Bay City area power rankings, playoff ratings, standings heading into Week 8

BAY CITY, MI - A look at the Bay City area schedule, power rankings, playoff ratings and league standings heading into Week 8 of the 2024 high school football season.

Bay City Area Week 8 ScheduleFRIDAY, OCT. 18

Akron-Fairgrove at New Haven Merritt

Atlanta at Hale

Bay City All Saints at Kinde North Huron

Bay City Western at Traverse City West

Clare at Pinconning

Essexville Garber at Bridgeport

Gladwin at Sanford Meridian

Harbor Beach at Laker

Harrison vs. Ogemaw Heights

Hillman at Au Gres

John Glenn at Flint Powers

Oscoda at Boyne City

Posen at Mio

Reese at Saginaw MLS

Standish-Sterling def. Beaverton, forfeit

Tawas at Charlevoix

Traverse City Central at Bay City Central

Ubly at Cass City

Unionville-Sebewaing at Sandusky

Whittemore-Prescott at St. Helen Heston

Bay City Area Power Rankings

: Laker (4-3); Reese (4-3); Bay City Central (2-5); Beaverton (2-5); Essexville Garber (2-5); Unionville-Sebewaing (2-5); Tawas (1-6)

Others: Hale (0-2)

Bay City Area Playoff RatingsDIVISION 3

DIVISION 5

DIVISION 6

DIVISION 7

DIVISION 8

Bay City Area League Standings

Midland 4-0 – 6-1

Midland Dow 4-1 – 4-3

Mount Pleasant 3-2 – 4-3

Traverse City West 2-2 – 4-3

Traverse City Central 2-2 – 3-4

Bay City Central 0-4 – 2-5

Bay City Western 0-4 – 2-5

TRI-VALLEY RED

Frankenmuth 5-0 – 7-0

Freeland 5-0 – 7-0

Saginaw Swan Valley 3-2 – 4-3

John Glenn 3-3– 3-4

Essexville Garber 1-4 – 2-5

Alma 1-4 – 1-6

Bridgeport 0-5 – 1-6

Ogemaw Heights 4-1 – 6-1

Clare 4-1 – 6-1

Gladwin 3-2 - 5-2

Standish-Sterling 3-2 – 4-3

Midland Bullock Creek 1-4 – 3-4

Shepherd 0-5 – 1-6

Harrison 5-0 – 7-0

Pinconning 3-2 – 5-2

Sanford Meridian 3-2 – 3-4

Beaverton 2-3 – 2-5

St. Louis 2-3 – 2-5

Farwell 0-5 – 1-6

NMFL LEADERS

Charlevoix 3-0 – 5-2

Oscoda 3-1 – 5-2

Elk Rapids 2-2 – 2-5

Benzie Central 1-3 – 2-5

Tawas 0-3 – 1-6

Millington 4-0 – 6-0

Cass City 3-1 – 5-2

Laker 2-2 – 4-3

Sandusky 1-3 – 2-5

Caro 0-4 – 1-6

Harbor Beach 5-0 – 7-0

Ubly 4-1 – 4-3

Reese 3-2 – 4-3

Marlette 2-3 – 3-4

Unionville-Sebewaing 1-4 – 2-5

Vassar 0-5 – 1-6

All Saints 6-0 – 6-1

Kinde North Huron 6-0 – 6-1

Peck 4-2 – 4-3

Akron-Fairgrove 3-3 – 3-4

New Haven Merritt 3-3 – 3-4

Caseville 1-5 – 1-6

Ashley 1-5 – 1-6

Carsonville-Port Sanilac 0-6 – 0-7

Alcona 3-0 – 7-0

Atlanta 3-1 – 5-2

St. Helen Heston 1-2 – 4-3

Whittemore-Prescott 1-2 – 2-5

Rogers City 0-3 – 1-6

Au Gres 2-0 – 6-1

Mio 1-1 – 5-2

Hillman 1-1 – 2-5

Posen 0-2 – 1-5

Week 1: Bay City Western at Holly

Week 1: Tawas at Pinconning

Week 1: Bay City Central at Flushing

Week 2: Cass City at Hemlock

Week 2: Clare at Sanford Meridian

Week 2: Flint Kearsley at Bay City Central

Week 3: Essexville Garber at John Glenn

Week 4: Midland Dow at Bay City Western

Week 5: Ogemaw Heights at Clare

Week 6: Saginaw United at Bay City Central

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