Branch
Otisville-LakeVille
Petoskey
Reed City
Sault Ste. Marie-Sault Area
Sparta
West Branch-Ogemaw Heights
(23)

REGION II
Allegan
Caledonia
Coloma
Comstock
Dowagiac-Dowagiac Union
Grand Rapids:
Catholic Central
Central
Creston
East Grand Rapids
Kenowa Hills
South Christian
Mattawan
Niles
Otsego
Plainwell
St. Joseph
South Haven
Stevensville-Lakeshore
Three Rivers
Vicksburg
Wayland-Wayland Union
Wyoming:
Rogers
Wyoming Park
(23)

REGION III
Battle Creek:
Harper Creek
Lakeview
Carleton-Airport
Chelsea
Coldwater
Dearborn Heights-Crestwood
Dexter
Eaton Rapids
Fowlerville
Haslett
Hastings
Jackson-Northwest
Lake Odessa-Lakewood
Marshall
Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg
Monroe-Jefferson
Ortonville-Brandon
Parma-Western
Redford-Thurston
Richland-Gull Lake
Romulus
Sturgis
Tecumseh
(23)

REGION IV
Algonac
Auburn Hills-Avondale
Bloomfield Hills:
Andover
Cranbrook Kingswood
Center Line
Dearborn-Divine Child
Detroit:
Chadsey
Renaissance
Gibraltar-O. A. Carlson
Hamtramck
Harper Woods-Notre Dame
Marine City
Marysville
Orchard Lake-St. Mary Prep
Royal Oak-Dondero
St. Clair
St. Clair Shores:
Lake Shore
Lakeview
South Lake
Trenton
Warren:
Fitzgerald
Lincoln
Warren Woods-Tower
(23)

CLASS B
(703- 502 -- 92 schools)

REGION I
Beaverton
*Boyne City/Boyne Falls
Essexville-Garber
Gladstone
Gladwin
Grayling
Harrison
Houghton Lake
Ishpeming-Westwood
Kalkaska
Manistee
Midland-Bullock Creek
Oscoda
Pinconning
Remus-Chippewa Hills
Roscommon
Saginaw:
Buena Vista
Nouvel Catholic
Swan Valley
*Scottville-Mason County Central/
Mason County Eastern
Shepherd
Standish-Standish Sterling
Tawas City-Tawas
Area
(23)

REGION II
Battle Creek-Pennfield
Belding
Byron Center
Comstock Park
Coopersville
Delton-Kellogg
Edwardsburg
Grand Rapids-West Catholic
Grandville-Calvin Christian
Grant
Hamilton
Howard City-Tri County
Lakeview
Muskegon-Orchard View
Muskegon Heights
Paw Paw
Portland
Shelby
Spring Lake
Stanton-Central Montcalm
Whitehall
Wyoming:
Godwin Heights
Kelloggsville
(23)

REGION III
Armada
Bad Axe
Beverly Hills-Detroit Country Day
Birch Run
Caro
Chesaning
Clinton Township-Clintondale
Croswell-Lexington
DeWitt
Durand
Elsie--Ovid-Elsie
Frankenmuth
Imlay City
Lansing-Catholic Central
Macomb-Lutheran North
Millington
Mount Clemens
Perry
Pontiac-Notre Dame Prep
Richmond
Vassar
Williamston
Yale
(23)

REGION IV
Brooklyn-Columbia Central
Clawson
Dearborn Heights:
Annapolis
Robichaud
Detroit-St. Martin de Porres
Grosse Ile
Highland Park
Hillsdale
Ida
Inkster
Jackson-Lumen Christi
Madison Heights:
Bishop Foley
Lamphere
Madison
Melvindale
Milan
Monroe-St. Mary C.C.
New Boston-Huron
Onsted
River Rouge
Riverview
Stockbridge
Ypsilanti-Willow Run
(23) 

CLASS CC
(501 - 372 -- 86 schools)

REGION I
Benzonia-Benzie Central
Calumet
Charlevoix
Elk Rapids
Gwinn
*Hancock/Chassell
*Harbor Springs/Alanson
*Houghton/Copper Country
Christian
Iron Mountain
Ironwood-L. L. Wright
*Ishpeming/Republic
Lake City
Leroy-Pine River Area
Manistique
Munising
Negaunee
Newberry
Rogers City
Stambaugh-West Iron County
*Suttons Bay/Lake Leelanau
Whittemore-Prescott
(21)

REGION II
Carrollton
Carson City-Crystal
Clare
Evart
Farwell
Freeland
Hart
Hemlock
Ithaca
Kent City
Montague
Morley-Stanwood
Muskegon-Oakridge
Newaygo
*North Muskegon/Western MI
Christian
Ravenna
Reese
Saginaw-Valley Lutheran
Saint Charles
Saint Louis
Sanford-Meridian
(21)

REGION III
Albion
Allendale
Bangor
Berrien Springs
Bronson
Buchanan
Constantine
Fennville
Hartford
Hopkins
Hudson

