I wonder how this IndyStar Super 25 will look when we get to Thanksgiving weekend. My power poll going into sectional play (remember, Class 6A and 5A are off until next week): Lawrence North (9-0): Can a team with four sectional titles (one since 1990) and no other trophies win a state title?

Several elite squads bolstered their playoff résumés in Week 8, including Detroit Cass Tech, which avenged an earlier loss to Detroit King, Grand Blanc, which upset rival Davison, Byron Center, which put a dent in Muskegon’s playoff hopes, and Walled Lake Western, which edged returning Division 3 runner-up Mason.

Sorting out the playoff hopefuls in Class 5A, 4A and 3A as Week 9 approaches, plus a look at select games in 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.