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The field of teams still in the hunt for an MHSAA state championship is down to eight in each division. Regional championship game concluded with Sault Ste. Marie’s 3-0 win over Marquette on Thursday, setting the stage for the final three rounds of the state tournament. Here’s who remains in contention in Division-I, Division-II and Division-III:
Division-I Quarterfinalists
Brighton
‘23-24 Record: 22-4-1
Division MPR: 3rd
Previous Appearance(s): 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 3-0 L to Detroit Catholic Central in the State Final
Clarkston
‘23-24 Record: 21-5-1
Division MPR: 4th
Previous Appearance(s): 2003, 2005, 2011
Most Recent Appearance: 9-1 L to Novi in the Quarterfinals
Detroit Catholic Central
‘23-24 Record: 26-1-0
Division MPR: 1st
Previous Appearance(s): 1978, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 3-0 W over Brighton in the State Final
Forest Hills Northern-Eastern
‘23-24 Record:12-11-2
Division MPR: 18th
Previous Appearance(s): 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Most Recent Appearance: 6-0 L to Hartland in the Quarterfinals
Howell
‘23-24 Record: 18-8-1
Division MPR: 10th
Previous Appearance(s): 2009, 2010, 2020
Most Recent Appearance: Final Four, tournament canceled
Livonia Stevenson
‘23-24 Record: 15-11-1
Division MPR: 6th
Previous Appearance(s): 1987, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 3-2 2OTL to Brighton in the Quarterfinals
Reeths-Puffer
‘23-24 Record: 20-7-0
Division MPR: 14th
Previous Appearance(s): 2013, 2020
Most Recent Appearance: 5-1 L to Byron Center in the Quarterfinals
Romeo
‘23-24 Record: 19-5-2
Division MPR: 7th
Previous Appearance(s): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Most Recent Appearance: 4-1 L to Brother Rice in the Quarterfinals
Division-II Quarterfinalists
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
‘23-24 Record: 16-9-2
Division MPR: 22nd
Previous Appearance(s): 2019, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 6-1 L to Riverview Gabriel Richard in the Quarterfinals
Byron Center
‘23-24 Record: 24-1-2
Division MPR: 1st
Previous Appearance(s): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 4-2 L to Brother Rice in the State Final
Midland
‘23-24 Record: 13-12-0
Division MPR: 16th
Previous Appearance(s): 1994, 1998, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2022
Most Recent Appearance: 6-0 L to Detroit Catholic Central in the Semifinals
Port Huron Northern
‘23-24 Record: 14-12-1
Division MPR: 12th
Previous Appearance(s): 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021
Most Recent Appearance: 6-0 L to Brother Rice in the Quarterfinals
Saginaw Heritage
‘23-24 Record: 14-13-0
Division MPR: 10th
Previous Appearance(s): 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 11-3 L to Brother Rice in the Semifinals
Trenton
‘23-24 Record: 21-4-2
Division MPR: 4th
Previous Appearance(s): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 2-1 L to U of D Jesuit in the Quarterfinals
U of D Jesuit
‘23-24 Record: 14-11-2
Division MPR: 5th
Previous Appearance(s): 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 8-4 L to Byron Center in the Semifinals
White Lake Lakeland
‘23-24 Record: 14-11-2
Division MPR: 6th
Previous Appearance(s): 2012
Most Recent Appearance: 9-1 L to Brother Rice in the Quarterfinals
Division-III Quarterfinalists
Alpena
‘23-24 Record: 17-9-0
Division MPR: 14th
Previous Appearance(s): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 4-1 L to Saginaw Heritage in the Quarterfinals
Bay Reps
‘23-24 Record: 17-8-2
Division MPR: 9th
Previous Appearance(s): 2019, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 3-1 L to East Grand Rapids in the Quarterfinals
Cranbrook
‘23-24 Record: 12-13-1
Division MPR: 15th
Previous Appearance(s): 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Most Recent Appearance: 4-1 W over Calumet in the State Final
East Grand Rapids
‘23-24 Record: 22-5-0
Division MPR: 5th
Previous Appearance(s): 1978, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 3-2 L to Flint Powers in the State Final
Houghton
‘23-24 Record: 23-2-2
Division MPR: 1st
Previous Appearance(s): 1981, 1982, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 2-1 L to East Grand Rapids in the Semifinals
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
‘23-24 Record: 17-7-0
Division MPR: 2nd
Previous Appearance(s): 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2022
Most Recent Appearance: 2-0 L to Midland Dow in the State Final
Riverview Gabriel Richard
‘23-24 Record: 17-6-3
Division MPR: 13th
Previous Appearance(s): 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Recent Appearance: 6-0 L to Flint Powers in the Semifinals
Sault Ste. Marie
‘23-24 Record: 21-5-1
Division MPR: 4th
Previous Appearance(s): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016
Most Recent Appearance: 5-2 L to Hancock in the Quarterfinals