High school football game delayed by eligibility arguments to be played Tuesday
Michigan's final high school football district semifinal will be played Tuesday, Nov. 3. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-2) will host Comstock Park (4-5) in the 128th district semifinal of the 2026 postseason at CC's field on Tuesday, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association's website. The school confirmed to the Free Press it will host the game Tuesday night. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, along with the majority of other first-round playoff matchups in Michigan , but it was removed from the schedule on Thursday. The MHSAA announced it was withdrawing Grand Rapids Catholic Central , which entered the postseason as the top-seeded team in Division 5 with a 7-2 record, for the use of an ineligible player during the regular season. Using an ineligible player means a team must forfeit the games in which they participated, which took five wins off GRCC's resume and left the Cougars without the requisite playoff points to make the final 32. In response to the MHSAA's decision, the school released a statement saying the student in question transferred to the school in January 2026. His family moved over the summer, and the school received a letter from the MHSAA confirming
