Michigan High School Athletic Association
2019 Football Championships
Division 1 l Division 2 l Division 3 l Division 4 l Division 5 l Division 6 l Division 7 l Division 8 l Eight-player
Division 8
Championship
2019 MHSAA Division 8 champion: Reading
At Ford Field, Detroit
Friday, November 29, 2019
No. 1 Reading (13-1) 33, Beal City (12-2) 6
> Reading repeats as Div. 8 state champ, 33-6, over Beal City
> 5 takeaways from Reading’s dominant win against Beal City in D8 final
> Reading defeats Beal City, 33-6
> Reading dominates Beal City for second straight title
> Reading Reaches Next Level with Repeat
> Reading rolls, tops Beal City in D8 state final
> Bailey: ‘I couldn’t do it’ without assistant coaches
> Reading Marching Band brings ‘Ranger Pride’ to Detroit
> Ranger seniors ‘earn their own legacy’ with repeat title
> Back-to-Back: Versatile Rangers roll Beal City, 33-6, to repeat as D8 Champs
> State champ Reading watched Affholter twins grow into big kids in a small town
Semifinals
Photo: Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun
Beal City's Wade Wilson runs for a gain against Ubly on Saturday.
Photo: Lansing State Journal
Reading's Elijah Strine (30) runs for a gain against Folwer on Saturday.
Regionals/districts
At Mt. Pleasant
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Beal City (12-1) 21,
No. 10 Ubly (10-3) 20
> Instant Classic: Beal City advances to D8 state title game
> Beal City ends Ubly's state title hopes
> Matchup set for high school football D8 finals as Reading, Beal City advance
At Battle Creek Harper Creek
Saturday, November 23, 2019
No. 1 Reading (12-1) 62,
No. 7 Fowler (11-2) 18
> Fowler's turnaround season ends with 62-18 loss to Reading in the D8 state semifnals
> Rangers make statement to clinch Ford Field return
Region 1
Final
At Beal City
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Beal City (11-1) 27,
Ishpeming (9-3) 14
> Beal City runs over Ishpeming, advances to D8 semifinals
> Ishpeming next up for Beal City
District 1
Final
Saturday, November 9, 2019
At Ishpeming
Ishpeming (9-2) 30,
Lake Linden-Hubbell (7-4) 18
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
Ishpeming (8-2) 48, Bark River-Harris (5-5) 8
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Lake Linden-Hubbell (7-3) 36, West Iron County (7-3) 14
District 2
Final
Friday, November 8, 2019
At Johannesburg-Lewiston
Beal City (10-1) 33,
No. 3 Johannesburg-Lewiston (10-1) 20
> Aggies pull off upset, advance to D8 regional round
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
No. 3 Johannesburg-Lewiston (10-0) 48, Blanchard Montabella (5-5) 0
Beal City (9-1) 49, St. Ignace (5-5) 22
Region 2
Final
At Ubly
Saturday, November 16, 2019
No. 10 Ubly (10-2) 56,
Saginaw Nouvel (7-5) 36
> Saginaw Nouvel loses offensive battle in Ubly
> Ubly wins regional title, will face Beal City in state semifinals
> Ubly matches up well with Saginaw Nouvel in regional title game
District 1
Final
Friday, November 8, 2019
At Alma College
Saginaw Nouvel (7-4) 46,
> Nouvel too much for Breckenridge in D8 district final
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
No. 4 Breckenridge (9-1) 20, Carson City-Crystal (5-5) 8
Saginaw Nouvel (6-4) 33, Merrill (6-4) 13
District 2
Final
Saturday, November 9, 2019
At Harbor Beach
No. 10 Ubly (9-2) 34,
No. 2 Harbor Beach (10-1) 20
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
No. 10 Ubly (8-2) 30, Unionville-Sebewaing (6-4) 8
> Marquee matchup in Ubly
Saturday, November 2, 2019
No. 2 Harbor Beach (10-0)22, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (6-4) 0
Region 3
Final
At Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
Saturday, November 16, 2019
No. 7 Fowler (11-1) 33,
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (9-3) 0
> Turnovers stall Shrine in regional final loss to Fowler
> Shrine plagued by turnovers in regional final loss
> John Spicer having special debut season on sidelines leading Fowler
District 1
Final
Friday, November 8, 2019
At Fowler
No. 7 Fowler (10-1) 21,
Flint Beecher (6-4) 20
> Pewamo-Westphalia, Fowler, Morrice capture titles
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
Flint Beecher (6-3) 52, No. 6 Clarkston Everest Collegiate (8-1) 25
No. 7 Fowler (9-1) 46, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (7-3) 6
District 2
Final
Saturday, November 9, 2019
At Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (9-2) 23,
Britton Deerfield (6-5) 6
> Royal Oak Shrine stifles Britton Deerfield
> Shrine turns the tables on Britton Deerfield in rematch, wins D8 district title
> BD falls in district final
Pre-districts
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (8-2) 21, Ottawa Lake Whiteford (5-5) 16
Britton Deerfield (6-4) 52, Detroit Public Safety Academy (5-5) 12
> BD back in the playoffs for first time since 2013
Region 4
Final
At Reading
Friday, November 15, 2019
No. 1 Reading (11-1) 26,
No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian (10-2) 21
> Reading edges Lenawee Christian, 26-21, to clinch second-straight regional crown
> LCS falls to defending champions Reading, 26-21
District 1
Final
Friday, November 8, 2019
At Reading
No. 1 Reading (10-1) 28,
D7 No. 5 Cassopolis (10-1) 6
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
No. 1 Reading (9-1) 38, Mendon (7-3) 0
D7 No. 5 Cassopolis (10-0) 41, No. 9 White Pigeon (7-3) 0
District 2
Final
Friday, November 8, 2019
At Adrian Lenawee Christian
No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian (10-1) 41,
Sand Creek (8-3) 14
> LCS rolls to district title over Sand Creek
Pre-districts
Friday, November 1, 2019
No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian (9-1) 58, Concord (5-5) 0
> LCS dominates in first home playoff game
> LCS ready for first home playoff game
Sand Creek (8-2) 52, Addison (7-3) 24
> Sand Creek, Addison set for D8 showdown