First, before I get to the State Semifinal sites, I would like everyone to take a look at the new banner on top of the Blog and the entire Hartford Football web site. The new banner, created by Josh Fairbanks, highlights the history of our football team and defines our State Championship feat in 1993 the most. The new banner fits the site exponentially and I thank Josh for his hard work on the banner and the splash page you saw all fall!

NOW, onto the state semifinal sites for the playoffs. 32 teams, all next Saturday, will be teeing it up for one of 16 spots in the state Football finals on Thanksgiving weekend in Detroit. All the sites and many of the game times have been set for the semifinals. Below is a list of the games and their game sites. (NOTE: The teams listed first are considered the “Home” team because they were the WINNERS of Regions 1 and 3)

Division 1
Rockford (11-1) vs. Detroit Catholic Central (11-1)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Battle Creek Central H.S.

Utica Eisenhower (11-1) vs. Detroit Cass Tech (9-3)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Troy Athens H.S.

Division 2
Lowell (11-1) vs. Walled Lake Western (11-1)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 11:30 AM at Central Michigan University

Birmingham Brother Rice (8-4) vs. Detroit Martin Luther King (9-3)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at West Bloomfield H.S.

Division 3
Mount Pleasant (12-0) vs. East Grand Rapids (9-3)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Ferris State University

Battle Creek Harper Creek (12-0) vs. Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s (10-2)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Withington Stadium, Jackson

Division 4
Comstock Park (10-2) vs. Zeeland West (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Jenison H.S.

Grosse Ile (10-2) vs. Marine City (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Birmingham Groves H.S.

Division 5
Grand Rapids West Catholic (10-2) vs. Lansing Catholic (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at East Kentwood H.S.

Almont (11-1) vs. Flint Powers Catholic (8-4)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Ortonville Brandon H.S.

Division 6
Iron Mountain (11-0) vs. Ithaca (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Northern Michigan University

Constantine (10-2) vs. Ecorse (10-1)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Gibraltar-Carlson H.S.

Division 7
Traverse City Saint Francis (11-1) vs. Saginaw Nouvel (11-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 2:30 PM at Central Michigan University

Pewamo-Westphalia (12-0) vs. Hudson (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Vicksburg H.S.

Division 8
Saint Ignace LaSalle (12-0) vs. Fowler (10-2)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Thirlby Field, Traverse City

Mendon (12-0) vs. New Lothrop (12-0)
Game Time: Saturday, 11/19; 1:00 PM at Howell H.S.