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Michigan high school football AP rankings after Week 5, where Northern Michigan teams stand

drew kochanny, the petoskey news-review
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LANSING — Keep winning, keep getting noticed.

The eyes on the Gaylord football team have certainly grown over the last few weeks, with the Blue Devils continuing to move up within the Associated Press Michigan High School Football Poll.

After opening at No. 10 in the first batch of Division 3 rankings, Gaylord came in at No. 7 after their most recent win over Cadillac on the road Friday night.

Now 5-0 on the season, it’s the first unbeaten start through five games since the 2003 season for Gaylord. They’ve also had 4-0 starts in 2014, 2015 and 2018.

The Blue Devils will try to avoid what happened in each of those three recent seasons, however, with four losses later following in the season.

Caleb Aungst and the Gaylord football team continue to move up the rankings within Division 3, coming in this week at No. 7.
Caleb Aungst and the Gaylord football team continue to move up the rankings within Division 3, coming in this week at No. 7.

They’ll meet Alpena (1-4) at home this week, then finish with Escanaba, Division 7 No. 1 ranked Jackson Lumen Christi and then Sault Ste. Marie.

Also within the rankings, Pickford (5-0) moved up one spot in the 8-Player Division 1 rankings to No. 2, then St. Ignace (5-0) jumped up to No. 5 in the same poll. Inland Lakes (4-1) remained ranked at No. 9.

Gaylord St. Mary (4-1) also moved closer to being rankings, picking up five points in Division 1, the most points of anyone within the honorable mention group.

Both Charlevoix (4-1) and East Jordan (4-1) picked up honorable mention within Division 7 and 8, respectively.

Other Northern Michigan teams ranked included Kingsley (4-1) at No. 7 in Division 6 and Frankfort (5-0) at No. 10 in Division 8.

The complete AP rankings following Week 5:

Division 1

School — Record — Points

1. Belleville (5) (5-0)  50

2. Rockford (5-0)  44

3. Southfield A&T (5-0)  36

4. Davison (5-0)  35

5. Saline (5-0)  30

6. Lake Orion (5-0)  25

7. Northville (5-0)  21

8. West Bloomfield (4-1)  17

9. Grandville (4-1)  7

10. Detroit Cass Tech (3-2)  5

(tie) Grand Ledge (5-0)  5

Others receiving votes: None.

Division 2

School — Record — Points

1. Caledonia (2) (4-1)  47

2. Warren De La Salle (1) (3-2)  43

3. Byron Center (2) (5-0)  40

4. Muskegon (3-2)  34

5. Allen Park (5-0)  29

6. Birmingham Groves (3-2)  23

7. Portage Northern (5-0)  21

8. Waterford Mott (4-1)  9

9. Portage Central (4-1)  8

10 (tie). Saginaw Heritage (3-2)  7

10 (tie) Detroit U-D Jesuit (4-1)  7

Others receiving votes: Warren Mott 4. Grosse Pointe South 2. Milford 1.

Division 3

School — Record — Points

1. Mason (3) (5-0)  48

2. Walled Lake Western (1) (5-0)  42

3. Zeeland West (5-0)  38

4. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (1) (4-1)  36

5. East Grand Rapids (5-0)  32

6. Parma Western (5-0)  23

7. Gaylord (5-0) 18

8 (tie). Auburn Hills Avondale (5-0)  13

8 (tie). Mount Pleasant (4-1)  13

10. Linden (4-1)  7

Others receiving votes: Lowell 3. Detroit King 1. Stevensville Lakeshore 1.

Division 4

School — Record — Points

1. Goodrich (3) (5-0)  48

2. Whitehall (2) (5-0)  47

3. Freeland (5-0)  40

4. Croswell-Lexington (5-0)  29

5. Grand Rapids South Christian (4-1)  28

6. Portland (5-0)  27

7. Paw Paw (5-0)  19

8. Chelsea (4-1)  17

9. Lansing Sexton (5-0)  14

10. Spring Lake (4-1)  4

Others receiving votes: Hamilton 1. Adrian 1.

Division 5

School — Record — Points

1. Grand Rapids West Catholic (3) (5-0)  48

2. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (2) (4-1)  44

3. Gladwin (5-0)  39

4. Corunna (5-0)  33

5. Frankenmuth (4-1)  27

6. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (5-0)  26

7. Flint Hamady (4-0)  22

8. Belding (4-1)  14

9. Howard City Tri-County (5-0)  8

10. Kingsford (4-1)  5

Others receiving votes: Marine City 3. Detroit Denby 3. Flat Rock 3.

Division 6

School — Record — Points

1. Warren Michigan Collegiate (5) (5-0)  50

2. Almont (5-0)  45

3. Negaunee (4-1)  34

4. Gladstone (4-1)  33

5. Constantine (4-1)  28

6. Chesaning (4-1)  27

7. Kingsley (4-1)  24

8. Manistee (4-1)  10

9. Ecorse (4-0)  9

10. Hart (4-1)  6

Others receiving votes: Michigan Center 3. Kent City 2. Clare 2. Detroit Edison 2.

Division 7

School — Record — Points

1. Jackson Lumen Christi (5) (5-0) 50

2. North Muskegon (5-0) 42

3 (tie). Menominee (5-0)  37

3 (tie). Millington (5-0) 37

5. Napoleon (5-0) 33

6. Lawton (4-1) 15

7. Montrose (4-1) 14

8 (tie). Clinton (4-1) 13

8 (tie) Pewamo-Westphalia (4-1) 13

10. Schoolcraft (4-1) 9

Others receiving votes: Manchester 4. Grass Lake 3. Charlevoix 3. Sandusky 2.

Division 8

School — Record — Points

1. Ottawa Lake Whiteford (4) (5-0) 49

2. Ithaca (1) (5-0) 38

3. Ubly (5-0) 32

4. Addison (5-0) 26

5. Hudson (5-0) 25

6. Beal City (5-0) 24

7. Fowler (5-0) 23

8. Iron Mountain (5-0)  15

9. White Pigeon (5-0) 13

10. Frankfort (5-0) 11

Others receiving votes: Saugatuck 10. Clarkston Everest Collegiate 5. Harbor Beach 3. East Jordan 1.

8-Player Division 1

School — Record — Points

1. Bridgman (3) (5-0)  48

2. Pickford (2) (5-0)  43

3. St. Ignace LaSalle (5-0)  38

4. Mendon (5-0)  35

5. Brown City (5-0)  26

6. Carson City-Crystal (5-0)  25

7. Gobles (4-1)  13

8. Vermontville Maple Valley (5-0)  12

9. Indian River-Inland Lakes (4-1)  10

10 (tie). Mayville (5-0)  6

10. (tie) Norway (4-1)  6

Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 5. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 4. Martin 2. Merrill 2.

8-Player Division 2

School — Record — Points

1. Adrian Lenawee Christian (4) (5-0)  48

2. Climax-Scotts (5-0)  38

3. Marion (1) (4-0)  37

3. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (5-0)  37

5. Powers North Central (4-1)  30

6. Au Gres-Sims (5-0)  25

7. Posen (5-0)  19

8. Portland St Patrick (4-1)  16

9. Crystal Falls Forest Park (4-1) 8

10. Pittsford (5-0)  5

Others receiving votes: Lake Linden-Hubbell 4. Fulton-Middleton 3. Deckerville 3. Morrice 2.

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Find out where movement came in the Michigan AP high school football rankings