Kalamazoo:
Hackett Cath. Central
Kalamazoo Christian
Laingsburg
Leslie
Niles-Brandywine
Olivet
Parchment
Quincy
Three Oaks-River Valley
Union City
Vermontville-Maple Valley
(22)

REGION IV
Almont
Blissfield
Capac
Cass City
Clinton
Detroit:
Crockett Technical
Frederick Douglass
Dundee
Elkton-Piegon-Bay Port
Erie--Erie-Mason
Fenton-Lake Fenton
Flat Rock
Goodrich
Harbor Beach
Jackson-East Jackson
Livonia-Clarenceville
Marlette
Michigan Center
Montrose-Hill McCloy
Napoleon
Riverview-Gabriel Richard
Sandusky
(22)

CLASS C
(372 - 250 -- 86 schools)

REGION I
Brethren
*Central Lake/Ellsworth
Coleman
Crystal Falls-Forest Park
East Jordan
Indian River-Inland Lakes
Kingsley
L'Anse
Lincoln-Alcona
Mancelona
Manton
Maple City-Glen Lake
McBain
Mesick
Norway
Onaway
*Onekama/Bear Lake
Rudyard
St. Ignace-LaSalle
Stephenson
Traverse City-St. Francis
(21)

REGION II
Bath
Bellevue
Blanchard-Montabella
Bloomingdale
Breckenridge
Burton:
Atherton
Bendle
Bentley
Byron Area
Dansville
Flint-Hamady
Gobles
Hesperia
Holton
Merrill
Muskegon-Catholic Central
Pewamo-Westphalia
Saginaw-MI Lutheran Seminary
Saranac
Springport
White Cloud
(21)

REGION III
Addison
Athens
Bridgman
Cassopolis-Ross Beatty
*Colon/Burr Oak
Concord
Decatur
Eau Claire
Galesburg-Augusta
Homer
Horton-Hanover
Jackson-Vandercook Lake
Jonesville
Lawton
Marcellus
Morenci
Pittsford
Reading
Sand Creek
Schoolcraft
Watervliet
White Pigeon
(22)

REGION IV
Allen Park-Cabrini
Ann Arbor-Gabriel Richard
*Britton-Macon/Deerfield
Brown City
Dearborn-St. Alphonsus
Deckerville
Detroit:
Benedictine
Loyola Academy
Grosse Pointe Woods-
University Liggett
Harper Woods
Manchester
Mayville
Memphis
New Haven
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
Petersburg-Summerfield
Redford-Bishop Borgess
Royal Oak-Shrine
Ubly
Unionville-Sebewaing
Westland-Lutheran Westland
Whitmore Lake
(22)

CLASS DD
(249 - 188 -- 42 schools)

REGION I
Baraga
Bellaire
Bessemer-A. D. Johnston
*Ewen Trout Creek/White Pine
Hale
Hillman
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Mio--Mio-AuSable
Ontonagon Area
*Powers North Central/Carney Nadeau
(10)

REGION II
Baldwin
Bay City-All Saints Central
Carsonville-Port Sanilac
Genesee
Kinde-North Huron
Kingston
Marion
Middleton-Fulton
New Lothrop
Vestaburg
Wyoming-Lee
(10)

REGION III
Camden-Frontier
Centreville
Climax-Scotts
Grass Lake
Lawrence
Martin
Mendon
New Buffalo
Potterville
St. Joseph-Lake MI Cath.
Saugatuck
(11)

REGION IV
Dryden
Ecorse
Harper Woods:
Bishop Gallagher
Lutheran East
Marine City-Cardinal Mooney
Morrice
Rochester Hills-Lutheran NW
Southgate-Aquinas
Waterford-Our Lady of the
Lakes
Webberville
(10)

CLASS D
(187 - 77 -- 43 schools)

REGION I
Brimley
Cedarville
DeTour
*Engadine/Paradise
Harris--Bark River-Harris
Iron Mountain-North Dickinson
Lake Linden-Hubbell
Pickford
Rapid River
Rock-Mid Peninsula
*Wakefield/Marenisco
(11)

REGION II
Atlanta
AuGres-Sims
Beal City
Fairgrove--Akron-Fairgrove
Frankfort
Gaylord-St. Mary Cathedral
Manistee-Catholic Central
Mt. Pleasant-Sacred Heart
Owendale-Gagetown
Posen
Twining-Arenac Eastern
(11)

REGION III
Adrian-Madison
Ashley
Battle Creek-St. Philip
Covert
Fowler
Galien
Litchfield
North Adams-Jerome
Portland-St. Patrick
Tekonsha-Rose D. Warwick
Waldron
(11)

REGION IV
Center Line-St. Clement
Detroit:
East Catholic
Holy Redeemer
Urban Lutheran
Hamtramck-St. Florian
North Branch-Wesleyan Acad.
Peck
Redford-St. Agatha
Taylor-Light & Life Christian
Wyandotte-Mt. Carmel
(10)