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Mid-Michigan, the Thumb and Blue Water Area: High school football playoff scores, district semifinals

The Mitten Daily · October 31, 2026, 9:51 a.m. ET · Lansing

High school football teams in white and dark jerseys run a play on an artificial-turf field at night as players on the sideline watch.
North Lamar on offense against Commerce at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2015, in a file photo. It does not show any of the Michigan teams in this roundup. Photo: Michael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-adjusted; derivative under the same ShareAlike license.

Harrison outlasted McBain 60-52 in a Division 7 shootout, Millington beat Clintondale 63-0 and Ithaca shut out Saginaw Valley Lutheran 49-0 as the MHSAA playoffs opened Friday across Mid-Michigan, the Thumb and the Blue Water Area. Millington and Ithaca now meet in a Division 7 district final, MLive reported, and Marine City scored 86 points against New Haven, according to MaxPreps and the Associated Press.

Every score below is a final listed the same way by MaxPreps’ MHSAA brackets and at least one other outlet, and no outlet we checked (the Associated Press scoreboard, High School On SI, MLive and local TV and radio) reported it differently. Where those outlets disagreed, the game is left out and named at the end. Each heading links to that community’s Mitten Daily page, and “Next” is the next-round game (Nov. 6–7) from the MaxPreps brackets.

Lansing

  • Mason 45, Dexter 21 — Division 3; Mason led 21-7 in the first quarter, MLive reported. Next: Fenton.
  • St. Johns 49, Ortonville Brandon 21 — Division 4. Next: Goodrich.
  • Portland 22, Paw Paw 13 — Division 4. Next: Edwardsburg.
  • Pewamo-Westphalia 47, Cass City 20 — Division 7. Next: Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker.

Delta Township

  • Grand Ledge 34, Rockford 31 — Division 1. Next: the winner of Saturday’s Brighton–East Kentwood game.

Jackson

  • Jackson Lumen Christi 56, Brooklyn Columbia Central 27 — Division 6. Next: Napoleon.
  • Napoleon 52, Buchanan 29 — Division 6. Next: Lumen Christi.
  • Springport 46, Saugatuck 10 — Division 8. Next: Decatur.
  • Climax-Scotts 49, Concord 40 — 8-player Division 1 regional semifinal. Next: Colon, according to the MaxPreps bracket (see the West Michigan roundup).

Flint

  • Fenton 41, Holly 16 — Division 3. Next: Mason.
  • Goodrich 45, Williamston 6 — Division 4. Next: St. Johns.
  • Montrose 45, Durand 42 — Division 6. Next: Marine City.
  • New Lothrop 43, Vestaburg 8 — Division 8. Next: the winner of Saturday’s Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart–Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary game.

Saginaw

  • Frankenmuth 42, Whitmore Lake 0 — Division 5; Noah Main threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Sean McGovern in a 21-0 first quarter, MLive reported. Next: Armada.
  • Saginaw Swan Valley 44, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 7 — Division 5; a safety and Jackson Gebauer’s 70-yard kickoff return put Swan Valley up 9-0 early. Next: Imlay City.
  • Millington 63, Clinton Township Clintondale 0 — Division 7. Next: Ithaca.
  • Unionville-Sebewaing 36, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central 22 — Division 8; USA recovered Nouvel’s final onside kick to clinch it, MLive reported. Next: Ubly.
  • Merrill 52, Fulton-Middleton 7 — 8-player Division 1 regional semifinal. Next: Blanchard Montabella.

Mid-Michigan

  • Ithaca 49, Saginaw Valley Lutheran 0 — Division 7. Next: Millington.
  • Gladwin 40, Harbor Springs 19 — Division 6. Next: Sanford Meridian.

Midland

  • Sanford Meridian 21, Elk Rapids 0 — Division 6. Next: Gladwin.
  • Midland Bullock Creek 13, Algonac 8 — Division 6 (MaxPreps and High School On SI). Next: Almont.

Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant 35, Petoskey 14 — Division 3. Next: Cadillac. Preview
  • Harrison 60, McBain 52 — Division 7; Harrison led 52-44 after three quarters, MLive reported. Next: Charlevoix.
  • Beal City 55, Beaverton 0 — Division 8. Next: East Jordan.

Thumb Coast

  • Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 46, Burton Bendle 22 — Division 7. Next: Pewamo-Westphalia.
  • Deckerville 30, Marlette 22 — 8-player Division 1 regional semifinal. Next: Dryden.

Port Huron and the Blue Water Area

  • Port Huron 49, New Boston Huron 27 — Division 3. Next: Warren De La Salle.
  • St. Clair 41, Detroit Cody 16 — Division 4. Next: Detroit Country Day.
  • Marine City 86, New Haven 40 — Division 6. Next: Montrose.
  • Almont 44, Flint New Standard 20 — Division 6. Next: Midland Bullock Creek.

District finals to watch: Millington vs. Ithaca in Division 7, Mason vs. Fenton in Division 3, Frankenmuth vs. Armada in Division 5 and Marine City vs. Montrose in Division 6.

Still to play Saturday: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart vs. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, plus Brighton vs. East Kentwood for a district final spot against Grand Ledge, according to the MaxPreps brackets.

Left out because published finals disagree: Grand Blanc–Hartland, Midland Dow–Walled Lake Western, DeWitt–Lowell, Marysville–Detroit Southeastern, Imlay City–Corunna, Olivet–Kent City, Jonesville–Hanover-Horton, Ubly–Vassar, Fowler–Manchester and, in 8-player, Dryden–Kingston, Blanchard Montabella–Dansville, Bay City All Saints–Peck and Britton Deerfield–Kinde North Huron. The same team won each by every account, but the reported scores differ.

More district semifinal scores: Southeast Michigan · West Michigan · Northern Michigan and the U.P. · Statewide roundup

Sources:
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 1 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/fGuLyEUaTEyjbx3aGxBJ0A/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-1.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 3 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/0dWmuJCe70a7UHTMjFRv1A/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-3.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 4 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/7hkebSxoUUei0VL0W5D7tQ/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-4.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 5 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/OIYNEjuZmE-mEk7x2tmC4A/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-5.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 6 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/IsNACjnfK0-x9DkYg6wcYg/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-6.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 7 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/kUfbL1AQ60iRad5IHQ1jrQ/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-7.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” Division 8 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/FGmu-V-7wkeHm3_ku0M3lg/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-division-8.htm
MaxPreps, “2026 Michigan High School Football Playoff Brackets: MHSAA,” 8-Man 1 (district semifinal finals and district final pairings), https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/A9WR7rvzAkGYahD7V_k34g/QRkHARrhCEOSwFmoQgshIA/football-26/2026-michigan-high-school-football-playoff-brackets-mhsaa-8-man-1.htm
The Associated Press, “Friday’s Scores,” Oct. 30, 2026 (MHSAA playoff scoreboard), as published by WJFW, https://www.wjfw.com/sports/regional/fridays-scores/article_4b37fcd6-6d28-5247-94ee-e2c6e9101e0b.html
High School On SI, Jack Butler, “Michigan High School Football Final Scores - October 30,” https://www.si.com/high-school/michigan/michigan-high-school-football-final-scores-october-30-01m681y7f7xx
MLive, Jared Purcell, “Live high school football updates for Michigan football playoff district openers,” Oct. 30, 2026 (finals and game notes from MLive reporters’ posts), https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/10/live-high-school-football-updates-for-michigan-football-playoff-district-openers.html
JTV Sports, “HS Football Playoffs 1st Round Scores,” Oct. 30, 2026, https://jtv.tv/hs-football-playoffs-1st-round-scores/
Michigan High School Athletic Association, Football page (tournament dates), https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/football
Photo: Michael Barera, “North Lamar vs. Commerce football 2015 15 (North Lamar on offense).jpg,” Aug. 28, 2015, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-adjusted; derivative under the same ShareAlike license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Lamar_vs._Commerce_football_2015_15_(North_Lamar_on_offense).jpg

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