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Panel prognostications for the top games in Round 1 of the MHSAA football postseason
The first round of the playoffs is here, and we’re going to have a slightly different format for the first week of the postseason. Rather than do a preview/recap show, we’re going to do a LIVE podcast Friday night, after the games conclude from 10:30 p.m. to midnight, with some of the victorious coaches calling in to help recap their games.
Since we won’t be doing a preview show, we decided to present our picks of some of the top games in Round 1 here. Feel free to grade us afterward, or share your own picks with us on social media.
Picking the Top 20 playoff games in Round 1:
D1/R1 — Holland West Ottawa (6-3) at Hudsonville (6-3)
(Highlights on Sunday’s show)
LORNE PLANT: West Ottawa
JON KIDD: Hudsonville
SEAN BALIGIAN: West Ottawa
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: West Ottawa
MATT MOWERY: West Ottawa
D1/R1 — Brighton (7-2) at East Kentwood (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday
LORNE PLANT: East Kentwood
JON KIDD: East Kentwood
SEAN BALIGIAN: East Kentwood
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: East Kentwood
MATT MOWERY: East Kentwood
D1/R2 — Davison (7-2) at Oxford (7-2)
LORNE PLANT: Oxford
JON KIDD: Oxford
SEAN BALIGIAN: Davison
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Oxford
MATT MOWERY: Oxford
D1/R3 — Canton (6-3) at Novi Detroit Catholic Central (6-3)
(Highlights on Sunday’s show)
LORNE PLANT: Detroit Catholic Central
JON KIDD: Detroit Catholic Central
SEAN BALIGIAN: Detroit Catholic Central
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Detroit Catholic Central
MATT MOWERY: Detroit Catholic Central
D1/R4 — Romeo (6-3) at Macomb Dakota (7-2)
LORNE PLANT: Romeo
JON KIDD: Romeo
SEAN BALIGIAN: Macomb Dakota
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Macomb Dakota
MATT MOWERY: Macomb Dakota
D1/R4 — Grosse Pointe South (8-1) at Dearborn Fordson (8-1)
(Highlights on Sunday’s show)
LORNE PLANT: Dearborn Fordson
JON KIDD: Dearborn Fordson
SEAN BALIGIAN: Dearborn Fordson
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Dearborn Fordson
MATT MOWERY: Dearborn Fordson
D2/R1 — Jenison (6-3) at Traverse City Central (7-2), 7 p.m. Saturday
LORNE PLANT: Jenison
JON KIDD: Traverse City Central
SEAN BALIGIAN: Traverse City Central
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Traverse City Central
MATT MOWERY: Jenison
D2/R1 — Portage Central (7-2) at Portage Northern (7-2)
LORNE PLANT: Portage Central
JON KIDD: Portage Northern
SEAN BALIGIAN: Portage Northern
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Portage Central
MATT MOWERY: Portage Central
D2/R2 — Dexter (6-3) at South Lyon (9-0)
(Game story on StateChampsNetwork.com)
LORNE PLANT: South Lyon
JON KIDD: South Lyon
SEAN BALIGIAN: South Lyon
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: South Lyon
MATT MOWERY: South Lyon
D2/R3 — Roseville (6-3) at St. Clair Shores Lakeview (6-3)
(Game story on StateChampsNetwork.com)
LORNE PLANT: Lakeview
JON KIDD: Lakeview
SEAN BALIGIAN: Lakeview
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Lakeview
MATT MOWERY: Roseville
D2/R4 — Birmingham Brother Rice (6-3) at Livonia Churchill (7-2)
LORNE PLANT: Brother Rice
JON KIDD: Livonia Churchill
SEAN BALIGIAN: Brother Rice
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Brother Rice
MATT MOWERY: Livonia Churchill
D3/R2 — Haslett (8-1) at East Lansing (8-1)
LORNE PLANT: East Lansing
JON KIDD: Haslett
SEAN BALIGIAN: East Lansing
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: East Lansing
MATT MOWERY: East Lansing
D3/R4 — River Rouge (8-1) at Detroit King (7-2), 5:30 p.m. Friday.
(Highlights on Sunday’s show)
LORNE PLANT: Detroit King
JON KIDD: Detroit King
SEAN BALIGIAN: Detroit King
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Detroit King
MATT MOWERY: Detroit King
D4/R4 — Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood (6-3) at Farmington Hills Harrison (6-3), 3 p.m. Saturday
LORNE PLANT: Farmington Hills Harrison
JON KIDD: Farmington Hills Harrison
SEAN BALIGIAN: Farmington Hills Harrison
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Farmington Hills Harrison
MATT MOWERY: Farmington Hills Harrison
D5/R1 — Clare (8-1) at Manistee (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday
LORNE PLANT: Manistee
JON KIDD: Manistee
SEAN BALIGIAN: Clare
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Clare
MATT MOWERY: Clare
D5/R3 — Lansing Catholic (8-1) at Olivet (8-1)
(Highlights on Sunday’s show)
LORNE PLANT: Lansing Catholic
JON KIDD: Lansing Catholic
SEAN BALIGIAN: Lansing Catholic
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Lansing Catholic
MATT MOWERY: Lansing Catholic
D6/R3 — Hemlock (8-1) at Montrose (7-2)
LORNE PLANT: Hemlock
JON KIDD: Montrose
SEAN BALIGIAN: Montrose
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Hemlock
MATT MOWERY: Hemlock
D6/R3 — Ecorse (7-2) at Warren Michigan Collegiate (8-1), 7 p.m. Saturday at MH Bishop Foley
LORNE PLANT: Warren Michigan Collegiate
JON KIDD: Warren Michigan Collegiate
SEAN BALIGIAN: Warren Michigan Collegiate
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Warren Michigan Collegiate
MATT MOWERY: Warren Michigan Collegiate
D7/R2 — Saugatuck (8-1) at Kent City (8-1)
LORNE PLANT: Saugatuck
JON KIDD: Kent City
SEAN BALIGIAN: Kent City
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Saugatuck
MATT MOWERY: Saugatuck
D8/R4 — Adrian Lenawee Christian (8-1) at Ottawa Lake Whiteford (9-0)
LORNE PLANT: Ottawa Lake Whiteford
JON KIDD: Ottawa Lake Whiteford
SEAN BALIGIAN: Ottawa Lake Whiteford
SCOTT BURNSTEIN: Ottawa Lake Whiteford
MATT MOWERY: Ottawa Lake Whiteford
