Northern Michigan high school football scores, updates for Week 8
Welcome to Week 8 of the Michigan high school football season, otherwise known as the pre-playoffs.
If there’s any plans of playing past Week 9, they have to start to be executed tonight.
There’s teams out there fighting to stay in the playoff race, fighting to get into the race and teams fighting for home field advantage. There’s also conference championships this week and ones yet to be settled next week.
All in all, get ready for a great couple weeks of football.
Around Emmet County this week, Petoskey will travel to Sault Ste. Marie, with both teams hoping to make better cases to deserve a playoff spot in Division 3 and 4, respectively.
Boyne City travels all the way to Oscoda to keep their playoff hopes alive, then Harbor Springs brings in Elk Rapids, looking to end a season that’ll close next week on a strong note.
Then there’s the potential conference champs. East Jordan welcomes in Frankfort for a battle of unbeatens within the Legends Division. The winner will be crowned league champion.
Charlevoix is also hitting the road looking to put a final stamp on a conference title on Saturday in Tawas.
Within Otsego County, Division 3 No. 4 Gaylord brings in Division 7 No. 1 Jackson Lumen Christi for a non-conference clash that’ll have both teams looking to show their strength.
Gaylord St. Mary will head across the bridge to Rudyard, a team that might be on a slide, though is still giving teams tough games. Then Johannesburg-Lewiston hits the road to Mancelona trying to get back on their feet.
Week 8 action:
EAST JORDAN, BOYNE CITY: East Jordan pulls off improbable last second score for league title; Boyne wins again
PETOSKEY: Petoskey takes command of playoff hopes, rolls Sault Ste. Marie
GAYLORD: Gaylord football wins 'prove it' game over D7 power Jackson Lumen Christi
Week 8 Playoff Points Rankings:
Playoff Points: Updated look at football playoff points and projections for Northern Michigan teams
NORTHERN MICHIGAN SCOREBOARD
Week 8 AP Rankings
AP Rankings: Michigan high school football AP rankings after Week 7, where Northern Michigan teams stand
Week 8 Previews
Gaylord Area: Keys to victory: How Gaylord football can defeat the reigning D7 state champions
Petoskey Area: Petoskey in playoff mindset already; Charlevoix, EJ have titles on the line
Week 7 Action
Gaylord: Takeaways: Gaylord clinches share of first BNC title since 2005
Boyne, Charlevoix, Petoskey: Boyne City, Charlevoix lean on run game; Petoskey comes up short in return to road
East Jordan-Harbor: East Jordan sours Harbor Springs' Homecoming with blowout victory
Gaylord St. Mary: Takeaways: Gaylord St. Mary rolls Whittemore-Prescott on Honor Night
JoBurg-Glen Lake: Takeaways: Glen Lake scores 41 unanswered points in runaway win over JoBurg
Player Features
Caleb Aungst: QB1: Caleb Aungst's leadership helping Gaylord in its historic start to 2023
Korbyn Russell: East Jordan's Russell helps bring Red Devils back to a title clash
Statewide Scores
Statewide Scores: Michigan high school football: Week 7 scores from around the state
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Northern Michigan high school football scores, updates for Week 8
