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How SBLive's Power 25 Michigan high school football teams fared in the first round of the playoffs

One top five team is headed home, and here is how the rest of field fared.

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1. Belleville (10-0)

First round: Defeated Brownstown Woodhaven 48-0

Recap: Belleville is looking to run it back, and its off to a good start with a shutout win over Woodhaven.

2. Rockford (10-0)

First round: defeated East Kentwood 50-14

Recap: Rockford picks up an easy first-round victory over East Kentwood.

3. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (9-1)

First round: Defeated Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep 56-14

Recap: Catholic Central starts its quest for a fourpeat with a blowout win over Hackett Catholic Prep.

4. Warren De La Salle Collegiate (9-1)

First round: Defeated Grosse Pointe South 40-0

Recap: De La Salle's quest to repeat begins with an emphatic blowout of Grosse Pointe South.

5. West Bloomfield (8-2)

First round: Lost 38-13 to Detroit Cass Tech

Recap: Wow. West Bloomfield is going home after a blowout loss to Cass Tech, which has been getting hot as of late.

Photo by Mariusz Nowak

Photo by Mariusz Nowak

6. Rochester Adams (9-1)

First round: Defeated Lake Orion 49-35

Recap: Lake Orion put up a fight, but Adams is moving on the next round.

7. Macomb Dakota (10-0)

First round: Defeated Utica Eisenhower 28-0

Recap: Dakota's defense pitches a shutout to help the team move on the next round.

Photo by Mario Nowak

Photo by Mario Nowak

8. Grand Rapids South Christian (10-0)

First round: Defeated Grand Rapids Christian 42-7

Recap: South Christian did what it was supposed to do against a GR Christian team that won just three games in the regular season, but racked up enough playoff points to qualify.

9. Whitehall (10-0)

First round: Defeated Big Rapids 42-12

Recap: Whitehall's steamrolling ways continue into the playoffs.

10. Dexter (10-0)

First round: Defeated Milford 41-15

Recap: Dexter scores a blowout in the first round of the playoffs.

11. Caledonia (8-1)

First round: Defeated Grandville 48-26

Recap: Caledonia dominated against Grandville to move on to the district finals.

12. Warren Michigan Collegiate (9-1)

First round: Defeated Detroit Northwestern 57-6

Recap: Michigan Collegiate blows past Detroit Northwestern to advance to the next round.

13. Tecumseh (10-0)

First round: Defeated Carleton Airport 52-28

Recap: Tecumseh is moving on to the next round after a win over Carleton Airport.

14. Frankenmuth (10-0)

First round: Defeated Birch Run 53-6

Recap: Frankenmuth blows out its crosstown rival to advance to the next round.

15. Hudson (9-1)

First round: Defeated Union City 50-13

Recap: Hudson lost for the first time in 22 games last week and decided it didn't like that feeling and a put a walloping on Union City to advance to the District finals.

16. Davison (9-1)

First round: Defeated Grand Blanc 27-0

Recap: Davison moves on to districts after a shutout win over Grand Blanc.

17. Grand Rapids Forest Hill Central (10-0)

First round: Defeated Musketon Reeths-Puffer 32-6

Recap: Forest Hills Central advances to the District finals with a blowout win over Reeths-Puffer.

18. Clarkston (8-2)

First round: Defeated Lapeer 62-41

Recap: Clarkston wins an absolute shootout with Lapeer to advance to the next round.

Photo by Katy Kildee

Photo by Katy Kildee

19. Gladwin (10-0)

First round: Defeated Ogemaw Heights 35-20

Recap: Gladwin moves on to the District finals.

20. Clinton (10-0)

First round: Defeated Ida 44-23

Recap: Clinton moves on the next round.

21. Muskegon (8-2)

First round: Defeated Sparta 64-9

Recap: Muskegon seems like a team that other squads might want to avoid this postseason. Poor Sparta.

22. Saline (8-2)

First round: Defeated Ann Arbor Huron 10-7

Recap: Saline struggled on offense again, but its defense showed up in a big way to move on to the next round.

23. Durand (9-1)

First round: Lost 28-21 to Lansing Catholic

Recap: Lansing Catholic, which began the season in the top 10 of the power 25, upsets Durand in the first round of the playoffs.

24. Marine City (8-2)

First round: Defeated Yale 42-7

Recap: Marine City begins its playoff run with a blowout win over Yale.

25. Muskegon Mona Shores (8-2)

First round: Defeated Traverse City Central 48-20

Recap: Mona Shores rebounds from last week's loss to Muskegon with a first-round playoff victory over Traverse City Central.