The Prep Ball Report

The final set of team rankings for the regular season.  For this, a whole team’s body of work was taken into consideration, not just the following two weeks since the last rankings were released.  Enjoy the playoffs!

Statewide

1. Detroit Western (19-0)

2. Muskegon (19-1)

3. Clarkston (20-0)

4. East Kentwood (20-0)

5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (20-0)

6. Kalamazoo Central (19-1)

7. New Haven (20-0)

8. Lansing Everett (18-2)

9. Milan (18-2)

10. Macomb Dakota (18-2)

11. Walled Lake Western (19-1)

12. Wyoming Godwin Heights (19-1)

13. Ann Arbor Huron (18-2)

14. University of Detroit Jesuit (17-3)

15. Saginaw Arthur Hill (17-3)

16. Flint Beecher (18-1)

17. West Bloomfield (18-2)

18. Grand Ledge (18-2)

19. Holly (18-2)

20. North Farmington (17-3)

21. Romulus (14-5)

22. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (17-3)

23. East English Village (14-4)

24. Goodrich (18-2)

25. Wayland (17-3)

Class A

1. Detroit Western (19-0)

2. Muskegon (19-1)

3. Clarkston (20-0)

4. East Kentwood (20-0)

5. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (20-0)

6. Kalamazoo Central (19-1)

7. Lansing Everett (18-2)

8. Macomb Dakota (18-2)

9. Walled Lake Western (19-1)

10. Ann Arbor Huron (18-2)

11. University of Detroit Jesuit (17-3)

12. Saginaw Arthur Hill (17-3)

13. West Bloomfield (18-2)

14. Grand Ledge (18-2)

15. Holly (18-2)

16. North Farmington (17-3)

17. Romulus (14-5)

18. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (17-3)

19. East English Village (14-4)

20. Wyoming (18-2)

21. Stevensville-Lakeshore (18-2)

22. Auburn Hills Avondale (17-3)

23. Alpena (17-2)

24. Ypsilanti (15-4)

25. Redford Thurston (17-2)

Class B

1. New Haven (20-0)

2. Milan (18-2)

3. Wyoming Godwin Heights (19-1)

4. Goodrich (18-2)

5. Wayland (17-3)

6. Detroit Henry Ford (14-5)

7. Flint Northwestern (15-3)

8. Battle Creek Harper Creek (18-2)

9. Alma (16-4)

10. River Rouge (15-5)

12. Detroit Consortium (13-5)

11. Otsego (17-3)

13. Williamston (16-4)

14. Frankenmuth (16-4)

15. Dowagiac (15-4)

16. Onsted (16-4)

17. Benton Harbor (14-6)

18. Haslett (15-5)

19. Holland (14-6)

20. Flint Southwestern (13-7)

Class C

1. Flint Beecher (18-1)

2. Hillsdale (20-0)

3. Beaverton (20-0)

4. Jackson Lumen Christi (18-2)

5. Shelby (19-1)

6. Horton (19-1)

7. Southfield Christian (17-3)

8. Saginaw Lutheran Seminary (18-2)

9. Iron Mountain (18-2)

10. Monroe St. Mary (17-3)

11. Lainsburg (18-2)

12. Detroit Loyola (15-5)

13. McBain (18-2)

14. Mt. Clemens (15-5)

15. Madison Heights Madison (15-5)

Class D

1. Cedarville (20-0)

2. Powers North Central (20-0)

3. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (20-0)

4. Munising (19-1)

5. Hillman (19-1)

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Statewide

1. Detroit Western (14-0)

2. Muskegon (14-1)

3. Clarkston (14-0)

4. University of Detroit Jesuit (13-1)

5. East Kentwood (14-0)

6. New Haven (13-0)

7. Kalamazoo Central (14-1)

8. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (13-0)

9. Milan (12-2)

10. West Bloomfield (11-1)

11. Wyoming Godwin Heights (12-1)

12. Saginaw Arthur Hill (12-3)

13. Lansing Everett (12-2)

14. Detroit East English Village (12-3)

15. Ann Arbor Huron (11-2)

16. Flint Northwestern (12-0)

17. Macomb Dakota (11-2)

18. River Rouge (10-3)

19. Walled Lake Western (13-1)

20. Detroit Loyola (10-2)

21. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (12-2)

