Gladstone Braves Football Team Ranked #1 In U.P.
The first Upper Peninsula high school football poll is out from the UP Sportswriters and Sportscasters. The Gladstone Braves are ranked #1 in the 11-player poll and the two-time defending state champion North Central Jets are ranked #1 in the 8-player poll.
Behind the 3-0 Gladstone Braves are the 3-0 Negaunee Miners, followed by the undefeated Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils. The 2-1 Iron Mountain Mountaineers are ranked fourth, and the 3-0 St. Igance Saints are tied with the 1-2 Marquette Redmen in fifth place.
In the 8-man poll, all five ranked teams are undefeated. Behind North Central are Forest Park, Munising, Norway, and Pickford, in that order.
Eleven Player Poll
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Gladstone (4) 3-0 24 pts
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Negaunee 3-0 19 pts
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S.S. Marie (1) 3-0 17 pts
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Iron Mountain 2-1 6 pts
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(tie) St. Ignace 3-0 3 pts
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(tie) Marquette 1-2 3 pts
Also receiving votes: Bark River-Harris (3-0) and Ishpeming (2-1)
Eight Player Poll
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North Central (5) 3-0 25
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Forest Park 3-0 16
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Munising 3-0 13
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Norway 3-0 11
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Pickford 3-0 7
Also receiving votes: Stephenson (2-1) and Newberry (2-1)
