MHSAA removes Grand Rapids Catholic Central from football postseason
One of the top-ranked programs in the Michigan high school football postseason has bowed out before the playoffs even kicked off. Grand Rapids Catholic Central was removed from the Division 5 playoffs bracket on Thursday, after the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s investigation revealed the Cougars had used an ineligible player for the first seven games of the season. GRCC (7-2) went 6-1 in that seven-game stretch. Friday’s scheduled opponent, Comstock Park (4-5) advances to the district finals, where it will take on the winner of Friday’s Lake Odessa Lakewood-Berrien Springs game. “Throughout the investigation, Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s administration has been fully cooperative and highly professional,” said MHSAA executive director Mark Uyl in a news release. The Cougars came into the postseason ranked as co-No. 1s in D5 with Grand Rapids West Catholic. The forfeiture…