November 5, 2024

Game day Kalamazoo! Four teams continue march toward football state championships

GAME DAY #GAMEDAY

a group of baseball players standing on top of a field: - Centreville's Tristan McElroy is congratulated by teammates after making an interception during a football game against Mendon on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Mendon High School © Patrick Nothaft | pnothaft@mlive.com/Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com/mlive.com/TNS – Centreville’s Tristan McElroy is congratulated by teammates after making an interception during a football game against Mendon on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Mendon High School

KALAMAZOO, MI – January football in the state of Michigan is usually reserved for college bowl games and the closing weeks of the NFL season.

But in a year unlike any other, the 72 of the state’s high school squads are taking the field for Round 4 of the playoffs after a 56-day layoff amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among those are four Kalamazoo-area teams, with Constantine, Schoolcraft and Centreville vying for regional titles, while Martin is in its first 8-player state semifinal in program history.

Spectators are limited to 125 people per team, and if you’re not able to attend in-person follow Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive reporter Patrick Nothaft for Twitter updates on the Schoolcraft and Centreville games, and Jackson Citizen Patriot/MLive reporter Josh VanDyke for Constantine updates.

Below are kickoff times for the four Kalamazoo-area matchups, as well as helpful links about the game.

Division 6: Constantine (8-1) vs. Michigan Center (6-1), 2 p.m. at Richland Gull Lake

Division 7: Schoolcraft (8-1) vs. Jackson Lumen Christi (5-4), 11 a.m. at Portage Central

Division 8: Centreville (8-0) vs. Sand Creek (8-1), 4:30 p.m. at Portage Central

8-player Division 1: Martin (8-1) vs. Adrian Lenawee Christian (9-0), 1 p.m. at Adrian College

Further reading:

MHSAA to allow fans at remaining football and volleyball games, none for girls swim

Kalamazoo-area Round 4 playoff football picks: Which teams will make history?

Early look at Kalamazoo-area prep football Round 4 playoff matchups

Martin football stressing ‘mental game’ in prep for Lenawee Christian, state Player of the Year

Schoolcraft football takes ‘underdog’ mentality into rematch with 4-loss Lumen Christi

Full-strength Centreville football team ready for regional final matchup with Sand Creek

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