Division Two Picks.

Written, Wednesday October 30th, at 12:15 AM

Region 1:

District 1:

Marquette (5-3) at Midland (8-1): The Redman has to make the long travel from the Upper Peninsula to Midland. Marquette plays in the Great Northern UP Conference with Menominee and Kingsford and has beaten Sault Sainte Marie but the Redman have lost two of their last three games to close out the season. The Chemics shared the Saginaw Valley Athletic Association North division title with Mount Pleasant should have no problem with Marquette. PICK: MIDLAND 48, MARQUETTE 0.

Midland Dow (7-2) at Fenton (8-1): The Tigers lost a tough one to Lapeer West last week now host Midland Dow. The Chargers lost a tough one to arch rival Midland would love to get another shot at them but the road goes through Genesee County and also Midland Dow has to travel that long bus ride and that could have a major effect on them in this game. PICK: FENTON 28, MIDLAND DOW 7.

District 2:

Muskegon Mona Shores (7-2) at Lowell (9-0): This is the first meeting between the Sailors and the Red Arrows. Mona Shores had a long drought before making the playoffs this season. Lowell is a traditional powerhouse and it will show why they are there. PICK: LOWELL 45, MUSKEGON MONA SHORES 6.

Muskegon Reeths Puffer (7-2) at Muskegon (8-1): The Big Reds and Rockets met last week with Muskegon winning 20-7 last week and now will do it once again. Muskegon Reeths Puffer like Mona Shores have not been here before but Muskegon, the Ottawa Kent Black division champs has and its experience will show its head once again. PICK: MUSKEGON 28, MUSKEGON REETHS PUFFER 14.

Region 2:

District 1:

Lansing Everett (5-4) at Portage Central (9-0): The Mustangs have had a perfect season thus far and became the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Champions but the Vikings are going to try to pull the stops but losing two of it’s last three games will not help. Portage Central will be too much for Lansing Everett. PICK: PORTAGE CENTRAL 56, LANSING EVERETT 14.

Portage Northern (7-2) at Battle Creek Lakeview (9-0): The Huskies and Spartans are no strangers to each other but the schedule match up favors Portage Northern. Battle Creek Lakeview’s schedule was a combine 26-55 and one of those teams was a playoff team (Battle Creek Harper Creek 7-2) even though they are the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Champions. The Huskies have played its arch rival Portage Central and its two losses this season were a combined record of 17-1 which included a loss to the Mustangs and plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference West division. We could possibly be seeing the battle of Portage part two. PICK: PORTAGE NORTHERN 42, BATTLE CREEK LAKEVIEW 28.

District 2:

North Farmington (5-3) at Harrison (8-1): In what was a shocking surprise the Hawks will play their in city rival North Farmington. Also add that Harrison plays in the OAA White and North Farmington is in the OAA Blue. This game however won’t even be close. PICK: HARRISON 63, NORTH FARMINGTON 6.

Pinckney (6-3) at South Lyon (7-2): This is a Kensington Lakes Athletic Conference rematch from week one won by the Pirates 33-17. South Lyon lost a tough match up last week to Walled Lake Northern can try to get some revenge on Pinckney. The Pirates lost a 42-41 overtime game at Waterford Kettering while South Lyon beat Waterford Kettering 16-13 earlier in the season. The Lions are much improved but can they get past the Pirates, the answer is yes. PICK: SOUTH LYON 20, PINCKNEY 17.

Region 3:

District 1:

Groves (7-2) at Brother Rice (9-0): The Warriors won the Catholic League and this is coach Al Fracassica’s last season on the sidelines. His quest starts here. The Falcons have no chance against a very powerful Birmingham Brother Rice squad and were shockingly upset 30-22 by Waterford Mott last week in Waterford. If Groves can’t beat Waterford Mott then it won’t beat Brother Rice. PICK: BROTHER RICE 56, GROVES 0.

Southfield (7-2) at Seaholm (8-1): The Maples won the Blue but the loss to U-D Jesuit 20-17 cost them perhaps a number one seed. The Blue Jays are the OAA White Champions lost a chance to host a playoff game after losing 20-10 to Clarkston last week. Southfield will take out its anger on Seaholm. It’s been a good season Maples. PICK: SOUTHFIELD 28, SEAHOLM 7.

District 2:

Warren Woods Tower (6-3) at U-D Jesuit (5-4): The Cubs 20-17 win in Birmingham over Seaholm not only gave them a playoff berth but a chance to host a district. U-D Jesuit will start its journey by beating a Titans team that lost 21-20 to Mount Clemens last week. PICK: U-D JESUIT 28, WARREN WOODS TOWER 7.

Detroit Renaissance (6-3) at Oak Park (5-4): The Phoenix return to the playoffs on a four game winning streak that saw its opponents combined record of 8-27. The Knights have lost three games by a combine of 15 points and add the fact that they have played a much more brutal schedule than Detroit Renaissance (Oak Park played Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Oxford, Southfield, Harrison, Adams, and Lake Orion.) This is the first time that these two teams have met each other. The only common opponent both teams played was Harrison, the Phoenix lost 43-0 in week one while the Knights lost 60-52 to the Hawks in week seven. I’m going with the team that lost to Harrison close and has played a more brutal schedule and that’s Oak Park. PICK: OAK PARK 46, DETROIT RENAISSANCE 0.

Region 4:

District 1:

Detroit Cody (6-3) at Detroit Martin Luther King (7-1): Detroit Martin Luther King lost a tough one to Detroit Cass Tech 20-14 last week at Ford Field. The Comets and the Crusaders have not met each other in the Detroit Public School League but the talent is such a mismatch and Detroit Martin Luther King will get the best of Detroit Cody. PICK: DETROIT MARTIN LUTHER KING 28, DETROIT CODY 7.

Detroit East English Village Prep (6-3) at Grosse Pointe North (6-3): The Norseman and the Bulldogs will meet for the first time this season. Grosse Pointe North plays in a tougher conference (Macomb Area Conference Blue) than the Bulldogs, no offense to the Detroit Public School League and Grosse Pointe North did beat Macomb L’Anse Creuse North in the regular season. I just think the Norseman will be too much for Detroit East English Village Prep. PICK: GROSSE POINTE NORTH 35, DETROIT EAST ENGLISH VILLAGE PREP 14.

District 2:

Ypsilanti Lincoln (7-2) at Wyandotte Roosevelt (9-0): This is a rematch of last season’s first round match won by the Bears and also Wyandotte Roosevelt is the Downriver League Champions for a second straight season. The Railsplitters won the Southeastern Conference White division and has played Temperance Bedford and Milan in the season. I just think the travel to Wyandotte hurts Ypsilanti Lincoln in this match up and the Bears will win again. PICK: WYANDOTTE ROOSEVELT 31, YPSILANTI LINCOLN 20.

Taylor Truman (7-2) at Allen Park (7-2): The Jaguars return to the playoffs after missing out the last few seasons. Both teams finished 7-2 and were tied for second in the Downriver League. The Cougars lost to Allen Park 21-14 and is looking for revenge in this game. Taylor Truman will get revenge in this game and win this one close. PICK: TAYLOR TRUMAN 28, ALLEN PARK 21.