22. Flint Beecher (12-1)

23. Romulus (10-5)

24. North Farmington (12-2)

25. Stevensville-Lakeshore (13-1)

Class A

1. Detroit Western (14-0)

2. Muskegon (14-1)

3. Clarkston (14-0)

4. University of Detroit Jesuit (13-1)

5. East Kentwood (14-0)

6. Kalamazoo Central (14-1)

7. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (13-0)

8. West Bloomfield (11-1)

9. Saginaw Arthur Hill (12-3)

10. Lansing Everett (12-2)

11. Detroit East English Village (12-3)

12. Ann Arbor Huron (11-2)

13. Macomb Dakota (11-2)

14. Walled Lake Western (13-1)

15. Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (12-2)

16. Romulus (10-5)

17. North Farmington (12-2)

18. Stevensville-Lakeshore (13-1)

19. Wyoming (12-2)

20. Canton (10-3)

21. Redford Thurston (13-1)

22. Dearborn Fordson (10-3)

23. Alpena (11-2)

24. Grand Ledge (13-0)

25. Taylor Kennedy (10-2)

Class B

1. New Haven (13-0)

2. Milan (12-2)

3. Wyoming Godwin Heights (12-1)

4. Flint Northwestern (12-0)

5. River Rouge (10-3)

6. Benton Harbor (12-3)

7. Goodrich (13-2)

8. Otsego (11-2)

9. Detroit CMA (13-3)

10. Detroit Community (11-3)

11. Detroit Henry Ford (12-4)

12. Haslett (11-2)

13. Battle Creek Harper Creek (12-1)

14. Wayland Union (10-3)

15. Flint Southwestern (9-3)

16. Yale (13-1)

17. Alma (10-3)

18. Detroit Consortium (8-3)

19. Detroit Osborn (11-5)

20. Detroit Cesar Chavez (12-0)

Class C

1. Detroit Loyola (10-2)

2. Flint Beecher (12-1)

3. Jackson Lumen Christi (12-1)

4. Monroe St. Mary (10-1)

5. Shelby (14-0)

6. Hillsdale (15-0)

7. Detroit Edison (10-3)

8. Southfield Christian (11-3)

9. Michigan Seminary Lutheran (13-1)

10. Mt. Clemens (10-2)

11. Beaverton (13-0)

12. Lainsburg (11-1)

13. Iron Mountain (13-1)

14. Ferndale University (10-2)

15. Hanover Horton (12-1)

Class D

1. Cedarville (12-0)

2. Powers North Central (12-0)

3. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (14-0)

4. Munising (12-0)

5. Hillman (13-1)

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It’s March!  Time for brackets and three weeks of chaos.  In the third month of the year, there will be upsets.  But it is nice to give a general idea of who is expected to compete for championships.  March is the best time to be a basketball fan, and we look forward to three great weeks of high school hoops.

Statewide Rankings

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. University of Detroit Jesuit

4. Detroit Consortium

5. Mt. Clemens

6. Wyoming Godwin Heights

7. Battle Creek Central

8. Ypsilanti

9. Grand Rapids South Christian

10. Jackson Lumen Christi

11. Holt

12. Bloomfield Hills

13. Milan

14. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

15. Taylor Truman

16. Southfield Christian

17. Clarkson

18. Saginaw Arthur Hill

19. Millington

20 Jenison

21. Kalamazoo Central

22. Romulus

23. Otsego

24. Negaunee

25. Cass Tech

26. Powers North Central

27. Imlay City

28. Ann Arbor Huron

29. Yale

30. Forest Hills Central

Class A

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. University of Detroit Jesuit

