St. Mary football faces defending state champions | Prediction
GAYLORD — And then there were four. The MHSAA 8-player football Division 2 playoffs have reached the semifinals round, only four teams remaining with a chance to win a state championship. This weekend, two teams will book their tickets to the Superior Dome for the title game on Saturday, Nov. 21. Gaylord St. Mary hopes to be one of those two. St. Mary (11-0) secured its first regional title since moving to the 8-player ranks in 2019. Now, in its first state semifinal game since 2002, GSM hopes to come back from Cadillac on Saturday, Nov. 14, with one win to go from the school's first state title. All-Big North Here are the Gaylord football players who earned All-Big North honors Athlete of the Week Vote for the Gaylord Herald Times Athlete of the Week, Nov. 9 Next in its way, another undefeated, state-champion hopeful in Portland St. Patrick. St. Pat's (11-0) won the 8-player D2 state championship in 2025, capping off a perfect 13-0 season with the program's first 8-player state title. It has been over two years since the Shamrocks (technically) lost a game, winning its last 24 games. Can the Snowbirds break that streak? Gaylord St. Mary
