There was significant movement in the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association boys soccer rankings for Week 3, Sept. 7.
While Portage Central (Division 1), Hudsonville Unity Christian (D2) and Detroit Country Day all maintained their No. 1 spots, Plymouth Christian Academy, which was ranked No. 4 last week, jumped three spots up to No. 1 in Division 4 this week.
Ranked No. 6 a week ago, Ann Arbor Huron moved up four spots to No. 2 in Division 1, while Holland West Ottawa moved from No. 15 to No. 6. Clarkston (No. 3), Okemos (No. 4) and Hartland (No. 5) rounded out the top five.
In D2, St. Joseph moved four spots from No. 14 to No. 10. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, Warren De La Salle Collegiate and New Boston Huron were all in the top five.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (No. 2), Flint Powers Catholic (No. 3), Frankenmuth (No. 4) and Elk Rapids (No. 5) made up the top five in D3.
Previously ranked No. 1 in D4, Lansing Christian dropped two spots to No. 3, while Leland dropped seven spots from No. 8 to No. 15. Harbor Springs moved up four spots from No. 13 to No. 9.
Here’s a look at this week’s MIHSSCA’s soccer rankings.
Division 1
1. Portage Central
2. Ann Arbor Huron
3. Clarkston
4. Okemos
5. Hartland
6. Holland West Ottawa
7. Hudsonville
8. Traverse City West
9. Byron Center
10. Grand Haven
11. Ann Arbor Skyline
12. Detroit U of D Jesuit
13. Royal Oak
14. Troy Athens
15. Saginaw Heritage
Honorable Mention: Berkley, Detroit Catholic Central, Livonia Stevenson, Birmingham Seaholm, Troy, Utica Eisenhower
Division 2
1. Hudsonville Unity Christian
2. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central
3. Warren De La Salle Collegiate
4. New Boston Huron
5. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood
6. DeWitt
7. Holland
8. Allendale
9. Mason
10. St. Joseph
11. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
12. Dearborn Divine Child
13. Holland Christian
14. Edwardsburg
15. Marquette
Honorable Mention: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, Cedar Springs, Haslett, Fruitport
Division 3
1. Detroit Country Day
2. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
3. Flint Powers Catholic
4. Frankenmuth
5. Elk Rapids
6. Grand Rapids West Catholic
7. Paw Paw
8. Ann Arbor Greenhills
9. Williamston
10. Grosse Ile
11. Saginaw Swan Valley
12. Alma
13. Ovid-Elsie
14. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
15. Kingsford
Honorable Mention: Fennville, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian, Hartford, Milan, South Haven, Tawas
Division 4
1. Plymouth Christian Academy
2. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
3. Lansing Christian
4. North Muskegon
5. Grandville Calvin Christian
6. Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
7. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
8. Wyoming Potter’s House Christian
9. Harbor Springs
10. Clarkston Everest Collegiate
11. Detroit Cristo Rey
12. Bloomfield Hills Roeper
13. Maple City Glen Lake
14. Hillsdale Academy
15. Leland
Honorable Mention: Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep, Brighton Livingston Christian
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Plymouth Christian moves to No. 1 in Michigan boys high school soccer rankings for Week 3
Reporting by Jared Greenleaf, Cheboygan Daily Tribune / Cheboygan Daily Tribune
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