4. Battle Creek Central

5. Ypsilanti

6. Holt

7. Bloomfield Hills

8. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

9. Taylor Truman

10. Clarkson

11. Saginaw Arthur Hill

12. Jenison

13. Kalamazoo Central

14. Romulus

15. Cass Tech

16. Ann Arbor Huron

17. Forest Hills Central

18. Grand Blanc

19. Holland

20. Warren De La Salle

21. Mt. Pleasant

22. Warren Mott

23. Dearborn Heights Crestwood

24. Holly

25. Marquette

Class B

1. Wyoming Godwin Heights

2. Grand Rapids South Christian

3. Jackson Lumen Christi

4. Milan

5. Millington

6. Otsego

7. Imlay City

8. Yale

9. Comstock Park

10. Detroit Country Day

11. Warren Fitzgerald

12. Ferndale University

13. Goodrich

14. Wayland

15. Clintondale

16. Chandler Park Academy

17. Holland Christian

18. Dundee

19. Harper Creek Battle Creek

20. St. Clair

Class C

1. Detroit Consortium

2. Mt. Clemens

3. Negaunee

4. Boyne City

5. Detroit Allen Academy

6. Shelby

7. Muskegon Heights

8. Marlette

9. Pewamo-Westphalia

10. Detroit Loyola

11. Flint Beecher

12. Southfield Bradford

13. Oakland Christian

14. Homer

15. Pine River Area

Class D

1. Southfield Christian

2. Powers North Central

3. Bellaire

4. Battle Creek St. Phillip

5. Hillman

6. Cedarville

7. Munising

8. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

9. Crystal Falls Forest Park

10. Fulton

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So much has happened since the last team rankings were released.  But yet again, teams are gaining momentum at the right time of the year with the first playoff game less than two weeks away.  As conference championships are being determined, it will be difficult for teams to keep their eyes on state titles.

Statewide Rankings

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. University of Detroit Jesuit

4. Detroit Consortium

5. Jackson Lumen Christi

6. Mt. Clemens

7. Bloomfield Hills

8. Wyoming Godwin Heights

9. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

10. Battle Creek Central

11. Clarkston

12. Grand Rapids South Christian

13. Romulus

14. Holland

15. Milan

16. Detroit Southeastern

17. Detroit Allen Academy

18. Ypsilanti

19. Millington

20. Holt

21. Taylor Truman

22. Saginaw Arthur Hill

23. Comstock Park

24. Warren De La Salle

25. Jenison

26. Warren Fitzgerald

27. Walled Lake Central

28. Kalamazoo Central

29. Shelby

30. Negaunee

Class A

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. University of Detroit Jesuit

4. Bloomfield Hills

5. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

6. Battle Creek Central

7. Clarkston

8. Romulus

9. Holland

10. Detroit Southeastern

11. Ypsilanti

12. Holt

13. Taylor Truman

14. Saginaw Arthur Hill

15. Warren De La Salle

16. Jenison

17. Walled Lake Central

18. Kalamazoo Central

19. Ann Arbor Huron

20. Cass Tech

21. Salem

22. Romeo

23. Ypsilanti Lincoln

24. Grand Blanc

25. Taylor Kennedy

Class B

1. Jackson Lumen Christi

2. Wyoming Godwin Heights

3. Grand Rapids South Christian

4. Milan

5. Millington

6.  Comstock Park

7. Warren Fitzgerald

8. Yale

9. Imlay City

10. Otsego

11. Ferndale University

12. Detroit Country Day

13. Goodrich

14. Paw Paw

15. Dundee

16. Clintondale

17. Wayland

18. Holland Christian

19. Chandler Park Academy

20. Detroit Douglass

Class C

1. Detroit Consortium

2. Mt. Clemens

3. Detroit Allen Academy

4. Shelby

5. Negaunee

6. Boyne City

7. Southfield Bradford

8. Muskegon Heights

9. Marlette

10. Pine River Area

11. Pewamo-Westphalia

12. Saginaw Valley Lutheran

13. Flint Hamady

14. Detroit Loyola

15. Oakland Christian

Class D

1. Southfield Christian

2. Powers North Central

3. Bellaire

4. Batttle Creek St. Phillip

5. Cedarville

6. Munising

7. Forest Park

8. Hillman

9. Lawrence

10. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes.

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It’s hard to believe that the season is almost over, it feels like the pre-season rankings just came out last week.  But here we are halfway through the season, which means that transfers are noes eligible to participate in games if the players met specific requirements by the MHSAA.  The month of January is where teams are made.  The excitement of a new year is over, and the playoffs seem so far away.  It is important in January that teams find their identity, and build on it leading up to February to gain momentum heading into the playoffs.

