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STATE CHAMPS! picks the fifth-round playoff games, as we close in on state championships
We’re getting closer to the finish line. The 8-player postseason will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Legacy Center Brighton with a pair of games, while we will find out the lineup headed to Ford Field on Jan. 22-23 for the 11-player finals after this weekend’s semifinals in those brackets.
Below are the selections made by host/co-producer Lorne Plant, digital managing editor Matthew B. Mowery, multimedia producer Chuck Pellerito and social media manager David Bodine. The results from the previous three rounds are at the bottom of the file.
If you want to see how we’ve fared so far in our picking, scroll to the bottom of the file to see the running standings, as well as the leaderboard from Round 4.
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11-PLAYER SEMIFINALS
DIVISION 1
BODINE: Davison, West Bloomfield
MOWERY: Davison, Belleville
PELLERITO: Rockford, West Bloomfield
PLANT: Davison, Belleville
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DIVISION 2
BODINE: Muskegon Mona Shores, Oak Park
MOWERY: Muskegon Mona Shores, Oak Park
PELLERITO: Muskegon Mona Shores, Oak Park
PLANT: Muskegon Mona Shores, Warren De La Salle
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DIVISION 3
BODINE: Muskegon, River Rouge
MOWERY: DeWitt, River Rouge
PELLERITO: Muskegon, River Rouge
PLANT: DeWitt, River Rouge
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DIVISION 4
BODINE: Edwardsburg, Detroit Country Day
MOWERY: Edwardsburg, Detroit Country Day
PELLERITO: Edwardsburg, Detroit Country Day
PLANT: Edwardsburg, Detroit Country Day
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DIVISION 5
BODINE: Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Frankenmuth
MOWERY: Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Frankenmuth
PELLERITO: Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Frankenmuth
PLANT: Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Frankenmuth
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DIVISION 6
BODINE: Montague, Clinton
MOWERY: Montague, Clinton
PELLERITO: Montague, Clinton
PLANT: Montague, Clinton
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DIVISION 7
BODINE: Cass City, New Lothrop
MOWERY: Cass City, New Lothrop
PELLERITO: Cass City, New Lothrop
PLANT: Cass City, New Lothrop
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DIVISION 8
BODINE: Johannesburg-Lewiston, (Centreville by forfeit)
MOWERY: Johannesburg-Lewiston, (Centreville by forfeit)
PELLERITO: Johannesburg-Lewiston, (Centreville by forfeit)
PLANT: Johannesburg-Lewiston, (Centreville by forfeit)
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8-PLAYER FINALS
DIVISION 1
BODINE: Adrian Lenawee Christian
MOWERY: Adrian Lenawee Christian
PELLERITO: Adrian Lenawee Christian
PLANT: Adrian Lenawee Christian
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DIVISION 2
BODINE: Powers North Central
MOWERY: Portland St. Patrick
PELLERITO: Portland St. Patrick
PLANT: Portland St. Patrick
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Here’s how we’ve done so far:
Round 4 results
Mowery: 26 of 33 (78.8 percent)
Bodine: 25 of 33 (75.8 percent)
Plant: 24 of 33 (72.7 percent)
Pellerito: 20 of 33 (60.6 percent)
Running score (through 4 rounds)
Mowery: 412 of 498 (82.7 percent)
Plant: 406 of 498 (81.5 percent)
Bodine 385 of 498 (77.3 percent)
Pellerito 371 of 498 (74.5 percent)
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For all of the Week 1 picks, CLICK HERE.
For all of the week 2 picks, CLICK HERE.
For all of the Week 3 picks, CLICK HERE.
For all of the Week 4 picks, CLICK HERE.
