FOOTBALL: Saline Will Host Salem to Start the Playoffs

Saline (8-1) will have the home-field advantage through the regional championship game, assuming it can get that far.

The Hornets will open the playoffs this week against Salem (5-4) at Hornet Stadium at 7 p.m., Friday. The winner will play the winner of the Belleville (7-2) Woodhaven (7-2) game in the Region 3-District 1 final. Assuming a victory, Saline will be home for the district final.

Northville (7-2), Cass Tech (9-0), Fordson (7-2) and Farmington (7-2) will battle in the region's other district.

Salem picked up wins against Utica Ford, Canton, Novi, Plymouth and Livonia Stevenson. Salem lost to Howell, Northville, Hartland and Brighton.

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Here are the Division 1 assignments.

Division 1R1-D1 Jenison (4-5) 52.778 at Hudsonville (9-0) 85.556R1-D1 Grandville (4-5) 56.111 at Rockford (7-2) 75.444 F 7:00 PM
R1-D2 Kalamazoo Central (6-3) 53.778 at Howell (8-1) 80.111R1-D2 Grand Ledge (7-2) 65.667 at East Kentwood (7-2) 70.222
R2-D1 Hartland (5-4) 60.000 at Detroit Catholic Central (9-0) 81.056R2-D1 Brighton (6-3) 69.333 at West Bloomfield (7-2) 72.333
R2-D2 Davison (8-1) 70.000 at Clarkston (8-1) 87.111R2-D2 Oxford (7-2) 77.556 at Grand Blanc (9-0) 81.444
R3-D1 Salem (5-4) 57.333 at Saline (8-1) 77.500R3-D1 Brownstown Woodhaven (7-2) 66.111 at Belleville (7-2) 72.889 S 1:00 PM
R3-D2 Northville (7-2) 70.111 at Detroit Cass Tech (9-0) 74.556R3-D2 Dearborn Fordson (7-2) 70.889 at Farmington (7-2) 71.222 F 7:00 PM
R4-D1 Rochester (5-4) 53.333 at Rochester Adams (7-2) 76.111R4-D1 Utica Eisenhower (5-4) 57.000 at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (6-3) 64.111
R4-D2 Sterling Heights Stevenson (5-4) 54.778 at Romeo (6-3) 69.444 F 7:00 PMR4-D2 Macomb Dakota (6-3) 63.444 at Utica (7-2) 67.778

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