Nominate your team to be in our Week 2 high school football Game of the Week poll
Will Huron or Pioneer be in our next Game of the Week poll?
Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file
After a record-setting first Game of the Week poll, we’re already gearing up for our Week 2 contest. And we need your help.
In a new twist this year, we’ll have two days of nominations before our new poll opens Friday. This is your chance to make your case in the comment section below as to why your team’s Week 2, game is the best candidate and should be included as one of the five choices in the poll.
Below is our Week 2 schedule of games. All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, with the exception of Whitmore Lake/Father Gabriel Richard, which will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The week includes three matchups between SEC teams in different divisions: Huron at Lincoln, Skyline at Dexter and Ypsilanti at Saline.
The Gabriel Richard-Whitmore Lake game features a unique coaching connection: Gabriel Richard coach Brian Lemons is a teacher and baseball coach at Whitmore Lake, and spent seven seasons as the school’s defensive coordinator.
Pioneer will venture to Metro Detroit for the second straight week to visit Dearborn Edsel Ford, Chelsea will take on Belleville, while Manchester and Milan open their league seasons against Napoleon and Riverview, respectively.
Give us your pitch as to why your team’s game should be our Game of the Week. Then get your mouse ready to cast your vote starting Friday.
Week 2 Schedule
Chelsea at Belleville
Huron at Lincoln
Manchester at Napoleon
Milan at Riverview
Pioneer at Dearborn Edsel Ford
Skyline at Dexter
Whitmore Lake at Father Gabriel Richard (1 p.m. Saturday)
Ypsilanti at Saline
Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kyleaustin@annarbor.com or 734-623-2535. Follow him on Twitter @KAustin_AA.
Comments
Football Mom
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 12:22 p.m.
No better place to be on a Friday Night. Splitternation has the best group of fans hands down. Week 2 should be Huron at LIncoln. GO SPLITTERS!!!!
Kyle Austin
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 1:41 p.m.
I"ll be out there this Friday night, looking forward to it.
Brenda
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 10:50 a.m.
I vote for Lincoln Great Team, Great Fans, Great Cheer, Great Band, Great Spirit. What more could you want when covering a football game.
treeluver
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 3:56 a.m.
LINCOLN had over 4000 votes....... They deserve to be in it every week.......
jns131
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 2:46 a.m.
Pioneer over Dearborn. Hands down.
Denise Anderson
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 2:34 a.m.
Huron at Lincoln. Go Rats! I'm a Huron alum and worked at Huron for about 8 years back in the 80s. But I did live in the Lincoln district for 5 years until I moved last summer.
Ypsi-Arbor Girl
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 11:35 p.m.
Check out the new Ypsi Grizzlies!
Kyle Austin
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 5:49 p.m.
I'm as curious as about the Grizzlies as any team in the area, given the uniqueness of their situation
Ohhappyday
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 10:24 p.m.
Hands down the Huron at Lincoln game, great fans and awesome school pride! Go Splitters!
AAuno
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 5:51 p.m.
I would like to see the Braves play, oh I mean the Phoenix, wait I meant the Flyers. What no more Braves, Phoenix, or Flyers? I guess we need to see who are these Grizzlies.
Kyle Austin
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 4:57 p.m.
So far that's four Lincoln, one Milan and one Homer -- the usual suspects, with one exception. I know there are some other schools' fans out there too
Splitter Fan
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 8:22 p.m.
did you see the voting? Majority Lincoln Fans!
LifesBeenGood
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 3:36 p.m.
Splitter Nation!
Big Reds are The Best
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 3:14 p.m.
Milan vs. Riverview because it features the 2012 Huron League Champions. It should be interesting to see how Robert Kanitz, Austin Hoover, CJ Duffiney, Jake Friese, Chad Hall, and rest of the Big Reds do this year!
Splitter Fan
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 1:49 p.m.
Huron at Lincoln should be game of the week because Lincoln is awesome! Go Splitters!
treeluver
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 1:42 p.m.
Huron at Lincoln Lincoln has the best fans....that was shown this week in the poles
NSider
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 11:30 a.m.
I suggest the Homer High School team... yeah, it is a drive, but how often do they get press?
Kyle Austin
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 12:52 p.m.
There's hope for Homer yet: Week 9 will feature Big 8/Cascades crossover games, which means the Trojans could be taking on Manchester or any number of Jackson-area teams, and could be eligible for a Game of the Week poll
Pete Cunningham
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 12:25 p.m.
As much as I'd love to come see the good people of Homer, it's a bit outside of our coverage area. Plus, Homer is playing Union City so you know my man Mike Warner is going to be all over covering the game for both the Homer Index and Union City Clarion. Go Trojans!
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 10:10 a.m.
Lincoln hosting some green team