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2011 State Football Finals Primer

Birmingham Brother Rice v. Lowell (Friday 1:00 PM)

Last time Brother Rice was in the state championship game – 2005; beat Hudsonville 14-7

Warriors Fun Fact – Senior FACTOR BACK Devin Church is only 225 yards away from becoming the all-time single-season rushing leader in Rice history

Players to Watch – (1)Brian Walker, this sophomore sensation in the Warriors backfield who flanks Church, has been steadily gaining momentum as the season has progressed and is really showing his merit as a Rice star of the future…..that future could be Friday. (2) Sergio Perkovic, the Warriors junior defensive lineman has been a tackling menace in the trenches the entire state tournament and will help the Rice defense contain Lowell's all-state signal caller Gabe Dean   

Novi Detroit Catholic Central v. Detroit Cass Tech (Saturday 1:00 PM)

Last time CC was in the state championship – 2009, beat Sterling Heights Stevenson 31-21

Shamrocks Fun Fact – CC won its first state title way back in 1938 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House and the United States had yet to enter World War 2.

Players to Watch – The Shamrocks' entire secondary, as the talented unit will be facing a freshman quarterback in Cass Tech's Ja' Ru Campbel

Orchard Lake St. Mary's v. Mt. Pleasant (Saturday 7:30 PM)

Last time OLSM was in the state championship game – Last year when the Eaglets lost to East Grand Rapids 35-27

Eaglets Fun Fact – Both St. Mary's FACTOR BACKS Grant Niemiec and Spencer McInnis have eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark on the ground running the football, while Eaglets standout linebackers James Ross and David Talley have both gone over the 100-tackle plateau.

Players to Watch – Dylan Zerki, the third-cog in the IN YOUR FACE ALL THE TIME linebacking unit, has been killing the comp this state tourney at an equal level as his pair of more celebrated teammates like Ross and Talley.