We’re seven weeks into Michigan’s 2021 high school football season, and by now, the state’s best teams have established themselves as Ford Field contenders. Several elite teams bolstered their playoff résumés in Week 7,

The Muskegon-area fall sports Athlete of the Week fan poll was compiled by nominations from local coaches and game reports submitted over the past week. Now, it’s time for the readers of MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle to decide who gets top billing.

Here are the latest Jackson-area high school football power rankings for the 2021 season, presented in reverse order. The Bulldogs bounced back from their loss to Whitehall with a convincing win over Mason County Central last week.

Brianna Stawski received more than total votes from readers of MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle to earn the Athlete of the Week award.

Here are the Muskegon-area high school football power rankings after Week 3, presented in reverse order. You can view last week’s rankings by clicking here. Muskegon Heights Academy football players,

Norse freshman QB James Young plays tough in debut, but Crusaders’ ground game led by Joe Waller and Elliot Riegler was too much.

Ed Bailey has 20 years of high school head-coaching experience, 14 at Holton where he led Red Devils to 1994 state title.

Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 160, which stopped contact sports and indoor sports like volleyball and ... Novi Detroit Catholic Central football coach Dan Anderson said the return ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Waves of high school football players donning their school ... On Tuesday, it was Muskegon Catholic Central, Fruitport, Holton, Orchard View, Reeths-Puffer, Newaygo, Ravenna ...