Detroit Catholic Central remains No. 1 in two statewide high school football rankings after rolling to an 8-0 record with a 42-0 shutout of Toledo St. Francis de Sales.
The Shamrocks held the No. 1 spot in both the Detroit News Super 25 and the Detroit Free Press Super 25 entering Week 9. Detroit News sports reporter Brandon Folsom and Free Press preps writer Jared Ramsey each placed the Novi-based program atop their statewide polls.
Northville, meanwhile, appeared in both rankings after beating Salem to improve to 7-1. The Mustangs were No. 22 in the Detroit News poll and No. 23 in the Free Press, up from No. 25 in the previous Free Press rankings.
Both area programs are ranked in the Super 25 heading into the regular season's final week.
What's ahead for DCC
Head coach Justin Cessante's squad faces Birmingham Brother Rice at Ford Field in the Catholic High School League Prep Bowl LIV on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m., according to the league’s schedule. Brother Rice enters at 6-2 and is ranked No. 13 in the Detroit News Super 25.
Catholic Central is the reigning MHSAA Division 1 state champion after a 42-19 win over Detroit Cass Tech last November.
Northville visits unbeaten Howell
The Mustangs travel to Howell for a Week 9 showdown. Howell is 8-0 and ranked No. 4 in the Detroit News Super 25 and No. 5 in the Free Press poll.
Northville's lone loss came in Week 6 when Dearborn Fordson won 14-10. Since then, the Mustangs have won back-to-back games against Belleville and Salem.
Novi shut out in Week 8
The Wildcats fell to Dearborn Fordson 55-0. Fordson is No. 19 in the Detroit News rankings. Novi appears in neither poll.
Playoff picture
The MHSAA 11-player football playoffs begin with district-round games on Friday, Oct. 30. Selection Sunday is Oct. 25 at 5 p.m., when the top 32 teams in each division learn their postseason pairings, according to the MHSAA tournament information.
