Joining yours truly again this week for picks will be StateChamps! Sports Network vice president of productions, Gibraltar Carlson High School graduate, and "Mayor of Downriver" Jonathon Kidd as well as Josh 'The Bear' Abeare, product of Allen Park High School and founder of the Bear Sports Network.

Additionally, we will be listing each team's playoff points and where that ranks in their respective divisions. The top 32 teams in each of the eight 11-man football divisions (as well as the top 16 in each of the two eight-man football divisions) qualify for the state playoffs.

The MHSAA 'Selection Sunday' program will take pace on Sunday, October 27 at 4:30pm on Fanduel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports Network)

With all of that in mind, here is a preview of the entire Week 9 slate of games involving local Downriver and Dearborn area teams [NOTE: All games are tabbed to kick off at 7:00pm on Friday, October 25 unless noted otherwise]:

Last Week: Cabrini (W at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 7-6) | Grosse Ile (L vs Riverview, 49-6)

Last Week: Center Line (W vs Warren Lincoln, 40-14) | Rouge (W vs Newmarket Huron Heights, Ont; 30-14)

Playoff Pts: Center Line (32.375 -- 45th in D4) | Rouge (45.036 -- 25th in D3)

History: Center Line leads, 6-3 (Rouge: won last year's meeting, 48-0; was first meeting since 2001)

Last Week: Divine Child (W vs Redford Westfield Prep, 43-6) | Southeastern (W vs Detroit Western, 18-14)

Last Week: Farmington (L vs Lake Orion, 27-6) | Crestwood (W vs Dearborn Heights Robichaud, 21-6)

Last Week: Melvindale (L at Union, 50-0) | Jefferson (L at Monroe St Mary Catholic Central, 49-6)

History: Ecorse leads, 15-8 (split home-and-home series in 2021-22; last meeting prior was 1974)

Last Week: ABT (L at Detroit Lincoln-King Academy, 52-0) | Denby (L vs Detroit Central, 22-18)

**Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm on Thursday, Oct 24 at Riverview Gabriel Richard**

Last Week: ATAP (L vs Mount Clemens, 14-6) | ATA (L at Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 48-6)