GRC/GRC West Week 8 Power Poll

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com

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Week 8 of high school football has been completed. We are in the home stretch of the season with only one game left before districts start.

GRC (11-Man)

With nine teams in the conference, every week will feature four conference games and one non-conference game. All but Maysville played a conference game this week. Here are the results for Week 8.

#1 Brookfield 18 #3 Milan 0

Brookfield and Milan played for the first time since they were both in the Tri-Rivers Conference in 2009 when Brookfield won 46-0.

#5 Polo 36 #2 South Harrison 34

Polo won its second straight game against South Harrison after losing the previous seven.

#4 Putnam County 36 #8 Gallatin 14

Putnam County won its second straight game against Gallatin after losing the previous seven.

#6 Marceline 29 #7 Trenton 27

Marceline played Trenton for the first time since 2007 when Trenton won 42-0.

East Buchanan 40 #9 Maysville 8

Maysville played East Buchanan for the first time since 2015 when East Buchanan won 52-8.

Power Poll

Next Week's Schedule

#1 Brookfield at #6 Marceline

#8 Gallatin at #2 South Harrison

#3 Putnam County at #5 Milan

#4 Polo at #9 Maysville

Hamilton at #7 Trenton

GRC West (8-Man)

Here are the results for Week 8:

Scores

#1 Albany 78 #7 Pattonsburg 74

Albany snaps a 2-game losing streak to Pattonsburg. The two teams have split their last ten games in the series.

#2 Worth County 60 #5 King City 14

Worth County wins their 4th straight over King City

#3 North Andrew 48 #8 Stanberry 20

North Andrew avenged a 38-0 loss to Stanberry in 2023. North Andrew has won three of the last four in the series.

#4 St. Joseph Christian 74 #6 Princeton 20

St. Joseph Christian wins their 2nd straight against Princeton.

Power Poll

Next Week's Schedule

#5 King City at #1 Albany

#6 Princeton at #2 Worth County

#7 Pattonsburg at #3 North Andrew

#8 Stanberry at #4 St. Joseph Christian

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