Statewide Rankings

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. Mt. Clemens

4. University of Detroit Jesuit

5. Detroit Consortium

6. Cass Tech

7. Romulus

8. Jackson Lumen Christi

9. Clarkston

10. Bloomfield Hills

11. Saginaw Arthur Hill

12. Taylor Truman

13. Holt

14. Wyoming Godwin Heights

15. Holland

16. Jenison

17. Southfield Christian

18. Ypsilanti Lincoln

19. Kalamazoo Central

20. Canton

21. Grand Rapids South Christian

22. Detroit Henry Ford

23. Battle Creek Central

24. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

25. Grand Blanc

26. Muskegon Heights

27. North Farmington

28. Renaissance

29. Detroit Allen Academy

30. Millington

Class A

1. Muskegon

2. Pershing

3. University of Detroit Jesuit

4. Cass Tech

5. Romulus

6. Clarkston

7. Bloomfield Hills

8. Saginaw Arthur Hill

9. Taylor Truman

10. Holt

11. Holland

12. Jenison

13. Ypsilanti Lincoln

14. Kalamazoo Central

15. Canton

16. Battle Creek Central

17. Flint Carman-Ainsworth

18. Grand Blanc

19. North Farmington

20. Renaissance

21. Warren De La Salle

22. Ann Arbor Huron

23. Ypsilanti

24. Utical Eisenhower

25. Walled Lake Central

Class B

1. Jackson Lumen Christi

2. Wyoming Godwin Heights

3. Grand Rapids South Christian

4. Detroit Henry Ford

5. Millington

6. Milan

7. Holland Christian

8. Comstock Park

9. St. Clair

10. Harper Creek Battle Creek

11. Otsego

12. Cadillac

13. Goodrich

14. Wayland

15. Yale

16. Detroit Community

17. Dundee

18. Clintondale

19. Paw Paw

20. Reed City

Class C

1. Mt. Clemens

2. Detroit Consortium

3. Muskegon Heights

4. Detroit Allen Academy

5. Southfield Bradford

6. Detroit Loyola

7. Negaunee

8. Shelby

9. Addison

10. Pewamo-Westphalia

11. Pine River Area

12. Boyne City

13. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

14. Melvindale ABT

15. Marlette

Class D

1. Southfield Christian

2. Powers North Central

3. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist

4. Battle Creek St. Phillip

5. Adrian Lenawee Christian

6. Detroit Westside Christian

7. Cedarville

8. Bellaire

9. Baldwin

10. Munising

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Starting now, every two weeks there will be a new set of rankings for each class in Michigan.  Class A will have 25 ranked teams, Class B 20, Class C 15, and Class D 10.  Rankings will be based on victories, and strength of schedule.  There will also be a compilation of all classes into one big ranking with 30 teams.

Statewide Rankings

1. Pershing

2. Muskegon

3. Romulus

4. Mt. Clemens

5. Saginaw Arthur Hill

6. Cass Tech

7. Detroit Consortium

8. University of Detroit Jesuit

9. Bloomfield Hills

10. Ypsilanti

11. Grand Rapids Christian

12. Saginaw

13. East English Village

14. Clarkston

15. Jackson Lumen Christi

16. Detroit Henry Ford

17. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

18. Cadillac

19. Detroit Country Day

20. Southfield Christian

21. Detroit Loyola

22. Jenison

23. Flint Southwestern

24. Melvindale abt

25. Otsego

26. Frederick Douglass

27. Taylor Truman

28. Milan

29. Detroit King

30 New Haven

Class A

1. Pershing

2. Muskegon

3. Romulus

4. Saginaw Arthur Hill

5.  Cass Tech

6. University of Detroit Jesuit

7. Bloomfield Hills

8. Ypsilanti

9. Grand Rapids Christian

10. Saginaw

11. East English Village

12. Clarkston

13. Jenison

14. Taylor Truaman

15. Detroit King

16. Holt

17. Flint Carmen-Ainsworth

18. Grand Blanc

19. Kalamazoo Central

20. Ann Arbor Huron

21. Canton

22. Mt. Pleasant

23. North Farmington

24. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

25. Detroit Renaissance

Class B

1. Jackson Lumen Christi

2. Detroit Henry Ford

3. Cadillac

4. Detroit Country Day

5. Flint Southwestern

6. Otsego

7. Frederick Douglass

8. Milan

9. Wyoming Godwin Heights

10. Zeeland West

11. Detroit Community

12. Corunna

13. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

14. Goodrich

15. Ferndale University

16. Warren Fitzgerald

17. Grand Rapids South Christian

18. Comstock Park

19. Hudsonville Unity-Christian

20. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy

Class C

1. Mt. Clemens

2. Consortium

3. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

4. Detroit Loyola

5. Melvindale ABT

6. New Haven

7. Negaunee

8. Pewamo0-Westphalia

9. Detroit Allen Academy

10. Flint Beecher

11. Ecorse

12. Muskegon Heights

13. Elk Rapids

14. Pine River

15. Laingsburg

Class D

1. Southfield Christian

2. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist

3. North Central

4. Lenawee Christia

5. Bellaire

6. Westside Christian

7. Cedarville

8. Boyne Falls

9. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart

10. Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes

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