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Spectator Information: Kickoff is 7:30. Watching Games: Visit www.NFHSnetwork.com and search DeWitt High School. There is a subscription required. This will allow you to watch games from your easy chair. But, we'd rather have you with us at Memorial Stadium. Listening to games: Games are on the DeWitt Panthers Network by Matt Merrifield live or recorded. Accessing the broadcast can be done by going to www.HighSchoolStreaming.com and click on DeWitt at the top. Entering the high school on a perfect fall afternoon. 2024 Highlight Video A must see for Panther Fans. Enjoy other DeWitt Panther Football videos. |
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East Lansing, MI (10/26/2025): The Michigan High School Athletic Association conducted their annual "draw" of the 2025 MHSAA Football playoffs on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers were the top point getter (does that make sense?) in Division 3. That would assure them of home field advantage for the two districts and regional contest should they win out. This is the Division 3 bracket. Here is the Game Day Guide for Friday evening. How do they know who plays where and against what team and what division? We asked MHSAA Director of Communications Geoff Kimmerly. Hi, Kevin. We used to do this at the start of every playoffs, but didn’t when things were different in 2020 and never picked it back up – so I don’t have anything current to share. The last time I did one of those “Mapnalysis” reports was 2019, which was actually the last season of “6 wins and in” – so the explanation there isn’t even current. What remains the same is how we draw the maps: The 256 11-player teams were then split into eight equal divisions based on enrollment, and their locations were marked on digital maps then projected on wall-size screens and discussed by nearly half of the MHSAA staff plus two representatives from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Only the locations themselves were marked (by red dots) – not records, playoff point averages or names of the schools or towns. In fact, mentions of those are strictly prohibited. Records and playoff points are not part of the criteria. Matchups, rivalries, previous playoff pairings, etc. also DO NOT come into play. This also is how the 8-player brackets are designed, except we have 32 teams split into two divisions and then four regions per division, with one fewer playoff round. Geography rules: This long has been rule number one for drawing MHSAA brackets in any sport. Travel distance and ease DO come into play. Jumping on a major highway clearly is easier than driving across county-wide back roads, and that’s taken into consideration. Also, remember there’s only one Mackinac Bridge and hence only one way to cross between peninsulas – and boats are not considered a possible form of transportation. When opponents from both peninsulas will be in the same District, distance to the bridge is far more important than as the bird flies. Tradition doesn’t reign: Every group of 32 (or in 8-player, 16) dots is a new group – these 32 teams have not been placed in a bracket together before. How maps have been drawn in the past isn’t considered – it’s hard to say a division has been drawn in a certain way traditionally when this set of 32 teams is making up a division for the first time. Thanks, GEOFF KIMMERLY Check out Geoff's many many nice articles at www.MHSAA.com.
DeWitt, MI(10/27/2025): The playoff brackets have been drawn. The T-shirts, Sweatshirts and bandannas are being made. Signs all around towns from Monroe to Iron Mountain. "GO Maroons", 'Claw 'em Tigers", "Good Luck, Mustangs". The excitement is building for what arguably is the biggest high school tournament in the State each year. (Well, we will argue it anyway) Look out for the upsets, can't look past the next game. A lot of great teams and a lot of great players have not made it to the finals. This Friday evening, DeWitt (enrollment 944) steps into the playoff fray by hosting the Owosso Trojans (enrollment 789) at Memorial Stadium for a 7:30pm kickoff. Dress warm, it is nearly November. The two schools were in the same CAAC Division, the Red, from 2011 to 2016. In 2017 the Trojans moved to the Flint Metro League. It was a rough time from 2013 to 2021 for Owosso suffering through a lot of winless or nearly winless season. The Panthers have a 6-0 record all time record against Owosso. No passes allowed, you must purchase tickets. The Trojans are coached by Ron Tyner who is in his fourth season at Owosso. And, he has turned the ship around and sailing forward now. His first season they won one game. Second year, 3-6, third year 5 wins just missing the playoffs. Now in his four season, the Trojans have six wins and in the playoffs for the first time since 2012. It is nice to see the Trojan program turned around. They will depend on a very good QB to carry them into the playoffs. 6'2" Liam Patrick has 1,267 yards passing and 11 TDs to his credit. He has a good arm and when he has time, he can pick over a defensive secondary. Good arm strength. Last week, he threw for 264 yards and 4 TDs beating Essexville Garber 34-14 to get the Trojans into the playoffs. He has a sweet receiver in Braden Reed who has good speed and a knack for getting open in the secondary and Patrick will find him. Reed had 153 receiving yards and a pair of TD receptions. Patrick will have three and four wideouts and have sophomore Talon Genevese next to him in the back field and play option football. They love to run to the tower of a left tackle 6'6", 270lbs Carter Micula who can block out the sun on some plays. Kickoff at 7:30pm. Dress warm. Cheer loud. Remember those with season passes need to purchase MHSAA tickets online for $7 a seat.
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