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NEGAUNEE – The No.1 team in every poll was once again a unanimous selection this week as the second Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters UP Football poll of the 2021 season was released on Monday.
Undefeated and reigning, MHSAA Division 2 8-player State Champion North Central is the No.1 team on the 8-player side. The Jets are also the state’s No. 1 ranked team in the second 8-player AP Prep State Football Poll, which was also released on Monday.
However, this week’s new No.1 team on the 11-man side is Marquette, who beat last week’s No.1 team Kingsford 55-34 on Friday night at Marquette Senior High School.
The Flivvers remain in the poll, slipping a spot to No.2 with 16 poll points, one point ahead of Great Northern Conference rival Menominee, who also slipped a spot to No.3 this week. The Maroons lost to Freedom, Wisconsin, 28-7 Friday night.
Kingsford also received votes in this week’s AP Division 5 poll, as did Sault Ste. Marie in Division 4, Westwood in Division 7 and Bark River-Harris in Division 8.
The 4-0 Forest Park Trojans, who came in at No.4 in the 8-man poll last week, earned a spot after a dominant road victory at Stephenson on Friday night. Trojans are ranked # 9 in the 8-player AP State Poll this week, also advancing one spot.
Norway, 3-1, who are entering their inaugural season among the 8-player ranks, received votes from the voting panel in the UPSSA poll and the AP State poll.
The UPSA panel of five voters for the 2021 football season is: Jason Juno, Ironwood Daily Globe; Rob Roos of the Sault Evening News; John Vrancic of the Escanaba Daily Press; Mike Ludlum from WLUC-TV6 and Matt “Candy” McCarthy of the Iron Mountain Daily News.
11 player survey
First place votes in brackets
1. Marquette (5) 3-1 25
2. Kingsford 3-1 16
3. Menominee 3-1 15
4. Sault Ste. Mary 3-1 12
5. Westwood 3-1 4
Other Votes Received:
Gladstone 2-2 3
8 player survey
First place votes in brackets
1. Center-North (5) 4-0 25
2. Pickford 4-0 18
3. Forest park 4-0 15
4. Rudyard 4-0 10
5. Ontonagon 3-1 4
Others who received votes:
Norway 3-1 2
Munising 3-1 1
Associated Press Michigan Prep Football Poll
Division 4
Total school points
1. Chelsea (4) (4-0) 49
2. Edinburgh (1) (4-0) 43
3. Hudsonville Unit Christian (4-0) 42
4. Freeland (4-0) 31
5. Ortonville Brandon (4-0) 29
6. Detroit Country Day (3-1) 25
7. Spring Lake (4-0) 22
8. Cadillac (3-1) 14
9. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (3-1) 8
10. Hastings (4-0) 7
Others for receiving votes: Goodrich 2. Sault Ste. Marie 2. Lake Fenton 1.
Section 5
Total school points
1. Grand Rapids Catholic Center (5) (4-0) 50
2. Frankenmuth (4-0) 41
3. Portland (4-0) 40
4. Kingsley (4-0) 37
5. Grand Rapids West Catholic (4-0) 29
6. Cité Marine (4-0) 26
7. Belding (4-0) 15
8. Gladwin (4-0) 14
9. Berrien Springs (4-0) 9
(tie) Comstock Park (4-0) 9
Others who received votes: Kingsford 2. Armada 1. Big Rapids 1. Olivet 1.
Section 6
Total school points
1. Catholic Lansing (5) (4-0) 50
2. Constantine (4-0) 44
3. Millington (4-0) 38
4. Town of Boyne (4-0) 31
5. Jonesville (4-0) 30
6. Montague (3-1) 24
(tie) Watervliet (4-0) 24
8. Central Michigan (3-1) 10
9. Negaune (3-1) 7
10. Menominee (3-1) 6
Division 7
Total school points
1. Jackson Lumen Christi (2) (4-0) 45
2. Traverse City Saint-François (1) (4-0) 43
3. Pewamo-Westphalia (1) (4-0) 39
4. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (1) (4-0) 34
5. Reese (4-0) 23
6. New Lothrop (3-1) 21
7. Bad ax (4-0) 19
8. Lawton (4-0) 14
9. Loyola Strait (2-2) 11
10. Muskegon Catholic Center (3-1) 10
Others who received votes: Ishpeming-Westwood 5. Madison Heights Bishop Foley 5. Montrose 3. Mancelona 2. Evart 1.
Section 8
Total school points
1. Hudson (5) (4-0) 50
2. Addison (4-0) 43
3. Carson City-Crystal (4-0) 32
4. Ubly (4-0) 29
5. Ottawa Whiteford Lake (3-1) 28
6. White Pigeon (4-0) 26
7. Sand stream (3-1) 20
8. City of Beal (3-1) 18
9. Clarkston Everest Catholic (3-1) 15
10. Reading (3-1) 7
Others receiving votes: Centerville 3. Breckenridge 2. Muskegon Heights 1. Bark River-Harris 1.
Division 8 player
Total school points
1. Center-North (6) (4-0) 78
2. Adrian Lenawee Christian (1) (4-0) 64
3. Portland St. Patrick (1) (4-0) 62
4. Morrice (4-0) 48
5. Suttons Bay (4-0) 35
6. Marion (4-0) 31
7. Pickford (4-0) 29
8. Colon (4-0) 25
9. Forest park (4-0) 15
(tie) Martin (4-0) 15
Other voters: Bridgman 11. Britton-Deerfield 9. Mendon 4. North Huron 4. Rudyard 4. Norway 2. Deckerville 2. 18, Au Gres-Sims 1. Ontonagon 1.
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